With the 1,000- and 10,000-colón bank notes entering circulation Oct. 15, Costa Rica completes the transition of all its five note denominations from cotton paper to polymer in less than 12 months.

A Zimbabwean artist repurposes hyperinflated currency notes abandoned in 2009, a residue of corruption under former President Mugabe, as a medium for creating vibrant art.

A collection of bank notes from Jordan, virtually complete by Pick numbers 1949 to 2002, is among the offerings in the Nov. 4 sale of world currency by World Banknote Auctions of California.

The final note in the Central Bank of the Bahamas series redesign begun in 2016 is the $100 note, with new coloring and a new portrait, the late Arthur Dion Hanna on the face instead of Queen Elizabeth II.

New foreign currency exchange vouchers, for use mainly by visitors and the country's elite at places where the North Korean won is not accepted, are appearing sparingly in North Korea.

The only national organization dedicated to the souvenir card hobby is celebrating 40 years in existence with the creation of a special souvenir card, a free premium for all new members.

The new 20-peso bank note celebrating the bicentennial of national independence in Mexico is distinctive, with vertical back and horizontal face formats and several security elements.

The long-running standard reference "Paper Money of the United States" is updated and presented in an easier to read format with significant additions and revisions in its 22nd edition, now available.

Crane Currency's marketing director weighs in on the positives of physical cash and the cotton-linen substrate for notes, and compares its environmental impact to polymer notes.

Heritage Auctions offered over 200 pieces formed of macerated currency, from two of the genre's major collectors, including a wide variety of shapes that drew interest from collectors.

A study issued through the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia concluded that cash usage is targeted for smaller purchases and household hoarding may have a direct impact on existing circulation.

A project born from the restrictions of the global pandemic has materialized as director and animator Lachlan Turczan created a video about the human perception of money through time.

An African nation got a new name at the behest of its king, but it took time for the old name to be removed from the nation's currency and the new name to take its place on its bank notes.

A report by the Office of the Inspector General indicates that soonest production in the next redesign of U.S. paper money, the Catalyst series, is scheduled for 2026 starting with the $10 note.

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions, a branch of a security printing equipment manufacturer, produced its own house notes, the Laika Series, to showcase its bank note development philosophy.

Japan's new 10,000-yen note, with a change in imagery and increased anti-counterfeiting security measures, is in print, though only for money handling devices. Circulation begins in 2024.

As the islands' climate inflicts too much wear and tear on polymer notes, São Tomé and Príncipe is shifting its notes back to a cotton substrate, issuing new 5-, 10-, and 200-dobra notes in August.

A previously unknown national bank note from the Palestine National Bank (Texas) turned up in Vermont and will be part of a Heritage auction in October. The note is only the third from the bank.

The central bank in Venezuela will become one of the first in the world to implement a digital currency with plans to have the "digital bolivar" operational by Oct. 1 as a hedge against inflation.

After a long investigation, an international note counterfeiting ring in Argentina was interrupted, with 20 raids, 16 arrests, and the seizure of quantities of fake and real U.S. and South American notes.