Estonia to adopt euro in 2011
According to a Bloomberg article dated 8 June 2010, European finance ministers backed Estonia’s bid to become the 17th country using the euro starting 1 January 2011. Time to start looking for kroon notes to fill the holes in your collections! Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.Read More…
Sri Lanka new sig/date (03.07.2006) 100-rupee note (B117e) confirmed
Like B117d, but new signatures (Rajapaksa/Cabraal) and new date (2006-07-03). Prefix J/531 – J/581.Courtesy of TDS.Read More…
Pakistan bank governor Raza resignation confirmed
According to a BBC News article dated 3 June 2010, Syed Salim Raza resigned as governor of the State Bank of Pakistan on 6 May 2010. Deputy Governor Yaseen Anwar has been appointed by President Zardari as acting governor to replace Raza. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
Bangladesh new date (2010) 500-taka note confirmed
500 taka (US$7.20), 2010. Like P50, but new date and serial number at lower right in Western numerals. Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Palestine contemplating its own currency
According to a Washington Post article dated 31 May 2010, Palestine is preparing to issue its own currency to replace the Israeli shekel and the Jordanian dinar. Courtesy of Webb Linzmayer.Read More…
Australia new date (2009) 50-dollar note (B228g) confirmed
Like B228f, but new date (2009).Courtesy of Kai Hwong.Read More…
Honduras new date (17.04.2008) 500-lempira note (B343g) confirmed
Like B343f, but new signatures (Araque/Oviedo/Santos) and new date (17 DE ABRIL DE 2008). Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.Read More…
IACA Excellence in Currency Awards announced
The following is the full text of a press release dated 25 May 2010: A new family of banknotes from Scotland’s Clydesdale Bank was one of the outstanding winners at the International Association of Currency Affairs’ (IACA) Excellence in Currency Awards, sponsored by ‘Currency News’. A high calibre of entriesRead More…
Gibraltar scans needed for catalog
I am working on a new catalog of world notes and I need all the help I can get. If you have any of the notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as uncompressed JPEG, BMP,Read More…
New edition of Standard Catalog of World Paper Money now shipping
The 16th edition of Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money is now shipping. I just received my copy and wanted to share my initial impressions. At 1,112 black and white pages, it’s exactly as large as the previous edition, though its list price is now $60 instead of $55,Read More…