[NB: Links from previous issues may go stale, and rather quickly at that. Sorry!] Well this would certainly crimp my style (International Business Times) Philippine banknotes to change color, to minimize confusion (asiaone.com). Old man on a tear (South China Morning Post). Five questions answered about the new 20-Euro note (Boursier.com, in French). Most counterfeits are found in this denomination. Right-wing propaganda circulates on German Euro notes (Bayernwelle, in German). This trick never gets old (Want Chinatimes). A missing Ottoman banknote resurfaces (Daily Sabah). And more here (TRT Deutsche, in German). That shortage of banknote paper continues (Daily Republic). Banknote order from the Federal Reserve (CoinNews). "Great Scott!" It's a Biff Banknote (Yourprops.com). And "Back to the Future" from 2045 (USA Today, via E-Sylum). "Cash will still exist because it will be necessary for bribery and other criminal activity." Prospects for, and implications of, abolishing cash (Deutschlandfunk, in German). Hopefully they used their new knowledge for the good (Tribeca Trib). What does money mean in the digital era? Speculative (Huffpost, in French). Ingmar Bergman on Swedish currency (criterion.com). A local currency, the "Galais", in Bretagne (www.monnaie-locale-ploermel.org, in French). An exhibition of El Salvador's money (elsalvador.com, in Spanish). A new Rwf 1000 note from Rwanda (Rwandaeye.com). And here (Rwanda News Agency). Jamaica's Ten-Shilling "whisky" notes (Die Welt, in German). Biff Banknote (Yourprops.com) A vending machine that will take coins and bills from multiple countries. Very cool (Reuters). Mexican banknote production capacity will expand to meet demand (Norte Digital, in Spanish). That shortage of banknote paper continues (Daily Republic). California counties see an end to the paper shortage (North State Public Radio). SuzoHapp Canada (Your Guide). He was caught when the ink ran, shades of Jim the Penman. Also, he was a regular at the bar where he passed the notes. (Northern Star). China and the culture of counterfeiting (Guernica). Fascinating, involving some 100-Yuan notes. And China's addiction to counterfeiting (The Diplomat). Hahaha (Flicker-Harald Groven) Australian counterfeiting a problem (Banking Day, gated). Counterfeiting in Indiana (wthr.com). But a one-dollar bill? A case of fraudulent sourcing (ANS, via E-Sylum). And he broke the plumbing in Atlantic City (Fox Sports). This really is about counterfeiting cheese (Vice.com). I'm sure it is a very serious crime. "Falsche Fuffis" at the TU Chemnitz (mopo24.de, in German). Fake currency warning in Great Britain (Bedfordshire on Sunday). Not just another case of plagiarism at a Chinese University. “In fact what I did was just some ordinary printing, like printing photos. It's just a coincidence that I printed out patterns of RMB banknotes...” (South China Morning Post). The not-very-good fake is on the bottom (mopo24.de). Archives International Auction October 24 and 29. Show me the money: The Image of Finance, 1700 to the Present, at the Peoples History Museum, Manchester, July 11, 2015- "Money in Lithuania, 1914-1945", at Lithuania's Money Museum. Banknote 2016, May 23-26 2016, Washington, D.C. (in no particular order) Newman Numismatic Portal The Banknote Den (David Lok's website, with superb essays as well as a link to his book, The Many Faces of Money). MRI Bankers' Guide (for its updates of new banknotes) Stane Straus's Polymer Banknotes of the World Banknote News Tom Chao Stevenbron Banknotes Scotsbanknotes 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.). 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).
