Sudan 10,000-dinar specimen dated 1996 confirmed
, 10,000 dinarsBrown. Front: Presidential Palace building in Khartoum; leaf; frond. Back: Wheat; coat of arms; water jugs; unknown building with palm trees. Windowed security thread with demetalized BANK OF SUDAN and Arabic text. Watermark: Domed building. Printer: Unknown. 140 x 65 mm.١٩٩٦ (1996). Signature TK. Specimen with diagonal redRead More…
Mongolia new sig/date (2008) 100-togrog note (B422b) confirmed
Like B422a, but new signature (Batsukh) and new date (2008). Courtesy of Michael E. Knabe.Read More…
Guatemala new sig/date (12.03.2008) 1-quetzal note (B593b) confirmed
Like B593a, but new signatures (Alonzo/Bonilla), new date (12 DE MARZO DE 2008), and new printer imprint (OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES). Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
Gambia new signature notes reported for introduction on 16.04.2009
According to a press release from the Central Bank of The Gambia, on 16 April 2009, the bank “issued into circulation new D5 and D10 banknotes [US$0.20 and 0.40]. This is the first series of banknotes issued by the Bank since the appointment of Governor Momodou Bamba Saho [on 01.08.2007]Read More…
Dominican Republic new date (2006) 2,000-peso oro note confirmed
2,000 pesos oro (US$55.65), 2006. Like Pick 174a, but new date and new signatures. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Chile new sig/date (2008) 5,000-peso note (B293cc) confirmed
Like B293bb, but new signatures (de Gregoiro/Zurbuchen), new date (2008), and blind recognition bars closer together. Prefix AD. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
South Korea issues new 50,000-won note
, On 23 June 2009, the Bank of Korea issued its first-ever 50,000-won note, now the highest denomination in the country. 50,000 won (US$38.85)Yellow and green. Front: Tree branches, grape leaf, berries, and eggplant; painter and author Shin Saim-dang. Back (vertical): Bamboo tree and Japanese apricot tree. Holographic stripe withRead More…
Guyana new signature 20-dollar note confirmed
, Two different new signature varieties of Pick 30 have been confirmed for Guyana’s 20-dollar note (US$0.10). The color differences seen below are due to the notes being scanned on different equipment. Like Pick 30, but new signatures (Lawrence Williams, GOVERNOR; Saisnarine Kowlessar, MINISTER OF FINANCE). Printer: THOMAS DE LARead More…
India considering polymer notes
According to a Business Standard article dated 3 June 2009, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering a pilot project to introduce polymer notes in an effort to increase the longevity of its banknotes, said H R Khan, executive director, RBI. The timing of the project has not yetRead More…
Bank of England to issue new £50 note in 2011
On 29 May 2009, the Bank of England announced that it would issue a new 50-pound note in early 2011. The new £50 note (US$82) will feature portraits of 18th century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt. Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King, said, “Just as the Bank ofRead More…