Cuba new date (2014) 5-peso note (B905c) confirmed
Like B905b, but new date (2014). Series EN01 – EN20. Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.Read More…
Sweden new 200-krona note confirmed
, 200 kronor (US$32)Green. Front: Denomination as registration device; film director Ingmar Bergman; three crowns; Death (Bengt Ekerot) and Bergman conferring on set of The Seventh Seal with camera; clapperboard gold-to-green SPARK patch. Back: Stone pillars at Gotland (Fårö), where Ingmar Bergman had his home; flowers; map of Sweden. MotionRead More…
Sweden new 50-krona note confirmed
, 50 kronor (US$7.85)Yellow and orange. Front: Denomination as registration device; musical notes on scale; poet, composer, and artist Evert Taube; three crowns; waterfall; sailboat gold-to-green SPARK patch. Back: Flowers; lighthouse at Bohuslän, one of the many places from which Evert Taube drew inspiration; boats; map of Sweden. Solid securityRead More…
Sweden new note family reportedly introduced 01.10.2015
According to a press release dated 1 October 2015, the Svergies Riksbank has introduced new 20-, 50-, 200-, and 1,000-krona banknotes. It is the first step in the major overhaul of Sweden’s banknotes and coins. The existing notes of these denominations will continue to circulate in parallel, but will becomeRead More…
Kenya new banknote family reported for introduction on 29.09.2015
According to an article on KBC dated 25 September 2015, on National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich says the government has finalized preparations for the new currency whose features would be unveiled on 29 September. Article 231 section 4 of the Constitution prohibits the use of portraits or images ofRead More…
Moldova new note family (B117a – B123a) reported for introduction on 12.10.2015
, These notes are like preceding issues, except for the 100-leu note which is phyiscally larger and now equal in size to the larger denominations. New security features include demetalized BNM on the solid security thread, denomination as registration device at lower right front on all notes, intaglio printing andRead More…
Colombia new note family (B993a – B998a) reported for introduction in 2016
Despite years of planning to remove three zeros from the currency, according to a press release dated 25 September 2015, in 2016 the Banco de la República Colombia will introduce a new family of notes in denominations of 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 pesos. The 100,000-peso note isRead More…
Sri Lanka new sig/date (21.02.1989) 10-rupee note (B101c1) confirmed
Like B101b, but new signatures (Wijetunge/Karunatilake) and new date (1989-02-21). Prefix F/71 – F/90.Courtesy of Krishan Rodrigo.Read More…
South Africa new signature 10-rand note (B767b) confirmed
Like B767a, but new signature (Kganyago). Prefix FB – KG. Intro: 2015. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Recommended reading: Money for everything
In the 3 October 2015 edition of The Economist, there’s an interesting article “Money for everything” which asserts that “Despite many usurpers, cash is still king.” Good news for banknote collectors! Courtesy of Mark Irwin.Read More…