Nepal issues new 1,000-rupee note w/o king’s image
, With the issuance of the note below, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) continues to remove King Gyanendra’s name, image, and royal symbols from the country’s currency. Like the new Rs500 issued September 27, 2007, the new Rs1,000 still has the king’s portrait as watermark because the paper was orderedRead More…
Mexico new date (19.06.2006) 100-peso note (B698e) confirmed
Like B698d, but new date (19 JUN. 2006). Series DS, DT. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Mauritius new sig/date (2007) 1,000-rupee note (B425e) confirmed
Like B425d, but new signatures (Googoolye/Bheenick/Khadaroo) and new date (2007). Prefix AQ – AZ. Intro: 06.12.2007.Courtesy of Steve Milner.Read More…
Lesotho new date (2007) 100-maloti note confirmed
100 maloti (US$12.80), 2007. Like LSL100 dated 2006, but new date (larger type), new signature (Moeketsi Senaoana, GOVERNOR), wider windowed security thread with CBL 100 added, and larger coat of arms watermark with electrotype 100 added. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Haiti new date (2007) 1,000-gourde note (B837c) confirmed
Like B837b, but new date (2007) and new watermark (Florvil Hyppolite and Cornerstones). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Haiti new sig/date (2007) 500-gourde note (B850b) confirmed
Like B850a, but new signatures (Magloire/Lahens/Castel), new date (2007), and new watermark (Coat of arms, electrotype BRH, and Cornerstones). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Haiti new date (2006) 25-gourde note (B839c) confirmed
Like B839b, but new date (2006), Cornerstone watermarks, iridescent stripe on back, and printer imprint (DE LA RUE). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Ghana new date (04.08.2006) 5,000-cedi note (B142c) confirmed
Like B142b, but new date (4th AUGUST 2006). Courtesy of Chris Twining.Read More…
Chile new sig/date (2007) 5,000-peso note (B293bb) confirmed
Like B293aa, but new signatures (Corbo/Zurbuchen) and new date (2007). Prefix TE, TH. Courtesy of Chris Twining.Read More…
Somalia to issue new banknotes
According to a Reuters report dated 29 March 2008, Somalia’s central bank plans to revamp the country’s currency because of a flood of fake notes printed by warlords and businessmen. Addressing donors meeting in neighbouring Kenya, the bank’s director general, Sharif Mohamed Hassan, said “greedy” individuals had pumped counterfeit cashRead More…