In a notice dated 17 March 2010, the General Council of the Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) decided “to support the Executive Board’s proposal to supplement the present banknote and coin series with a 2-kronor coin and a 200-kronor banknote, and to renew the Swedish banknote and coin series. However, theyRead More…
In 2010, the signature of the new governor, Dorin Dragutanu, will appear on banknotes issued by the National Bank of Moldova. Courtesy of Alex Klark.Read More…
According to a Bank of England press release dated 8 March 2010, the 20-pound (US$30.10) note with the portrait of composer Sir Edward Elgar on back will cease to be legal tender after 30 June 2010. “This note has been gradually replaced by the Adam Smith £20 which was introducedRead More…
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) is reminding citizens in possession of 5-convertible marka (US$3.50) notes that they have until 31 March 2010 to exchange them at commercial banks. The note ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 2009 and as such are no longer accepted inRead More…
Like B220b, but new date (2009). Intro: 14.12.2009. Like B221b, but new date (2009). Intro: 14.12.2009. Courtesy of Kovács Sándor and Jean-Michel Engels.Read More…
To commemorate the 200th birthday of musician Frédéric François Chopin, the National Bank of Poland sold 120,000 new 20-złoty notes packaged in a folder for 50 złotych each beginning on 22 February 2010. BNP815 (P181): 20 złotych (US$5.00) Black, tan, and blue. Front: Polish text; Chopin birthplace mansion in ZelazowaRead More…
According to the minutes of a recent Sveriges Riksbank meeting dated 1 February 2010, the bank is working on a design of a new banknote and coin series. The bank also asked parliament to allow it to issue a 2-krona coin, replace the 20-krona note with a coin, and issueRead More…
According to a press release dated 17 February 2010, the Swiss National Bank has decided to postpone the issuance of its new banknote series: “Intensive efforts are underway at the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on the preparatory work for its new banknote series. The project activities have revealed that additionalRead More…
According to a press release dated 10 February 2010, “Since discontinuing operations at Norges Bank’s Printing Works in the summer of 2007, Norwegian banknotes have been produced by De La Rue International Limited in the UK and Oberthur Technologies in France. The first 50-krone (US$8.45) notes printed abroad will soonRead More…
This note was originally reported as a new date variety only, but it has recently been determined that there are sufficient changes to this note to qualify it as a new type. 10 lei (US$3.50), 1 decembrie 2008. Like B280, but new date, paint brushes replace 10 on see-through window,Read More…