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Colombia to issue 50 thousand peso banknote next week

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 12/08/2016

The Banco de la República of Colombia has confirmed that it will begin to issue the $50,000 denomination banknote next week, on Friday 19 August 2016. This will be the third banknote of the new series issued by the central bank of Colombia, following the $100,000 and $20,000 issued this year in March and June respectively. According to…

Liberia to introduce new banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 28/07/2016

The Central Bank of Liberia has announced that it will soon issue a new series of banknotes. The statement available from the Central Bank of Liberia’s website confirms that, in keeping with its statutory mandate to at all times ensure that the integrity of the Liberian Dollar is uncompromisingly maintained, a new series of banknotes will soon…

Five facts about the new euro €50 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 06/07/2016

Following yesterday’s unveiling of the new euro €50 banknote, which will be issued on 4 April 2017, the European Central Bank (ECB) have posted a video detailing five facts about the new banknote. The video looks at the 50 euro banknote’s use throughout the Euro system, how often the current circulating denomination is counterfeited, its production costs, and…

Belarus re-denominates banknote series

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 04/07/2016

On 1 July 2016, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus redenominated the Belarusian ruble, following a decision taken by Edict of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 450 dated 4 November 2015. This has resulted in, for the first time in the history of the Belarusian ruble, coins being introduced into…

Mauritius to release new banknotes from 2017

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 29/06/2016

A press release by the Bank of Mauritius confirms that it aims to begin issuing a new series of banknotes from 2017. A media release dated 17 June 2016 has been presented by the country’s central bank detailing the reasons behind the new banknote series. There are currently seven denominations circulating within the country; Rs25, Rs50, Rs100, Rs200, Rs500,…

New 20,000-peso Colombia banknote issued tomorrow

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 29/06/2016

The new 20,000-peso Colombia banknote will be issued tomorrow according to a press release by the Banco de la Republica, the country’s central bank. The new Colombia banknote is the second of the latest series to be issued into circulation, following the release of the 100,000 banknote on 31 March 2016. The new note will circulate…

Nicaragua wins Best Regional Banknote of the Year

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 24/06/2016

The 2016 Best Regional Banknote of the Year has been awarded to the Banco Central de Nicaragua, the country’s central bank, for its new cordoba series of banknotes. The annual award was presented by Reconnaissance International at the recent High Security Printing Latin America conference held in Mexico on 21 June 2016. According to Reconnaissance, the Banknote of the…

Poland to issue new 500 zloty banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 08/06/2016

Poland’s central bank, Narodowy Bank Polski, has confirmed that it will be releasing a new high denomination 500 zloty banknote in February 2017. The bank revealed an educational film of the new note via its Youtube channel on 6 June 2016. Polish banknote denominations Currently, there are five banknote denominations available in Poland consisting of the 20, 50,…

Remaining New Zealand banknotes enter circulation

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 17/05/2016

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has issued the $20, $50 and $100 banknote denominations into circulation. The denominations, which began circulating on the 16 May 2016, complete the country’s seventh series of New Zealand banknotes, called Brighter Money, following the release of the $5 and $10 banknote denominations last October. According to the Reserve Bank’s Head of…

Bolivia launches tender for new banknote series

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 09/05/2016

The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) has announced that it will introduce a new series of banknotes in 2018, including a new 500 boliviano denomination. According to the press release issued by the Central Bank on 5 May 2016, the tender for the printing of the new series will include the Bs. 10, Bs. 20, Bs. 50,…