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Mexico issues new 500-pesos banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 28/08/2018

Mexico’s central bank, the Banco de Mexico has started circulating its new 500-pesos banknote, the first of its latest Type G banknote series. The Mexico central bank started circulating its new 500-pesos banknote yesterday, the 27 August 2018. The note, 146 x 65mm in size, has a predominantly blue colour scheme and is printed on…

Nicaragua issues commemorative 1000 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 22/03/2017

The Central Bank of Nicaragua has issued a 1000 córdobas banknote into circulation commemorating the centenary of the death of famous poet Rubén Darío. A press release dated 20 March 2017 from the Banco Central de Nicaragua confirms that the commemorative banknote was released into circulation three days earlier, on 17 March. The banknote is a limited…

Guatemala upgrades 20 quetzals banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 19/01/2017

The Banco de Guatemala has issued an upgraded version of the twenty quetzals banknote, including an optically variable security ink feature. Optically variable SPARK® ink is used by the central bank to depict a pink scroll of parchment located near the right short edge side of the note. It replaces the moiré security feature used on the previous…