South Ossetia’s First Ever Commemorative Banknote: The 100 Zarin “Kosta Khetagurov” South Ossetia 100 Zarin Commemorative Banknote: Celebrating…
Sep 23
Sep 23
Brunei New Banknotes 2026: Enhanced Security and Accessibility Features
Brunei New Banknotes 2026 feature enhanced security and tactile marks for the visually impaired, ensuring safer and more…
Sep 23
The Fascinating Story of the 1944 Soviet Reichsmark Banknote
The Fascinating Story of the 1944 Soviet Reichsmark Banknote A draft bill that never entered circulation but shouted…
Sep 18
South Sudan prepares larger banknotes: inflation’s new paper shield
Media reports suggest South Sudan 5,000 and 10,000 SSP notes are on the way. Official confirmation? Not yet.…
Sep 16
Madagascar updates its 10000 & 20000 ariary banknotes
Madagascar updates its 10,000 & 20,000 ariary banknotes The country’s two largest denominations get a facelift with a…
Sep 14
Botswana 50 pula commemorative: diamonds, sprint gold, and a central bank jubilee
For its 50th birthday, the Bank of Botswana unveiled a 50 pula note that blends finance, national pride,…
Sep 12
Lebanon plans a 5 million pound note: symptom, solution, or surrender?
Parliament approves a law letting Banque du Liban issue an unprecedented 5 million LBP banknote. In dollars? About…
Sep 10
Grächen Dollar (1996): the Swiss resort that discounted the franc to win back tourists
Tourists were fleeing the strong CHF, so Grächen printed its own “money”. Not satire—vouchers with swagger, accepted resort-wide…
Sep 08
Iran issues 5-million-rial cheque: a stopgap note bigger than the wallet
Signed, sealed, and spendable — Iran’s Central Bank prints another high-value cheque to paper over inflation until redenomination…
Sep 05
Iran approves currency redenomination: fewer zeros, same problems (for now)
Cabinet green-lights a plan to chop four zeros off the rial. Think: 10,000 old rials = 1 new…
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