News &Notes Volume I, No. 46

[NB: Links from previous issues may go stale, and rather quickly at that. Sorry!]

The 500-Euro note is on its way out (New York Times). And here (Bloomberg). Both Germany and Austria are against the move.
Bitcoin is now accepted by the Swiss city of Zug for certain payments (Handelszeitung, in German).
A gallery of previous "Banknotes of the Year" (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, in German).
Vote-buying in the Philippines (Cebu Daily News). And election-related cash in Tamil Nadu (Gulf News).
Pakistani notes to be retired (Daily Pakistan).
Ireland's "Limerick Soviet" notes (Independent).
Currency design, starting with Monopoly Money (Design Week).
Zimbabwe's cash crisis continues (CNN Money). The government plans to issue "bond notes" as a currency substitute. (How We Made It in Africa). Background to Zimbabwe's dollarization (The Atlantic). That iconic 100 trillion dollar note (CNN).
Björn Ulvaeus' war on (Swedish) cash (Wired).
Ong Kean Thew and his roadside banknotes (Star 2).
Azerbaijan may move to polymer notes (Azernews).
Going shopping just with Bristol Pounds (Complementary Currency Resource Center).
Fifth anniversary of The Banknote Book (E-Sylum).
New Orleans' currency (Coin World, via E-Sylum). Article by Wendell Wolka.
A second series of Baltimore BNotes (Baltimore Green Currency Association, via E-Sylum).
Victor Dubreuil's Barrels of Money to be auctioned by Sotheby's (Coin World).
Venezuelan Bolivars are now worth less than the paper they're printed on (Forbes).
Social activism and the redesign of U.S. currency (Smithsonian).
New banknotes from Belarus (COINWeek).

This is who makes prop movie money (propmoviemoney.com).
Ink with carbon nanodots (Phys.org).
The Banknote Conference, May 23-26, Washington D.C. (Banknote Conference) Here is a description of the presentations to be made there.
4th International Banknote Designers Conference, September 12-15, Paris (International Banknote Designers Association).
The Currency Conference, May 14-17, Kuala Lumpur (Currency Conference).

The Numismatic Crimes Information Center (NCIC).
Fake North Korean bills (UPI). Huh?

(in no particular order)

Newman Numismatic Portal
International Bank Note Society (useful features even for non-members).
The Banknote Den (David Lok's website, with superb essays as well as a link to his book, The Many Faces of Money).
The Currency Collector (more good essays by John Sandrock).
COINWeek (numismatic aggregator with some paper money content).
MRI Bankers' Guide (for its updates of new banknotes).
Stane Straus's Polymer Banknotes of the World
Banknote News (roundup of news and promotional website for The Banknote Book).
Tom Chao (collector's blog with active updates).
Stevenbron Banknotes (collector's blog with active updates).
Banknotesworld ("THE German-language Banknote forum") Discussion threads and more.
Scotsbanknotes
Counting on Currency (Industry website).
Currency Research (Industry website).
International Banknote Designers Association (Industry website)
International Association of Currency Affairs (Industry website).
International Banknote Designers Association (Industry website).
Our Passports (travel documents and other ephemera)
Social Money (a Flickr album of photographs illustrating modern complementary currencies, heavy on Argentina).
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (search for banknotes etc.).
Where's George? (currency tracking project).
Banknoter
Numismondo
CoinsWeekly, especially its fine list of links to museums and other numismatic resources.
Blog du CNA (Club Numismatique d'Argenteuil)
AFEP Association Française pour l'Étude du Papier-monnaie
Monnaies Locales Complementaires
Our Money (Eurozone currency).
The Ephemera Society of America
Fictional currency galleries (Deviant Art).
Pakistani Currency

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