Norway announces “The Sea” will be theme of new note family
On 7 October 2014, Norges Bank (Norway’s central bank) presented the results of its ongoing banknote competition. The new theme will be “The Sea.” A press release revealed the proposed design for the 100-kroner note. The first notes from the new series are not expected to be issued until 2017Read More…
Macau new 2014/2015 10-pataca commemorative notes confirmed
,,,,,,, 10 patacas, 1 DE JANEIRO DE 2014. Commemorates the Year of the Horse. 10 patacas, 1 DE JANEIRO DE 2015. Commemorates the Year of the Goat. Two years’ worth of commemorative notes have been issued simultaneously because of pre-sales of fakes that occurred at the end of 2013. CourtesyRead More…
Canada new signature 100-dollar note (B375b) confirmed
Like B375a, but new signatures (Macklem/Poloz). Prefix FKN – FKZ, GJA. Intro: 2014. Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Iraq new 250- and 500-dinar notes (B347c and B348b) confirmed
Like B347b, but new signature (Saeed), new date (٢٠١٣ – ١٤٣٥), and one intaglio circle at upper left front for the sight impaired. Like B348a, but new signature (Saeed), new date (٢٠١٣ – ١٤٣٥), and two intaglio circles at upper left front for the sight impaired. Courtesy of Jürg Rindlisbacher,Read More…
Iraq new sig/date (2013) 1,000-dinar note (B349d) confirmed
Like B349c, but smaller signature, new date (٢٠١٣ – ١٤٣٥), and three intaglio circles at left front for the sight impaired. Courtesy of Jürg Rindlisbacher and Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Philippines new date (2014) 50-peso note (B1078d) confirmed
Like B1078c, but new date (2014) and year in purple lithograph instead of red intaglio. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Seychelles new 100-rupee commemorative sheet confirmed
100 rupees, 2013. Like CBS B17b, but with 35th Anniversary Central Bank of Seychelles overprint on watermark area at right front. Available only in sheets of 40. Courtesy of TDS.Read More…
Switzerland’s new note introduction delayed again until 2016
According to an article on Handelszeitung dated 1 October 2014, the Swiss National Bank has again delayed the introduction of its new note series due to production problems. The new series was originally slated for introduction in autumn 2010, then delayed to 2012, postponed to 2013, pushed back to 2015,Read More…
Cuba new date (2014) 50-peso note (B910i) confirmed
Like B910h, but new date (2014) and new watermark (Calixto García e Iñiguez and electrotype 50). Series BL01 – BL46. Courtesy of Ygial Arkin.Read More…
Cuba new date (2011) 1-peso note (B902b) confirmed
Like B902a, but new date (2011). Series GL03 – GL22. Courtesy of Ygial Arkin.Read More…