The Central Bank of Madagascar has today issued the remaining lower denominations from its latest banknote family, consisting of the 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Ariary denominations. The new banknotes join the 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 Ariary denominations issued on 17 July. The theme of the new banknote family is “The riches of Madagascar”. All…
The Bank of England has today started to circulate the new ten pound banknote, a polymer note featuring the novelist Jane Austin. Image courtesy of the Bank of England. It is the second of the new series of polymer banknotes to be issued by the Bank of England, following the release of the £5 banknote on…
The 5 lari banknote has now been circulated, following an announcement by the National Bank of Georgia last June. The upgraded lari banknote will circulate alongside the previous version of the 5-lari note first circulated in 2002. The new 5 lari banknote continues to use themes from its previous design, including a portrait of Georgian historian Ivane Javakhishvili…
The Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe has celebrated its 25th anniversary by launching a new series of banknotes and coins. The new currency is part of the Bank’s Monetary Reform 2018, resulting in the removal of three zeros from the denomination structure of the current series first circulated in 1997. There will be six banknote denominations…
As part of its program to upgrade its family of banknotes, the Central Bank of Hungary has begun circulating a new 1,000 forint banknote. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued a statement yesterday confirming the issue of the new note which contains new design elements and security features. Whilst the new note became legal tender on the 24 August, it will…
The Reserve Bank of India has revealed the design of the new ₹50 banknote denomination, part of the new Mahatma Gandhi Series. The new banknote denomination features a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the front of the note and an illustration of the Stone Chariot – a shrine dedicated to Gandhi which stands in the Indian village…
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan is set to issue a new high value 50,000-soum banknote denomination, to begin circulating on August 22, 2017. According to the Central Bank, the new 50,000-soums (US$12) denomination has been introduced due to the increasing average wage in the country, aiding citizens to “pay salaries, pensions and benefits as well…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has confirmed that its new $10 polymer banknote will begin circulating on Wednesday 20 September 2017. The new $10 will be the second of the Next Generation banknote series to be issued, following the release of the $5 on the 1 September last year. The design of the banknote is centred around…
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will issue its new polymer £10 banknote printed on SafeGuard® substrate on 4 October 2017. It is the first time in thirty years that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has issued a new £10 banknote design. The banknote denomination is the second in the RBS “Fabric of Nature”…
Tallow, a substance rendered from animal fat, will continue to be used in future polymer banknotes issued by the Bank of England. A press release issued by the Bank today has confirmed that there will be no change to the composition of polymer used for future banknotes. The new £5 polymer banknote was first issued in…