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The new Fiver has arrived

Source:  Bank of England 13 September 2016 Press Release: The Bank of England’s first polymer note – the new £5 featuring Sir Winston Churchill – enters circulation today, Tuesday 13 September. The New Fiver is cleaner, safer and stronger. The introduction of polymer banknotes allows for a new generation of security features which make it even harder to counterfeit. The note is also resistant to dirt and moisture and...

Next generation of Australian banknotes

Source: RBA The new $5 polymer banknote was issued on 1 September 2016. This is the first denomination in the new banknote series, and the fourth polymer $5 banknote issued since 1992. The banknote has a range of innovative new security features designed to keep the banknote secure from counterfeiting into the future. Each denomination in the new series of banknotes will feature a different species of Australian wattle...

Russian Central Bank to introduce 200 and 2,000 ruble notes in late 2017

Source: CBR; “Russia Beyond The Headlines” New banknotes with denomination of 200 and 2,000 rubles will be in circulation in late 2017, Chief of Russia’s Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina told a press conference held at the TASS news agency on June 28 2016. The head of the Central Bank said that images for the new banknotes will be chosen during a three stage contest. At the first stage the Russian citizens...

ECB unveils new €50 banknote

Source:  ECB  Press Release 5 July 2016 The European Central Bank (ECB) today unveiled the new €50 banknote, which will enter into circulation on 4 April 2017. After the €5, €10 and €20, the €50 is the fourth denomination in the second series of euro banknotes, known as the Europa series. The €50 is the most widely used euro banknote, accounting for 45% of all banknotes in circulation. There are more...

The Belarusian ruble was redenominated

Source:  NBRB On 4 November 2015 the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus announced that the existing notes will be replaced by the new ones due to the redenomination at a rate of 10,000:1. On 1 July 2016 were introduced seven denominations of banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 rubles and eight denominations of coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 copeek, 1 and 2 rubles. Belarus...

Eurosystem prepares introduction of new €50 banknote

Source: ECB PRESS RELEASE  16 June 2016 The European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the euro area will unveil the new Europa series €50 banknote to the public on 5 July 2016. The new note is planned to be brought into circulation in spring 2017. The €50 banknote is the most widely used of all euro banknote denominations. More than 8 billion banknotes in circulation...

NBP to issue 500 złoty banknote

Source: NBP,  Press Release  06-06-2016 In February 2017, Narodowy Bank Polski will be putting into circulation a banknote with a face value of 500 zloty. It has been designed by Andrzej Heidrich. The colour scheme is blue, greyish brown and bordeaux. On the front side of the banknote is the image of John III Sobieski taken from his coronation medallion. To the right of the image of the ruler is...

The Bank of England unveils its first polymer note

Source: Bank of England 2 June 2016: Press release Today, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney unveiled the design of The New Fiver which will be issued on 13 September 2016. The New Fiver is the first Bank of England note to be printed on polymer, a thin flexible plastic, and will feature Sir Winston Churchill. Speaking at Blenheim Palace, Churchill’s place of birth, the Governor said: “Our banknotes are repositories...

New Zealand’s new $20, $50 and $100 banknotes in circulation

Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 16 May 2016:  New Zealand’s new $20, $50 and $100 banknotes have entered public circulation. The Reserve Bank’s Head of Currency, Property and Security, Steve Gordon, said the release of the remaining Brighter Money Series 7 notes is a significant milestone for the project to upgrade New Zealand’s banknotes to make them more secure. The new Brighter Money $5 and $10 banknotes have been...

ECB will discontinue production and issuance of the 500-euro banknote

Source: ECB   Press Release 4 May 2016 ECB has decided to discontinue production and issuance of €500 banknote Europa series of euro banknotes will not include the €500 €500 banknote remains legal tender and will always retain its value The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to permanently stop producing the €500 banknote and to exclude it from the Europa series, taking into account concerns...