On 18 November 2011, the BBC published an interesting article, “Who, What, Why: Why don’t more countries use plastic banknotes?,” which quotes BanknoteNews.com contributor Stane Štraus, publisher of the Polymer Bank Notes of the World web site. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
According to a press released dated 14 November 2011, the Bank of Canada has introduced a new 100-dollar note which is the first polymer note for the nation. The new 50-dollar note is scheduled for introduction in March 2012. B375 (P110): 100 dollars (US$79) Brown. Front: English and French text;Read More…
Like B704g, but new date (3 MAY. 2010). Series L – N. Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez and Mark Fox.Read More…
Like B368g, but new signatures (Maclem/Carney) and new date (2011). Prefix AUT – AUZ, BIA – BID. Courtesy of Dharshan Mahalingam.Read More…
Like P527, but new signatures (Rosa Gumataotao Rios and Timothy Geithner) and new date (2009). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
There’s an interesting article in The New York Times dated 6 July 2011 entitled, “As Plastic Reigns, the Treasury Slows Its Printing Presses,” which discusses the reduced output of banknotes at the BEP in response to the shift to using credit cards for payments, though the death of cash likelyRead More…
Like B369c, but new signatures (Maclem/Carney) and new date (2011). Prefix AHN – AHR. Courtesy of David Ryder.Read More…
Charcoal, red, and green. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; foil patch; map; Milo B. Butler. Back: English text; Paradise Island and Nassau Harbour in New Providence with cruise ships, buildings, and bridges; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark:Read More…
Canada’s new polymer bank note series was unveiled on 20 June 2011. The themes for the entire series, as well as designs, images, and security features of the first denominations to be issued—the $100 and $50 notes—were unveiled by James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance; William J. S. Elliott, CommissionerRead More…
Moneymakers: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters by Ben Rarnoff (Order from Amazon.com) This 396-page hardcover was a bit of a disappointment for me, perhaps because I am very interested in the subject of counterfeiting from a technical perspective and this book focuses more on theRead More…