The next Swiss banknote of the new Ninth Series will begin circulating in August 2018. The Swiss National Bank, Switzerland’s Central Bank, confirmed the news via a press release yesterday. The new 200-franc banknote will be the fourth denomination to be issued from the Ninth banknote series, following the launch of the 50-franc note in…
The Bank of Thailand has unveiled the new banknote designs featuring portraits of the new King Maha Vajiralongkor, expected to begin circulating in April. The new Thailand banknote Series 17 from the Bank of Thailand consists of five denominations, namely the 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000-baht, as per the previous banknote series. The front of…
The Reserve Bank of Australia has today revealed the design the new $50 banknote, the next denomination to be issued from the Next Generation Banknote family. The design of the polymer banknote continues to feature portraits of Aboriginal writer and inventor David Unaipon as well as the first female member of the Australian parliament, Edith Cowan. The…
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka will soon issue a new set of stainless steel circulating coins, helping to address the current coin shortage in the country. The new coins from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will be in denominations of Rs. 1, 2, 5 and 10 and will be silver in colour. The…
The Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe has celebrated its 25th anniversary by launching a new series of banknotes and coins. The new currency is part of the Bank’s Monetary Reform 2018, resulting in the removal of three zeros from the denomination structure of the current series first circulated in 1997. There will be six banknote denominations…
The Central Bank of Mauritania has issued its new ouguiya currency, consisting of newly denominated banknotes that have dropped a zero from its value. The new polymer banknotes began circulating in Mauritania yesterday, on the 1 January 2018. The launch of the new currency follows an announcement made last November by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who reportedly advised of the…
The Central Bank of Tunisia has issued a new 20 dinar banknote, containing a variety of modern anti-counterfeit security features. The new banknote was reportedly first issued on the 21 December 2017. The design of the banknote continues to use a predominantly red colour scheme and has dimensions of 153mm by 76mm as seen in its predecessor issued in 2011,…
The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands has circulated its new $10 banknote today, the fourth denomination in the Bank’s new series of banknotes to be issued. Image courtesy of De La Rue. The new $10 banknote begins circulating in the Solomon Islands today. The banknote was designed and printed in collaboration with De La Rue.…
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has today issued a new denomination 2,000 som commemorative banknote, celebrating 25 years of independence and the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the national currency. The main illustration on the front of the Kyrgyz Republic banknote features a monument to the national hero Manas who united the Kyrgyz tribes, whereas the reverse features a…
The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu has completed the issuance of its latest banknote series with the launch of the new polymer banknote VT 500. The new VT 500 banknote was launched on the 27 October 2017. According to a press release issued by the Central Bank, it took eight years to complete the launch of the new banknote series.…