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,, On 9 September 2009, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) began issuing one million 150-dollar (US$19.35) banknotes to commemorate its 150-year anniversary. The commemorative banknotes is legal tender, but was sold at a premium over face value. A single HK$150 note cost HK$280, a pane of four notes costs HK$1,888,Read More…

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B115 (P81): 5,000 kyats (US$3.25) Purple. Front: Burmese text; walking elephant facing right. Back: English text; Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union) legislature buildings in Zeya Theddhi Ward of Naypyidaw. Windowed security thread with demetalized K5000. Watermark: Elephant and electrotype 5000. Printer: SECURITY PRINTING WAZI CBM. 150 x 70 mm.Read More…

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Collectors in Singapore have recently discovered that some of the polymer notes in circulation have small squares beneath the titles on the back vignette. Specifically, the 2-dollar note (B208) has been confirmed both with and without a single square beneath the word EDUCATION, and the 10-dollar note (B210) has beenRead More…

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,,, 10 gourdes (US$0.25). Like Pick 272 but new date (2008) and new signatures (Charles Castel, Philippe W. Lahens, and Marc Hébert Ignace). 50 gourdes (US$1.25). Like Pick 273 but new date (2008) and new signatures. 100 gourdes (US$2.50). Like Pick 275 but new date (2008) and new signatures. 250Read More…