Bahrain new variety 1/2-dinar note (B212c) confirmed
Like B212b, but the security thread has six, not five, “windows” that are 4.0-mm long, not 5.5-mm long. Also, the prefix font is different.Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Singapore new symbol (one triangle) 10-dollar note (B210d) confirmed
Like B210c, but with one triangle below SPORTS on back. Prefix 3BA – 3KK. Intro: 2010.Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.Read More…
Vanuatu new signature 1,000-vatu note confirmed
1,000 vatu (US$10.60), no date. Like P10, but new signature combination (Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa). Prefix JJ. Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Nigeria new sig/date (2010) 10-naira note confirmed
10 naira (US$0.05), 2010. 6-digit serial number, signatures Lamido Aminu Sanusi and Benjamin C. Onyido. Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…
Sweden new sig/date (2007) 20-krona note confirmed
20 kronor (US$3), (200)7. Like P63, but new date and new signature combination. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Belarus language changes create errors on old notes (B125 and B132)
According to an article on the Belarus Partisan dated 05.11.2010, on 1 September 2010, new rules of Belarusian orthography came into force. According to the old rules, the correct spelling of the word “fifty” in Belarusian was “пяцьдзЕсят,” but under the new rules, it should be spelled “пяцьдзЯсят,” the differenceRead More…
Russia to issue new 5,000-ruble note in 2011 with new ruble symbol
According to an article on AdIndex.ru dated 01.11.2010, Russia’s central bank hopes to finalize a new symbol for its currency, the ruble, and introduce a revised 5,000-ruble (US$164) note in 2011.Read More…
Greenland decides against issuing its own banknotes
According to a Siku News article dated 26 October 2010, Greenland’s government has decided against issuing its own banknotes—similar to how the Faroe Islands issues its own notes equivalent to the Danish krone— an idea initially floated by the former Siumut government and laid down in “The Law on CurrencyRead More…
Cuba new date (2009) 50-peso note (B910f) confirmed
Like B910e, but new date (2009). Series BI05 – BI23. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Netherlands Antilles dissolved; new notes reported for introduction in 2012
The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a unified political entity on 10 October 2010, and the five constituent islands attained new constitutional statuses within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius became special municipalities within the Netherlands and will adopt the US dollar on 1 January 2011.Read More…