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Zimbabwe redesigned ZiG banknotes after just two years

In 2026, Zimbabwe introduced a new series of ZiG banknotes featuring motifs of Africa's “big five” (buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros, leopard, and lion), which practically made the first series from 2024 a short-lived and numismatically interesting issue. The new release brings a different visual identity, improved security features, and another

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The 200 guilder banknote of Curaçao and Sint Maarten won the IBNS Banknote of the Year 2025 award.

In the prestigious competition for the world's best banknote, traditionally organized by the International Bank Note Society (IBNS), the 2025 victory went to the 200-guilder banknote issued by the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. This marks the first such recognition for this central bank, thereby

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