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Jun 3, 2024, 12:00 PM
Excellence in Currency Technology winners named
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe International Association of Currency Affairs' awards in May included one for ISBN's note of the year, the ECCB's 40th anniversary $2 note, named Best Limited Circulation Commemorative Banknote.May 28, 2024, 08:00 AMEswatini offers anniversary commemorative bank note
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe central bank of the nation now known as Eswatini celebrated its 50th anniversary with the release of a commemorative bank note for collectors, denominated an appropriate 50 emalangeni.May 25, 2024, 09:00 AMIBNS picks 2023 commemorative as bank note of year
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe vote results are in from the International Bank Note Society, and the honor of being named 2023 Bank Note of the Year goes to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's $2 commemorative note.May 13, 2024, 17:00 PMNoonans sale features Europe’s first known paper money
by Arthur L. FriedbergNoonans' sale of a siege note collection offers interesting historical items such as "coins" from Leiden made from compressed prayer-book pages, sometimes drolly mentioned as Europe's first paper money.May 11, 2024, 12:00 PMSaudi Arabia makes updates to its 5-riyal note
by Arthur L. FriedbergAn updated polymer 5-riyal bank note has begun to circulate in Saudi Arabia that is more colorful than the previous notes and sends a message of the Saudi Vision 2030 initiative.May 8, 2024, 09:00 AMZimbabwe issues another new currency to battle inflation
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe new round of paper money replacing notes circulating in Zimbabwe, ZiG notes are backed by gold and retain past notes' iconic imagery of balancing rocks on the face, while the backs carry gold refining images.May 3, 2024, 11:00 AMSpecial 'notes’ focus on metastatic breast cancer
by Arthur L. FriedbergSpecial notes created for an awareness campaign about cancer direct attention to incurable metastatic breast cancer and support needs and life choices possible for women living with the disease.May 1, 2024, 13:00 PMMulti-national force finds millions in fake euro notes
by Arthur L. FriedbergItalian Carabinieri and French National Police in coordinated operations arrested 63 persons, mostly in Italy, accused of creating millions of euros' worth of counterfeit euro notes.Apr 28, 2024, 17:00 PMStack’s Bowers Maastricht world paper money sale
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe more than 700 lots offered during Stack's Bowers May 9 sale of world paper money rarities will include items from the Al Kugel collection of mostly European and Asian notes.Apr 16, 2024, 12:00 PMSecurity upgraded in new note series for Kyrgyz Republic
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe latest note series being issued for the Kyrgyz Republic will include updated security features, but with colors, size and principal designs remaining unchanged from the previous series.Apr 14, 2024, 12:00 PMQueen’s portrait on $5 note to be replaced by native theme
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe Reserve Bank of Australia will depart from tradition and not feature the latest monarch on a $5 note, opting instead for a theme reflecting the culture of the country's First Nations.Apr 14, 2024, 09:00 AMOlder notes from Denmark to expire in 2025
by Arthur L. FriedbergNotes in Denmark before the 2009 series, amounting to billions of kroner, will cease to hold legal tender status after May 31, 2025, going all the way back to the Substitution Series issued during World War II,Apr 9, 2024, 19:00 PMSuriname puts higher denomination notes in circulation
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe Central Bank of Suriname is putting notes with the denominations of 200 Suriname dollars and 500 Suriname dollars in circulation to address commerce needs.Apr 8, 2024, 12:00 PMObsolete notes from Ohio, Texas stars in sale
by Arthur L. FriedbergAn 1837 $1 Kirtland, Ohio, bank note from the Latter-Day Saints' time in the city and an 1840 Republic of Texas $500 note each brought $7,200 in the Stack's Bowers Spring Showcase Auction.Apr 6, 2024, 08:00 AMDrug bust in Switzerland finds fake U.S. $50 notes
by Arthur L. FriedbergSwiss authorities conducting a drug inspection found more than they expected; it turned into a drug bust, during which they also caught two men in the act of creating counterfeit U.S. $50 notes.Apr 5, 2024, 18:00 PMStack's Bowers acquires World Banknote Auctions
by Coin World StaffStack's Bowers has acquired the assets of World Banknote Auctions and the expertise of its former owner, Dennis Hengeveld, as he also joins the company to assist in activity moving forward.Apr 1, 2024, 12:00 PMVeteran Collins is named BEP director
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe first woman appointed as BEP director in its 162-year-long history is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a 2016 Summer Paralympics triathlon team member, and well-trained in directing government bureaus.Mar 26, 2024, 10:01 AMBank of Canada first issue rarity sold by Heritage
by Arthur L. FriedbergHeritage Auctions offered one of the rarest bank notes from the Bank of Canada's first currency issues, as a $500 note graded About Uncirculated 53 PPQ sold for $228,000.Mar 24, 2024, 17:00 PMVirginia notes featured in Early American History sale
by Arthur L. FriedbergColonial Virginia notes are the star attractions in Early American History Auctions' first sale since relocating, to be held at the end of March and feature 239 lots.Mar 12, 2024, 18:00 PM50th anniversary $50 note unveiled for Grenada
by Arthur L. FriedbergThe occasion of the nation's 50th anniversary is the reason for Grenada to introduce a commemorative $50 polymer note that features political and sports figures, a harbor scene and musicians.NEWS-
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