According to a press release dated 22 July 2015, on 1 August (Army Day) the Banque du Liban will introduce a new 50,000-livre polymer note commemorating 70 years of the Lebanese army. B540 (P98): 50,000 livres (pounds) (US$33) Blue, green, brown, and red. Front: Arabic text; two soldiers in silhouette;Read More…

B341 (P77): 200 pounds (US$11) Purple, green, and brown. Front: Arabic text; denomination in SPARK; denomination as registration device; Qani Bay mosque in Cairo. Back: English text; statue of the Seated Scribe; cartouche with “Egypt is Peace” in hieroglyphics. Motion windowed security thread. 1.5-mm wide solid security thread with demetalizedRead More…

A frequent contributor to this site has reported a possible error or new variety of Azerbaijan B308, the 100-manat note from 1993. Specifically, the silver guilloche which nomrally appears at upper right on back (bottom) is missing (top). The note with the missing guilloche has serial number A/1 04584505. OtherRead More…