According to African news agency StarAfrica, the Central Bank of Lesotho has revealed that it will be launching a new M200 banknote in April this year as part of the current series of banknotes launched in 2010 featuring three generations of the Basotho kings. “The old M200 banknote featuring the portrait of the founding father of…
Former Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank, Peter Sands, has called on Central Banks to stop issuing high value banknotes in order to tackle crime. A report by Mr Sands produced for the Harvard Kennedy School, has highlighted the use of such banknotes by “terrorists, drug lords and tax evaders”, “The scale of such illicit…
Argentina’s Central Bank said on Friday that it would issue higher denomination banknotes during the next two years, addressing rising inflation rates within the country. The highest banknote is currently the 100 peso note, but the Central Bank of Argentina aims to start circulating new 200 and 500 peso banknotes by the end of 2016…
On 25th December 2015 the National Bank of Ukraine presented the new 500 hryvnia banknote, which is to enter circulation on 11 April 2016. The 500 denomination is the latest to be revealed, as part of a project launched in 2012 to revamp all note denominations released between 2003 and 2007. “The main reason behind…
The Bank of Israel has released the next denomination in its new banknote series, the 200 shekels banknote. Yesterday, the Bank issued a press release advising that the new 200 denomination was being distributed to the public via commercial banks, ATMs and the Israel Postal Company. It is the second denomination of the ‘Series C…
The 200 boliviano banknote has been upgraded by the Banco Central de Bolivia, the country’s central bank. The latest upgrade of the boliviano banknote is part of the new “J” series of banknotes from Bolivia. The 200 boliviano banknote was first issued in 1987 and was last upgraded in 2005. The upgraded paper banknote includes a 4mm wide…
China’s Central Bank will issue an upgraded 100 yuan banknote from tomorrow, Thursday the 12th November 2015. Though the note looks very similar to its predecessor, it contains various security feature upgrades to help combat counterfeiting. The Bank states there are at least seven improvements to the note’s design which, it claims, will allow cash…
From today, Monday the 12th October, the first of New Zealand’s seventh banknote series will be issued into circulation. The new series $5 and $10 polymer banknotes are being dispensed by banks and retailers from today though only in small quantities to begin with. Around 345,000 new notes have been sent to banks to meet…
The Bank of Thailand has issued a new 1000-baht banknote. The new note entered circulation today following an unveiling of the note by the Bank’s Governor, Mr.Prasarn Trairatvorakul, last Monday. The paper banknote contains updated security features to aid both machine and human authentication, including those with visual impairments. The updated features include: A watermark…
According to local news agencies, China will soon be releasing a new 100 yuan banknote. The People’s Bank of China, China’s Central Bank, is reportedly planning to release the new banknote in November this year. The new note will contain improved security features to help combat counterfeit banknotes circulating within the country, which has seen…