Chile new date (2009) 1,000-peso note (B290ff) confirmed
Like B290ee, but new date (2009). Prefix AD, AF, ZR. Courtesy of Alberto Fochi.Read More…
Nigeria new date (2010) 10-naira note confirmed
10 naira (US$0.07), 2010. Like 10-naira note originally dated 2009, but new date and new signatures (Lamido Aminu Sanusi and Muhammad Nda). 6-digit serial number. Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…
Romania new date (2009) 200-leu note (B284c) confirmed
Like B284b, but new date. Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Bangladesh new date (2010) 10-taka note confirmed
10 taka (US$0.15), 2010. Like P39, but new date and signature (Atiur Rahman). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Nicaragua new 50-cordoba commemorative note (B503a) confirmed
On 16 September 2010, Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) issued a new 50-cordoba (US$2.30) polymer banknote to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bank. The note measures 141 x 67 mm and is the first vertically-oriented note in the bank’s history. The front of the note features theRead More…
Czech Republic to replace 50-koruna note with coin 01.04.2011
According to a Czech National Bank press release dated 8 October 2010: As from 1 April 2011 it will not be possible to pay for goods and services with the CZK 50 [US$2.85] banknote. The Bank Board of the Czech National Bank has decided to terminate the CZK 50 banknoteRead More…
Ghana new sig/date (06.03.2010) 5-cedi note (B146b) confirmed
Like B146a, but new date (6th MARCH 2010), new signature (Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur), and electrotype denomination added to the watermark. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Reviving regional currencies in Russia
Paul Goble, a longtime specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, has posted an interesting article on his Window on Eurasia blog, Primorsky Kray Deputies Suggest Reviving a Regional Currency, in which he discusses the possibility of Russian regions issuing their own local currencies, and covers historical examples ofRead More…
Papua New Guinea new 35th anniversary commemorative notes (B143a – B148a) confirmed
All notes are dated (20)10 and signed by Leonard Wilson Kamit and Simon Tosali. On 15 September 2010 the Bank of Papua New Guinea introduced new polymer notes to commemorate the nation’s 35th anniversary of independence from Australia. All six denominations (2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 kina) haveRead More…
Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2009) 50-riyal note (B133b) confirmed
,, Like B133a, but new date (١٤٣٠/2009) and new Governor signature (Muhammad Al-Jaser). Also, the denomination expressed in Arabic in the bars at left and right edge of the front of the note has been slightly modified. In the first issue of this note, the trailing zero was so smallRead More…