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May 6, 2021, 08:00 AM
MPC Fest 2021 held remotely, with educational presentations
Being unable to gather in person did not prevent 2021's most important event for military collectors from taking place, as MPC Fest even included vital education programs offered and award ceremonies. -
May 1, 2021, 12:00 PM
Banco de Mexico wins Bank Note of the Year award
A prestigious honor has been bestowed upon Banco de Mexico as the International Bank Note Society has chosen the bank's new polymer 100-peso note as the 2020 Bank Note of the Year. -
Apr 26, 2021, 08:00 AM
Bank of Russia plans note upgrades for 2022 through 2025
Bank of Russia will release an upgraded series of six denominations of bank notes over a four-year period, starting with the 100-ruble note in 2022, all having updated security features. -
Apr 25, 2021, 08:00 AM
Magazine honors National Bank of Ukraine for modernization efforts
National Bank of Ukraine successfully revamped its whole currency system since 2014, winning notice from CentralBanking.com, which on March 25 named it best currency manager. -
Apr 24, 2021, 08:00 AM
Use of hologram in security feature for currency gains trade award
The title of "Best Applied Security Product" is bestowed upon German bank note paper manufacturer Louisenthal by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association. -
Apr 21, 2021, 10:00 AM
Rare Bank of Spain notes appear with world paper money in Heritage sale
World bank notes, many from Russian collector Yuri Solovey, will be offered in a late April sale by Heritage Auctions with some top notes from Spain and East Africa among the choice previews. -
Apr 18, 2021, 11:30 AM
Firm gains patent for note disinfectant system
An American firm's newly patented system for quickly disinfecting millions of notes, thus maintaining note use, responds to worldwide fears of viruses like SARS-2 spreading on money. -
Apr 15, 2021, 13:32 PM
ECCB completes transition to polymer with new $5 note
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issued a polymer $5 bank note in March, completing the polymer series begun in 2019, though previous issues will co-circulate until the older notes wear out. -
Apr 12, 2021, 08:00 AM
Private survey shows Canadian notes to be the filthiest notes in circulation
Microbiologists studied bank notes from many countries around the world determine which ones had the highest possibility of contamination and the dubious honor went to Canada. -
Apr 11, 2021, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh Bank releases new 50-taka notes for circulation
The Bangladesh Bank has a pair of new issues of 50-taka notes that were created in commemoration of the nation’s Golden Jubilee of Independence from Pakistan. -
Apr 10, 2021, 08:00 AM
Fed budget reveals increased production orders to BEP
The Bureau of Engraving and printing will have more work ahead in creating notes as the Federal Reserve Board's budget for currency has increased for 2021 by over 30 percent from previous levels. -
Apr 4, 2021, 10:00 AM
UK finder’s ‘error’ may be worthless altered note
While the lionized piece is, truly, a real £10 note, "missing" detail where Queen Elizabeth II's face should be results more likely from a scrape-off alteration, one of many, than any rare printing error. -
Apr 3, 2021, 10:01 AM
Bank of Botswana finally releases latest 10-pula bank note
The newest president of Botswana finally sees his likeness on his country's lowest denomination note, as is traditional, after the pandemic delayed issue of the latest 10-pula "Tiger" note. -
Apr 1, 2021, 14:44 PM
Scientist Alan Turing £50 note gets final unveiling
Final designs of a new £50 note featuring Alan Turing representing the field of science are unveiled, for issue in June, after a development process that began in 2018 and included six weeks of public input. -
Apr 1, 2021, 10:00 AM
Counterfeit plant shut down in Bulgaria
Clever counterfeiters tried to pass off their work as decorations and novelties, but authorities in Bulgaria are having none of that, as they arrested two suspects for producing fake notes at a university printery. -
Mar 22, 2021, 08:00 AM
Rare Chinese note highlights April 5 Hong Kong auction
A 1909 "Black Dragon" 1-yuan note, from one of the Qing Dynasty's first banks and considered to be the holy grail of early provincial Chinese currency, is offered in a Stack's Bowers sale. -
Mar 20, 2021, 08:00 AM
Iran unveils latest issue of 50,000-rial bank note
Characteristics of the third issuance of the 50,000-rial bank note by the Central Bank of Iran include added safety features and lighter print on zeroes in the denomination. -
Mar 15, 2021, 08:00 AM
Treasury notes await bidders at Stack’s Bowers March auction
A 542-lot Stack's Bowers Galleries sale of U.S. paper money includes nine notes expected to realize prices over $100,000, including the first piece of U.S. currency to feature the American eagle. -
Mar 14, 2021, 09:00 AM
Hyperinflation leads to new high-denomination bank notes in Venezuela
New notes issued in March for circulation in Venezuela, 200,000-, 500,000-, and 1,000,000-bolivare denominations, worth 10.6, 26.5, and 53 cents, respectively, demonstrate the nation's extreme inflation. -
Mar 13, 2021, 09:15 AM
De La Rue pack demonstrates security techniques in series
A series of sample notes by De La Rue showcases how safety features work together to improve note security and tell "the story of the banknote," in a pack available only to note-issuing officials.
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