The National Bank of Ukraine has revealed the 2018 design of the 20 hryvnia banknote featuring new and up-to-date anti-counterfeit security features. The new paper banknote will be issued into circulation on 25 September 2018. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is gradually issuing its latest banknote series which began on 2014 with the 100 hryvnia followed by…
South Africa is marking the centenary of late President Nelson Mandela’s birth, including the South African Reserve Bank who have released a commemorative banknotes series and R5 coin. South Africa Banknotes The new commemorative banknotes are known as the South Africa Madiba series, so called from Mandela’s clan name. The notes have been designed by De La…
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has issued a limited edition $40 commemorative banknote and $2 coin to celebrate the country’s 40th anniversary of independence. The commemorative banknote was designed by De La Rue and its theme of independence is captured with the phrase ‘A call to nation to come together as one and move…
The Central Bank of Hungary has unveiled the new 500-forint banknote upgrade, the last in the current upgraded series of notes which the Bank started to issue in 2014. Specific details are yet to be revealed but there appears to be a new holographic foil stripe on the left of the note’s front as well…
The Central Bank of Bolivia has issued and circulated the new 20- boliviano banknote, the second in the latest First Family of Tickets (PFB) of the Plurinational State [translated] following the issuance of the 10-boliviano banknote in April 2018. The design of the paper banknote includes illustrations of three historical figures, namely Genoveva Ríos, celebrated…
According to local reports, the Bank of South Sudan will soon be issuing a new high value 500-pound banknote, as a result of soaring inflation in the country. The 500-pound South Sudan banknote will be the highest denomination in the current note series, officially valued at around US $3.84 at today’s date. Whilst one US dollar is…
The Reserve Bank of India intends to explore the feasibility of developing a feature to assist those with visual impairments to identify Indian banknotes. The Reserve Bank announced its intention to focus on features for the visually impaired in its June 2018 Statement on Developmental and Regulation Policies. Highlighting the advancement in technology in such…
The Central Bank of Sudan has issued a new 50-pound circulating banknote in response to a rise in counterfeit currency in the country. Inflation in Sudan has been growing, and was recorded at 57.7% in April this year. The spread of counterfeit banknotes has been cited as the cause in an increase in liquidity, pushing up prices for…
De La Rue has confirmed that the recently issued Botswana 10-pula banknote is the first circulating note to include its Gemini™ Microtext security feature. The Gemini™ Microtext security feature from De La Rue is an evolution of its Gemini™ ultraviolet (UV) security feature, which consists of a combination of two colour matched inks that fluoresce under UV illumination…
Northern Ireland’s Ulster Bank has unveiled the new £5 and £10 polymer banknotes due to be issued next year, featuring a vertical design. It is the first time that a banknote has been designed vertically in Britain and Ireland. Indeed, only a handful of notes around the world are designed this way including Switzerland, Bermuda and…