Moldova new 200-leu commemorative note confirmed
Dec 10, 2013 07:20 AM Category: Europe | Commemorative
This note commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Moldovan leu, which was introduced on 29 November 1993. It is like the preceding issue, but with 20 DE ANI at lower center front, and denomination as registration device.
BNM B17 (PNL): 200 lei (US$17)
Gold, pink, and brown. Front: Ştefan cel Mare; coat of arms; Victory token; bank logo; denomination as registration device. Back: Bank logo; Ştefan cel Mare coat of arms; crescent moon between columns of Traian and Infinity; Primăria Municipiului Chişinău (city hall of Chişinău). Solid security thread. Watermark: Ştefan cel Mare. Printer: (French). 133 x 66 mm.
a. 2013. Signature 2. Intro: 29.11.2013.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Vladimir Kozin.
BNM B17 (PNL): 200 lei (US$17)
Gold, pink, and brown. Front: Ştefan cel Mare; coat of arms; Victory token; bank logo; denomination as registration device. Back: Bank logo; Ştefan cel Mare coat of arms; crescent moon between columns of Traian and Infinity; Primăria Municipiului Chişinău (city hall of Chişinău). Solid security thread. Watermark: Ştefan cel Mare. Printer: (French). 133 x 66 mm.
a. 2013. Signature 2. Intro: 29.11.2013.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Vladimir Kozin.
Cambodia new 2,000-riel commemorative note confirmed
Dec 09, 2013 08:30 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
2,000 riels, ២០១៣ (2013). Note commemorates 60 years of Cambodia’s independence. Intro: 08.11.2013. More info in Khmer press release.
Courtesy of Allan Lim (www.artofangkor.com/ccc) and Thomas Augustsson.
United States new sig/date (2013) 5-dollar note confirmed
Dec 09, 2013 08:28 AM Category: North America
5 dollars, 2013. Like P531, but new date and signatures.
Courtesy of Kevin Bautista.
Pakistan new date (2013) 5,000-rupee note confirmed
Dec 09, 2013 08:12 AM Category: South Asia
5,000 rupees, 2013. Like SBP B39e, but new date.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
30% off The Banknote Book in print until 9 December 2013
Dec 06, 2013 08:35 PM Category: The Banknote Book
The Banknote Book is available professionally printed on demand by Lulu.com.
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Seychelles new sig/date (2013) 10- and 100-rupee notes confirmed
Dec 03, 2013 08:01 AM Category: Africa
10 rupees, 2013. Like CBS B9, but new date and signature (Caroline Abel).
100 rupees, 2013. Like CBS B17, but new date and signature (Caroline Abel).
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee (http://www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com).
Rwanda and Burundi chapter available for free for a limited time
Dec 02, 2013 09:51 AM Category: The Banknote Book | Africa
Today I'm pleased to announce another sponsored chapter give-away, this time thanks to the generosity of New York-based dealer, Murtaza Karimjee, who specializes in African banknotes.
This 3-page catalog which covers notes issued by the Banque d’Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi (Issuing Bank of Rwanda and Burundi) from 1960 to 1963 normally costs $0.99, but if you are among the first 100 collectors to use the coupon code KARIMJEE during checkout, you can download the chapter absolutely free.
Murtaza has chosen to sponsor this particular chapter to draw attention to the availability of a rare set of Rwanda and Burundi specimen notes.
If you are a dealer and are interested in sponsoring a give-away of other chapters, please contact me to discuss the particulars.
South West Africa scans needed for catalog
Dec 02, 2013 08:35 AM Category: The Banknote Book | Africa
I am looking for images of the following banknotes of South West Africa for inclusion in The Banknote Book:
Barlays Bank note dated 1939, 1944
Standard Bank of South Africa note dated 1933, 1941, 1947
If you know where I can find even low-resolution images of these notes, please let me know.
Even better, if you own any of these notes, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please download and follow these detailed scanning instructions.
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note may be immortalized as a plate note in The Banknote Book, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish (great publicity for dealers).
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Barlays Bank note dated 1939, 1944
Standard Bank of South Africa note dated 1933, 1941, 1947
If you know where I can find even low-resolution images of these notes, please let me know.
Even better, if you own any of these notes, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please download and follow these detailed scanning instructions.
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note may be immortalized as a plate note in The Banknote Book, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish (great publicity for dealers).
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Philippines new 100-peso National Year of Rice commemorative note confirmed
Dec 02, 2013 08:28 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
100 pesos, 2013. Like P194, but with black NATIONAL YEAR OF RICE overprint.
Courtesy of Andrew Quirke.
Paraguay new date (2011) 20,000-guaraní note confirmed
Dec 02, 2013 08:16 AM Category: South America
20,000 guaraníes, 2011. Like BCP B52a, but new date. Prefix D.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Venezuela new date (31.01.2012) 50- and 100-bolívar notes confirmed
Dec 02, 2013 08:08 AM Category: South America
50 bolívares, 31 DE ENERO DE 2012. Like P92, but new date. SIgnatures Nelson José Merentes Díaz and Eudomar Tovar.
100 bolívares, 31 DE ENERO DE 2012. Like P93, but new date. SIgnatures Nelson José Merentes Díaz and Eudomar Tovar.
Courtesy of Jean-Claude Royaud.
Norway's new notes to feature "The Sea" theme
Dec 02, 2013 07:53 AM Category: Europe
According to a press release dated 30 November 2013, "The new banknote series will feature the sea as the theme, reflecting its importance for Norway's business sector and economic prosperity.
Norges Bank started work on the new banknote series in autumn 2012. This will be the eighth series. There is a need to enhance banknote security to ensure that current and future Norwegian banknotes are resistant to counterfeiting. The work is well underway and a number of important decisions concerning the new series were made by Norges Bank's Executive Board in the fourth quarter of 2013. The theme, denomination breakdown, material, colours, language and size of the notes have now been decided.
"Finding a theme for the new banknote series has been an extensive and exciting process, with a creative input of ideas from various contributors," says Trond Eklund, Director of Norges Bank's Cashier's Department.
Norges Bank has sought to find a theme that runs through the banknote denominations, binding them together into a banknote series. "The Sea" provides a virtually infinite array of visual possibilities. The theme will be reflected both on the obverse and reverse face of the notes, breaking with the tradition of portraiture.
"We have chosen a theme we consider to be original and particularly relevant for Norway, which is a small country but a major coastal nation. Norway has a total coastline of 83 000 km, the longest in Europe. The use of marine resources, combined with the use of the sea as a transport artery, has been crucial to the development of Norway's economy and society," says Eklund.
The current denomination breakdown of 50 – 100 – 200 – 500 – 1000 and the current main colours will be retained for the new series. All the notes, which will be printed on cotton paper, will be 70 mm in height, but the width will increase with each denomination by 7 mm. This means that the 50 krone note will be 126 mm wide, while the 1000 krone note will be 154 mm wide. The Bank's official name will continue to be written in Norway's two official written languages, Bokmål and Nynorsk, i.e. Norges Bank and Noregs Bank.
In order to attract as many creative and interesting design proposals as possible, Norges Bank is now in the process of launching a design competition. The competition will be run in two stages; first a pre-qualification competition and then the final competition between five to eight participants to select the winning design."
Courtesy of Håkon Meidell-Pritzier Hagelund, Stein Langørgen, Cleo Phas, and Fredrik Steen.
Norges Bank started work on the new banknote series in autumn 2012. This will be the eighth series. There is a need to enhance banknote security to ensure that current and future Norwegian banknotes are resistant to counterfeiting. The work is well underway and a number of important decisions concerning the new series were made by Norges Bank's Executive Board in the fourth quarter of 2013. The theme, denomination breakdown, material, colours, language and size of the notes have now been decided.
"Finding a theme for the new banknote series has been an extensive and exciting process, with a creative input of ideas from various contributors," says Trond Eklund, Director of Norges Bank's Cashier's Department.
Norges Bank has sought to find a theme that runs through the banknote denominations, binding them together into a banknote series. "The Sea" provides a virtually infinite array of visual possibilities. The theme will be reflected both on the obverse and reverse face of the notes, breaking with the tradition of portraiture.
"We have chosen a theme we consider to be original and particularly relevant for Norway, which is a small country but a major coastal nation. Norway has a total coastline of 83 000 km, the longest in Europe. The use of marine resources, combined with the use of the sea as a transport artery, has been crucial to the development of Norway's economy and society," says Eklund.
The current denomination breakdown of 50 – 100 – 200 – 500 – 1000 and the current main colours will be retained for the new series. All the notes, which will be printed on cotton paper, will be 70 mm in height, but the width will increase with each denomination by 7 mm. This means that the 50 krone note will be 126 mm wide, while the 1000 krone note will be 154 mm wide. The Bank's official name will continue to be written in Norway's two official written languages, Bokmål and Nynorsk, i.e. Norges Bank and Noregs Bank.
In order to attract as many creative and interesting design proposals as possible, Norges Bank is now in the process of launching a design competition. The competition will be run in two stages; first a pre-qualification competition and then the final competition between five to eight participants to select the winning design."
Courtesy of Håkon Meidell-Pritzier Hagelund, Stein Langørgen, Cleo Phas, and Fredrik Steen.
Tunisia new 10-dinar note reported
Nov 29, 2013 01:29 PM Category: Africa
BCT B35 (PNL): 10 dinars (US$6.40)
Light blue and yellow. Front: Poet Aboul El Kacem Chebbi. Back: Arches of Medesa Bacchia school in Tunis. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized design. Watermark: Olive tree and electrotype 10. Printer: Unknown. 148 x 73 mm.
a. 2013-3-20. Signature 10. Intro: 28.11.2013.
Courtesy of Cleo Phas.
Japan seeks to print notes for other countries
Nov 29, 2013 12:56 PM Category: East and Southeast Asia
According to an article on Bernama dated 29 November 2013, Japan's Ministry of Finance has launched a promotion campaign in the hope of attracting orders to print banknotes and passports for other countries by highlighting Japan's cutting-edge anti-counterfeit technologies. Japan's only experience printing notes for other countries was when it printed South Korean notes during the Korean War.
Sri Lanka commemorative 500-rupee note confirmed
Nov 29, 2013 11:22 AM Category: South Asia | Commemorative
According to a press release dated 8 November 2013, on 15 November the Central Bank of Sri Lanka began issuing 5 million 500-rupee notes commemorating the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Sri Lanka from 15 to 17 November 2013. The note is like the preceding issues, but with a purple CHOGM 2013 Sri Lanka logo instead of a butterfly at the lower left front, decorative artwork flanking the electrotype watermark, new date, and serial numbers from T/51 000001- T/55 1000000.
A limited number of commemorative notes with low serial numbers packaged in a folder will be sold at a price of Rs. 800 each at the Economic History Museum, at No. 54 Chatham Street, Colombo 1, and the Central Bank Provincial Offices at Anuradhapura, Jaffna, Matale, Matara, and Trincomalee.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Dilminidu Samarasekara.
Russia chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
Nov 29, 2013 09:38 AM Category: The Banknote Book | Europe
The Russia chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$9.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
This 11-page catalog covers notes issued by the Банк России (Bank of Russia) from 1992 to present. Published 29 November 2013.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Bangladesh new date (2012) 5-taka note confirmed
Nov 27, 2013 05:41 AM Category: South Asia
5 taka, 2012. Like BB B48b, but new date.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
Switzerland new sig/date (2012) 50-franc notes confirmed
Nov 26, 2013 12:36 PM Category: Europe
50 francs, (20)12. Like P71, but new date and signatures (Jean Studer and Fritz Zurbrügg).
50 francs, (20)12. Like P71, but new date and signatures (Jean Studer and Jean-Pierre Danthine).
50 francs, (20)12. Like P71, but new date and signatures (Jean Studer and Thomas Jordan).
Courtesy of Manfred Wolfensberger.
European Central Bank to unveil new 10-euro note 13.01.2014
Nov 26, 2013 12:32 PM Category: Europe
According to a press release dated 26 November 2013, the European Central Bank will unveil its new Europa series 10-euro note on 13 January 2014 and issue the note later in the year.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Nigeria may dump polymer for paper in 2014
Nov 26, 2013 07:13 AM Category: Africa
According to various news sources dated 26 November 2013, the Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its intention to revert to paper from polymer for its banknote substrate. Nigeria has been issuing low-denomination (5 to 50 naira) notes on polymer since the introduction of the 20-naira note (CBN B32a) on 28 February 2007. In justifying the move, the bank cited the fading of the notes and the bribery scandal surrounding Securency, the substrate supplier. The switch back to paper is expected to begin in 2014 and take place gradually, with the new notes printed by the state-run Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company rather than abroad.
