India novel serial numbing 500-rupee note (B290h) confirmed
Like B290g, but with novel “ascending size” serial numbers. Courtesy of Indiararecoins on eBay.Read More…
India new serial number 1,000-rupee note (B291f) confirmed
Like B291e, but with novel “ascending size” serial numbers. Courtesy of Indiararecoins on eBay.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 20-dirham note (B238a) confirmed
, B238 (PNL): 20 dirhams (US$5.45)Blue. Front: Coat of arms; Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club building. Back: Saker falcon; dhow with sail. Windowed security thread with demetalized UAE 20. Watermark: Saker falcon head with electrotype 20 and coffee pot. Printer: Unknown. 150 x 63 mm. a. 2015 and ١٤٣٦Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 1,000-dirham note (B243a) confirmed
, B243 (PNL): 1,000 dirhams (US$272)Brown. Front: Saker falcon head as registration device; OVI coat of arms; Al Hosn Palace (White Fort) in Abu Dhabi. Back: Saker falcon; Abu Dhabi skyline with Corniche; Saker falcon head. Holographic stripe with denomination. 3-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized UAE 1000. Watermark:Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 10-dirham note (B237a) confirmed
, B237 (P27d): 10 dirhams (US$2.70)Green. Front: Coat of arms; traditional dagger (khanjar). Back: Saker falcon; agricultural scene with date palm trees. Solid security thread with demetalized UAE 10. Watermark: Saker falcon head with electrotype 10 and coffee pot. Printer: Unknown. 147 x 62 mm.a. 2015 and ١٤٣٦ (AH1436). SigRead More…
Kazakhstan new signature 500-tenge note (B129b) confirmed
Like B129a, but new signature (Kairat Kelimbetov). Prefix EK, EЛ. Intro: 2015. Courtesy of Arsentiy Khonin.Read More…
Sudan new sig/date (March 2015) 20-pound note (B410c) confirmed
, Like B410b, but new date (MARCH 2015), new signature (Abdelrahman Hassan Abdelrahman Hashim), and windowed thread on back, not front. Prefix EH. Courtesy of Vic Krysko.Read More…
Canada new 20-dollar QEII commemorative note (B376a) confirmed
According to a press release dated 9 September 2015, the Bank of Canada reportedly introduced a 20-dollar polymer banknote (B376a) to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on becoming the longest-reigning sovereign in Canada’s modern era. The commemorative bank note is a variation of the existing $20 polymer bank note (B373) thatRead More…
Royal Bank of Scotland’s new 5- and 10-pound notes to use DLR’s Safegaurd polymer substrate
According to a press release dated 7 September 2015, security printer De La Rue announced that the Royal Bank of Scotland’s new design 5- and 10-pound banknotes will be issued on DLR’s Safeguard polymer substrate. The new notes will be smaller than the existing ones (P352 and P353) and beRead More…
Bank of England announces new 20-pound note to be polymer in 2018-2020
According to a press release dated 2 September 2015, the Bank of England announced that the next 20-pound banknote will be printed on polymer, a substrate that is more secure, durable, and cleaner than traditional security paper. In December 2013, the bank announced that the next 5- and 10-pound banknotesRead More…








