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…
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…
Like B370c, but new signatures (Jenkins/Carney) and new date (2009). Prefix EJU – EJZ. Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla.Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
 On 25 February 2010, North Carolina’s Republican Representative Patrick McHenry introduced The President Ronald Reagan $50 Bill Act, numbered H.R. 4705, which proposes replacing the portrait of the 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant, with that of the 40th president, Ronald Reagan. “Every generation needs its own heroes. One decadeRead More…
Like B702h, but new date (28 OCT. 2008). Series AT – AW.Courtesy of Rickey Stein.Read More…