According to a post on World Coin News, “The Royal Australian Mint has released this uncirculated three coin set. The coin designs within are inspired by banknote designs originally issued 100 years ago; they feature iconic images of Australia’s primary industries of the era. The ten shillings, one pound, andRead More…
According to an article on NumisMaster dated 15 May 2013, Fiji has recently withdrawn its old 2-dollar note, and plans to withdraw the old, brown 5-dollar notes as of 30 June 2013. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
According to an undated article on Islands Business, “all paper banknotes in circulation in the country will be withdrawn by the Bank of Papua New Guinea by June 2013, after which they will not be accepted as legal tender.” Polymer notes remain legal tender.Read More…
Like B101g, but new signatures (de Sèze/Noyer/Besse). Courtesy of Olivier Galand.Read More…
According to a BBC News article dated 11 February 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Securency International for A$65m ($67m; £40m) to UK-based Innovia Films, which already owns the remaining 50%. Securency is the developer of polymer-based Guardian banknote substrate. Courtesy ofRead More…
Fiji announces the 2012 flora and fauna series of notes and coins on 12 December 2012 in this video. The notes begin circulating 2 Janauary 2013, with the exception of the 5-dollar note, the introduction of which is being delayed until April for undisclosed reasons. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de),Read More…
According to an article on Radio New Zealand dated 16 January 2013, it will take the Reserve Bank of New Zealand until late 2014 before it runs out of stock of banknotes bearing the signature of former governor, Alan Bollard, and begins issuing notes with the signature of the newRead More…
Like B118a, but new signatures (Liuga/Ainuu-Enari) and new decorative pattern overprinted on the designs at top and bottom borders on front and back. Courtesy of Gaetano Trabattoni (Delcampe store), Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.Read More…
5- and 20-tala notes (B113b and B115b, respectively) have been confirmed with signatures of Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga and Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari. Both issued in 2012. Courtesy of Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.Read More…
According to a Fiji Broadcasting Corporation article dated 29 November 2012, the Reserve Bank of Fiji intends to unveil a new series of banknotes and coins on 12 December 2012, and to issue same beginning 2 January 2013. The new designs of Fijian flora and fauna will replace the portraitRead More…