Tajikistan

August 31, 2010 - Tajikistan will introduce new 3, 200 and 500 Somoni banknotes on September 10, 2010.

The new notes will feature outstanding Tajiks, historical monuments, and art and life of the Tajik people.

Info courtesy of cleo phas. lenta.ru

Mexico

August 30, 2010 - The Bank of Mexico has issued a new 500 Peso note. The note is the last of the new series with improved security features. Previous issues include 50 Pesos (2006), 20 Pesos (2007), 1,000 and 200 Pesos (2008).

Link in Spanish with pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas Banco de Mexico

Chile

August 23, 2010 - On Wednesday October 6, the Central Bank of Chile will unveil the design and announce the date of circulation of the new 2,000 Pesos, the fourth in the new family of banknotes that will replace the current one.

Info courtesy of cleo phas La Araucana

Guatemala

August 19, 2010 - The Bank of Guatemala will release into circulation the new 200 Quetzal note on August 23, 2010. The much delayed note was supposed to be issued on August 10 but delayed again.

Link in Spanish with pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas. Banco de Guatemala

India

August 17, 2010 - The Reserve Bank will soon issue new Rs 10 banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi series with an inset letter, "S", in both the numbering panels as an additional security feature.

The notes would bear the signature of RBI Governor D Subbarao, the RBI said in a statement here on Tuesday. Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes is similar in all respects to the banknotes issued earlier on April 27, 2006, in the Mahatma Gandhi Series, the RBI said. All banknotes in the denomination of Rs 10 issued by the bank in the past would continue to be legal tender, it added. Deccan Herald

Yemen

August 15, 2010 - The Central Bank of Yemen has issued a revised 1,000 Rial banknote last week. The note is similar to the previous issue except dated 2009, and has improved security features.

Info with pictures of the new note courtesy of Claudio Marana and MRI Guide Updates. My Blog

Mauritania

August 10, 2010 - The Central Bank of Mauritania has issued a new 5,000 Ouguiya banknote on August 8. 2010.

Link in French with pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas. Banque Centrale de Mauritanie

Russia

August 10, 2010 - Bank of Russia today introduces a new 1000 Ruble banknote. This is due to a large number of counterfeit notes detected this particular denomination.

The 1000 Ruble banknote accounted for 95 percent of identified forgeries. In this regard, Central Bank of Russia argue that the new bill "is the most secure against counterfeiting in the world."

1000-ruble banknote modification in 2010 has several new security features. In particular, changed the emblem of Yaroslavl region. Von, who had been crimson hue, will now be green with moire patches. The image also appeared bright light-green band, visible at right angles. If you tilt it changes the image. Changed type of security thread. In addition, amendments to the watermark. Bsanna News

Mexico

August 9, 2010 - The Bank of Mexico has issued a new 100 Peso banknote. The note is part of the new series with improved security features which includes 50 Pesos (2006), 20 Pesos (2007), 1,000 and 200 Pesos (2008). The last note in the series, a 500 Pesos, is to be issued in late 2010.

Link in Spanish with pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas and Claudio Marana. Banco de Mexico

Brazil

August 9, 2010 - The Central Bank of Brazil will issue a new family of banknotes starting with the 50 and 100 Real notes this November, followed by other denominations within two to three years. The new notes have improved security features against counterfeiting and have different sizes. The animals represented in the current bills will continue on the new notes, but the designs will be different.

Link in Spanish courtesy of cleo phas. Economia

Bolivia

August 4, 2010 - The Central Bank of Bolivia announced introduction of a new series of banknotes to the market. The new series will have new designs representing all regions of the country. The notes are in the early design phase. Date of issue has not be announced.

Courtesy of Cleo Phas. Jornadanet

Costa Rica

August 4, 2010 - The Central Bank of Costa Rica will issue a new 20,000 Colon note on August 11, 2010. This is the first denomination in an entirely new series of banknotes that will replace the existing issues.

Different denominations in the new series will have different sizes to help blind or vision impaired people to distinguish them better.

Info courtesy of Claudio Marana. See pictures of the new series on my blog.

Guatemala

August 4, 2010 - The Bank of Guatemala will issue a new 200 Quetzal note on August 10, 2010. The originally scheduled release was November 2009, then delayed to March 2010 and further postponded until now.

This note honors three prominent Guatemalans, Sebastian Hurtado, Mariano Valverde and Germán Alcántara. It also includes many enhanced security features.

Info courtesy of Claudio Marana. See pictures of the new note on my blog.

Vanuatu

July 29, 2010 - The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu has launched the first 10,000 Vatu polymer plastic banknote to celebrate the 30th anniversary of independence tomorrow.

Courtesy of Cleo Phas. Radio New Zealand International

Chile

July 28 2010 - Chile releases a new 20,000 Peso note today. This is the third of the new family of banknotes, which includes 5,000 and $ 10,000 Pesos.

Link shows picture of the new note courtesy of cleo phas La Nacion

Thailand

July 28 2010 - The Bank of Thailand plans to release Series 16 set of banknotes in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Baht this December. The current Series 15 set has been in circulation for 12 years. The new series will include more anti-counterfeit features.

Courtesy of cleo phas The Nation

Syria

July 24, 2010 - The Central Bank of Syria will release into circulation new 50, 100, and 200 Pound banknotes next Tuesday. The new notes will circulate alongside the old ones.

The new notes have improved security features and reflect the aspect of civilization, cultural and history of Syria.

Link in French courtesy of Cleo Phas. SANA

Indonesia

July 21 2010 - Bank Indonesia began issuing new 1,000 Rupiah coins and 10,000 Rupiah notes on July 20, 2010. The new note is similar to previous issue, except the overall color has changed from reddish purple to a bluish purple, and improved security features.

Link shows picture of the new note at Jakarta Globe

Hong Kong

July 20 2010 - Hong Kong government plans to circulate a new series of banknotes starting in the 4th Quarter of this year. The new series Hong Kong banknotes in $1,000 and $500 denominations, with advanced security features, will go into circulation in the last quarter of 2010 and early 2011.

Consistent with the current series, the new series will consist of five denominations, each adopting the same colour scheme. The $1,000 and $500 notes' designs were unveiled today, while those of the remaining three denominations - $100, $50 and $20 - will be unveiled around the middle of next year.

Link with pictures at HKMA

Burundi

July 15, 2010 - The Bank of Burundi released into circulation a new 100 Franc banknote on Monday, July 5, 2010. The new note is smaller in size as compared to the same denomination currently in circulation. The old notes continue to be legal tender until December 31, 2010.

Link in French courtesy of Cleo Phas. Burundi Net

Congo Democratic Republic

July 11 2010 - The Central Bank of Congo has issued a new 500 Francs note on June 30, 2010 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Independence.

Link in French with pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas Central Bank of Congo

Gibraltar

July 9, 2010 - The Government will issue a new series of £5, £10, £20, £50 and for the first time a £100 note. The currency notes will be released into circulation in two phases. The £10 and £50 notes were released yesterday and the £5, £20 and £100 notes will follow in early 2011.

Link shows pictures of the new notes courtesy of Cleo Phas. Government of Gibraltar

Denmark

June 29, 2010 - Denmark National Bank will issue a 200 Krone banknote on October 19, 2010. The front depicts Knippelsbro Bridge and the back shows Langstrup belt plate.

Link shows pictures of the new note courtesy of Cleo Phas. Denmark National Bank

Iran

June 17 2010 - The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran will issue a new 100,000 Rial note starting on June 22, 2010.

The new banknotes will be used in place of the "check-poul", a check-type document available in denominations of 500,000 and one million Rials that Iranians can buy from banks to use in transactions requiring multiples of the current maximum denomination of 50,000 Rials. A check-poul can be transferred between individuals in the same way as cash, and is then cancelled when presented to a bank for deposit. Link courtesy of Claudio Marana Bloomberg.com

Russia

June 15, 2010 - The Bank of Russia plans to issue a revised 1000 Ruble note in the second half of 2010. The note will be similar to the previous issues except with improved anti-counterfeiting features, including a SPARK patch, rainbow moire, and the color of Yaroslav the Wise changing from green to gray.

Link shows a picture of the new note. Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Dominican Republic

June 14, 2010 - The Dominican Republic will release into circulation it's first 20 Peso polymer plastic banknotes on July 1, 2010.

Link shows pictures of the new note courtesy of Claudio Marana. Central Bank of Dominican Republic

Chile

June 8, 2010 - The Central Bank of Chile will issue a new 20,000 Peso banknote on 28 July 2010. This note is the third denomination in a new family of notes featuring the country's natural beauty.

The front of the note shows a portrait of Andres Bello. The back depicts Salar de Surire Monument, located in northern Chile and an image of a Chilean Flamingo.

Link in Spanish Banco Central de Chile Press Release

Ghana

May 12, 2010 - Bank of Ghana will issue a new 2 Cedi banknote on Friday May 14, 2010. The new denomination serves as an intermediary banknote between the 1 Cedi and 5 Cedi banknotes.

The new note bears a portrait of Ghana's first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and a watermark of Tetteh Quarshie, the man who brought cocoa to Ghana, unlike all the other currency notes that bear the portraits of the "Big Six".

Uganda

May 3, 2010 - The Bank of Uganda yesterday introduced redesigned currency notes but the Central Bank said the old banknotes will remain in circulation until further notice. The new series of banknotes are scheduled to go into circulation on May 17. The introduction of the new banknotes family is the first major change of currency in over 20 years.

Six banknotes were issued; Shs1,000, Shs2,000, Shs5,000, Shs10,000, Shs20,000 and Shs50,000. Uganda becomes the first country in Africa to launch the banknotes with the advanced security features called Spark. Daily Monitor

Bahamas

May 1, 2010 - An updated series of $10 banknotes will be issued by the Central Bank bearing the image of Sir Stafford Sands, former Minister of Finance of the bahamas and a principal architect of the modern Bahamian economy. The Eleutheran

Thailand

April 30, 2010 - Thailand will issue on May 4th a new 100 Baht note to mark the King's 60th Wedding anniversary. The note will be the same as the current 100 Baht (P-114) but on the back will feature the King & Queen standing together, etc. They are with a printed quantity of 9,999,999 notes.

Link shows pictures of the new notes. Info courtesy of Claudio Marana NNT

Jersey

April 29, 2010 - Jersey's new bank notes are being issued today (29 April 2010) by local banks and States cashiers. The Island's first new designs for more than 20 years were officially launched in February.

The designs incorporate new security features and the back of each note carries the words États de Jersey as well as each of the 12 parish crests. Other important changes include the use of French and Jèrriais and a new image of the Queen. States of Jersey

Costa Rica

April 28, 2010 - The Central Bank of Costa Rica recently introduced a new family of banknotes that will replace the current series. The new notes will have six denominations: ¢ 1000, ¢ 2000, ¢ 5000, ¢ 10,000 ¢ 20,000 and ¢ 50,000. The first in the series, 20,000 Colones, will be released in early August.

The bills will have different sizes to help blind people and those with vision problems distinguish them better.

Link shows pictures of the new notes courtesy of cleo phas Nacion.com

Denmark

April 27, 2010 - The Denmark National Bank will issue a new 100 Kroner banknote on May 11, 2010. This is the second of a new series designed to make it more difficult to counterfeit or to copy. The first was a 50 Kroner issued on August 11, 2009. A 200 Kroner note will be issued this October. The 500 and 1,000 Kroner notes are scheduled for next year.

Link shows pictures of the new series of banknotes. Denmark National Bank

United States

April 21, 2010 - Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board and the United States Secret Service today unveiled the new design for the $100 note. Complete with advanced technology to combat counterfeiting, the new design for the $100 note retains the traditional look of U.S. currency. Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Sierra Leone

April 11, 2010 - The Central Bank of Sierra Leone plans to re-size the banknotes. The process is expected to start by June this year.

Bank Governor Sambadeen Sesay noted that the Bank's decision was consistent with its strategy for developing the Bank's Currency management system to discontinue the printing of existing one sized banknotes and progress to a family of resized banknotes with enhanced security features and improved durability.

The denominations of the new notes maintained the same design themes with those currently in circulation and security features in the new resized notes have been enhanced and special features have also been incorporated to aid sorting and identification by the illiterate and visually impaired.

The old notes will continue to be legal tender for a twelve month period commencing on the launch date by President Koroma and all old notes deposited at Commercial Banks which will be sorted accordingly and returned to the Bank of Sierra Leone for destruction.

Link shows pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas Awoko

Swaziland

April 9, 2010 - The Central Bank of Swaziland will introduce a new series of banknotes by August of this year. The banknotes will be in E10, E20, E50, E100 and E200 denominations. The banknotes will be released in intervals, starting with the E100 note.

Info and link courtesy of cleo phas Times of Swaziland

India

April 6, 2010 - The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue a 20-rupee banknote with R inset letter in both numbering panels in the Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005 bearing the signature of Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor. Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005, with additional / new security features issued on 16 August 2006. All 20-rupee notes issued in the past will continue to be legal tender. Business News

Ghana

April 1, 2010 - The Bank of Ghana officially launched the two Ghana cedi banknote today. The new note is to be issued as legal tender in May 2010.

Link shows pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas Bank of Ghana

India

March 23, 2010 - The Reserve Bank of India will soon issue 100-crore polymer notes of Rs 10 denomination to improve their longevity and to thwart counterfeiters. The Economic Times

Iran

March 23, 2010 - The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will issue new 100,000-rial banknotes within four months.

Chile

March 15, 2010 - Banco Central de Chile announced the new 10,000 Peso note will be issued on March 31, 2010. The note was originally scheduled for release on March 3, 2010 but postponed due to the earth quake. Info courtesy of cleo phas.

Philippines

March 14, 2010 - A new generation of bank notes will be released in the last quarter of the year, probably before Christmas, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Wednesday.

The new bills are basically of the same size and color of existing banknotes, but there would be changes in the design. One of the changes will be on the people, events, and places featured in the bills.

Philippine money has been practically the same for over 15 years. The change is also seen as one way to stay ahead of counterfeiters.

Old bank notes will co-exist with the new ones for 2-3 years before being demonetized.

Info courtesy of cleo phas Sun Star

United States

March 5, 2010 - The new design for the $100 note will make its debut on Wednesday, April 21 during a ceremony at the Department of the Treasury's Cash Room. The U.S. government redesigns currency in order to stay ahead of counterfeiters and protect the public. Info courtesy of cleo phas. newmoney.gov

Canada

March 5, 2010 - Bank of Canada announced yesterday that starting in 2011, it will begin to issue a new series of bank notes printed on a polymer material. The new notes will incorporate security features that will "significantly increase their protection against counterfeiting." In addition, the plastic notes will last longer than the cotton paper currently in use, "resulting in lower overall production costs and reduced environmental impact." Plastics News

India

March 4, 2010 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would shortly issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes without inset letter in both numbering panels in Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005 bearing the signature of Dr D Subbarao, Governor.

Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005, with additional/new security features issued on August 16, 2006. All banknotes in the denomination of Rs 20 issued by the RBI in the past will continue to be legal tender, RBI sources said. Central Chronicle

Chile

March 2, 2010 - Banco Central de Chile announced that the release of the new 10,000 Pesos banknote originally scheduled for March 3, 2010 has been postponed because of the situation after the earthquake. Info courtesy of cleo phas

Ghana

February 26, 2010 - The Bank of Ghana has decided to introduce a GH¢2 (Two Ghana Cedi) denomination in response to the need for an intermediary banknote between the GH¢1 and GH¢5 banknotes.

The introduction of the new denomination will expand the series of banknotes in circulation, enhance exchangeability and facilitate transactions.

The general public will be informed and educated on the theme, colour, size, security and other features of the new denomination when the design is finalized.

Info courtesy of cleo phas. Bank of Ghana

Vanuatu

February 22, 2010 - The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu plans to issue a new series of polymer banknotes beginning with a 10,000 Vatu note to be introduced in July 2010, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of independence. This will be the largest denomination ever issued by the country. Other notes in the series will be introduced progressively.

Info courtesy of cleo phas. Reserve Bank of Vanuatu

Jersey

February 20, 2010 - Jersey's new-look bank notes which will go into circulation in April have been unveiled.

The £1, £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes have been redesigned to reflect various aspects of the island's culture, history and architecture.

Each note also has a new image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Increased security measure have been taken by the treasury to prevent forgeries, including holograms, watermarks and 100% cotton paper.

The hologram only features on notes of higher denomination.

Jerriais, the island's native Norman French, has been included. Treasury Minister Philip Ozouf said he hoped this would help revive the language.

Link shows pictures of the new notes BBC

Switzerland

February 18, 2010 - Switzerland plans to introduce from 2012 a new series of banknotes with greater security features, but also smaller than the ones currently in circulation.

The introduction of these new notes, originally expected this year, was postponed for two years to "enhance the innovative security features, from new technologies," the Swiss National Bank (SNB) said in a statement.

Info courtesy of cleo phas.

Costa Rica

February 10, 2010 - Costa Rica to issue 20,000 and 50,000 Colones banknotes between late April and early May 2010. These two are the firsts of a new family of banknotes to eventually replace the old ones.

The new notes will have different colors and sizes to help the blind and the vision impaired.

Front will feature famous Costa Ricans:
1,000 Colones: Red, Braulio Carrillo Colina
2,000 Colones: Blue, Mauro Fernández Acuna
5,000 Colones: Yellow, Alfredo Gonzálex Flores
10,000 Colones: Green, José Figueres Ferrer
20,000 Colones: Orange, Maria I. Carvajal "Carmen Lyra"
50,000 Colones: Purple, Ricardo Jiménez Oremuno

Back will feature scenic beauties of Costa Rica.

Link in Spanish courtesy of cleo phas. ticosland.com

Iraq

February 6, 2010 - The Iraqi Central Bank is planning to redenominate the national currency in an effort to ease transactions and allow people to carry less paper money, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports.

Mudhhir Muhammad Salih, a member of a Central Bank advisory panel, told RFI that a plan has been made to remove three zeros from the currency and phase out the current banknotes late this year.

Salih said by the end of 2010 the new banknotes will be fully introduced while the old banknotes will be gradually removed from circulation. He did not specify when the new notes would be issued.

Both will be legal tender in Iraq until the old notes are completely withdrawn. Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Brazil

February 3, 2010 -Brazil's Central Bank has unveiled new banknotes with superior print quality and new security features to prevent counterfeiting.

The new bills unveiled Wednesday are in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 reais.

The new notes have different sizes and notches so that they can be easily identified by touch.

New notes of 50 and 100 reais will start circulating in the first half of 2010, while those of lesser face value will be phased in by 2012.

Those currently in circulation remain valid until complete replacement, so people do not need to rush for new notes, said Meirelles.

Info courtesy of cleo phas. See scans of the new notes at Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Pakistan

January 23, 2010 - The State Bank of Pakistan announces that all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation will start issuing new Rs 500 Banknote with an Optical Variable Ink (OVI) Feature from January 25, 2010.

The new Rs 500 banknote with OVI feature will bear signature of Syed Salim Raza, SBP Governor. The launching of Rs 500 banknote with OVI feature is part of SBP's continuous efforts to improve security, durability and aesthetic quality of banknotes. Geo Television Network

Nepal

January 15, 2010 - Nepal introduced a new 1000 Rupees banknote which is already in circulation.

Scans courtesy of Claudio Marana at Nepal 1000 Rupees 2010

Poland

January 13, 2010 - The National Bank of Poland plans to issue a new 20 Zlotych banknote to commemorate the 200th birthday of composer and pianist Frédéric Chopin.

Front: A portrait of Frederic Chopin seen in profile, the mansion in Zelazowa Wola where the composer was born, and a reproduction of one of the first edition of his works - Mazurka in B minor, Op. 7 together with the autograph of the artist.

Back: A landscape with characteristic Masovian willows and Chopin's etude in F minor, Op. 10.

So far, the NBP had issued three commemorative banknotes exclusively for the collector market. The first was a 50 Zlotych banknote dedicated to Pope John Paul II in 2006. Two years later, in 2008, a 10 Zlotych banknote was issued to commemorate the NBP 90th anniversary of independence. In 2009, a third 20 Zlotych banknote was issued on the occasion of 200th birthday of of Julius Slowacki. This is the fourth commemorative note issued by the NBP. This latest commemorative will go on sale in February or March 2010. NBP News

Nicaragua

January 13, 2010 - The Central Bank of Nicaragua issued a new 500 Cordobas banknote today, the last denomination in the new banknote series.

Link in Spanish shows scans of the new note courtesy of cleo phas. Banco Central de Nicaragua

Honduras

January 12, 2010 - The Central Bank of Honduras introduced today the new 20 lempiras banknote made from polymer, which is already circulating in the country.

Info courtesy of cleo phas and Claudio Marana. See pictures of the note at Honduras Polymer Plastic Banknote

Philippines

January 5, 2010 - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to print a series of redesigned banknotes within the year. The redesigned banknotes would include the new P500 bill with a portrait of the late President Corazon Aquino beside former Sen. Benigno Aquino. ABS-CBN News

Chile

January 1, 2010 - Banco Central de Chile will unveil a new 10,000 Peso banknote on January 6, 2010. The new note will retain the portrait of Arturo Prat in the front and Chilean landscape in the back. The notes will incorporate improved features for the sight-impaired, and for anti-counterfeiting.

Link shows scans of the note courtesy of Claudio Marana. Some Intetesting Facts About Paper Money

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Kazakhstan

December 30, 2009 - The National Bank of Kazakhstan will issue a new 1000 Tenge banknote on January 5, 2010 to commemorate Kazakhstan's chairmanship in th Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010

Obverse: State Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan in left upper corner, decorative image of flying birds in national style, face value in Kazakh language in the center, motives of Kazakh national patterns along the banknote, holographic image of Baiterek monument , colour-changing logo of National Bank of Kazakhstan on the right part

Reverse: State Flag of the Republic in the left lower corner, Akorda palace of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the center with face value in Russian language, image of a bird and year of issue 2010, numerical indication of face value in the left lower part, motives of Kazakh national patterns along the banknote.

Link shows pictures of the new note Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Israel

December 16, 2009 - For the first time in Israel's history, the Bank of Israel will change all the figures that are featured on the country's banknotes.

The new bills will feature Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion; Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl; and former Prime Ministers Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin.

The plan, which is expected to be put into action in two years, is a break from tradition for the central bank, since it usually only occasionally changes the design of the bills and the pictures of the figures featured on them.

It is still unclear whether the new banknotes will be made of paper or water-resistant polypropylene polymer, like the current NIS 20 bill. Haaretz.com

Turkey

December 15, 2009 - The so-called New Turkish Lira (YTL) will be withdrawn from circulation on 1 January 2010 and a currency named "Turkish Lira" will be put in circulation.

The banknotes and coins resembling euro have been presented by the country's Central Bank on 1 January 2009. This year was used by the Turkish banks to gather old banknotes and replace them with the new ones from 2010.

The new banknotes and coins will differ from the old ones in size, design, color, and anti-counterfeiting properties. Bizklub

Bahamas

December 15, 2009 - The Central Bank of The Bahamas is preparing to issue a new, more counterfeit-strong $100 banknote, just ahead of the busy Christmas season.

The Counterfeit Resistance Integrated Security Product (CRISP) will enter circulation starting tomorrow and is the sixth and final denomination in a CRISP family of bank notes.

The new banknote is purple, blue, green and mauve in color, said the Bank, and bears a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front, and a picture of a blue marlin on the back. Some of the signs that will mark these notes from other are a new watermark of the queen and the numeral 100 on the front left and a new see-through feature that shows only a partial image of the sand dollar until it is held up to a light source, at which point a complete image of the sand dollar appears.

These new banknotes will circulate alongside the existing $100 banknotes which will eventually be phased out of circulation.

Scotland

December 14, 2009 - A new £100 bank note featuring the Scottish artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh goes into circulation today.

The £100 note is one of a series introduced by Clydesdale Bank during 2009 to mark the Year of Homecoming.

Link shows the picture of the note News.scotsman.com

Russia

December 11, 2009 - The Central Bank of Russia will introduce a revised 1000 Ruble note in the second half of 2010. The new note will be similar to the current issue except with improved security features.

Link in Russian courtesy of cleo phas. Finance.UA

Afghanistan

December 11, 2009 - Da Afghanistan Bank announced that a new family of banknotes would soon be released to the public.

The new bank notes are machine readable, of better quality and have more advanced security features than current banknotes. The security features provide robust protection against counterfeiting.

As a result of the improved quality of the bank notes, the new banknotes will have a greater longevity (4 years) than existing banknotes (3 years).

The Central bank will gradually replace the existing 85 billion Afs that have been issued to date with the new and improved notes. Old, mutilated and dirty notes will be gradually removed from circulation and destroyed in the Central Banks furnace. Da Afghanistan Bank

Paraguay

December 11, 2009 - The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) on Thursday presented a new 2,000 Guarani banknote depicting Paraguayan teachers Celsa and Adela Speratti.

The new notes are in circulation starting today.

Link in Spanish with pictures of the two teachers courtesy of cleo phas. Digital ABC

Guatemala

December 8, 2009 - The Bank of Guatemala has announced it will introduce a new 200-quetzal note in March 2010.

This note honors three prominent Guatemalans, Sebastian Hurtado, Mariano Valverde and Germán Alcántara. It also includes many enhanced security features.

Link in Spanish with pictures of the note courtesy of cleo phas. WordPress.com Blog

Trinidad and Tobago

December 4, 2009 - Trinidad and Tobago will issue a new $100 note within weeks to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held November 27-29, 2009. Guargian

Jersey

December 4, 2009 - The States of Jersey will put into circulation a new series of banknotes starting next February.

The new notes will feature new security measures and will have the value printed in both French and Jèrriais on one side. Details about the other denominations have not been released, but the £1 note will feature the Liberation Statue, in Liberation Square, on the front and La Hougue Bie on the back. The £100 note will be introduced later next year after the other denominations are released in February. Jersey Evening Post

Nicaragua

December 4, 2009 - The Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) issued a new 50 Cordobas banknote yesterday.

The new note is made from cotton. The front side depicts Somoto Canyon and the back, Ceremic pot.

Link in Spanish with pictures of the new note courtesy of cleo phas. La Jornada

Czech Republic

December 2, 2009 - The Czech National Bank is putting into circulation on December 1, 2009 a new version of the CZK 5000 banknote. Its issuance is part of a long-term programme to improve the protection of Czech banknotes against counterfeiting.

The new banknote is again based on a design by Oldrich Kulhánek. Its dimensions and basic parameters are the same as for the previous version of the CZK 5000 banknote. The enhanced protection against counterfeiting includes changes to existing protective elements, the addition of new ones and other design alterations.

Link courtesy of cleo phas Czech National Bank

North Korea

November 30, 2009 - In a surprise move, the North Korean central bank has revalued and replaced its national currency as of today, according to several sources.

The exchange rate for the new currency is 100:1, so old 1,000 won bills are being exchanged for new ten won bills. DailyNK

Scotland

November 30, 2009 - Clydesdale Bank releases a new banknote featuring Robert Burns and images of Edinburgh's old and new towns enters circulation today.

The £10 notes, the fourth of the Clydesdale Bank's new world heritage banknotes, will be available at cash machines and branches from 10am.

The collection showcases the best of Scotland's heritage, people and culture and marks the first time in more than 20 years the bank has launched a complete new set of notes.

Introduced to mark the Year of Homecoming, which celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Bard's death, the front of each new note honours a prominent and innovative Scot while the reverse features one of Scotland's five World Heritage Sites.

The new notes will be the first in the UK to use a new "depth image" hologram security feature in the form of a moving image behind the prominent front picture.

The bank's new £5, £20 and £50 notes have already entered circulation. The Press and Journal

Paraguay

November 26, 2009 - The central bank of Paraguay will launch a new 2000 Guarani note in mid-December. The note will be printed in polymer plastic and will feature two teachers of Paraguay, Celsa and Adela Speratti.

Link in spanish courtesy of cleo phas Ultimahora.com

Sri Lanka

November 17, 2009 - The Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued a commemorative note in the denomination of Rupees 1000 to mark the ushering of peace and prosperity to Sri Lanka, on 17th November 2009.

The theme on the obverse of the note is one country and one nation in harmony, progressing towards prosperity under the leadership of His Excellency President, Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The valiant contribution made by the nation's victorious sons and daughters of the security forces and the police is the theme on the reverse of the note.

India

November 17, 2009 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to issue new Rs 50 denomination banknotes with `L` inset letter in both numbering panels in Mahatma Gandhi Series -2005 bearing the signature of D. Subbarao, governor.

Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005, with additional / new security features issued on Aug. 24, 2005.

All banknotes in the denomination of Rs 50 issued by RBI in the past will continue to be legal tender. My Iris News

Macao

November 6, 2009 - Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU)puts into circulation Macao 50 Pataca banknotes. The note is predominantly dark brown color showing image of Sai Van Bridge in the back.

Link in portuguese courtesy of cleo phas Jornal Tribuna de Macau

Yemen

November 1, 2009 - The Central Bank of Yemen announced that a new banknote of a denomination of YR 250 (two hundred fifty) with high specifications will be put into circulation starting on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

Link shows detailed decriptions and scans of the new note, courtesy of cleo phas Some Interesting Facts About Paper MOney

Guatemala

October 28, 2009 - The bank of Guatemala has issed a revised 100 Quetzal note. The note is similar to the previous issue except with improved security, new date and new signatures.

Link in Spanish shows scans of the new notes courtesy of cleo phas Banco de Guatemala

Paraguay

October 22, 2009 - The Banco Central de Paraguay announced it will drop three zeroes from the guarani in 2011. The revised currency will be called the new guarani. The notes will feature the same designs as the current series of notes.

Link in Spanish courtesy of cleo phas Reuters

Tanzania

October 16, 2009 - The Bank of Tanzania to issue a new series of banknotes in 8 months. The Swedish company Crane Currency AB, would print notes with denomination of 10,000, 5,000, 2,000 and 500, while the UK-based De La Rue would print the 1,000 notes.

The new notes will be used together with the old ones, until the old ones disappear in the circulation.

Scotland

October 16, 2009 - Scotland issues a new series of banknotes to celebrate the best of Scotland's heritage, people, and culture, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns and the Year of Homecoming 2009. The new notes will enter circulation very shortly.

The new family of banknotes celebrates famous Scots on the front and the five World Heritage Sites in Scotland on the back, drawing on the Homecoming themes of Burns, Great Minds and Innovation, Culture and Heritage.

Link shows scans of the new notes Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Morocco

October 6, 2009 - Morocco is expected to issue a 50-dirham note next week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the central bank.

This will be the first commemorative banknote issued in Morocco.

Front shows portraits of kings Mohammed VI, Hassan II and Mohammed V. The kings also appear on a holographic stripe. The crown on top left corner was printed with ink that changes color depending on the angle of view.

The back depicts the Bank Al-Maghrib building in Rabat.

Link shows front and back scans of the note. Info courtesy of cleo phas Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Nigeria

September 29, 2009 - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will issue polymer bank notes, which will be launched formally tomorrow by President Umaru Musa Yar'adua as part of activities to commemorate the nation's 49th Independence anniversary celebrations. Presently, only the N20 bill is issued in polymer notes.

Ben Onyido, the CBN's director of currency and branch operations, said yesterday in Abuja that the new bank notes, which will come in the N5, N10 and N50 currency denominations, will be introduced to replace the ones currently in circulation. 234next.com

Argentina

September 26, 2009 - The Central Bank of Argentina plans to issue a new series of banknotes to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Revolution of May next year. The new series will gradually replace those currently in circulation.

The bank originally proposed to replace the front of the notes with figures from the world of science and the arts. This idea has now been discarded. The new series will retain the heros on the existing notes.

Intead of historical monuments, the reverse of the new series will show pictures of tourist centers in Argentina, such as the Train to the Clouds, the Iguazu Falls and the Perito Moreno glacier.

The new series will be released into circulation on May 25, 2010.

Link in Spanish courtesy of cleo phas El Litoral

Myanmar

September 25, 2009 - Myanmar's government announced Thursday that it will begin circulating a new currency note next week.

The 5,000 kyat note, which is worth less than $5 US, will be the largest bank note that the southeast Asian country has ever had. It will be released into circulation on October 1, according to an announcement on Myanmar's state-run MRTV.

There was no explanation for the government's decision to introduce the new bill. Currently, the largest note is the 1,000 kyat bill, which is worth less than $1

Info courtesy of cleo phas CNN.com

Mexico

September 24, 2009 - On the occasion of the Bicentennial celebration of Independence Day and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution this Wednesday, Banco de Mexico released into circulation two new 100 Peso and 200 Peso banknotes

The front of the new 100-peso note shows a locomotive that carried revolutionary troops in 1910. The reverse shows soldiers in David Alfaro Siqueiros' mural "Del Porfirismo a la Revolución".

The front of the 200-peso note shows Miguel Hidalgo carrying a banner, a painting by Jesus Enrique Emilio de la Helguera Evans. The reverse shows Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City.

Info courtesy of cleo phase.

Jamaica

September 19, 2009 - The Bank of Jamaica says it will be issuing a high security $5,000 banknote on Thursday (September 24).

The note will be legal tender for all monetary transactions, and will complement the existing family of banknotes; namely $50, $100, $500 and $1,000.

The portrait of the late former Prime Minster of Jamaica, the Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer, appears on the front of the note. The reverse features blossoms of the Frangipani and an aerial view of Highway 2000.

See picture of the note at Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

India

September 17, 2009 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue Rs 500 denomination new banknotes with `E` inset letter in both numbering panels in Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005 bearing the signature of D. Subbarao, governor.

Except for the change in the inset letter, the design of these notes to be issued now is similar in all respects to the banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi Series - 2005, with additional/ new security features issued on Oct. 21, 2005.

All banknotes in the denomination of Rs 500 in Mahatma Gandhi series issued by RBI from the year 2000 will continue to be legal tender. Myiris News

Nigeria

September 16, 2009 - Arrangements have been concluded by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce new polymer bank notes of the 5 naira, 10 naira and 50 naira denominations into circulation at the end of this month, CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, indicated here Wednesday.

The new notes will be officially launched on 30 September by President Umaru Yar'dua. The currency consumes less paper to produce, it is durable and environmently friendly. It will be partly printed in Nigeria and abroad, Sanusi said.

Currently, the three denominations are being printed on paper which makes them fragile and susceptible to wear and tear.

The highest denomination of the 1,000 naira notes, the 500 naira notes are also printed on paper.

Sanusi said the polymer bank notes would be incorporated with security measures that will make it difficult to be forged by fraudsters.

Hong Kong

September 11, 2009 - Standard Chartered Bank marked its 150th anniversary in Hong Kong by launching what it claimed to be the world's first 150-dollar bank notes.

See picture of the note at Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

India

September 8, 2009 - Soiled notes may soon be a thing of past with the Reserve Bank planning to introduce Rs 10 polymer banknotes whose life span would be 4 times the normal currency notes and would be difficult to imitate.

Explaining the rationale for introduction of polymer notes, the official said, these notes would have an average life span of 5 years compared to one year for the currency notes.

Besides, the official said, these notes are cleaner than paper notes and it would be difficult to counterfeit the currency.