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The Investor
[Graphic News] Number of fake banknotes plunges to 18-year low in H1
The Investor
The number of counterfeit South Korean banknotes detected in the first half of the year fell to an 18-year low. According to the Bank of Korea, a total of 330 counterfeit bills were found during the January-June period, down 65.1 percent from 945 in ...

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BBC News
Will Harry Kane bank notes really sell for £50000?
BBC News
Money specialist website Change Checker says the phenomenon of people spending big money on banknotes depends on the notes having "an interesting story behind them". It said: "AA01 banknotes were part of the first batch of banknotes printed or serial ...
Harry Kane engraved £5 note valued at £50000 in circulation in UKRT

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Stuff.co.nz
Banknote hoarding, and other reasons why cash won't die
Stuff.co.nz
Cash. Moolah. The folding stuff. People love banknotes and coins, and are showing no signs they plan to get with the bank and credit card companies' plans for a cashless society. The Reserve Bank surveyed under 3000 people on how they are using cash, ...

BBC News
Harry Kane '£50000' fiver spent in Merthyr Tydfil off licence
BBC News
Money specialist website Change Checker says the phenomenon of people spending big money on banknotes depends on the notes having "an interesting story behind them". It said: "AA01 banknotes were part of the first batch of banknotes printed or serial ...

The Daily Herald (press release)
Banknotes issued 1986-1994 withdrawn from circulation
The Daily Herald (press release)
PHILIPSBURG--All denominations of the Netherlands Antillean guilder banknotes issued from 1986 to 1994 have been withdrawn from circulation as of July 31, 2018. Consequently, banknotes with the mentioned years of issue will no longer have the legal ...

The Irish Sun
Are there hidden symbols banknotes and what do the secret codes mean?
The Irish Sun
WE look at them every day, but most of us don't really pay that much attention to our banknotes. Since you're probably more concerned with what they're worth, you could be forgiven for glossing over the details on the notes themselves. Banknotes ...

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Curacao Chronicle
1986 – 1994 issues banknotes withdrawn from circulation
Curacao Chronicle
WILLEMSTAD - As communicated by the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) on June 1, 2018, all denominations of the Netherlands-Antillean guilder banknotes issued from 1986 to 1994 are withdrawn from circulation as of yesterday, July 31 ...

The Scottish Sun
Are there hidden symbols banknotes and what do the secret codes mean?
The Scottish Sun
WE look at them every day, but most of us don't really pay that much attention to our banknotes. Since you're probably more concerned with what they're worth, you could be forgiven for glossing over the details on the notes themselves. Banknotes ...

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Zambia Reports
BoZ Introduces New Features on Bank Notes
Zambia Reports
The bank of Zambia has launched enhanced Two and Five Kwacha notes today while other new notes from ten to One Hundred kwacha will be put in circulation in due course with a view to mitigate counterfeiting of existing original banknotes by criminals.
BoZ to circulate new, upgraded bank notesdiggers.news

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Lusaka Times
Bank of Zambia changes security features of Bank Notes
Lusaka Times
The Bank of Zambia will be issuing into circulation banknotes that have been upgraded with new security features. The new security features have been included in order to strengthen the security of the banknotes against counterfeiting and for easy ...

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Design Week
How South Africa is celebrating 100 years of Nelson Mandela through special banknotes
Design Week
UK-based banknote design and manufacturing studio De La Rue was commissioned to create the imagery for the special edition banknotes, which use the existing currency's frameworks, layout, print layers and colour palette, so that they would assimilate ...

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The Thaiger
Rayong grandmother gets back 117000 baht in termite-damaged banknotes
The Thaiger
Khan Chaluay says she had been keeping 170,000 baht from lottery-ticket sales in a wooden cabinet at home. On July 24 she checked the cabinet and found that it was partially eaten away by termites, which had also eaten through some of the banknotes.

The Nation
Rayong granny gets back Bt117,000 in dumped termite-damaged banknotes
The Nation
Chaluay Saetiaw, 83, was taken by her grandson, Wasant Boon-anukul 49, to Mueang Rayong police station to retrieve the damaged banknotes at 10am. Pol Lt-Colonel Yutthachai Phorung, inspector at the station, handed the cash back to the woman.

South China Morning Post
Why Hong Kong's new banknotes should feature famous faces instead of butterflies, rocks and dim sum
South China Morning Post
You've got to wonder what was going through the minds of Hong Kong Monetary Authority bosses when they opted for a butterfly as one of the themes for our new HK$50 banknote. Some of the designs for the other notes in the 2018 series, to be released in ...

Buriram Times
New Banknotes That Change Colours When Tilted Available Saturday
Buriram Times
The Bank of Thailand will start issuing a new set of banknotes featuring His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebavarangkun's portrait on the front side on Saturday which coincides with the 66th birthday anniversary of HM the King. The new ...

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Express.co.uk
Fake banknote misery
Express.co.uk
“Clearly it's a concern that the numbers and values are going up and we'd urge our members to take advantage of all the available anti-counterfeit measures and familiarise themselves with the banknotes in circulation.” The National Crime Agency said ...

Bangkok Post
New 3D security elements in King's birthday banknotes - Bangkok post
Bangkok Post
The use of 3D magnetic ink is among the new security elements incorporated in the two denominations of a new series of banknotes put into circulation on ...
New banknotes being released to mark HM the King's birthday ...Pattaya Mail

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ecns
Hong Kong unveils new banknotes
ecns
The 2018 series of Hong Kong banknotes will consist of five denominations, each adopting the same color scheme. The selected thematic subjects represent various aspects of Hong Kong as an international metropolis, featuring its rhythm of life ...

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Egypttoday
No intention to issue new cash banknotes: Gamal Negm
Egypttoday
CAIRO – 26 July 2018: “There is no intention to issue a new cash category of LE 500 or LE 1,000 banknote at the moment,” Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Gamal Negm said. Negm stressed that the state is currently supporting the ...

ecns
Hong Kong unveils new banknotes
ecns
The 2018 series of Hong Kong banknotes will consist of five denominations, each adopting the same color scheme. The selected thematic subjects represent various aspects of Hong Kong as an international metropolis, featuring its rhythm of life ...
Newly designed banknotes to be issued from next quarter: HKMAEJ Insight
People are mocking Hong Kong's new $100 bill for resembling “hell money”Quartz
New Hong Kong banknotesAround DB and Life on Lantau
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