Currency Coming and Going​

• From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus (Geldscheine-online, in German).
• Bailey of the Bank (itv news). And here (The Guardian).
• The CFA franc is going away in west Africa (CNN International). Welcome to the "Eco" (France24). And here (New York Times).
• Uncertain currency conditions in Cuba (Yahoo News).
• A currency for Muslim countries? (The Malaysian Reserve).
• With Malaysian banknotes, you can't take home the bacon (Borneo Post). And here (The Sun Daily).
• A sneaker design inspired by U.S. currency (Sole Collector).
• State-of-the-art Venezuelan bolivars (Aljazeera).
• Tunisia plans to demonetize certain banknotes (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Some Turkish new lira to become old (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Some Christmas money quotes (Made of Money).
• What's happening to wallets in a cashless society (New York Times).

     The Business of Collecting

• Professor Hsu's collection (Coinweek).
• A brownback from Lyons, Iowa (Numismatic News).
• An education in national bank notes (Daily Chronicle).
• A happy hoarder (The New Indian Express).
• Some fun facts about national bank notes (Numismatic News).
• Looking forward to FUN 2020 (Numismatic News).
• FUN 2020 Educational Speakers Forum (SPMC).
• When Santa offered Thirty Every Thursday (ANA Blog).
• Santa Claus notes (The Intelligent Collector).

     New Banknote Issues

• Zimbabwe plans new $10, $20 notes (Bulawayo24). And here (Banknote News).
• Liberian legislature approves new banknote print job (All Africa). And here (Front Page Africa).  Why this isn't such a good idea (The Perspective). Central Bank of Liberia: Trust us (Front Page Africa).
• Argentina plans new banknotes (MRI Bankers' Guide). And here (BAE Negocios, in Spanish). And here (Banknote News).
• Trans-Dniester "numismatic products" (Banknote News).
• Myanmar to issue 1,000 kyat note featuring General Aung San (Eleven Media Group). And here (Xinhua). And here (Banknote News).
• Angola's new banknotes for 2020 (MRI Bankers' Guide). And here (Angonoticias, in Portuguese). And here (Banknote News).
• Ukraine's redesigned 50 hryvnia banknotes go into service (UNIAN), And here (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• An unofficial "collector's note" from Congo-Kinshasa? (Mediacongo, in French). And here (MRI Bankers' Guide).
• Ghana's new cedis (Banknote News).

     Selected Upcoming Shows/Conventions

• Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Show, January 9-12, 2020 (FUN).
• New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC), January 16-19, 2020 (NYINC).
• 38th annual Paris Paper Money Show, Paris-Bagnolet, France, February 8, 2020 (AFEP).
• Annual meeting of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, May 20-23, 2020, Louisville, Kentucky (AHPCS)
• XVI International Numismatic Congress, Warsaw, Poland, September 19-24, 2021 (INC). Yes, that year is 2021.

     Banknote, Security Printing, and Cash Management Industries

• What is there to see in De La Rue's shares? (Yahoo Finance).
• "Confidence in Australian Banknotes", Research Discussion Paper (Reserve Bank of Australia).
• Imagining cash in 2030 (Deutsche Bank).
• New security ink developed by India's NPL (The Print).
• In a cashless economy, Sweden's central bank risks becoming a bystander (New York Times).