Banknotes
Trichet rules out €30 banknote
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet says the central bank will not issue a €30 bill after lawmaker’s request
India moves to cut out counterfeiting
Reserve Bank of India proposes raft of measures to stamp out fake banknotes
Forged euro notes surge by 17%
Counterfeit banknotes seized in first half of this year have face value of €19.3m
Reserve Bank of Australia - Annual Report 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia reviewed and restructured its currency activities during 2008, says Glenn Stevens, the governor of the central bank in its latest Annual Report.
Monies contain embedded options
The face values of all notes and coins contain embedded options, argues a new paper written by Espen Gaarder Haug and John Stevenson, two quantitative-finance analysts.
Denmark details release schedule for new notes
The National Bank of Denmark will begin issuing a new Dkr50 ($8.75) bill, the first in a new series of banknotes, on 11 August.
Zim to set denomination record for issued note
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is to introduce the highest-ever denomination issued note - worth Z$100 trillion.
Number of forged euro notes hits record high
The number of counterfeit euro banknotes seized soared by 13% in the second half of 2008, the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Monday.
Ireland's Hurley to stay on after term ends
The governor of Ireland's central bank, John Hurley, has agreed to stay on beyond the official end of his first seven-year term in March.
Tanzania looks into new notes
The Bank of Tanzania is looking into printing new banknotes barely five years after the previous series was introduced.
Optimising cash supply
Central banks need to take a business minded approach to their cash-supply function, argues Brian Lang
Banknote Watch SA launched
A new organisation, called Banknote Watch SA, has been launch in South Africa to prevent cash-related crime in the run-up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in the country.
Papua New Guinea's Kamit praises polymer
The benefits of polymer banknotes are their cost-effectiveness, durability and greater ability to withstand counterfeiting, said Wilson Kamit, the governor of the Papua New Guinea.
Czech banknote wins prize
The International Association of Currency Affairs, an industry body, has announced that the Czech National Bank (CNB) was the runner-up in its Banknote of the Year award for the 1000-krone banknote, issued in April this year.
De La Rue's cash-systems arm renamed Talaris
Banknote printer De La Rue's cash-systems operations will be renamed Talaris following completion of the sale of the division to Carlyle, a private equity group.
Iran issues high-value notes, hints at reform
The Central Bank of Iran is swapping high-denomination paper notes for private banks' promissory notes in a bid to exert tighter control over the country's money supply as it plans broader currency reforms.
Berlin calls off note-printer auction
The German government has abandoned plans to sell its federal printing works.
Olympic banknotes spark queues in Hong Kong
The release of special banknotes to mark the Beijing Olympics has prompted queues outside the Bank of China's Hong Kong branches.
De La Rue sells cash systems business to Carlyle
Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, looks set to buy the cash systems business of De La Rue, the biggest private printer of banknotes, for £360m ($704m).
De La Rue could sell cash systems division
De La Rue, the biggest private printer of banknotes, is considering the sale of some of its cash systems division.
UK counterfeit seizures fall for 3rd straight year
The number of counterfeit banknotes in circulation confiscated by the British authorities plummeted by almost a quarter last year. The total face value of counterfeit notes found also fell by a similar degree.
Papua New Guinea issues new notes for anniversary
The Bank of Papua New Guinea has introduced two new polymer banknotes to commemorate 33 years of the Kina and Toea currencies.
Israel puts plastic notes into circulation
The Bank of Israel on Sunday introduced its first polymer banknote.
Who signs the banknotes?
Most banknotes bear signatures, but who are the signatories? Åke Lönnberg explains