According to an official press release, on 7 December 2012, the National Bank of Serbia released revised 500- (US$5.70) and 2,000-dinar (US$23) banknotes. “The obverse of the two banknotes has not been revised, while the reverse shows a new issue year (2012) and the signature of the current governor (JorgovankaRead More…
, 10 January 2013 – Eurosystem unveils the Europa series €5 banknote Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), today unveiled the Europa series €5 banknote. The unveiling was the highlight of the opening of the “New Face of the Euro” exhibition, which is being held at theRead More…
100 pounds (US$162), 20TH DECEMBER 2007. Like P350, but new date. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
António Canas (lisbontrade.fair@gmail.com) is organizing the first Paper-Money and Coins Fair to take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 4 May 2013. Click here to download a PDF with details about the event.Read More…
,, According to a press release dated 21 December 2012, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey issued new signature varieties of the 10-, 20-, and 100-lira (US$5.50, $11, $56) notes on 24 December. TL 10 (P223): Governor Erdem Başçı and Deputy Governor Necati Şahin. TL 20 (P224): GovernorRead More…
According to a press release dated 13 December 2012, the introduction of the new Swiss 50-franc note has been delayed until 2015 at the earliest due to technical difficulties encountered in the note’s production on Durasafe substrate. Courtesy of Christoph Zellweger.Read More…
According to a PrintWeek article dated 10 December 2012, De La Rue’s contract to print the UK’s banknotes could come to an end as the Bank of England (BoE) has issued a tender notice asking up to five operators to bid for the £1bn contract. It is only the secondRead More…
According to a Norges Bank press release dated 4 December 2012, Norges Bank has started on a project to develop a new banknote series. This will be the eighth series of krone-denominated banknotes. There is a need to enhance the security of Norwegian banknotes so that they will continue toRead More…
Like B108h, but without security thread. Courtesy of G. Scheidl.Read More…
According to a press release dated 26 November 2012, the Bank of England has announced that Mark Carney has been appointed governor of the bank from 1 July 2013. He will succeed Sir Mervyn King. Carney is currently Governor of the Bank of Canada, having taken up his office onRead More…