These notes commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. They are like the preceding issues, but with the slogan of modern Ukraine—СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ! ГЕРОЯМ СЛАВА! (Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!)—added at upper right back. B870 (PNL): 500 гривень (hryven) (US$19)Beige, brown, green, blue, and pink. Front: Ukrainian text;Read More…
These notes commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. They are like the preceding issues, but with the slogan of modern Ukraine—СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ! ГЕРОЯМ СЛАВА! (Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!)—added at upper right back. B871 (PNL): 1,000 гривень (hryven) (US$38)Blue. Front: Ukrainian text; denomination as registration device; VolodymyrRead More…
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, the National Bank of Poland sold new 20-złoty notes packaged in a folder for 140 złotych each beginning on 26 July 2024. BNP828 (PNL): 20 złotych (US$5) Blue, brown, orange, and green. Front: Polish text; two insurgents crouching on barricade, watchingRead More…
B104 (PNL): 100 ҧсар (apsars) (US$15) Purple, yellow, blue, orange, brown, and green. Front: Abkhaz text; apsars symbol; coat of arms of Abkhazia; seven 5-pointed stars; flower; snow-covered Caucasus mountain; red deer wth antlers; blackbird perched on pine branch with cones and needles. Back: Abkhaz text; ancient bronze tools; ruinsRead More…
B103 (PNL): 10 ҧсар (apsars) (US$1.55) Red, orange, blue, green, brown, and yellow. Front: Abkhaz text; coat of arms of Abkhazia; apsars symbol; seven 5-pointed stars; paw print; face of leopard; ancient bronze axe with primitive drawing of animal; coat of arms of Abkhazia. Back: Abkhaz text; apsars symbol; ancientRead More…
Like B289c, but new date (2024). Courtesy of Daniel Mendea (https://dani2collection.blogspot.com/).Read More…
B210 (PNL): 50 pounds (US$63) Red. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; coronation crown; computer chip circuitry; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III. Back: English text; mathematical table and formulae from Turing’s seminal 1936 paper, “On Computable Numbers, with an applicationRead More…
B207 (PNL): 5 pounds (US$6.35) Blue, brown, yellow, and green. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; Elizabeth Tower (aka Big Ben); coronation crown; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III. Back: English text; Houses of Parliament, London; Winston Churchill; maze at BlenheimRead More…
B209 (PNL): 20 pounds (US$26) Violet. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; coronation crown; Margate lighthouse; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III; Tintern Abbey window. Back: English text; Turner’s painting, “The Fighting Temeraire;” self-portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner; Turner’s signatureRead More…
B208 (PNL): 10 pounds (US$13) Orange, brown, and yellow. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; Winchester Cathedral; coronation crown; quill; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III. Back: English text; seated Elizabeth Bennet examining letters upon Austin’s 12-sided writing table; horse, carriage,Read More…