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Jun 26, 2023, 09:30 AM
Mauritania celebrates anniversary of its ouguiya currency
The West African nation of Mauritania marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of the ouguiya by issuing a commemorative 50-ouguiya bank note in three different substrates to test materials. -
Jun 19, 2023, 08:00 AM
Stack’s Bowers sale to offer wide range of U.S. paper money
Stack's Bowers Galleries' Global Showcase auction of paper money offerings in August run the gamut from Colonial issues to notes with special serial numbers. -
Jun 7, 2023, 09:37 AM
Abkhazia releases 15,000 new notes for anniversary
The Republic of Abkhazia is using newly issued 25-aspar bank notes to commemorate the anniversary of a key battle that helped achieve independence from Georgia. -
Jun 5, 2023, 09:00 AM
Kagin’s offers Ford notes in first of two sales
A Massachusetts Colonial note from 1776 that was printed by Paul Revere and an associate was top lot in the Kagin's sale May 20 of notes collected by John J. Ford. -
May 18, 2023, 09:42 AM
Palestine note hits $84,000 in May Stack’s Bowers sale
Stack's Bowers Galleries offered over 800 lots in its MIF Maastricht Currency Fair auction held after the Netherlands event with a 1944 Palestine Currency Board note bringing top bid of $84,000. -
May 16, 2023, 10:50 AM
South Africa issues revised note series for 2023
The upgraded bank notes in five denominations released May 3 in South Africa retain many features of the previous issue but with a clearly different appearance and will co-circulate with the earlier issue. -
May 14, 2023, 08:00 AM
Kyrgyz Republic to introduce a new series of bank notes
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic marks 30 years of having a national currency by releasing new 200-, 500- and 1,000-som notes in its fifth series of currency. -
May 10, 2023, 09:00 AM
Philippines bank note tops voting in IBNS competition
The votes are in and the overwhelming favorite for 2022 Banknote of the Year for the International Bank Note Society is a 1,000-piso note from the Philippines Central Bank. -
May 8, 2023, 08:00 AM
Federal Reserve notes of 2021 Series heading to circulation
The first notes from the newest FRN series, Series 2021, carrying the signatures of two women for the first time in U.S. history, will soon circulate, with $1 and $5 notes sent to various Federal Reserve Banks. -
May 4, 2023, 10:35 AM
Iran issues another high-denomination ‘check’
Evidence of the turmoil of the Iranian currency system increases, as relentless inflation leads officials at the Central Bank of Iran to print 2-million-rial face value "checks." -
May 3, 2023, 10:00 AM
Researcher releases next volume on Siam specimen notes
Jan Olav Aamlid’s second volume in a planned five-part series on the specimen bank notes of Thailand directs attention to notes produced in England by De La Rue for what was then Siam. -
May 1, 2023, 08:00 AM
Bank of Japan reveals designs of three new bank notes
Japan will have new high-security bank notes in three denominations for the first time in 20 years when the Bank of Japan releases the notes in 2024; they are currently on display in the bank's museums. -
Apr 24, 2023, 08:00 AM
‘Watermelon Note’ ripe for picking at May Heritage sale
One of the legendary Series 1890 $100 Treasury notes commonly called the 'Watermelon Note' is a highlight of the Heritage CSNS Currency Signature Auction May 3 to 5. -
Apr 23, 2023, 08:00 AM
Regional bank note awards presented for achievements
Reconnaissance International sponsors regional high security printing conferences and awards banks for the "best" notes; its Europe, Middle East, and Africa region awards were named March 8. -
Apr 16, 2023, 09:00 AM
Bank of England Charles III notes now in production
Bank of England notes bearing the image of King Charles III are being printed but will not enter circulation until 2024, awaiting updates to money-handline machines and demand as old notes wear out. -
Apr 12, 2023, 09:45 AM
Princess Elizabeth note tops bidding in Heritage auction
Some surprising results were seen in a Heritage Auctions sale of world currency, with the lead attention going to a Series 1935 Canadian note that features a young Princess Elizabeth. -
Apr 3, 2023, 08:00 AM
2022 BEP report cites facilities upgrades, Maryland site acquisition
Director Len Olijar called 2022 an exciting year on many fronts in his introduction to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Annual Report, including changes at BEP facilities. -
Apr 1, 2023, 08:00 AM
Jordan releases 20-dinar note in nation’s fifth currency issue
The third note in Jordan’s fifth currency issue, a 20-dinar note, was released March 21 by the Central Bank of Jordan and features a previous king, Jordan's largest mosque, an ostrich, a river landscape and two coins. -
Mar 27, 2023, 09:00 AM
Kagin's offers colonial notes from Ford Collection
Kagin’s Auctions will be offering 58 plate notes from the standard colonial currency reference, The Early Paper Money of America, in two online-only auctions, all from the John J. Ford Collection. -
Mar 26, 2023, 09:00 AM
Bank of England note from Leeds in Noonans auction
An extremely rare £500 note from the Bank of England branch in Leeds dated 1936 was sold for £24,000 ($28,560) plus the 24% buyer’s fee by Noonans in its 1,111-lot March 1 bank note sale.
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