Australia paper discussed the Next Generation Banknote Project
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published a PDF paper on the Next Generation Banknote Project, RBA’s efforts to deter counterfeiting by enhancing the security of Australia’s banknotes. One interesting finding is that the Australian public greatly exagerates the likelihood of receiving a counterfeit in circulation even though polymer fakesRead More…
Aruba new sig/date (01.12.2012) 100-florin note confirmed
100 florin, 1 december 2012. Like CBA B19, but new signatures and date. Courtesy of Steffen Simon.Read More…
England polymer 5- and 10-pound notes in video
The CNN Money clip above discusses the Bank of England’s plans to adopt polymer substrates for its banknotes, and there are even several shots of polymer 5- and 10-pound test notes at various points in the video. Courtesy of Mark St. Pierre.Read More…
Trinidad and Tobago new 100-dollar note (B233a) confirmed
100 dollars, 2006. Like B225, but new signature (Jwala Rambarran, who took over as governor from Ewart S. Williams on 13.07.2012) and raised horizontal bars at upper left and right front to assist the visually impaired distinguish between denominations. Intro: March 2014. Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.Read More…
Guatemala new 20-quetzal note (B607a) confirmed
Like B600a, but new signatures (Alonzo/Barquín), new date (19 DE MAYO DE 2010), new printer imprint (CANADIAN BANK NOTE), and change to the shape of the flag as registration device. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Max Keller.Read More…
Afghanistan new 20-afghani note (B360a) confirmed
20 afghanis, ١٣٨٧ (SH1387/2008). Like B352c, but new date, signatures, Cornerstones added to watermark, and modification to embossed design at right front.Courtesy of Dmitry Svobodin and Voyonick.Read More…
Seychelles new 10-rupee commemorative sheet confirmed
10 rupees, 2013. Like CBS B9c, but with 35th Anniversary Central Bank of Seychelles overprint on watermark area at right front. Available only in sheets of 28. Courtesy of TDS.Read More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2010) 200-franc note (B353d) confirmed
Like B353c, but new signatures (Raggenbass/Jordan) and new date (2010).Courtesy of Manfred Wolfensberger.Read More…
Paraguay new 10,000-guaraní note (B858a) confirmed
B858 (P224e): 10,000 guaraníes (US$1.80) Olive green. Front: Spanish text; triangle symbol for blind; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap; Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. Back: Spanish text; men standing around table with overturned chair, declaring independence from Spain on 14 deRead More…
Paraguay new sig/date (2013) 100,000-guaraní note (B854d) confirmed
B854d: 100,000 guaraníes, 2013. Like BCP B854c, but new date, new signatures (Jorge Aurelio Villalba Leguizamón and Roland Holst Wenninger), and printer imprint reverts to CRANE CURRENCY. Courtesy of Vygandas Kadzys.Read More…