Macau (BNU) new sig/date (08.08.2010) 10-pataca note (B068b) confirmed
2012-11-21
Like B068a, but new signatures (DG4/A75) and new date (8 DE AGOSTO DE 2010). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Philippines new date (2012) 50-peso note (B1078b) confirmed
2012-11-10
Like B1078a, but new date (2012). Courtesy of Sing Chia Tan (goodluck4u888 on eBay).Read More…
Philippines new 50-peso ASEAN commemorative note (B1066a) confirmed
2012-10-21
Foreign Affairs Secretary Secretary Albert F. del Rosario with fomer President Fidel V. Ramos and Indonesian Ambassador Yohanes Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo holding a souvenir copy of the special edition 50-peso Philippine banknote bearning the ASEAN logo. According to a press release dated 8 August 2012, the Bangko Sentral ngRead More…
Thailand new signature 500-baht note (B176j) confirmed
2012-10-11
Like B176i, but new signatures (Ranong/Trairatvorakul).Courtesy of Vic Krysko.Read More…
North Korea 2003 savings bonds confirmed
2012-10-02
Several collectors have contacted me asking about these items which have recently appeared on the market. These are bank savings bonds issued by the North Korea Central Bank in 2003. The back is divided into two parts. The left side gives instructions for the bond, stating that the bond isRead More…
Vietnam cotton 10,000- and 20,000-dong notes (B337a and B338a) to be withdrawn 01.01.2013
2012-09-30
According to an article on The Voice of Vietnam dated 29 September 2012, the State Bank of Vietnam has announced that 10,000- and 20,000-dong (US$0.50 and $1, respectively) notes printed on cotton (B337a, B340a, and B338a) will no longer be legal tender as of 1 January 2013, but may exchangeRead More…
Myanmar to abolish foreign exchange certificates in 2013
2012-09-28
According to an article on Mizzima dated 9 August 2012, Maung Maung Win, the vice chairman of the Central Bank of Myanmar, said that the bank will abolish foreign exchange certificates (FEC) “as soon as possible,” most likely in March 2013. “Earlier, it was difficult to use dollars in Burma,Read More…
Philippines new 2,000-peso numismatic product (BNP1004a) confirmed
2012-09-24
In 2000, five million 2,000-piso banknotes were printed featuing features the inauguration of President Joseph “Erap” Estrada at Barasoain Church in Bulacan on 10 June 1998. These notes were intended to be issued as legal tender in 2001, but President Estrada was ousted from office that year, so the notesRead More…
Philippines new date (2012) 50-peso note (B1044l) confirmed
2012-09-21
Like B1044k, but new date (2012). Courtesy of Sing Chia Tan (goodluck4u888 on eBay).Read More…
Indonesia new date (2012) 100,000-rupiah note confirmed
2012-09-16
100,000 rupiah (US$10.50), 2012. Like note issued 01.08.2011 with enhanced security features, but new date. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…