Serbia new sig/date (2013) 200-dinar note confirmed
According to a press release dated 5 July 2013, the National Bank of Serbia issued a 200-dinar note like NBS B18, but with new date (2013) and signature (Jorgovanka Tabaković). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Alberto Fochi.Read More…
Uzbekistan new 5,000-som note (B213a) confirmed
, The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued a 5,000-som banknote on 1 July 2013, surpassing the 1,000-som note (B212) introduced in 2001 as the largest denomination. Since 1940, the Uzbek language has been written in Cyrillic script, but following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Latin script has beenRead More…
Israel new 50- and 200-new shekel notes delayed until 2014
,,, According to a press release dated 28 April 2013, the Israeli cabinet approved the details and designs of the new 50- and 200-new shekel notes to be issued “toward the end of 2013.” However, according to a press release dated 7 August 2013, the circulation of the new NISRead More…
India appoints new governor of Reserve Bank of India
According to a Reuters article, “The [Indian] government has appointed Raghuram Rajan, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, to be the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three year term, a statement by the finance minister said on Tuesday. Rajan will replace Duvvuri Subbarao,Read More…
Boston Globe publishes article on America’s boring banknote designs
The Boston Globe features an interesting article dated 4 August 2013 about banknote design written by Leon Neyfakh.Read More…
Northern Ireland’s Ulster Bank new sig/date (03.01.2012) 20-pound note confirmed
20 pounds, 3rd JANUARY 2012. Like P342, but new date, signature, and title. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Ethiopia investigating printing its birr notes in Sudan
According to a Daily Ethiopia article dated 31 July 2013, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is considering having its birr banknotes printed by the Sudan Currency Printing Press (SCPP), a private enterprise established in 1994 which prints all Sudanese currencies for the Central Bank of Sudan. Currently the NBERead More…
Gambia new signature 100-dalasi note (B227b) confirmed
Like B227a, but new signatures (Njai/Colley). Prefix D – F. Intro: 2013. Courtesy of Семаков Алексей.Read More…
Georgia new sig/date (2012) 100-lari note confirmed
100 lari, 2012. Like NBG B52, but new date and signatures (Giorgi Kadagidze and Dmitri Gvindadze). Courtesy of Dmitri Chokhonelidze.Read More…
Poland to issue polymer numismatic product (BNP817a) in 2014
According to a Polish-language press release dated 29 July 2013, Narodowy Bank Polski plans to issue its first polymer banknote in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of the Polish Legions. 30,000 notes will be sold as numismatic products featuring the portrait of Jozef Pilsudski designed by Andrzej Heidrich. Courtesy ofRead More…