The Republic of Colombia is a large and influential country in the northern part of South America. Because of its location as the bridge between Central America and South America, its proximity to the Caribbean Sea and it span from… Read More

Thailand produces some interesting banknotes and is known for issuing commemorative banknotes frequently. The Thai people have a reverence and respect for their king who appears as the subject of most of its commemorative banknotes. The other unique characteristic of their commemorative… Read More

There are a number of countries that few people know exist. Comoros is one of them. Just north of Madagascar, but not all the way to the Seychelles (another country few people know about), there exists several islands that comprise… Read More

Security printers and Central banks face the same question we face often at the supermarket, paper or plastic. To make it sound more technical, banks will say ‘polymer’ instead of plastic, but it is the same thing. Polymer banknotes are… Read More

Cuba’s financial system has made news recently when it announced it would stop circulating 2 types of pesos. Beginning in January 2021, Cuba will withdraw the Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC), which is pegged to the US dollar and only circulate… Read More