Mexico new date (28.04.2008) 50-peso note (B705f) confirmed
2010-09-10
Like B705e, but new date (28 ABR. 2008.). Series J.Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.Read More…
Canada new date (2009) 5-dollar note (B366c) confirmed
2010-09-02
Like B366b, but new date (2009). Prefix AAD – AAT. Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Mexico new 100-peso note (B706a) confirmed
2010-08-22
B706 (P124): 100 pesos (US$5.20) Red and yellow. Front: Spanish text; ear of corn in OVI; poem about zentzontle, a bird represented by jade, flower, and two seated men; warrior poet, Nezahualcóyotl; map of Mexico as registration device. Back: Spanish text; map of Mexico; bank seal; temple, central square, andRead More…
Bahamas new 10-dollar note (B340a) confirmed
2010-08-13
Dark blue, dark green, and maroon. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; blue foil patch; map; Stafford L. Sands. Back: English text; Hope Town, lighthouse, Abaco with buildings and boats; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark: Stafford L. SandsRead More…
Canada new sig/date (2009) 100-dollar note (B370d) confirmed
2010-08-12
Like B370c, but new signatures (Jenkins/Carney) and new date (2009). Prefix EJU – EJZ. Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla.Read More…
Bahamas to issue new 10-dollar note
2010-05-01
The following is from a press release dated 30 April 2010: The Government of The Bahamas wishes to advise the public that an updated series of $10 banknotes will be issued by the Central Bank bearing the image of Sir Stafford Sands, former Minister of Finance of The Bahamas andRead More…
Bermuda 2-dollar note (B230a) named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2010
2010-04-21
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has chosen Bermuda’s $2 note, issued as part of an entirely new series in 2009, as the 2010 Bank Note of the Year. Each year the IBNS recognizes an exceptional banknote issued in the previous year and, from nine very impressive nominations issued inRead More…
United States unveils new 100-dollar note
2010-04-21
The United States’ long-awaited new 100-dollar banknote was unveiled on 21 April 2010. Like the preceding issues of the denomination, it features Benjamin Franklin on the front and Independence Hall on the back, but is protected by improved anti-counterfeiting features, chief among them is Crane’s windowed Motion thread (which theRead More…
United States to unveil new 100-dollar note 21.04.2010
2010-03-05
According to a media advisory dated 5 March 2010, “The new design for the $100 note will make its debut on Wednesday, April 21 during a ceremony at the Department of the Treasury’s Cash Room. The U.S. government redesigns currency in order to stay ahead of counterfeiters and protect theRead More…
Canada to issue polymer notes in 2011
2010-03-05
According to an article in The Globe and Mail dated 4 March 2010, Canada has announced that beginning in late 2011 it intends to replace paper-cotton banknotes with polymer notes which are reported to last “two to three times longer. The changes are intended save on the cost of printingRead More…