Banknotes
Euro makes rapid progress in Cyprus and Malta
Euro banknotes already account for 50% of the total in circulation in both Malta and Cyprus, the two Mediterranean islands that adopted the single currency on Tuesday.
Chavez takes control of Venezuelan Central Bank
The Venezuelan government has regained control of the central bank following a parliamentary vote on Wednesday.
Israel to print plastic notes
The Bank of Israel said its next issue of 20 sheqel notes will be on polypropylene, a type of plastic.
Fed unveils new $5 bill
The Federal Reserve, the American central bank, today unveiled a new, more secure design for the $5 banknote that will be issued and enter circulation in early 2008. A new $100 bill will follow.
Venezuela set to publicise new currency
The Venezuelan Central Bank will launch a nationwide campaign to familiarise consumers with its new notes and coins, which will come into circulation at the start of next year.
Korea plans new high-denomination banknotes
The Bank of Korea has drawn up a pool of ten historic figures for the design of its new 50,000 and 100,000 won banknotes, scheduled to debut in early 2009.
Yam on Hong Kong's new polymer note
In his weekly column, the HKMA's chief executive, Joseph Yam, lists the reasons why the central bank is trialing a $10 polymer note and what results it is looking for.
Holograms keep currency real
A special report by the US National Research Council entitled "A Path to the Next Generation of US Banknotes: Keeping them Real," suggests that holograms have a definitive role in combating banknote counterfeiting.
BoE's governor blames banks for £5 note shortage
Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, criticised the short supply of "fivers" in his annual Mansion House speech on 20 June.
Denmark's Annual Report
Denmark's central bank started work on a new note series in 2006, the annual report notes, with the series planned to start hitting the streets in 2009.
The rise of the polymer
Nick Carver looks on the development of a viable alternative to paper banknotes
Narube on the newly designed Fiji banknotes
In the speech 'Unveiling the newly designed Fiji banknotes' given on 9 March Savenaca Narube of the Reserve Bank of Fiji said that the bank decided to stay with paper rather than change to polymer or plastic.
Libya, Tunisia sign currency agreement
Libya and Tunisia have signed a currency exchange agreement of the Libyan and Tunisian dinar.
Slovenia 'well prepared' for euro
Slovenia has entered the final phase of preparations for the launch of the euro on New Year's Day, and is ready for the switchover, a central bank official said Thursday 14 December.
Ghana's currency to lose four zeros in 2007
Ghana's cedi will lose four zeroes next July 2007, a central bank official said on Monday.
Drug linked to disintegrating euros
A mystery substance that caused some euro banknotes in Germany to fall to pieces may be linked to the party drug crystal speed, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday 11 November, quoting regional police.
Canada's banknotes getting mangled in old machines
A document quoted by the Canadian Press on Monday 6 November says that the Bank of Canada's currency counting machines need replacing to stop tatty bills getting stuck in the machines.
Acid blamed for crumbling German banknotes
German authorities revealed Thursday 2 November that more than 1,000 German banknotes have mysteriously disintegrated in recent months, possibly due to acid on the brittle notes.
BoE's King: From Kirkcaldy to the MPC
In the speech 'Trusting in money: From Kirkcaldy to the MPC' given on 29 October Mervyn King of the Bank of England called for greater stability in UK pensions policy and announced a new £20 banknote will feature the economist Adam Smith.
New UK £20 'has raft of anti-fraud measures'
The Bank of England unveiled a new £20 banknote featuring the image of economist Adam Smith on Monday 30 October with a raft of improved anti-counterfeiting measures.
Kazakhstan gets 'bank' note spelling wrong
The Central Bank of Kazakhstan has misspelled the word "bank" on its new notes, officials said on Wednesday 18 October.
ECB's Tumpel-Gugerell on a SEPA for cards
In the speech 'A SEPA for cards: a contribution to a cashless society?' given on 20 September Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell of the ECB said the ECB has been surprised by the strength of growth in cash in circulation since the launch of the euro.
RBNZ's museum opened Wednesday 6 September
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced Wednesday 6 September that its Museum will be officially opened tonight by Peter Hillary, on behalf of Sir Edmund Hillary, the only living New Zealander portrayed on New Zealand's bank notes.
Zimbabwe currency swap hits deadline
Zimbabwe's old currency ceased to become legal tender at midnight on 21 August, as the deadline ran out for citizens to exchange their notes for new denominations with three less zeroes.