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…
Bulgaria issues revised 5-lev note
, On 1 June 2009, the Bulgarian National Bank introduced a revised BGN 5 banknote. The new 2009 issue has the same dimensions, coloring, and graphical design as the 1999 note, with some minor changes. Both notes will circulate in parallel. In keeping with a tradition which it started followingRead More…
Scotland may commemorate Commonwealth Games with note
Labour MSP Margaret Curran has written to the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland, and the Clydesdale Bank urging them to consider issuing a commemorative banknote to mark the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. No word yet on whether any of the banks will take up the idea.Read More…