Philippines new 100-peso Ateneo Law School commemorative note (B1063a) confirmed
Like B1046, but with blue 75 YEARS ATENEO LAW SCHOOL AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM overprint on watermark area. This note was issued to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the school. Courtesy of Claudio Marana, Kirsty Lopez and Alexander Jacinto.Read More…
Bangladesh new 100-taka variety dated 2009 confirmed
100 taka (US$1.35), 2009. Like other previously reported varieties of P49 dated 2009, but with Western digits used for the serial number at lower right. All preceding notes used Bangla digits for both upper left and lower right serial numbers. The previously reported note dated 2010 also has Western digitsRead More…
Ethiopia considers issuing 200-birr notes
According to an article on Ezega dated 20 August 2011, the National Bank of Ethiopia is considering introducing a 200-birr (US$11.70) banknote to keep up with the needs of an economy experiencing high inflation. Currently the highest denomination in Ethiopia is the 100-birr note (Pick 52).Read More…
Bhutan new sig/date (2011) 5-, 100-, and 500-ngultrum notes (B217b, B221b, B222b) confirmed
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has issued revised banknotes denominated in 5, 100, and 500 ngultrum. The notes are dated 2011, and carry a new signature (Dasho Daw Tenzin) and title of GOVERNOR. as well as improved PEAK (printed embossed anticopy key) security elements. Courtesy of Rui Palhares.Read More…
Turkmenistan new 10,000-manat variety reported
, There may be a new variety for the 10,000-manat note dated 1999, listed in The Banknote Book as TMB B6 (P13). As you can see from the scans above, there is a crescent moon and five stars in optically variable ink at upper left front. On the earlier issueRead More…
Serbia new 50-dinar note confirmed
, 50 dinars (US$0.70), 2011. Like P40 (top), but new date, new signature (Dejan Šoškić, Governor), and modified coat of arms (more detailed illustration). Courtesy of Alberto Fochi.Read More…
Brunei new note family (B301a – B303a) contains Braille blunder
According to an article in the Brunei Times dated 9 August 2011, the dots in the upper left front corner of new polymer banknotes issed 18 July 2011 are intended to assist the sight-impaired, but they are not raised, so they can’t be felt tactilely, and they are not accuratelyRead More…
Canada new sig/date (2011) 20-dollar note (B368h) confirmed
Like B368g, but new signatures (Maclem/Carney) and new date (2011). Prefix AUT – AUZ, BIA – BID. Courtesy of Dharshan Mahalingam.Read More…
Uruguay new date (2011) 20-peso uruguayo note (B545f) confirmed
Like B545e, but new signatures (Oria/Bergara), new date (2011), Serie F, new imprint (DE LA RUE), and different screen trap pattern at left and right edges. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmail.com and Frank van Tiel.Read More…
South Sudan’s central bank governor replaced by deputy
According to a Reuters Africa article dated 16 August 2011, Elijah Malok has been replaced as the governor of the Bank of South Sudan by his former deputy, Kornelio Koriom. Malok’s signature appears on the world’s newest nation’s banknotes which were issued 18 July 2011.Read More…