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Feb 9, 2025, 17:00 PM
New note series expected in 2025 for use in Pakistan
by Kevin HarperNo definitive timeline or process was revealed, but central bank officials indicate they expect to introduce a new series of Pakistani rupee notes beginning sometime after mid-2025.Feb 8, 2025, 09:00 AMCanadian $2 note brings $360,000 in Stack's Bowers sale
by Larry JewettA historic Dominion of Canada Series 1870 $2 bank note payable at Victoria was sold for $360,000 (U.S.), ranking it among most expensive examples of Canadian paper money ever sold.Jan 28, 2025, 09:00 AMSociety of Paper Money Collectors honors achievements
by Larry JewettThe annual awards presentation for the Society of Paper Money Collectors took place at the 2025 FUN Convention and the organization welcomed John and Nancy Wilson to its Hall of Fame.Jan 8, 2025, 17:00 PMFox to appear on next series of Canadian $5 notes
by Kevin HarperActivist Terry Fox has emerged from a field of 600 candidates as Canadian authorities' selection to replace Sir Wilfrid Laurier on $5 notes of the next series.Dec 2, 2024, 12:00 PMRare Canadian note to be sold in 2025 by Stack’s Bowers
by Larry JewettA previously unknown Dominion of Canada 1870 $2 note payable in Victoria, British Columbia, has surfaced and will be part of a 2025 sales offering by Stack's Bowers.Nov 24, 2024, 17:00 PMRare note from Philadelphia area seen by graders
by Coin World StaffPCGS Banknote recently had an opportunity to certify and grade an 1862 Bank of Germantown note, the first of its kind to be offered to the grading service.Nov 17, 2024, 17:00 PMBook explores California history through notes
by Coin World StaffA new book based on the Eric Agnew collection of California notes has been released with the idea of connecting currency as a means of detailing the state's history.Nov 12, 2024, 17:00 PMTanzania shilling note recall coming in 2025
by Larry JewettTanzania will recall its older shilling notes, mostly issues more than 20 years old, removing those long-standing notes from circulation and replacing them with newer issues.Nov 10, 2024, 08:00 AMProvincial currency circulates in part of Argentina
by Larry JewettAs a means to protest government funding cuts, one region of Argentina has developed its own money that is accepted by some businesses but worthless outside the province.Nov 1, 2024, 17:00 PMObsoletes take center stage in Heritage fall offering
by Larry JewettMore than 400 lots, led by a $50 Republic of Texas note, were offered during the Fall U.S. Currency Obsolete Banknote Showcase Auction from Heritage Auctions.Oct 23, 2024, 12:00 PMChange considered in Bangladesh currency designs
by Larry JewettFour of the highest denomination notes in circulation in Bangladesh are going to be subjected to a government ordered redesign to rid the notes of the portrait of a prominent figure.Oct 12, 2024, 17:00 PMGuernsey seeks new note designs, plans shifts to polymer
by Larry JewettThe island of Guernsey is planning to change the look of their currency after 30 years and the change is more than superficial with a move to a polymer substrate.Oct 5, 2024, 17:00 PMNew security thread technology on display in Oman
by Larry JewettAn innovative new security thread for bank notes at the recent Global Currency Forum, held in Oman by Giesecke+Devrient using nano-technology and micro-mirrors for affect.Sep 27, 2024, 12:00 PMAuction underway for ringgit note collectors in Malaysia
by Larry JewettSpecial ringgit notes including low and unique serial numbers are the subject of an ongoing auction by the Bank Negara Malaysia closing Oct. 5.Sep 26, 2024, 07:58 AMIsrael considers eliminating highest denomination note
by Larry JewettIn an effort to reduce tax evasion and money laundering, Israeli officials are investigating benefits of removing the nation's 200-shekel note from production and circulation.Sep 4, 2024, 12:00 PMColorful notes now offered in Caribbean guilders
by Larry JewettThe new designs of five denominations were unveiled for currency of the islands of Curaçao and St. Maarten with the marine theme and vibrant color dominating the new notes.Aug 31, 2024, 12:00 PMHolabird August sale offers fresh Confederate notes
by Larry JewettCollectors of Confederate states of America currency had an opportunity to add to their holdings when Holabird Americana offered some notes that had been off the market for some time.Aug 12, 2024, 12:00 PMBank employees work 22 days to reconstruct notes in China
by Arthur L. FriedbergSeveral banks refused the project, but a bank in Kunming, Yunnan, China, spent over three weeks reconstructing notes for a needy family, that an ill family member had torn into over 100,000 pieces.Aug 6, 2024, 17:00 PMBank of Canada surveys trends of cash use in nation
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe Bank of Canada looked into various subjects with their annual methods-of-payment survey, including cash flow, and saw an increase in the use of mobile payment apps.Jul 28, 2024, 17:00 PMAuthorities wipe out money likeness on bathroom product
by Arthur L. FriedbergRussian authorities find that toilet paper bearing the likeness of 1,000-ruble notes (which depict a saint and a church) “offends the religious feelings of believers" and is unlawful.NEWS-
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