Vanuatu revised 1,000-vatu note confirmed
, 1,000 vatu, ND (2006). Like Pick 10, but without overprint of seal for 25th anniversary of independence. Arms with Melanesian chief standing with spear, flanked by “VT” as latent image. Signatures: Odo Tevi, Governor; Moana Carcasse Kalosil, Minister of Finance. Melanesian male head as wmk, “FF” serial number prefix,Read More…
Romania new 200-leu polymer note (B284a) confirmed
Orange, green, red, blue, yellow, and violet. Front: Romanian text; coat of arms; open book with page from poems Self-portrait and 9 May 1895; inkwell as registration device; poppy flowers; BNR monogram; Lucian Blaga. Back: Romanian text; BNR monogram; neolithic statue of the Thinker of Hamangia; rainbow; water mill withRead More…
Norway to outsource note printing in 2007
According to a November 28, 2006, article in the Norway Post, the Norges Bank will cease printing Norwegian banknotes in 2007. Central Bank director Harald Boehn says the bank is unable to produce notes as economically as printers abroad. Norges Bank has entered into agreements for the delivery of notesRead More…
Ghana new date (2006) 20,000-cedi note (B144c) confirmed
Like B144b, but new date (4TH AUGUST 2006). Courtesy of Marcel Goudbeek (IBNS member 9246).Read More…
Colombia smaller 1,000- and 2,000-peso notes dated 2005 confirmed
, 1,000 pesos (US$0.45), 1° de noviembre de 2005. Issued November 17, 2006. Like Pick 450, but new date, new signatures (unknown, Gerente General; unknown, Gerente Ejecutivo), and smaller size. 130 x 65 mm. 2,000 pesos (US$0.90), 7 de marzo de 2005. Issued November 17, 2006. Like Pick 451, butRead More…
Kazakhstan new notes (B128a – B133a) confirmed
Today the National Bank of Kazakhstan began issuing a new series of notes. This completely redesigned series share similar design elements on front (vertical format) and back (horizontal), distinguished primarily by different color schemes and printed denominations. The previous series (Pick 20 – 27) featuring a portrait of Al-Farabi willRead More…
Mexico new 50-peso polymer note (B705a) confirmed
The Bank of Mexico plans to issue a new family of banknotes designed primarily to improve security and ease identification by the blind through the use of different tactile marks and varying sizes for each denomination. The first note of this new series is the $50 (US$4.60), details of whichRead More…
Canada new 5-dollar note (B366a) confirmed
B366 (P101A): 5 dollars (US$3.95) Blue, purple, yellow, orange, and green. Front: English and French text; coat of arms; 7th prime minister, Wilfrid Laurier wearing suit; West Block of Parliament in Ottawa; Canadian flag. Back: English and French text; child riding toboggan; snowflakes; excerpt from Roch Carrier’s Le Chandail deRead More…
Royal Bank of Scotland new date (2005) 5-pound note confirmed
The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a new £5 dated 20th January 2005. The signature of the group chief executive remains that of Fred Goodwin, as on Pick 352d dated 27.6.2000. Courtesy of John Martin (IBNS member 6727).Read More…
Scotland’s Clydesdale Bank new date (2006) £10 note confirmed
,, The (Scottish) Clydesdale Bank has issued a new £10 dated 14th March 2006, signed David Thornburn, Chief Operating Officer. At first glance it appears to be just a new date variety, but it is actually a new plate. Close examination reveals that the bank logo at center on theRead More…