Thumbnail image of the front side of the 2017 commemorative Nicaragua 1000 banknote.

Nicaragua issues commemorative 1000 banknote

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…

Hungary upgrades 2000 and 5000 banknotes

The Central Bank of Hungary has released upgraded versions of the 2000 and 5000 banknotes into circulation including advanced security features. Each note has a date of issue of the 15 November 2016, though they actually began circulating on 1 March 2017. The Central Bank, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, will withdraw the previously circulating versions of each denomination from circulation by…

Australia Guardian™ Next Generation $10 banknote from the Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia reveals design of new $10 banknote

The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed the design of the new $10 banknote due to be issued in September 2017, part of the Next Generation series of banknotes.   Images released by the Central Bank show the basic design artwork on the front and back of the soon to be released banknote. The design of the…

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Papua New Guinea resizes banknote family

A public notice has been issued by the Bank of Papua New Guinea informing citizens that the K5 banknote has been resized as part of the banknote reform to differentiate between denominations. Papua New Guinea’s Central Bank has issued a public notice advising its citizens that a new K5 banknote was issued into circulation on 3 January…

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Poland issues high denomination banknote

The Narodowy Bank Polski, the Central Bank of Poland, has issued a new high denomination banknote into circulation, the 500 złoty banknote. The new 500 note joins the currently circulating family of banknotes consisting of the 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 zloty. According to a Central Bank press release, the new denomination will ensure the uninterrupted…

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Solomon Islands issue new $20 banknote

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has issued the new twenty dollar banknote, the third denomination in its latest family of banknotes. Having been launched last Friday the 20 January, the new $20 banknote will begin circulating today. The banknote, designed and printed by De La Rue, displays a bold purple colour and contains elements illustrating the…

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Venezuela starts to issue new banknotes

Venezuela has issued three denominations of their new banknote series, in response to the country’s soaring inflation. On 16 January 2017, the Banco Central de Venezuela, the country’s central bank, began circulating the new 500, 5,000 and 20,000 bolivar banknotes. The paper banknotes include electrotype watermarks, UV features, anti-copier line structures, micro text, windowed security thread, magnetic security features,…

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Uruguay upgrades 200 pesos banknote

The Central Bank of Uruguay has issued an upgraded 200 Uruguayan pesos banknote with improved security features. The Banco Central Del Uruguay (BCU) began issuing the new banknote, which continues to be part of the F 2015 series, on 29 December 2016. The new banknote includes tactile markings on the short sides of the note, to aid those…

Seychelles issues new banknote family

The Central Bank of Seychelles has today issued its new banknote series, consisting of four banknotes and seven coins. The banknotes, printed by UK banknote printers De La Rue, feature illustrations and security features depicting the Seychelles’ unique biodiversity with various common species portrayed on both the front and reverse of the notes.   All banknotes include a…