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Oct 30, 2017, 08:34 AM
Shipwrecks yield more than gold bars and coins
A Series 1935E $1 silver certificate star note recovered from the wreckage of the SS Andrea Doria 28 years after the ship’s 1956 sinking is offered at auction. -
Oct 30, 2017, 08:05 AM
Economist calls for the return of the $500 note
Large-denomination notes stopped circulating in the United States at the end of World War II. One economist believes they have a role to play today. -
Oct 29, 2017, 09:22 AM
Sales of Jane Austen notes raise funds for charities
The Bank of England and Spink sold more than 100 Jane Austen £10 notes with special serial numbers to raise funds for a charity. -
Oct 23, 2017, 07:49 AM
Switzerland issues 10-franc note in new series
Switzerland’s new 10-franc note, which entered circulation on Oct. 18, focuses on the nation’s organizational talent, reflected through the key motif of “time.” -
Oct 21, 2017, 08:00 AM
Russian note with Crimea design angers Ukraine
The Bank of Russia is issuing a 200-ruble note with design elements from occupied Crimea, a decision that has angered officials in Ukraine. -
Oct 16, 2017, 08:19 AM
Argentina continues note series with 20-peso issue
A llama-like creature is depicted on the face of the Central Bank of Argentina’s new 20-peso note, which continues a series featuring native animals. -
Oct 14, 2017, 09:33 AM
Rare notes reportedly found in pile of papers
Notes signed in 1896 by a former official in Venezuela have been discovered in the family papers of the official who signed them. -
Oct 9, 2017, 08:13 AM
Hong Kong bank celebrates centennial with note
The Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited will issue 5 million $100 commemorative bank notes to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its “service to Hong Kong.” -
Oct 9, 2017, 07:53 AM
British Commonwealth notes soar in auction
Dix Noonan Webb’s 905-lot Sept. 25 paper money in London auction was dominated by the British Commonwealth material. -
Oct 8, 2017, 12:04 PM
Book explores pictorial messages found on world notes
The first of two volumes of “Paper Money Messages: A Pictorial Perspective,” written by Jeffrey J. Wing, is now available. -
Oct 2, 2017, 08:08 AM
Cashless society not here, but is getting closer
Traditional forms of currency like paper money and coins are in declining use in consumer payments world wide but a cashless society is not yet fully here. -
Oct 1, 2017, 11:25 AM
Netherlands bank note printer closes down
Netherlands’ bank note printer has closed, but before it did, it auctioned its assets, ranging from machinery to posters illustrating its paper money history.