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According to a press release dated 22 July 2015, on 1 August (Army Day) the Banque du Liban will introduce a new 50,000-livre polymer note commemorating 70 years of the Lebanese army. B540 (P98): 50,000 livres (pounds) (US$33) Blue, green, brown, and red. Front: Arabic text; two soldiers in silhouette;Read More…

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B341 (P77): 200 pounds (US$11) Purple, green, and brown. Front: Arabic text; denomination in SPARK; denomination as registration device; Qani Bay mosque in Cairo. Back: English text; statue of the Seated Scribe; cartouche with “Egypt is Peace” in hieroglyphics. Motion windowed security thread. 1.5-mm wide solid security thread with demetalizedRead More…

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A frequent contributor to this site has reported a possible error or new variety of Azerbaijan B308, the 100-manat note from 1993. Specifically, the silver guilloche which nomrally appears at upper right on back (bottom) is missing (top). The note with the missing guilloche has serial number A/1 04584505. OtherRead More…

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, B863 (PNL): 50,000 guaraníes (US$11)Purple, peach, and green. Front: Pentagon symbol for blind; map; guitar registration device; guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Mangoré) in tuxedo; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap. Back: Guitar. Motion windowed security thread. Watermark: AgustínRead More…

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, B862 (PNL): 20,000 guaraníes (US$4.50)Blue and green. Front: Circle symbol for blind; BCP registration device; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap La Mujer Paraguaya (Paraguayan woman) holding vase. Back: Modern Banco Central del Paraguay headquarters building in Asunción. Motion windowed security thread withRead More…

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According to the Maldives Monetary Authority press release dated 26 July 2015, the MMA has introduced a 5,000-rufiyaa note (US$330) commemorating the 50th anniversary of independence. This is the first denomination in a new family of seven banknotes printed on DLR’s Safeguard polymer substrate. The other circulating denominations—10, 20, 50,Read More…

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B631 (P116): 1,000 Syrian pounds (US$1.95) Green, purple, red, and yellow. Front: Arabic text; ancient Roman amphitheater in Bosra. Back: English text; tile mosaic of grape harvest from ancient Roman ruins in As-Suwayda; olive branches. 4-mm wide windowed holographic security thread with demetalized ‭.‬س‭.‬ل‭ ‬‮١٠٠٠‬‭ ‬SP1000. Watermark: Electrotype eagle coatRead More…