According to a Pindula News article dated 23 January 2020, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube told Bloomberg TV that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will introduce higher denomination banknotes (10, 20, and 50 dollars) in the next few months. It seems some people never learn from history…
Like B121Sq, but new date (2018). Courtesy of Thomas Neldner.
Like B191a, but new serial number font. Prefix AD – AG, BB. Courtesy of Juergen G. Peschke.
According to an Egypt Independent article dated 10 January 2020, the Central Bank of Egypt plans to print new 10-pound polymer notes (current paper note, B337a, shown above) after moving its headquarters and printing facility to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital being built to the east of Cairo.
According to this report, the new 2- and 5-dollar notes are printed on Hybrid, a composite substrate from Giesecke & Devrient. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Like B140b, but new signatures (Mpango/Luoga). Prefix HB. Courtesy of Vygandas Kadzys (www.numisnota.eu).
Due to “sustained periods of high inflation and the perennial depreciation of the currency,” on 29 November 2019 the Bank of Ghana introduced a new 2-cedi coin, as well as new 100- and 200-cedi notes. Existing 1- and 2-cedi notes remain legal tender, though these denominations will be gradually replaced byRead More…
According to a Prensa Latina article dated 20 December 2019, the Banco Nacional de Angola has been authorized to introduce a new family of banknotes in 2020. The most commonly used denominations (200 to 2,000 kwanzas) will be printed on polymer substrate to increase longevity. The notes will be printedRead More…
According to a China.org.cn article dated 20 December 2019, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to introduce new 10- and 20-dollar notes. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the new notes will be introduced in the next few days as the government moves to contain persistent cash shortages. Mnangagwa said theRead More…
According to a Financial Times article dated 15 December 2019, France is reconsidering the French-backed CFA franc used by west and central African states since 1945 but that critics see as a colonial relic. Courtesy of Mark Irwin.