New print edition of The Banknote Book is now available
May 23, 2013 07:00 PM Category: The Banknote Book | Book
It has been two years since I started publishing The Banknote Book electronically, and almost a year since publishing the print edition, so now is the perfect time to revise the print-on-demand edition available exclusively on Lulu.com.
The first 165 chapters published as of mid-May 2013 are available as a three-volume perfect-bound set on US letter-sized paper with heavyweight glossy cover pages. This represents a total of 1,948 pages covering 16,212 types and varieties, including 3,559 notes not listed in Krause’s “Pick” catalog.
This print-on-demand second edition is meant to be purchased as a three-volume set. Volume 1 covers the banknotes of 57 countries from around the globe, organized alphabetically from Abyssinia to German Democratic Republic. Volume 2 covers 53 countries, from Federal Republic of Germany to Nicaragua. Volume 3 covers 55 countries, from Nigeria to Zimbabwe. Combined, these volumes provide a comprehensive reference of the banknotes from the 165 countries included (see complete list below), but be advised that The Banknote Book is a work in progress and that not all countries in the world are currently cataloged.
The cost of each B&W volume is $59, and the cost of each color volume is $169. Lulu frequently offers discounts up to 20% off these list prices, so click here to see the current coupon codes before placing your order.
Keep in mind that anyone buying the print edition also gets a free one-year subscription (or renewal for existing subscribers) to the online edition (a $99 value), but you must forward your Lulu order confirmation email to take advantage of this offer.
Click here to order the printed versions from Lulu.
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8 free sample chapters of The Banknote Book are now available
May 23, 2013 06:59 PM Category: The Banknote Book
Samples of The Banknote Book are now available as a free download to everyone.
This PDF contains eight sample chapters as well as the introduction to The Banknote Book. The chapters included are short, but they demonstrate the level of detail and accuracy found throughout the catalog. Published 24 May 2013.
Chapters included: Introduction, Cook Islands, French Sudan, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Leeward Islands, Liechtenstein, Nagorno-Karabakh, Oceania, Upper Senegal and Niger.
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
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- 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
Subscribe to The Banknote Book
If you collect the entire world or a large number of countries, buying a $99 annual subscription is the best deal because it's less expensive than buying chapters individually, and it entitles you to every chapter currently available as well as everything published—or revised (click here to see the Change Log)—during the next 12 months.
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Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2012) 1-riyal note confirmed
May 21, 2013 10:05 AM Category: Middle East
1 riyal, ١٤٣٣/2012. Like SAMA B30 (P31), but new date and signature 10 (Fahad Al-Mubarak and Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf).
Courtesy of Takis Kouvatseas.
Mexico new 50-peso polymer note confirmed
May 20, 2013 06:54 AM Category: North America
On 6 May 2013, Banco de México issued a revised polymer 50-peso note like the preceding issue (P123), but with more advanced anti-counterfeiting features, including a color-shifting butterfly printed on the transparent window, tactile intaglio printing, microprinting, novel serial numbering, and a larger transparent window with hidden image which can be revealed using a laser pointer. Existing notes will circulate in parallel with the new note.
Courtesy of Cedrian López Bosch, Beto Rios, and Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
Cambodia new 100,000-riel commemorative note confirmed
May 20, 2013 06:44 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
According to an article in NZweek dated 8 May 2013, Cambodia issued a new 100,000-riel (US$25) note to celebrate the 60th birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni on 14 May. This is the largest denomination in the nation. The note depicts the portraits of late King Father Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath on the front and the pictures of the two monarchs and their current King Norodom Sihamoni on the back.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Allan J. Lim (www.artofangkor.com), Michael Doran, and Noteshobby (http://stores.ebay.com/Noteshobby).
Northern Ireland, Northern Bank new date (30.11.2011) 10-pound note confirmed
May 20, 2013 06:25 AM Category: Europe
10 pounds, 30th November 2011. Like unlisted note dated 9th November 2008, but new date.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (http://stores.ebay.com/yuri111).
Scotland, Royal Bank new date (20.12.2007) 10-pound note confirmed
May 20, 2013 06:15 AM Category: Europe
10 pounds, 20th DECEMBER 2007. Like P353, but new date.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Pam West (http://britishnotes.co.uk).
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Pam West (http://britishnotes.co.uk).
Lebanon new date (2012) 50,000-livre note confirmed
May 20, 2013 05:11 AM Category: Middle East
50,000 livres, ٢٠١٢ (2012). Like BDL B34a (P94), but new date.
Courtesy of Radoslaw Dlouhy.
Courtesy of Radoslaw Dlouhy.
Fiji 2-dollar note replaced by coin, 5-dollar note to be withdrawn
May 16, 2013 07:38 AM Category: Oceania
According to an article on NumisMaster dated 15 May 2013, Fiji has recently withdrawn its old 2-dollar note, and plans to withdraw the old, brown 5-dollar notes as of 30 June 2013.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Kazakhstan 5,000-tenge note named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2012
May 15, 2013 07:49 AM Category: Central Asia
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has again selected the National Bank of Kazakhstan to receive its prestigious “Bank Note of the Year” Award for 2012. Facing stiff competition as always from nearly 100 new banknotes released worldwide in 2012, the 5000 Tenge denomination Kazakhstan note was followed in voting by the Canada 50 Dollar and Jersey 100 Pound currency bills.
Now in its 52nd year, the IBNS has over 2000 members worldwide. As a nonprofit educational organization its objectives are to promote, stimulate and advance the study, collection and dissemination of information related to paper money. From all significantly newly designed and widely circulated banknotes released in 2012, the IBNS membership nominated notes from 13 different countries to place on the ballot. Nominees represented four continents and ranged from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East to North, South and Central America. Past “Bank Note of the Year” winners include Kazakhstan (2011), Uganda (2010), Bermuda (2009), Samoa (2008), Scotland (2007), Comoros (2006), Faeroe Islands (2005) and Canada (2004).
The 2012 winning banknote was designed collaboratively by De La Rue of England and the National Bank. The Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan undertook the printing. The 5000 Tenge bill has a face value of approximately 33 U.S. dollars or 25 euros or 22 British pounds at early-May 2013 exchange rates. The note was issued 30 December 2011 for circulation in 2012. Slightly narrower, but taller, than U.S. dollar bills, its size is almost identical to the 20 pound English and 50 Euro notes.
The stunning design, predominantly in vivid reddish-orange features the “Kazak Eli” monument with flying doves and panther in a vertical format on the face of the banknote. The horizontal format reverse side highlights a map of the country with mountains and the “Monument of Independence” with the Kazakhstan Hotel in the former capital city of Almaty. A full color image of this and other nominated banknotes are on the IBNS website.
The IBNS is open to membership from interested persons in any country. Details concerning all IBNS activities are available at www.theibns.org.
Rwanda new 500-franc note approved for issuance by end of 2013
May 15, 2013 07:43 AM Category: Africa
According to an AllAfrica article dated 14 May 2013, the cabinet approved a presidential order to issue a new 500-franc note by the end of 2013, with three exotic cows on the front reflecting the government’s efforts to eradicate malnutrition, and four students working with computers on the back reflecting education and technology.
Bangladesh new sig/date (2013) 2-taka note confirmed
May 15, 2013 07:30 AM Category: South Asia
2 taka, 2013. Like GOB B7 (P52), but new date and signature (Fazle Kabir). Intro: 03.04.2013.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Mohammed J. Islam and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).
Straits Settlements chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
May 10, 2013 08:29 AM Category: The Banknote Book | East and Southeast Asia
The Straits Settlements chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$9.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
This 12-page catalog covers every note (159 types and varieties, including 53 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Government of the Straits Settlements from 1898 to 1935. Published 10 May 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
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- 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
Subscribe to The Banknote Book
If you collect the entire world or a large number of countries, buying a $99 annual subscription is the best deal because it's less expensive than buying chapters individually, and it entitles you to every chapter currently available as well as everything published—or revised (click here to see the Change Log)—during the next 12 months.
Sign up for Email Notifications
If you would like to receive email notifications whenever a new chapter of The Banknote Book is published, please join the email list by clicking the button below.
Yemen new date (2012) 1,000-rial note confirmed
May 07, 2013 10:14 AM Category: Middle East
1,000 rials, ٢٠١٢/١٤٣٣ (2012/AH1433). Like CBY B28 (P36), but new date. Intro: 12.10.2012.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Hani Rida (http://sababanknotes.6te.net).
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Hani Rida (http://sababanknotes.6te.net).
Northern Ireland First Trust Bank new sig/date (01.01.2012) 10-pound note confirmed
May 07, 2013 08:31 AM Category: Europe
10 pounds, 1st JANUARY 2012. Like P136, but new date and new signature (John Kilty).
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Pam West.
Philippines new 50-peso St. Pedro Calungsod commemorative confirmed
May 05, 2013 03:30 PM Category: East and Southeast Asia
50 pesos, 2013. Like P193, but new date, new signature, and red overprint: 1672 st. pedro calungsod canonization 2012 LIFE THAT IS OFFERED FAITH THAT IS PROCLAIMED.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Indonesia new date (2013) 50,000-rupiah note confirmed
May 05, 2013 06:48 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia
50,000 rupiah, 2013 on front/2005 on back. Like unlisted note previously confirmed dated 2011 and 2012, but new date. Signature Nasution/Sarwono on all three date varieties.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
Indonesia new date (2013) 2,000-rupiah note confirmed
May 05, 2013 06:47 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia
2,000 rupiah, 2013 on front/2009 on back. Like P148, but new date. Signature Nasution/Waas.
Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.
Singapore overprinted 1997 5-dollar ship note from sheet
May 05, 2013 06:32 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia | Commemorative
In January 2013, a contributor sent scans of two previously unlisted Singapore 5-dollar notes, possibily commemoratives overprinted on B21b (P35) at right front near the watermark.
The first note has a prefix of B/29 and is overprinted in red with 30 Anniversary and a small logo of the Board of Commissioners of Currency of Singapore (BCCS). It has a wide margin at left.
The second note has a prefix of B/35 and is overprinted in red with the logo of the BCCS.
From all indications, these notes were overprinted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the BCCS, which would date them to 1997 or later.
According to another contributor, these notes were manually cut from sheets of notes and were not issued into circulation.
Philippines new date (2012) 1,000-peso note confirmed
May 04, 2013 09:21 AM Category: East and Southeast Asia
1,000 pesos (US$24), 2012. Like P211, but new date.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Goodluck4u888.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Goodluck4u888.
