Russia adopts symbol for ruble currency
According to an article on Lenta.ru dated 11 December 2013, the board of directors of the Bank of Russia has adopted a lowercase barred “p” as the symbol for Russia’s currency, the ruble. The bank intends to mint coins with the new symbol in 2014 and it will also appearRead More…
Philippines new date (2013) 1,000-peso note (B1083c) confirmed
Like B1083b, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Andy Siegman.Read More…
Guinea new font variety 1,000-franc note (B333b) confirmed
, Like B333a, but 3-mm (not 4-mm) tall prefix letters in vertical serial number at right and different font in horizontal serial number at left (B333a, top; B333b, bottom). Also, Cornerstone watermarks removed, possibily indicating someone other than DLR printed the new variety. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Moldova new 200-leu numismatic product (BNP102a) confirmed
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. The bank packaged 200,000 notes in sleeves and sold them at 15% overRead More…
Cambodia new 2,000-riel commemorative note (B426a) confirmed
This note commemorates 60 years of Cambodia’s independence. More info in Khmer press release. Courtesy of Allan Lim (www.artofangkor.com/ccc) and Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
United States new sig/date (2013) 5-dollar note confirmed
Like P539, but new signatures (Gumataotao Rios & Jacob Lew) and new date (2013). Courtesy of Kevin Bautista.Read More…
Pakistan new date (2013) 5,000-rupee note (B239f) confirmed
Like B239e, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Seychelles new sig/date (2013) 10- and 100-rupee notes confirmed
10 rupees, 2013. Like B409, but new date and signature (Caroline Abel). 100 rupees, 2013. Like B417, but new date and signature (Caroline Abel).Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee (http://www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com).Read More…
Philippines new 100-peso National Year of Rice commemorative note (B1074a) confirmed
Like B1046, but with black NATIONAL YEAR OF RICE overprint. Courtesy of Andrew Quirke.Read More…
Paraguay new date (2011) 20,000-guaraní note (B852b) confirmed
20,000 guaraníes, 2011. Like B852a, but new date. Prefix D. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…