According to an article on BBC News dated 2 May 2013, “Bank of Canada has named long-term bureaucrat and economist Stephen Poloz as its new head, replacing Mark Carney who is going to run the Bank of England.” This move calls into question whether the 5- and 10-dollar notes unveiledRead More…
According to an article on CNN México dated 22 April 2013, Banco de México will present changes to the polymer 50-peso note on 6 May 2013. Courtesy of Cedrian López Bosch.Read More…
Like B230a, but new signatures (Alan C. Cossar and E. Barclay Simmons) and prefix A/1 instead of Bermuda onion. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Fans of polymer banknotes should check out this Wall Street Journal article dated 15 February 2013 in which yours truly is quoted.Read More…
According to a Reuters article dated 18 January 2013, a botanist claims the leaf around the secondary window at left front of the new polymer 20-dollar note is from a Norway maple, not a sugar maple. The Bank of Canada refutes this claim, asserting “the image on the new billsRead More…
According to a listing on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s web site, on 11 December 2012, the BEP began selling 150th Anniversary Currency Sets: The year 2012 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In commemoration of this historic occasion, the BEP is proud toRead More…
Shortly after the unveiling of the 2009 note designs, ornithologist David Wingate complained that the 50-dollar note (B234a) features a red-billed tropicbird instead of a local white-tailed tropicbird. Bermuda Montetary Authority officials apologized for the error, but said they wouldn’t change the design because they feel the red bill ofRead More…
Like B707g, but new date (4 NOV. 2010). Series AB, AC.Courtesy of Alberto Rios.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…
According to a press release, the Bank of Canada’s new 20-dollar (US$20) note was issued on 7 November 2012. The new note is printed on polymer (specifically, Guardian, a biaxialoriented polypropylene substrate manufactured by Securency International of Australia). “As with the previously issued $50 and $100 polymer bank notes, theRead More…