European Monetary Union new signature 500-euro note with prefix N (Austria)
2014-07-21
500 euros, 2002. Like ECB B7, but new signature (Mario Draghi) and prefix N (Austria). Courtesy of Peter Lorenc.Read More…
Scotland’s Royal Bank of Scotland new 5-pound Ryder Cup commemorative Hybrid note confirmed
2014-07-18
, According to a BBC article dated 15 June 2014, the Royal Bank of Scotland has unveiled the design of a new 5-pound note commemorating the Ryder Cup. The notes will be available to ticket-holders of the golf tournament which takes place at Gleneagles in Perthshire from 23 – 28Read More…
Ukraine denies rumors it plans to redesign its banknotes
2014-07-16
According to a report on Ukranian News dated 15 July 2014, the National Bank of Ukraine has denied rumors that it is the design of its banknotes:”The National Bank has not asked any private company to change the national currency design because under Article 33 of the Law on theRead More…
Poland new 20-złoty commemorative note (BNP819a) reported for introduction in August 2015
2014-07-14
According to a posting on the bank’s web site, to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the birth of Janowi Długoszowi, the National Bank of Poland will issue 30,000 new numismatic products in August 2015. Courtesy of Jan Boguś.Read More…
Switzerland’s new franc series to be printed on Durasafe substrate
2014-07-11
According to a press release dated 1 May 2014, Fortress Paper announced that its Landqart mill’s Durasafe banknote paper (an innovative new composite paper-polymer-paper banknote substrate) has been confirmed as the substrate of the ninth series of the Swiss franc by the Swiss National Bank. Production problems have caused theRead More…
Romania new date (2014) 1-leu note (B278i) confirmed
2014-07-08
Like B278h, but new date (2014). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Romania new date (2014) 5-leu note (B279g) confirmed
2014-07-08
Like B279f, but new date (2014). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Northern Ireland Ulster Bank new date (01.01.2014) 20-pound note confirmed
2014-07-06
20 pounds, 1st JANUARY 2014. Like P342b, but new date. Prefix L. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2012) 20-franc note (B350h) confirmed
2014-07-05
Like B350g, but new signatures (Studer/Zurbrügg) and new date (2012).Courtesy of Manfred Wolfensberger.Read More…
Spain may create its own banknote printing facility to comply with ECB rules
2014-07-03
According to an article in El País dated 2 July 2014, the Banco de España may create a new banknote factory to comply with European Central Bank rules that central banks own their own note-printing facilities or put out to bid the production of euro banknotes to other authorized suppliers.Read More…