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Feb 1, 2021, 17:00 PM
Philippines celebrates role in Magellan’s voyage on bank note
The Battle of Mactan between Philippine natives and the crew of Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, in which Magellan was killed, is commemorated on a new 5,000-piso note featuring Lapu-Lapu. -
Jan 29, 2021, 11:30 AM
Record price for ‘Del Monte’ obstruction error $20 note
The $20 note adorned with a banana sticker set a new auction price record for a paper money error, realizing $396,000 against an estimated range of $25,000 to $50,000. -
Jan 29, 2021, 11:18 AM
Treasury puts Tubman $20 redesign back into plans
The plan to bring Harriet Tubman to the $20 note is back on track as the Treasury under new leadership resurrects the idea, with the note still a few years from reality. -
Jan 25, 2021, 08:00 AM
Swiss bank’s high-value notes now in popular demand
Even though it's rare in daily transactions, the Swiss 1,000-franc note is in demand from customers wanting to stash their savings outside of banks, where rather than getting interest, a fee is charged. -
Jan 24, 2021, 08:00 AM
The 2021 ‘NYINC’ paper money auctions were truly international
The canceled New York International Numismatic Convention led auction companies to resort to online bidding and two of the planned sales happened in Great Britain and California with success. -
Jan 18, 2021, 08:30 AM
Bank of England auction raises funds for two charities
A Spink auction on behalf of the Bank of England raised $330,000 for donation to two charities, Pancreatic Cancer UK and YoungMinds, with a sheet of 45 £20 notes drawing the highest bid, £15,000. -
Jan 17, 2021, 09:00 AM
Brazilian officials step up efforts to stop counterfeit production
A group monitoring organized crime in Latin America, Insight Crime says currency counterfeiting activity is increasing in Brazil, where more fake money was seized by July 2020 than in all of 2019. -
Jan 16, 2021, 09:00 AM
Turkmenistan updates manat bank notes with anniversary issues
To commemorate the 25th year of neutrality, Turkmenistan's Central Bank offers new bank notes in six different denominations featuring a multi-colored logo to mark the occasion. -
Jan 15, 2021, 11:02 AM
Cabo Verde revises its 200-escudo note in favor of cotton
The Bank of Cabo Verde issued its new 200-escudo note in a cotton fiber material, replacing the only polymer denomination, though the two will appear similar and co-circulate. -
Jan 11, 2021, 08:00 AM
Website highlights satirical note linking to Panic of 1837
A Brooklyn-based website recently brought attention to a satirical note from the Panic of 1837 that lampooned Andrew Jackson for his role in the Panic, a seven-year recession in the United States. -
Jan 10, 2021, 09:00 AM
This $20 error note headed to auction is absolutely bananas
In a fruitful trip to an ATM, an Ohio student discovered an error note with a banana sticker overprinted, and after its 15-year absence from the market, Heritage Auctions offers the note Jan. 22. -
Jan 9, 2021, 09:00 AM
Expert suggests smart bank notes could be used as future money
Smart bank notes could replace traditional notes as an interim currency, as digital currency builds momentum toward official acceptability. -
Jan 8, 2021, 11:15 AM
Next €20 note to include a coating of protective varnish
Germany will be issuing new €20 notes in the Europa Series into circulation with a varnish coating, giving them a smoother feel and increased durability. -
Jan 4, 2021, 09:00 AM
Spanish police arrest teen in euro note counterfeiting scheme
A Barcelona-area teen is arrested by the Spanish National Police in a case involving high-quality counterfeit euro notes being sold in Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom. -
Jan 2, 2021, 09:15 AM
Zimbabwe embraces U.S. dollar as currency shortage continues
Zimbabwe government officials assure their citizenry and businesses that damaged, worn out, but trusted, U.S. dollars are again ok to use in circulation, as long as a note is more than half there. -
Jan 1, 2021, 15:00 PM
BEP delays release of Year of the Ox 2021 Lucky Money product
The unveiling date for the newest issue in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Lucky Money Series has fallen victim to COVID-19 problems, postponed to possibly after the Chinese New Year. -
Dec 30, 2020, 08:30 AM
De La Rue debuts new measures to protect notes
De La Rue introduces a new class of currency security, Nexus, involving a wide, colorful stripe embedded in a note's substrate, which appears in its first use on just-issued notes from Qatar Central Bank. -
Dec 28, 2020, 09:00 AM
World Banknote Auctions sale headed by 1964 note from Bermuda
The first offering from World Banknote Auctions will include a £10 note from Bermuda dated July 28, 1964, and graded Choice Uncirculated by Paper Money Guaranty among its 400 lots. -
Dec 28, 2020, 09:00 AM
Bundesbank using digital recovery system on damaged notes
Bundesbank is using a new digital recovery system ePuzzler to assist in piecing together damaged euro and Deutsche notes submitted for replacement; it works for other shredded documents too. -
Dec 26, 2020, 09:00 AM
Social media complaints about Thailand notes abound
Thailand social media reflects multiple complaints about a confusing similarity in coloring between the brown 1,000-baht note and a recently issued commemorative gold-colored 100-baht note.
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