, 20 rupees (US$0.30), ND (2006). Issued October 20, 2006. Like Pick 47, but text at center in different location and slightly reworded, plus signature 16 (Bijay Nath Bhattarai, Governor). Courtesy of Sagar Man Shrestha.Read More…
This note commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution and war of independence. B580 (P194): 500 forint (withdrawn 01.11.2019) Orange and brown. Front: Hungarian text; bank monogram in OVI; crowned coat of arms; Prince Francis II Rákóczi from a painting by Ádám Mányoki. Back: Hungarian text; flag with hole;Read More…
, 100 dinar, 2006. Issued October 20, 2006. Like Pick 41, but with new coat of arms and signature (Radovan Jelasic, guverner) on back. Blue, green, and ochre-yellow. Scientist Nikola Tesla, magnetic induction calculation formula, electrical discharge, and Tesla’s electric induction device. Tesla (from the photograph of Nikola Tesla fromRead More…
Officials at the National Bank of Kazakhstan admit that there’s a problem with the new series of notes issued on November 15. The word “bank” on some of the new notes is misspelled with an alternate Kazakh form of the letter K (above, top), not the Cyrillic version (above, bottom),Read More…
B120 (P121): 2,000 rupees (US$11) Light rose and brown. Front: English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; elephant procession; Sigiriya (Lion’s Rock) castle ruins in Matale District; Sesatha (ceremonial flag). Back (vertical): English, Sinhala, and Tamil text; Sigiriya fresco. Red-to-green 4-mm StarChrome windowed security thread with demetalized SRI LANKA RS 2000 andRead More…
Like B118d, but new signatures (Rajapaksa/Mendis) and new date (2005-11-19). Also, red-to-green 3-mm StarChrome windowed security thread with RS 500 and butterfly. Wmk: Lion holding whip with electrotype sword, and Cornerstones. Prefix H/112 – H/167. Intro: 17.10.2006.Read More…
BNP812 (P178): 50 złotych (US$12) Blue, brown, and green. Front: Polish text; coat of arms with crowned eagle; world map; John Paul II holding crucifix-topped staff; Peter’s keys. Back: Polish text; Peter’s keys; inauguration of John Paul II with cardinal Stefan Wyszynski; quotation from Letter to Poles; Jasna Góra MonasteryRead More…
, B357a: 50,000 bolivares, 2006. Issued October 16, 2006. Like B356a, but with “REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA” in upper left, windowed security thread now 2.5 mm wide, new signatures (unknown, Presidente; unknown Primer Vice President), circle in gold to green OVI, “50MIL” added to José María Vargas wmk, denomination noRead More…
5 lats, 2006. Issued 12 October 2006. Like B230a, but new date, new signature (Rimsevics, Governor), and new security features, including two relief inscriptions of the nominal value imprinted above the oak-leaf registration device, parallelagram of “LATVIJAS BANKA” microprinting beneath large “5” in OVI at left. Starting serial number suffixRead More…
The Bank of Israel has published a new book, “Banknotes and Coins of Israel 1927-2006.” The fruit of intensive research, the book is published by the Currency Department of the Bank of Israel. The book details the entire series of banknotes and coins issued during the period covered. Each note andRead More…