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Israel Announcing New Banknote on 16 September 2014
Bank of Israel to Present New ILS 50 Banknotes on 16 September 2014 Read more
National Coin: UK Involving Public in New £1 Coin Design
UK Launching Competition for New £1 Coin Design Read more
De La Rue to Print on GBP
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
How Do Counterfeit AUD Look Like?
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
Dominician Republic to Issue New Currency in 2014
BCRD to Issue New Banknote Series in 2014 Read more
Lithuania to Become 19th Eurozone Country Since 1 January
On 23 July 2014, the EU Council approved Lithuania's application to enter the eurozone on 1 January 2015. The Lithuanian Lita (LTL) will be exchanged for EUR at the fixed rate of LTL 3,45280 per €1. LTL and EUR will be in parallel circulation for 2 weeks (1-14 January 2015) after which (since 16 January) LTL will cease being legal tender. LTL notes/coins will be exchangable at 330 post offices and some Lithuanian banks till 1 March 2015 at the official rate and without any fee.... Read more
Less Cash in Russia
According to CBR, in H1 2014, cash in circulation was valued 6.3% (almost RUB 523B) less. Now circulating Russian cash numbers 5.91B notes and 58.64B coins worth total RUB 7,792.2B. Notes occupy 99% of total Russian cash volume and only 9% in total monetary unit number. The largest share in total circulating note value (69%) is the highest denom, 25% is the RUB 1,000 note. RUB 5/10/50 notes account for 0.5-%. The RUB 1,000 note is biggest in... Read more
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Counterfeit Banknotes Detected in August 2014
Counterfeit $100, Serial No. FK 01972140 C Simulated Fed's $100 note of 2002A series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: K11Check letter, quadrant no.: E11Check letter, face type-plate no.: E1Back type-plate no.: 366 According to RIM FC, 1 fake was detected in Moscow. Counterfeit $100, Serial No. DI 03064807 A Simulated Fed's $100 note of 2003 series Alphanumeric Fed bank index: I9Check letter, quadrant no.: G4Check letter, face... Read more
1st UK Polymer Note
Next year, UK have have its first polymer notes. Clydesdale Bank, one of the 3 Scotch commercial banks entitled for note issuance, will issue 2M GBP 5 notes next March. This will be followed by the Bank of England printing the same polymer denoms. The note will feature the Forth Bridge - one of the world's first cantilevel bridges, marking its 125 years in 2015. Besides, next year, the bridge will be nominated for a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 1st Scotch polymer note will feature a portrait... Read more
CBR Publishes Thematic Commemorative Coin List for 70th Anniversary of V-Day
CBR has released a complete list of commemorative coins of the series "70th Anniversary of Victory in 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War" to be minted in 2014-2015. These RUB 5 coins made of plated steel will enter circulation by next year and feature key War battles: Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Caucasus Battle of Kursk Battle of Dnieper Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of Leningrad Operation 'Bagration'... Read more
Monthly Newsletter Banknotes of the World #8, 2014
The August 2014 issue of Banknotes of the World presents its readers with most interesting information from the cash circulation industry and more! We're announcing the 2015 BoW subscription and presenting new e-products. Conferences & ExhibitsRemote banking (RB) creation and management processes are important stages in banking business launch and development. They optimize costs,attract clients by the usability of various services, and significantly reduce transaction costs. On the... Read more
CBR: More Highest-Denom Counterfeits
CBR has released stats on Russian counterfeiting in H1 2014. According to the Bank's info, during that period Russian law enforcers seized 38,041 RUB note/coin fakes - 5,5% up from H2 2013. The most counterfeited note is still RUB 5,000 as the highest denom - 27,099 cases. What's alerting is the rise in fake RUB 5,000 after H1/2 2013 with 16,047 and 19,518 simulations respectively. The 2nd counterfeited note is RUB 1,000 - on the fall though. After 16,918 such fakes detected in H1... Read more
ECB Still Claiming Its Currency Security
According to the ECB data released on 18 July, in H1 2014 eurozone countries seized 331,000 counterfeit EUR notes. It's quite a low figure, given the 16+bn notes currently in circulation worth €950+bn. These stats enable ECB reps to claim EUR as still a reliable and secure currency. Versus H2 2013 with 353,000 seized fakes, their number dropped 6.2%. The most counterfeited notes were still €20/50 with ~81% of total detected fakes. Most fakes (98%) were detected in the eurozone,... Read more
Monthly Newsletter Banknotes of the World #7, 2014
The July 2014 issue of BoW presents its readers with most interesting information from the cash circulation industry and more! Early this April, Washington, DC hosted Banknote 2014, a major cash cycle conference with experts and professionals from all over the world. We keep on reviewing the most urgent and engrossing presentations of this event and offer the outcomes of Moscow conferences on banking equipment and IT. This issue features: Speeches by reps from the US Secret Service, ECB,... Read more