According to a press release, on 12 February 2016 Narodowy Bank Polski introduced a new 200-złoty note (B863a), like earlier issues, but slightly redesigned and with improved anti-counterfeiting features, including Omron rings and RollingStar Cube security thread. Courtesy of Jan Bogus.Read More…
According to a press release dated 15 January 2016, the Banco Central de la República Argentina intends to introduce a new family of notes, beginning with 200- and 500-peso notes in mid-2016, followed in 2017 by 20-, 50-, 100-, and 1,000-peso notes in 2017. All the denominations will feature ArgentineRead More…
This note is like the preceding issue (B234), but without novel serial numbering or the commemorative text at upper center front, and with the addition of a circle of embossed dots at lower right front, and a red banner across the tail of the bird on front. Reports are thatRead More…
According to an Arabic press release dated 11 November 2015 (English translation here), the Central Bank of Iraq introduced the following 50,000-dinar note. B357 (P103): 50,000 dinars (US$35) Brown, green, yellow, and blue. Front: Arabic text; Assyrian jar in blue-to-green SPARK; water wheel on the Euphrates river; palm trees; flyingRead More…
According to a Libya Herald article dated 8 December 2015, on 13 December the Central Bank of Libya introduced the following new 5- and 10-dinar notes. Curiously, these notes are different than those shown in the following photograph which appeared in photographs in various news sources in earlyRead More…
According to a press release dated 18 November 2015, on the occasion of the 45th National Day 2015, the Central Bank of Oman announced the introduction of a new commemorative 1-rial banknote. There are unconfirmed reports that the bank immediately withdrew the note because of an error in theRead More…
According to an article on Gestión dated 14 December 2015, the Peruvian congress has passed a law changing the name of the country’s currency from nuevo sol (new sun) to sol (sun, symbol S/). On 1 July 1991, the nuevo sol replaced the inti at a rate of 1:1,000,000, effectivelyRead More…
According to a press release dated 25 September 2015, on 14 December 2015 the Magyar Nemzeti Bank will introduce a new 20,000-forint note like the existing issues (B586), which will circulate in parallel through 2016, then be withdrawn at an undisclosed date. The new notes feature a revised color schemeRead More…
According to a press release dated 10 December 2015, on 12 April 2016 the Swiss National Bank plans to introduce its new 50-franc note (B357a), the first denomination issued in a planned new series of notes. “The remaining banknotes in the series will be issued subsequently at half-yearly or yearlyRead More…
According to an article on ZeeNews.com dated 1 July 2015, the Central Bank of Myanmar has introduced a new type of 10,000-kyat note with upgraded security features “to further enhance the note quality and prevent forgery.” This note is like the preceding issues (B116), but with the denomination at lowerRead More…