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Paper Money Feb 9, 2024, 5 PM
Inflation brings on new denominations in Argentina
Inflation in Argentina prompts the Central Bank of Argentina to issue higher denominations, 10,000- and 20,000-peso notes, to reduce the size of the piles of notes required in everyday transactions. -
Paper Money Jan 31, 2024, 12 PM
Anniversary of independence occasion for Morocco notes
The 80th anniversary of Morocco's Manifesto of Independence is the occasion for the nation's central bank to issue a new note series, and a new 200-dirham note was released Jan. 12 in that series -
Paper Money Jan 28, 2024, 7 PM
Peru 200-sol note completes series started in 2021
The Central Bank of Peru's note series begun in 2021 to feature Peruvians in the sciences and humanities reached completion in mid-December with a 200-sol note issued for circulation. -
Paper Money Jan 19, 2024, 6 PM
Technology advances for note security in Solomon Islands
New $50 and $100 notes for the Solomon Islands are being issued with updated security features and and island imagery including coconuts, shells, fishing, sharks, iguanas and dynamic wave movement. -
Paper Money Jan 18, 2024, 1 PM
Counterfeit euros begin to appear in parts of France
Small merchants and farmers in a couple of neighboring regions in France are reporting being paid in counterfeit euro notes, and officials are warning others to beware of the fakes in circulation. -
Paper Money Jan 10, 2024, 10 AM
New series of note issues begins circulation in Tonga
The first polymer notes for Tonga will be the highest use denominations in a new note series, Tonga's first currency redesign since 2015, which will also include paper denominations. -
Paper Money Jan 9, 2024, 4 PM
Series 1988 $5 error note shows cancellation marks
A Series 1988 $5 Federal Reserve note that has X cancellation marks instead of the usual overprinting expected in normal production has been found by paper money expert Frederick Bart. -
Paper Money Jan 1, 2024, 5 PM
Commemorative note celebrates Year of the Dragon
With the Lunar Year of the Dragon arriving in February 2024, the People's Bank of China has begun production of a 20-yuan legal tender note to commemorate the occasion. -
Paper Money Dec 30, 2023, 5 PM
Legendary cricket star honored on Caribbean note
A $2 commemorative bank note has been issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank that honors the career of legendary cricketer Sir Vivian Richards. -
Paper Money Dec 24, 2023, 4 PM
Rare Iraq note beats estimates in Noonans World Banknotes sale
A 1941 100-fil note issued in a small quantity and never offered at auction before highlighted the late November Noonans Mayfair World Banknote sale, selling at more than twice its lower estimate.