Counterfeit $100, Serial No. KL 46632875 C Simulated Fed's $100 note of 2006A series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: L12Check letter, quadrant no.: C3Check letter, face type-plate no.: C243Back type-plate no.: 120 Counterfeit $100, Serial No. AB 09471212 D Simulated Fed's $100 note of 1996 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: B2Check letter, quadrant no.: G4Check letter, face type-plate no.: G55Back type-plate... Read more
More and more people pay for their purchases/services by credit card and smartphone. In this context, the Danish National Bank (Nationalbanken) has announced it won't be printing notes and minting coins any longer. Nationalbanken plans to outsource all its printing/minting activities by 2017. 'Although cash volumes in Denmark's circulation are still large, public demand for new notes/coins has been falling in the recent years, and Nationalbanken anticipates no trend changes', reads... Read more
For the 150th anniversary of Toktogul Satylganov, a prominent Kyrgyz aqyn, composer, and trump player, and the 100th anniversary of Alykul Osmonov, a famous Kyrgyz poet, playwright, and translator, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued commemorative KGS 100 and 200 banknotes with memorable letterings 'Токтогулга 150 жыл' and 'Алыкул Осмоновго 100 жыл' since 20 October 2014. Commemorative KGS 100 Banknote DescriptionThe wide unprinted space reproduces... Read more
Bank of Engkand awarded new banknote printing contract to De La Rue Read more
October 7 2014- Norway National Bank competition dedicated to new currencies design succesfullly resulted in high-quality concepts. Read more
4 out of 5 purchases in Sweden are done by wire transfer or debit card. The cheaper technologies develop, the faster the country moves to 'cashless' society Read more
Belarus Republic withdeaws from circulation BYR 50 note on 1 July 2016, Read more
The ECB is due to present the new €10 note. Read more
India's Government Announces Printing of 1 Rp Note Read more
Producing 1 penny costs 1.6 cents apiece. Is there any use to continue with this coin? Read more
Bank of Israel to Present New ILS 50 Banknotes on 16 September 2014 Read more
UK Launching Competition for New £1 Coin Design Read more
BOE has finished reviewing corporate applications submitted under the tender for GBP production at its printworks in Essex. According to the Bank's press release, the contract will be awarded De La Rue this October. Banknote printing under the contract is due since April 2015. BOE first outsourced its note production in 2003. Its then official printer was also De La Rue as the tender winner. This contract expires in March 2015. De La Rue is one of the oldest and most... Read more
Australia's police is warning its citizens of a rise in fake note circulation. According to Daily Mail Australia, this August the number of AUD fakes in New South Wales almost doubled. In July, 41 fake notes were seized, followed by as many as 81 fakes in August. As reported by the police, they're detecting various denomination simulations - mostly AUD 50/100. Some of the fakes are quite easy to spot as printed on paper, while genuine notes feature the polymer substrate. Paper... Read more
BCRD to Issue New Banknote Series in 2014 Read more