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…
This 200,000-riel note commemorates the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation. B438 (PNL): 200,000 រៀល (riels) (US$50)Brown, orange, and pink. Front: Khmer text; pair of dragon statues at the Banteay Samre temple in Siem Reap; Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and King Norodom Sihamoni. Back: English and Khmer text;Read More…
This note commemorates the 50th anniversary of Grenada’s independence from Britain. It was unveiled on 5 February 2024, but will not enter circulation until June 2024. It will be legal tender throughout the East Caribbean States. B246 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$19) Yellow, red, green, blue, and purple. Front (vertical): EnglishRead More…
B612 (PNL): 1 quetzal (US$0.15)Green, yellow, red, and brown. Front: Spanish text; Mayan number 1; quetzal bird perched on column; varifeye ColourChange gold-to-blue holographic patch; Mayan glyph as registration device; Guatemalan flag as registration device; president and general, José María Orellana; Temple I in Tikal (Templo I, Tikal). Back: SpanishRead More…