The Bank of England has set the date of June 5, 2024, for releasing into circulation notes bearing the portrait of King Charles III; only the portrait is changed from previous issues.

The release of a new historic note series and performance objectives are among the highlights of the first report issued by BEP Acting Director Charlene Williams.

A doctoral candidate at Hong Kong University is embarking upon a project to determine if currency that has been shredded can be put back together through the use of computer technology.

The European Central Bank commissioned a study that yielded a 32-page report on the environmental impact of euro bank notes and their circulation.

Inflation in Argentina prompts the Central Bank of Argentina to issue higher denominations, 10,000- and 20,000-peso notes, to reduce the size of the piles of notes required in everyday transactions.

The 80th anniversary of Morocco's Manifesto of Independence is the occasion for the nation's central bank to issue a new note series, and a new 200-dirham note was released Jan. 12 in that series

The Central Bank of Peru's note series begun in 2021 to feature Peruvians in the sciences and humanities reached completion in mid-December with a 200-sol note issued for circulation.

New $50 and $100 notes for the Solomon Islands are being issued with updated security features and and island imagery including coconuts, shells, fishing, sharks, iguanas and dynamic wave movement.

Small merchants and farmers in a couple of neighboring regions in France are reporting being paid in counterfeit euro notes, and officials are warning others to beware of the fakes in circulation.

The annual wards ceremony for the Society of paper Money Collectors took place at the 2024 FUN convention and included the induction of three new members to the Hall of Fame.

The first polymer notes for Tonga will be the highest use denominations in a new note series, Tonga's first currency redesign since 2015, which will also include paper denominations.

A Series 1988 $5 Federal Reserve note that has X cancellation marks instead of the usual overprinting expected in normal production has been found by paper money expert Frederick Bart.

With the Lunar Year of the Dragon arriving in February 2024, the People's Bank of China has begun production of a 20-yuan legal tender note to commemorate the occasion.

A $2 commemorative bank note has been issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank that honors the career of legendary cricketer Sir Vivian Richards.

A 1941 100-fil note issued in a small quantity and never offered at auction before highlighted the late November Noonans Mayfair World Banknote sale, selling at more than twice its lower estimate.

The 100-dirham note issued in November starts a new series of currency in Morocco, and three more note denominations are expected to begin circulating, each with innovative security features.

Residents throughout Europe were asked for their opinions about what would be depicted on future euro notes in an attempt to change the look of the currency.

A new series of bank notes issued by the Banco Nacional Ultramarino for the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau will start with 10- and 20-pataca issues.

The print order for Federal Reserve notes to be printed in 2024 has been changed due in part to a decision to move from fiscal year to calendar year.

Nearly hidden in the Federal Reserve’s order for paper money for 2024 was a brief notation that production of new $10 Federal Reserve notes will begin in 2025, with release set to begin in 2026.