Banknotes in News

CHILE: New 20,000-Peso Banknote

Iran Introducing 100,000-Rial Banknote

1000 Rubles of 1997, modification of 2010

On May 4, 2010 a new 100-krone banknote was introduced in circulation. This is the second banknote in the renewed Bridges series after the 50-krone banknote, which was supplied
to banks in last August. The issuance of the entire Danish modernized banknote series is planned for May 2011.

A new series of redesigned Ugandan banknotes went into circulation on May 17, 2010. The design of 1000-, 5000-, 10000-, and 50000-shilling banknotes was altered, as well as a new enomination of 2000 shillings was added to the series.

COSTA RICA: Design of Six Denominations Renewed
The Central Bank of Costa Rica announced the issuance of the 1000-, 2000-, 5000-, 10000-, 20000-, and 50000-colon banknotes with a completely revised design.

Bank of the Lao P.D.R. introduced into circulation a new 1,000-kip note of 2008.

A rare note of Ј1,000,000 of 1948 went on auction in London. The banknote marked N 000008 issued in the United Kingdom after the World War II in the framework of the Marshall Plan (European Recovery Program) was sold for Ј78,300 ($141,000). In total nine such banknotes were printed for operations during the six weeks of issue by the Ministry of Finance of Great Britain and the Department of the Treasury of the USA.

On November 3, 2008, the National Bank of Poland introduced a new 10-Zloty note to commemorate the 90th anniversary of regaining independence. 80,000 notes were packaged in folders and sold for PLN15. The note was engraved by Maciej Kopeck.

On 11 October 2008 the new Turkmenian national currency drafts to be introduced into circulation in 2009, were adopted by President Gurbanguly Berdy-mukhamedov. The drafts of the new banknotes were prepared by De La Rue, that has been cooperating with Turkmenia in issuing national currency from the first days of its independence.