On 6 October 2010 Bank Indonesia issued the following press release: No. 12 / 45 / PSHM / HumasThe rumour that Rp100,000 denominated banknotes displaying Soekarno-Hatta would be withdrawn from circulation due to a misprint of the Proclamation of Independence, in particular the inclusion of the year ’05 [in smallRead More…
According to an article in mb.com.ph dated 20 September 2010, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering circulating or shredding five million 2,000-peso notes (BNP1004a) currently stored in its vaults. These unissued “New Millennium” notes are more commonly known at the BSP as “Erap” notes because theRead More…
,, On 20 July 2010, Bank Indonesia began issuing new 1,000-rupiah coins and 10,000-rupiah (US$1.10) notes. The coins have a picture of Garuda Pancasila on the front, and the angklung traditional musical instrument on the back against the background of the Gedung Sate building in Bandung. The new 10,000-rupiah noteRead More…
Like B205b, but two squares below ARTS on back. Prefix 3AL – 3HV. Intro: 00.09.2010. Courtesy of Vincent Tan.Read More…
50 dollars (US$6.45), 1 JANUARY 2008. Like Pick 208, but new date and new signature. Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
On 3 August 2010, Darmin Nasution, the incoming governor of Bank Indonesia stated the central bank is studying revaluing its currency by removing two or three zeros from the rupiah in an attempt to make economic transactions more efficient and bring the currency in line with those of Indonesia’s neighbors.Read More…
According to a post on The Nation, on 27 July 2010 the Bank of Thailand board approved the printing of new banknotes. The new 16th series of notes — in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 baht — will include more anti-counterfeit features and is expected to beRead More…
20 dollars (US$2.60), 1 January 2009. Like P207, but new date. Courtesy of Michael Reissner.Read More…
The following story is from a post on Japan Update dated 22 July 2010: Okinawa still likes the unpopular 2000-yen note The Japanese currency note is the only one in circulation bearing the number ‘2’, enough of a rarity to make people distrust it, leaving only Okinawans as champions ofRead More…
,,, On 20 July 2010, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced it will begin producing banknotes with Braille and embossed lines for benefit of the visually impaired. The new notes will be phased in over the next two years and will feature Braille at the bottom left corner of eachRead More…