Mexico new date (16.01.2017) 500-peso note (B708m) confirmed
Like B708l, but new date (16 ENE. 2017). Series BD – BK.Courtesy Alberto Rios.Read More…
Trans-Dniester new 1-ruble commemorative notes (B223a and B224a) confirmed
On 18 December 2017, the Trans-Dniester Republican Bank introduced two different 1-ruble banknotes (B223a and B224a) commemorating the 100th anniversary of the state security bodies and police, respectively. 2,500 pieces of each were issued into circulation, and an unknown number were also packaged in a folder and sold as numismaticRead More…
Northern Ireland Danske Bank new sig/date 20-pound note (B502b) confirmed
Like B502a, but new signature (Kevin P. Kingston) and new date (6th July 2016). Prefix AB. Courtesy of Michael Burman.Read More…
Bangladesh new date (2017) 50-taka note (B351g) confirmed
, Like B351f, but new date (2017). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Sierra Leone new sig/date (04.08.2015) 5,000-leone note (B127c) confirmed
, Like B127b, but new date and new signatures. Prefix GV. Courtesy of Marco Fragel.Read More…
Armenia new 500-dram Noah’s Ark commemorative note (BNP301a) confirmed
According to a press release dated 22 November 2017, Armenia introduced a new 500-dram note commemorating Noah’s Ark, the vessel that supposedly saved Noah’s family and the all the world’s animals from a biblical flood before coming to rest atop Mount Ararat in modern day Armenia. 300,000 notes were packagedRead More…
South Korea new 2,000-won Olympics commemorative note (BNP201) confirmed
, On 11 December 2017, the Bank of Korea introduced 2.8 million new 2,000-won notes to commemorate the Winter Olympic Games to be held 9 – 25 February 2018 in PyeongChang. Not intended for circulation, individual notes were packaged in a folder and sold for 8,000 won each. The bankRead More…
New Zealand’s Reserve Bank new governor Adrian Orr to assume post 26.03.2018
According to a press release dated 11 December 2017, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has appointed Adrian Orr to a five-year term as Reserve Bank Governor, effective 27 March 2018. Orr takes over from Grant Spencer, acting governor from 27 September 2017. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
Djibouti new 40-franc independence commemorative note (B205) confirmed
, The Banque Centrale de Djibouti introduced this 40-franc note to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Djibouti’s independence from France, which took place on 27 June 1977. Courtesy of Stane Štraus (www.polymernotes.org), Alex Zlotin, Dennis Zammit, and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2017) 50-riyal note (B138b) confirmed
, Like B138a, but new date (١٤٣٨/2017) and new signatures. Prefix A. Courtesy of Rahiz Z. Hassan.Read More…