East Caribbean States 2-dollar note (B245a) named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2023
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has for the first time selected the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to receive its annual prestigious “Bank Note of the Year Award” for 2023. With almost 100 new banknotes released worldwide during 2023, only 15 were deemed of sufficientlyRead More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 5,000-franc note (B107b) confirmed
Like B107a, but new signatures (Poussin-Delmas/Villeroy de Galhau/Foucault). Courtesy of Hiroyuki Okamoto. .Read More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2020) 50-franc note (B357b) confirmed
Like B357a, but new signatures (Janom Steiner/Jordan) and new date (2020). Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…
Hong Kong (HSBC) new sig/date (01.01.2023) 20-dollar note (B696c) confirmed
Like B696b, but new signatures (Liao/Rosha) and new date (1 JANUARY 2023). Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2020) 100-franc note (B358c) confirmed
Like B358b, but new signatures (Steiner/Zurbrügg) and new date (2020). Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…
West African States (Benin) new sig/date (2023) 10,000-franc note (B124Bw) confirmed
Like B124Bv, but new signatures (Yaya/Brou) and new date (2023). Courtesy of Charles Toussaint.Read More…
Sri Lanka new sig/date (04.07.2022) 5,000-rupee note (B128i) confirmed
Like B128h, but new signatures (Wickremesinghe/Weerasinghe) and new date (2022-07-04). Courtesy of Kavan Ratnatunga (Lakdiva BankNote Collection).Read More…
Burundi new sig/date (18.10.2023) 1,000-franc note (B242b) confirmed
B242 (PNL): 1,000 francs (US$0.55) Like B242a, but new signatures (Ndayishimiye/Bigendako) and new date (18.10.2023). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Zimbabwe new 10-zig note (B201) confirmed
Pursuant to Satutory Instrument 60 of 2024, on 5 April 2024, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe unveiled a new family of coins and banknotes denominated in Zimbabwe gold (expressed as ZiG on the notes), which replaces the preceding dollar notes at a rate of 1:2,498.7242. The RBZ asserts that ZimbabweRead More…
Dominican Republic new date (2023) 100-peso dominicano note (B728e) confirmed
Like B728d, but new date (2023). Courtesy of 4WS Banknotes and Coins.Read More…