Zambia rebased kwacha notes confirmed
,,,,,,,,,,,, B152 (PNL): 2 kwacha (US$0.40)Gray. Front: Coat of arms; dove; trees; fish eagle perched on branch. Back: Roan antelope; two woman with baskets and produce; Freedom Statue in Lusaka. Windowed security thread with demetalized BOZ 2. Watermark: Fish eagle and electrotype 2 plus fish eagle. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient.Read More…
Ethiopia new date (2004/2012) 50-birr note confirmed
50 birr, 2004/2012. Like NBE B33, but new date. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
Syria new 2,000-pound note image is a fake
According to an article on YnetNews.com dated 19 January 2013, Syria is planning to introduce a new 2,000-pound (US$28) note in February. While that may be true, the image of the reported note is clearly a fake created using the 2,000-forint note from Hungary (B583).Read More…
Croatia new sig/date (09.07.2012) 200-kuna note (B506b) confirmed
Like B506a, but new signature (Vujčić) and new date (9. SRPANJ 2012). Prefix/suffix A/V – B/C. Intro: 01.07.2013. Courtesy of Zlatko Viscevic.Read More…
Canada 20-dollar note (B373a) said to feature non-native maple leaf
According to a Reuters article dated 18 January 2013, a botanist claims the leaf around the secondary window at left front of the new polymer 20-dollar note is from a Norway maple, not a sugar maple. The Bank of Canada refutes this claim, asserting “the image on the new billsRead More…
New Zealand new governor’s siganture expected end of 2014
According to an article on Radio New Zealand dated 16 January 2013, it will take the Reserve Bank of New Zealand until late 2014 before it runs out of stock of banknotes bearing the signature of former governor, Alan Bollard, and begins issuing notes with the signature of the newRead More…
Serbia new sig/date (2012) 500- and 2,000-dinar notes confirmed
According to an official press release, on 7 December 2012, the National Bank of Serbia released revised 500- (US$5.70) and 2,000-dinar (US$23) banknotes. “The obverse of the two banknotes has not been revised, while the reverse shows a new issue year (2012) and the signature of the current governor (JorgovankaRead More…
Kenya new signature 200- and 500-shilling notes (B135f2 and B136e2) confirmed
Like B135f1, but governor’s signature is 23.25-mm wide, not 17.25-mm wide. Prefix AP, AQ. Like B136e1, but governor’s signature is 23.25-mm wide, not 17.25-mm wide. Prefix AJ – AL.All other denominations dated 1st JULY 2001 have been confirmed with 17.25-mm wide signature. Likewise, all other denominations bearing the next date,Read More…
Samoa new 100-tala note (B119a) confirmed
Like B118a, but new signatures (Liuga/Ainuu-Enari) and new decorative pattern overprinted on the designs at top and bottom borders on front and back. Courtesy of Gaetano Trabattoni (Delcampe store), Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.Read More…
Samoa new signature 5- and 20-tala notes (B113b and B115b) confirmed
5- and 20-tala notes (B113b and B115b, respectively) have been confirmed with signatures of Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga and Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari. Both issued in 2012. Courtesy of Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.Read More…