Egypt has issued its first polymer bank note into circulation in July, a 10-pound note that displays one of the largest mosques in the world, an ancient pyramid, and the library at Alexandria.

The National Bank of Poland's new commemorative legal tender 20-zloty bank note celebrates the nation's defenses against ongoing aggression from neighboring Russia and Belarus.

Crane Currency is beating the drum for paper as the substrate of choice for currency, citing several security advantages of paper notes, its sustainability and lower production costs among incentives.

The much anticipated change of the $20 Federal Reserve note portrait to Harriet Tubman is still on schedule for 2030, according to an internal department memo from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

New notes, smaller sized and with fewer zeroes in the denominations but otherwise bearing the same design features, were issued in July in Sierra Leone, ranked among the world's poorest nations.

Planned release of Russia's new 100-ruble bank note has hit a snag because Russia's ATMs need a software update to process them, and the non-Russian software providers refuse to provide service.

North Korea's Central has issued its largest denomination with a 50,000-won voucher that could signal the end of the practice of using foreign currency in business transactions.

Crane Currency has taken a step to elevate the game of note security with the arrival of Motion Surface, which can be used on any type of substrate and provide visible security aspects.

Oman, Malawi and Poland respectively won Best New Series, Best New Banknote and Best New Commemorative at the High Security Printing EMEA trade event for notes of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Rising inflation has led officials with the Central Bank of Sudan to issue the largest denomination in the nation's bank note series with a 1,000-pound note going into circulation.

A Paul Gilkes story on medals for the centennial of the United States in 1876 sparked a memory for a reader who shared that his great grandmother purchased $10 shares to support the celebration.

A commemorative 100-taka bank note has been issued in Bangladesh to celebrate the long-awaited opening of a road and rail bridge to connect the nation's capital with other regions.

Announcement of new designs for bank notes in Argentina brought immediate protest and a lawsuit, filed on behalf of persons with vision disabilities who foresee problems with the new notes.

Heritage expects Asian note popularity to further raise already high bids for a 1949 People’s Bank of China 100-yuan note and a 1921 Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. $50 specimen note.

Noted expert in national bank notes and obsolete notes Don C. Kelly, author of a pair of massive standard reference works on those subjects, has passed away at the age of 88.

Argentina will be replacing native animals and geographic scenes on its bank notes with 19th and 20th century national heroes and heroines when the fifth series of notes is put into circulation.

Construction of a euro bank note printing operation, begun more than two years ago is complete, with movement of staff and equipment next in the plan, and printing to begin in late 2022.

A report from a commission studying the existing coins and currency of Taiwan determines that depiction of Chiang Kai-shek is not in the best interest of democratic norms.

Mutáwi Mutáhash (Many Hearts) Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, nurse, public administrator and lifetime chief of the Mohegan tribe, is now treasurer of the United States, appointed by President Joe Biden.

The finest example of a 1903 Russo-Chinese Bank $5 bank note sold for well over its estimate during the Noonans May sale in London that also featured unique notes.