Pakistan issues notes signed by Governor Raza
On 15 May 2009, State Bank of Pakistan issued all denominations with the signature of the new governor, Syed Saleem Raza, who assumed the post on 2 January 2009. These banknotes are the same color, design, and size as the preceding notes.Read More…
Bangladesh new date (2008) 50-taka note confirmed
Bangladesh Bank has issued a 50-taka note (US$0.75) like Pick 41, but dated 2008 and signed by Governor Salehuddin Ahmed. On 3 May 2009, Dr. Atiur Rahman was appointed the 10th governor of Bangladesh Bank, so we can expect new signature varieties to appear soon bearing his signature. Courtesy ofRead More…
Nicaragua issues 10- and 20-córdoba polymer notes (B497a and B498a)
On 15 May 2009, the Central Bank of Nicaragua introduced new 10- and 20-córdoba banknotes. Printed on polymer, the new notes cost 30 percent more to manufacture than paper notes, but the president of the BCN, Antenor Rosales Bolaños, assured the public that they are impermeable, hygienic, and last upRead More…
Russian banknote reportedly depicts death camp
, According to a Mosnews.com article dated May 22, 2009, “elderly residents of the city of Archangelsk, North Russia, have asked the Minister of Finance, Alexei Kudrin, to change the image on the 500-ruble banknote (Pick 271, shown below), which they claim is a picture of a Soviet death camp.Read More…
Botswana new date (2008) 20-pula note (B121d) confirmed
Like B121c, but new date (2008) and new printer imprint (DE LA RUE). Prefix E/93 – E/97.Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Albania new date (2007) 1,000-lek note (B318b) confirmed
1,000 lek (US$10.55) Like B318a, but new date (2007), new signatures, and Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: (TDLR). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
New Zealand new date (2006) 100-dollar note (B135c) confirmed
Like B135b, but new date (2006).Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…
Jamaica new 5,000-dollar note (B242) reported for introduction in September 2009
According to a Jamaica Observer article dated 15 May 2009, the Bank of Jamaica plans to issue a 5,000-dollar banknote in September 2009, which will bear the image of late former prime minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer. Currently the highest Jamaican note in circulation is the $1,000 banknote. The new $5,000Read More…
Liberia new date (2006) 5-dollar note confirmed
5 dollars (US$0.10)Like Pick 26, but new date (2006) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Syria revised 1,000-pound note (B626b) confirmed
Recently a new variety of the 1,000-pound note (B626a, top), have been confirmed. The new variety (B626b, bottom), has a small map in circle added to back, below “CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA.” Both notes are dated 1997. Courtesy of Besher Ghannam.Read More…