Tonga new 5-pa’anga note (B226a) confirmed introduced 04.12.2023
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B226 (PNL): 5 pa’anga (US$2.50) Purple. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: English andRead More…
Tonga new 2-pa’anga note (B225a) confirmed introduced 04.12.2023
On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B225 (PNL): 2 pa’anga (US$1) Light red. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: EnglishRead More…
Mauritania unissued 1,000-ouguiya note (B111.5a) confirmed
This unissued 1,000-ouguiya note dated 1989 has only recently been confirmed, having never been previously documented in any form.. The confirmed 1989 date and A016 series roughly fits in sequence with the preceding issued notes of this denomination (B107), although the designs are completely different. It remains unknown why thisRead More…
Mauritania unissued 1,000-ouguiya note (B111a) confirmed
Until recently, this unissued 1,000-ouguiya note was known only in specimen form. However, a number of regular notes with fully printed dates, serial numbers, and signatures has been confirmed. The confirmed 1981 date and S007 series fits in sequence with the preceding issued notes of this denomination (B107), although theRead More…
Ireland chapter now complete
CDN is proud to announce the publication of the complete 165-page catalog covering 7,095 varieties of notes from all six national issuers in Ireland from 1783 to 1928. Subscribers, please log in to Greysheet to access this and hundreds of other chapters.Read More…
South Sudan new sig/date (2023) 1,000-pound note (B117c) confirmed
Like B117b, but new signatures (Damian/Ngor) and new date (2023). Courtesy of Andrea Bossi.Read More…
Sri Lanka new sig/date (04.07.2022) 500-rupee note (B126h) confirmed
Like B126g, but new signatures (Wickremesinghe/Weerasinghe) and new date (2022-07-04). Courtesy of Kavan Ratnatunga (Lakdiva BankNote Collection).Read More…
Somalia new 2,000-shilling note (B318a) confirmed
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
Lebanon new sig/date (2023) 100,000-pound note (B549b) confirmed
Like B549a, but new signatures (Yakzan/Mansouri) and new date (01.08.2023). Courtesy of Claude Akl (dekeneh on eBay) and Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Uganda new sig/date (2023) 10,000-shilling note (B157h) confirmed
Like B157g, but new signatures (Atingi-Ego/Kanyemibwa) and new date (2023). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…