• Royal Bank of Scotland 1-guinea note
    Sep 5, 2022, 08:00 AM

    ‘Red Head Guinea’ realizes £3,200 in Noonans sale

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A Royal Bank of Scotland 1-guinea note from 1777, an example of what's believed to be the first tri-colored note issued in the country, exceeded estimates and sold for £3,200 in an Aug. 24 sale.

  • Bank Indonesia 1,00-rupiah note
    Sep 4, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Bank Indonesia releases new series of rupiah bank notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Seven denominations of rupiah bank notes in its 2022 series were revealed by Bank Indonesia, and the 1,000-rupiah note bears the portrait of a national heroine in the fight against Dutch colonization.

  • Vignette book
    Sep 3, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Vignette book among World Banknote Auctions’ highlights

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    An 1870s era American Bank Note Company presentation book featuring 74 note vignettes was a unique item sold recently by World Banknote Auctions, going to a new home for a bid of $3,450.

  • Sierra Leone 20-leone note
    Aug 29, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Sierra Leone issues new note honoring a pioneering woman

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Sierra Leonean educator and politician Constance Cummings-John is featured on the nation's new 20-leone note in honor of her groundbreaking achievements in the 1930s through 1960s.

  • Pakistan 75-rupee commemorative bank note
    Aug 29, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Pakistan to release new 75-rupee commemorative note

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A commemorative bank note issued by the State Bank of Pakistan with a denomination of 75 rupees is symbolic as the nation celebrates 75 years of independence.

  • Security thread for paper money
    Aug 27, 2022, 08:00 AM

    German firm claims exclusive new security device

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Industry officials explain that note security is not a simple process, and a new magnetic coding authentication technology is one big in ensuring that future notes have great security.

  • dovformanviatwitter-lead
    Aug 22, 2022, 08:00 AM

    World War II note leads to search for ‘kind’ U.S. soldier

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    The grandson of an Auschwitz survivor located the family of her 1945 G.I. liberator using a clue written on a 100-mark bank note issued by the Allied military and gifted to her for "The start to a new life."

  • fiji-88-cent-note-lead
    Aug 21, 2022, 09:00 AM

    Reserve Bank of Fiji issues 88-cent noncirculating note for Asian collectors

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Reserve Bank of Fiji said that the $0.88 note is among hundreds the bank has produced for collectors since 1974 and that it was "created for sale targeted at the Chinese and wider Asian market.”

  • North Carolina obsolete note
    Aug 15, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Obsolete currency in North Carolina museum exhibit

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    An exhibit of obsolete paper money has opened at the Fayetteville Transportation and Local History Museum in North Carolina with a display of the city's banking history.

  • 10,000 rial note of Iran
    Aug 14, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Iran’s central bank issues two new rial denomination notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    New notes have been issued by the Central Bank of Iran with denominations of 10,000 and 20,000 rials to replace the previous 10 million and 20 million toman notes in circulation.

  • Portals paper company timeline
    Aug 13, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Portals, De La Rue reach settlement over paper contract

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    De La Rue and bank note paper supplier Portals terminated their contract with a payoff, freeing De La Rue from an obligation to purchase Portal's paper, but leaving Portals' paper mill "no longer viable."

  • Operation Bernhard book
    Aug 10, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Nazi Germany counterfeiting efforts topic of new book

    by Chris Bulfinch
    A new book on Operation Bernhard, a counterfeiting operation conducted by Nazi Germany during World War II, will become available in August detailing attempts to disrupt British economy.

  • 1-lollar-lead
    Aug 8, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Lebanon has six new satirical self-printable ‘lollar’ notes

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    New "lollars," satirical notes featuring scenes of corruption in Lebanon, are available from specialized ATMs across Beirut to remind that U.S. dollar deposits can now be withdrawn only in local currency.

  • screenshot-187-lead
    Aug 6, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Is ‘starburst’ effect on £5 bank note a trick or a security device?

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    So-called hidden feature, starburst effect from laser beamed through Queen Elizabeth II’s neck on the £5 Bank of England note, is not a security device, scientist concludes in British tabloid interview.

  • Uzbekistan 200,000-som bank note
    Aug 4, 2022, 09:15 AM

    Uzbekistan advances schedule for new 200,000-som note

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Recent problems with a shortage of cash in circulation, including U.S. dollars, forced Uzbekistan authorities to release the new 200,000-som bank note in mid-July rather than in 2024 as intended.

  • europa-200-euro-lead
    Aug 4, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Pensioner in Italy loses euro notes in recycled photocopy machine

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    A 70-year-old man in Italy reportedly stashed a million euros worth of €200 and €500 notes in the drawers of his old photocopier, forgot about it, and had the machine recycled, destroying the notes.

  • 20 euro note
    Aug 3, 2022, 11:40 AM

    Circulation of counterfeit euro notes declines in Germany

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    While the number of counterfeit euro notes appears to be on the decline in Germany, phony notes still cause financial damage, as higher denominations are those more often counterfeited.

  • Planned France euro note printing facility
    Aug 2, 2022, 08:40 AM

    France building new euro note printing plant

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    France is constructing new bank note printing plant, as are the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Spanish Ministry of Finance, casting doubt on the impending "death" of cash use.

  • Peru 20-sol note
    Jul 29, 2022, 13:00 PM

    Bank of Peru issues 20-, 50-sol notes featuring 20th century people

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    New 20- and 50-sol bank notes have been issued by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru printed on cotton paper and featuring individuals who have been influential in art, literature, history and science.

  • Egypt 10-pound polymer note
    Jul 25, 2022, 08:00 AM

    Central Bank of Egypt goes polymer with 10-pound note

    by Arthur L. Friedberg
    Egypt has issued its first polymer bank note into circulation in July, a 10-pound note that displays one of the largest mosques in the world, an ancient pyramid, and the library at Alexandria.

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