Churchill and Austen to be replaced by wildlife on British banknotes

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from London: Winston Churchill, disliked in India for his role in the 1943 Bengal famine, and Jane Austen will no longer feature on British banknotes and instead be replaced by British wildlife.Churchill currently features on £5 notes with his quote “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat”, and […]

NRs 50, 500 and 1,000: Nepal awards new banknotes contract to China; map row with India resurfaces

[ad_1] AI-generated image (ChatGPT) Nepal has awarded a contract to a Chinese state-owned security printing firm to produce new banknotes across multiple denominations, a central bank official confirmed on Sunday.Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has selected China Bank Note Printing and Minting Corporation to design, print and supply notes of NRs 50, NRs 500 and NRs […]

Syria’s Central Bank to release six new banknotes that will have no symbols or pictures | World News

[ad_1] Syria’s new banknotes remove all imagery to promote political neutrality, simplify authentication, and reflect a modern, stable national identity/ Representative Image Syria is set to introduce a new series of banknotes that will feature no images, portraits, or national symbols. The redesign is part of a broader effort by the Central Bank to improve […]

Photo of Sheikh Hasina’s father Mujibur Rahman removed from Bangladesh banknotes

[ad_1] Bangladesh unveiled new currency designs, marking a significant change on Sunday. The notes no longer feature the image of its first president, who was also the father of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted from power last year.The nation is home to around 170 million people and is presently under caretaker administration following […]