Saudi Arabia names new governor of SAMA
According to a post on the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council dated 13 December 2011, King Abdullah appointed Dr. Fahad Al-Mubarak as governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, taking over from Muhammad Al-Jaser. As the governor’s signature appears on SAMA banknotes, it’s likely that this move may mean that newRead More…
Mexico new date (05.10.2009) 200-peso note (B707f) confirmed
Like B707e, but new date (5 OCT. 2009). Series T – W.Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.Read More…
Poland new 20-złoty Marie Curie numismatic product (BNP816a) confirmed
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in chemistry being awarded to Marie Curie, the National Bank of Poland sold 60,000 new 20-złoty notes packaged in a folder for 47 złotych each beginning on 25 November 2011. BNP816 (P182): 20 złotych (US$5.00) Brown and green. Front: Polish text;Read More…
Denmark new sig/date (2010) 100-krone note confirmed
100 kroner (US$18), (20)10. Like P66, but new date, new signatures, and series A3. Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on Banknotenews.com. Courtesy of Pages Coins and Currency.Read More…
Pakistan new signature 1,000-rupee note (B238f) confirmed
Like B238e, but new signature (Kardar). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Malawi new date (30.06.2011) 100-kwacha note (B145f) confirmed
Like B145e, but new date (31th JUNE 2011). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Indonesia redenomination plans move a step closer to implementation
According to an article in The Jakarta Post dated 7 December 2011, the government has approved Bank Indonesia’s proposal to redenominate the rupiah by eliminating three zeros. A draft law is being finalized and still needs to be approved by the Law and Human Rights Ministry, then passed by theRead More…
Angola new sig/date (00.01.2011) 500-, 1,000-, and 2,000-kwanza notes (B540b, B541b, B542b) confirmed
Like B540a, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Like B541a, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Like B542a, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Rui Manuel Palhares.Read More…
Sudan new 5-pound notes confirmed
,,, 5 pounds (US$1.85), JUNE 2011. Like P66, but new color schemes, new date, new signature, 2-mm wide windowed security thread moved to back of note, and map removed from upper right front. 5 pounds (US$1.85), JUNE 2011. Like above note, but with windowed thread on front of note. Curiously,Read More…
Identify flowers and scene on back of Suriname’s 1986 – 1988 notes
, Today’s challenge is to identify the flowers and the scene which appears on the back of the Suriname’s banknotes from 1986 and 1988 (B516 – B521). The front of these notes features a portrait of Anton de Kom, a Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author, so it may beRead More…