Currency Coming and Going​

• The national banks of Grinnell and Traer, Iowa: their architecture and their banknotes (Bank Note Reporter, via Numismatic News).
• "The Curious Origins of the Dollar Symbol" (BBC Capital).
• Kenya's currency, over time (Kenyans).
• In Bangladesh, fresh notes provide for "Salami" during Eid (UNB).
• Priscilla Eleje, the "First Lady" of Nigeria's banknotes (The Guardian).
• The "least valuable British coin ever" (BBC).
• Spruce tip money (BBC, via E-Sylum).
• Italy's "mini-BOTs" would circulate as a parallel currency (The Week).
• America's slow currency design process (USA Today).
• Thirty "hidden secrets" about the U.S. $1 bill (Yahoo Finance).
• Judy Shelton and some monetary truths (The Week).
• Some Japanese monetary history (Coinweek).
• Paper money stokes art at Australian museum (Coin World).
• "World's cheapest dress" (The London Economic).

   At least these Bolivars cover the goods (SWNS, via The London Economic)

     The Business of Collecting

• Heritage Auctions' Central States results (Bank Note Reporter, via Numismatic News).
• Stack's Bowers at the Long Beach Coin Expo (Stack's Bowers).
• Highlights of the upcoming Archives International auction (E-Sylum).
• Those disputed rare gold certificates (E-Sylum).
• Banknote Book chapters now available through Lulu, Amazon (Banknote News).

        International Paper Money Show, Kansas City 2019

• IPMS Show website.
• Kansas City 2019 Speakers Series schedule (SPMC).
• Sign up for the 58th Anniversary Breakfast at the IPMS, Kansas City, June 14, 2019 (SPMC).
• While at this year's IPMS, sign up for a FREE tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, June 13, 2019 (SPMC).

     New Banknote Issues

• Oman's "newly enhanced" 50 rials banknote (Banknotestreet). And here (Times of Oman). And here (Oman Observer). And here (Banknote News).
• The Gambia expects to issue soon a new series of banknotes (Gambiana). And here (Banknote News).
• Singapore to issue a bicentennial commemorative note (Channel News Asia).
• Egypt denies issue of new banknotes (Egypt Independent).
• The "Life in Aruba" series (Coin World).
• Kenya's new generation banknotes (CFM). And here (Banknote News). Kenya to retire older 1,000 shilling notes (Reuters). Envoys from the U.S., U.K. hail the move (Mwakilishi).
• UAE's new notes just in time for Eid (Gulf News).
• Are Kenya's new notes "illegal"? (Star). Kenya's central bank governor defends use of Kenyatta's image (Mwakilishi).
• East Caribbean States' $50 polymer (Banknote News). The new note is friendly to the visually impaired (The Labour Spokesman).
• Samoa to issue a 10 tala commemorative banknote (MRI Bankers' Guide). And here (Steven Bron).
• Poland's "new, improved" banknote paper (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Burundi's security enhancements (Banknote News).

      Banknote, Security Printing, and Cash Management Industries​

• Bank of England awards polymer contracts to CCL Secure, De La Rue (Reuters). And here (Yahoo Finance). Vegans and Hindus will still be offended by the new polymer notes (Yahoo Finance).
• De La Rue's woes (The New European). De La Rue's stock price plunges with profit warning, CEO departure (Reuters). De La Rue's "identity crisis" (Investors Chronicle). Does Sutherland's departure from De La Rue signal the 'end of cash'? (Forbes).
• De La Rue and the Eastern Caribbean $50 polymer (De La Rue).
• Spectra Systems profit forecasts exceed expectations (Proactive Investors).
• Banknote manufacturers and their corporate social responsibility practices (BDaily News).
• Canada demotes some old banknotes out of legal tender status (Kelowna Now). And here (Bank of Canada).
• Production problems with Sao Tome and Principe's 200 dobras note (MRI Bankers' Guide).