Mexico new date (23.04.2009) 50-peso note (B705h) confirmed
2011-01-10
Like B705g, but new date (23 ABR. 2009). Series M. Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.Read More…
Ghana new sig/date (06.03.2010) 50-cedi note (B149b) confirmed
2011-01-09
Like B149a, but new date (6th MARCH 2010), new signature (Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur), and electrotype denomination added to the watermark. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Vietnam new date (2010) 500,000-dong note (B348g) confirmed
2011-01-06
Like B348f, but new date (2010).Courtesy of Duong Do Hoang and Jean-Michel Engels.Read More…
Vanuatu new signature 5,000-vatu note confirmed
2011-01-05
5,000 vatu (US$52.40), no date. Like P7, but new signature combination (Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa). Prefix BB. Courtesy of Krassy Dimitrov.Read More…
Jamaica new 50-dollar commemorative note (B243) confirmed
2011-01-04
The Bank of Jamaica commemorated the 50th anniversary of its founding by issuing a new 50-dollar (US$0.60) note on 15 November 2010, even though the official anniversary celebrations aren’t expected to begin until May 2011. The front of the commemorative note is like the current note in design and securityRead More…
Philippine note designer explains “errors”
2011-01-01
Here’s an interesting article in the 1 January 2011 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer by Daxim Lucas entitled “The peso’s makeover from an insider’s view.”Read More…
Estonia adopts euro on 01.01.2011
2010-12-31
Like the barn swallow on the back of one of my favorite Estonian banknotes (B231a) shown above, the kroon will fly away on 1 January 2011 as Estonia joins 16 other countries which have traded their own individual currencies for the common euro. Kroon, we’ll miss you! Read More…
Mexico new date (23.04.2009) 20-peso note (B704g) confirmed
2010-12-30
Like B704f, but new date (23 ABR. 2009). Series J, K.Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.Read More…
Mexico new date (20.11.2007) 20-peso note (B704d) confirmed
2010-12-30
Like B704c, but new date (20 NOV. 2007). Series F. Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.Read More…
Pakistan old 500-rupee notes (B227) to be demonetized on 01.10.2011
2010-12-30
The State Bank of Pakistan has informed the public that it will demonetize old 500-rupee (US$5.85) notes as of 1 October 2011. The old notes (B227), which were introduced in April 1986, have been replaced with new notes (B236) originally issued in 2006. Read More…