Iraq new date (2010) 10,000-dinar note (B351d) confirmed
Like B351c, but new date (٢٠١٠ – ١٤٣١). Courtesy of Haider Saffar.Read More…
Hong Kong (HSBC) new 100-dollar note (B693) has a design error
, According to an article in The Standard dated 25 July 2011, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has admitted to making a mistake in the design of its new 100-dollar (US$12.85) note which was officially unveiled on 20 July and slated for issuance between November 2011 and January 2012.Read More…
Brunei new 1-, 5-, and 10-dollar notes (B301a – B303a) confirmed
B301 (P35): 1 dollar (US$0.70) Blue. Front: Malay text; Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque and ceremonial barge; flower as registration device; bunga simpur (dillenia suffruticosa) flower; Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah wearing uniform and dastar headgear; coat of arms. Back: English and Malay text; Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque in BandarRead More…
Hong Kong to issue new 20-, 50-, and 100-dollar notes starting November 2011
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, According to a press release dated 20 July 2011, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the three note-issuing banks (Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited) today unveiled the designs of the $100, $50 andRead More…
Romania new date (2011) 5-leu note (B279e) confirmed
Like B279d, but new date (20)11. Courtesy of Daniel Mendea.Read More…
Sudan new note designs unveiled
, The International Business Times has posted Reuters images of Sudan’s new notes which are expected to be issued in the coming weeks in response to Monday’s issuance of a new series of notes in the newly independent South Sudan. From the photos, it appears Sudan has simply changed theRead More…
New Zealand announces upgrade of banknotes to begin in 2014
On 21 July 2011, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held a press conference to announce that a project has begun to upgrade the nation’s banknotes, which will include a review of the material of the notes, and anti-counterfeiting features, but the people depicted on the notes are not expectedRead More…
Belarus new thread 500-ruble note (B127b) confirmed
Like B127a, but with 2-mm wide windowed thread. Intro: 15.03.2011.Courtesy of I.B.Read More…
Philippines reveals details about note production
According to a press release issued by the Philippine Information Agency dated 20 July 2011, the new banknotes introduced by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on 16 December 2010 were printed by an undisclosed French firm (most likely Oberthur Technologies), but that upgrades to the Security Plant Complex in QuezonRead More…
Nigeria new date (2011) 200-naira note confirmed
200 naira (US$1.30), 2011. Like P29, but new date and new signatures (Lamido Aminu Sanusi and Muhammad Nda). Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…