, 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…
Norges Bank has announced that the notes dated 1977-1998 (Pick 41-P45) were demonetized as 1 November 2012. Courtesy of Sune Persson.Read More…