Filtered by tag: Banknotes
April 30, 2026
British artist Tom Charter, the “Pigeon Picasso,” has always admired the common city bird, which serves as the muse for his body of illustrations and designs. When the Bank of England announced that...
From The Reading Room
April 27, 2026
In a move blending historical recognition with economic necessity, Cuba has introduced two new high-denomination bank notes — firsts of their kind in more ways that one — as the island continues to...
From Coin World
April 24, 2026
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has selected the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s 200 gulden as the 2025 Bank Note of the Year. With almost 100 new notes released worldwide last...
From The Reading Room
April 22, 2026
A recent counterfeit cash incident in the Greater Toronto Area is highlighting ongoing risks for collectors and the wider public, as fake $100 and $50 notes continue to circulate in the marketplace.
From Canadian Coin News
April 16, 2026
A Series 1953 $2 United States note carried by astronaut Gene Cernan on three historic NASA missions, including the final lunar landing, is drawing strong early bidding in an April sale by RR Auction.
From Canadian Coin News
April 10, 2026
This summer will mark the fourth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II passing. She was the United Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch and one of the longest serving of any sovereign state in human...
From PCGS
April 9, 2026
The Central Bank of Cuba will soon introduce two new bank notes that feature women for the first time in the country’s history. Previously, Cuba’s highest denomination bank note was the 1,000 peso,...
From The Reading Room
April 9, 2026 | Featured
The obverse is green on a pink and light blue background, with blue serial numbers. On the left is the portrait of Manuel Quezon (1878-1944), the first president of the Philippines in 1935. He left...
From Coins and Canada
April 9, 2026
The facsimile signature of President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to appear on Federal Reserve notes printed beginning in June, Treasury Department officials announced March 26.
From Coin World
April 7, 2026
The Canadian Tire Collectors Club is bringing its Ontario meeting to a new venue this weekend, aligning the gathering with the National Postage Stamp and Coin Show in Mississauga.
From Canadian Coin News
April 3, 2026
In March the Swiss National Bank (SNB) unveiled the winner of the design competition for its new bank notes, following a public vote last fall. Based on the theme “Switzerland and its altitudes,” the...
From The Reading Room
March 27, 2026
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, President Donald J. Trump’s signature will be included on all future U.S. paper currency, appearing alongside that of the Secretary of the...
From The Reading Room
March 26, 2026
Future U.S. paper currency will include the signature of President Trump alongside that of the Treasury Secretary, marking the first time a sitting president’s signature appears on U.S. banknotes.
From Coin News
March 21, 2026 | Featured
Here s a list, by denomination, of sales of some of the most expensive and valuable pre-decimal (Commonwealth) Australian banknotes. Notes on this list were sold in recent years at auctions. Prices...
From Coins and Australia
March 17, 2026
Counterfeit banknotes are once again making their way into everyday transactions across Canada, and police say the risk to the public is growing. From online marketplace deals to routine retail...
From Canadian Coin News