B535 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$4.55)Purple. Front: English text; beli fish (Redigobius leveri); Fijian coat of arms, leaves, kava bowl. Back: English text; leaves; three children planting mangrove sapling on beach with ocean and mountains in background. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Head of iTaukei man. Printer: (Crane Currency). 141Read More…
B534 (PNL): 5 dollars (US$2.25)Green. Front: English text; kulawai (red-throated lorikeet) bird perched on a branch; Fijian coat of arms, leaves, kava bowl. Back: English text; leaves; Vonu Dina green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): Head of iTaukei man. Printer: (Crane Currency). 136 x 67Read More…
B131 (PNL): 100 tala (US$37) Green. Front: English and Samoan text; Malietoa Tanumafili II. Back: English and Samoan text; Mulivai Catholic Cathedral; coat of arms of Samoa. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Polymer. a. No date. Sig. 8: Va’ai/Ainuu-Enari. Prefix EE. Intro:Read More…
B130 (PNL): 50 tala (US$18) Purple. Front: English and Samoan text; government building at Matagialalua. Back: English and Samoan text; Central Bank of Samoa building; coat of arms of Samoa. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 139 x 71 mm. Polymer. a. No date. Sig. 8: Va’ai/Ainuu-Enari.Read More…
Like B106c, but new signatures (Odonnat/Villeroy de Galhau/Foucault). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Like B157a, but new signatures (Genia/Oaeke) and new date (2024). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Like B155c, but new signatures (Genia/Oaeke) and new date (2024). Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski.Read More…
B162 (PNL): 50 kina (US$15) Orange. Front: English text; Papua New Guinean coat of arms with bird of paradise perched on Kundu drum and ceremonial spear; 50 logo; National Parliament building in Port Moresby. Back: English text; Prime Minister Michael Somare; spears from Sepik; shield and mask from New Ireland;Read More…
Like B233e, but new signatures (Bullock/Kennedy). Courtesy of Andrew Quirke and Don Ludwig.Read More…
These notes commemorate the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Apia, Samoa from 21 to 26 October 2024. They are like the preceding issues, but with a CHOGM hologram on front developed by IQ Structures using nanoDOVID, and serial numbers starting with 060, chosen because of Samoa’sRead More…