B553 (PNL): 20 dinars (US$4)Tan, brown, and red. Front: Arabic text; school in Ghadames. Back: English text; Al-Ateeq mosque in Oujlah. Simulated solid security thread with demetalized 20. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 148 x 75 mm. Polymer (Safeguard).a. No date. Sig. 10: Belqasem. Intro: 00.00.2025. Unconfirmed. 300-dpi scansRead More…
Like B545a, but new signature (Naji Mohammed Issa Belqasem). Scheduled date of introduction is week of 27 January 2025. 300-dpi scans requested. Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Like B551a, but new signature (Naji Mohammed Issa Belqasem). Scheduled date of introduction is unclear. 300-dpi scans requested. Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Like B131b2, but 50 denomination on front is SPARK Alive (top, s/n BA 0,000,001 – BA 1,194,938) instead of SPARK Flow (bottom, s/n BA 1,836,281 – BB 0,950,160). The security thread is also different. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
B4128 (PNL): 20 yuan (US$2.90) Pink, red, green, and black. Front (vertical): Chinese text; national emblem of the PRC; snake; denomination in SPARK Optical. Back (vertical): Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Zhang text; three children hanging Spring Festival banner; Shanxi residential houses. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (China Banknote PrintingRead More…
This legal tender 100-leu note commemorates the 185th birthday of King Carol I. 30,000 notes were sold in folders for 150 lei each. BNP205 (PNL): 100 lei (US$21) Blue, green, and violet. Front: Romanian text; coat of arms; medal as registration device; battle scene from the War of Independence; reverseRead More…
These notes commemorate the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Apia, Samoa from 21 to 26 October 2024. They are like the preceding issues, but with a CHOGM hologram on front developed by IQ Structures using nanoDOVID, and serial numbers starting with 060, chosen because of Samoa’sRead More…
These notes commemorate the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Apia, Samoa from 21 to 26 October 2024. They are like the preceding issues, but with a CHOGM hologram on front developed by IQ Structures using nanoDOVID, and serial numbers starting with 060, chosen because of Samoa’sRead More…
These notes commemorate the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Apia, Samoa from 21 to 26 October 2024. They are like the preceding issues, but with a CHOGM hologram on front developed by IQ Structures using nanoDOVID, and serial numbers starting with 060, chosen because of Samoa’sRead More…
These notes commemorate the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Apia, Samoa from 21 to 26 October 2024. They are like the preceding issues, but with a CHOGM hologram on front developed by IQ Structures using nanoDOVID, and serial numbers starting with 060, chosen because of Samoa’sRead More…