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The article reports the plans of Liberia to issue five- and 10-dollar coins for circulation as legal tender money as part of a currency reform package that is planned to be introduced in December 2021. Banknotes will also commence with a 100-dollar bill to ease the persistent shortage of dollars. The Central Bank of Liberia is working with the US company Kroll and Associates, USAID, and the International Monetary Fund to print new banknotes with additional security features.

A letter to the editor in response to the article "Latent image" in the June 21, 1982 issue is presented.

The article focuses on the U.S. government's decision to replace the portrait of Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bank note with the civil war hero Harriet Tubman's portrait, as initiated by the U.S. president Barack Obama.

An interview with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presented. When asked about the implementation of high-value note demonetisation under the financial Pokhran, Modi mention its adoption by the public. He also notes the challenges experienced by banks on the policy and points out changes to the decision of his administration over transparency.