Viet-Nam Coins & Papermoney catalog reprinted
Massimiliano Valota has reprinted the second edition of Viet-Nam Coins & Papermoney, a 350-page catalog in English with color images, index of rarity, and cross-references to other catalogs for easy searching. The catalog covers the coins and notes of South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam Socialist, and military payment coupons. ThisRead More…
Maldives new 1,000-rufiyaa note reported for introduction in October 2015
According to an article on Sun.mv dated 9 March 2015, the Maldives Monetary Authority will replace the 5-rufiyaa note (MMA B10) with a coin in 2016, and will introduce a new denomination, the 1,000-rufiyaa note, in October 2015. According to another article, the winner of the competition for designing theRead More…
Ukraine new 100-hryvnia note (B856a) confirmed
B856 (P126): 100 гривень (hryven) (US$3.85) Olive green, brown, red, and purple. Front: Ukrainian text; denomination as registration device; artist Taras Shevchenko; coat of arms; painter’s palette and brushes in gold-to-green SPARK. Back: Ukrainian text; Taras Shevchenko National University building in Kyiv. Motion windowed security thread with demetalized 100. SolidRead More…
Haiti new sig/date (2013) 100-gourde note (B848d1) confirmed
Like B848c, but new signatures (Castel/Fils/Dubois) and new date (2013). Courtesy of Clive Brind.Read More…
Colombia new date (31.08.2013) 5,000-peso note (B989r) confirmed
Like B989q, but new date (31 DE AGOSTO DE 2013). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Pakistan new sig/date (2014) 5,000-rupee note (B239g) confirmed
Like B239f, but new signature (Wathra) and new date (2014). Courtesy of Chris Hall.Read More…
India to resume printing 1-rupee notes in 2015
According to an article in The Hindu BusinessLine dated 25 December 2014, in 2015 the government of India will resume printing 1-rupee banknotes after a 20-year hiatus. The new notes will carry the signature of the finance secretary, not the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, which appears onRead More…
United Arab Emirates new 50- and 100-dirham notes reported for introduction on 09.03.2015
According to an article on ArabianBusiness.com dated 7 March 2014, on Monday 9 March the Central Bank of the UAE will introduce 50- and 100-dirham notes with tactile marks (not Braille) so that they will be readable by the visually impaired.Read More…
Hong Kong (BOC) new date (01.01.2014) 20-dollar note (B916d) confirmed
Like B916c, but new date (1 JANUARY 2014). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Iraq to withdraw 50-dinar note (B346a) as of 30.04.2015
According to an Arabic-language press release dated 25 February 2015, the Central Bank of Iraq is withdrawing its lowest-denomination note, the 50-dinar note (B346a), as of 30 April 2015. Courtesy of Nick.Read More…