Solomon Islands new signature 2-dollar note (B215b) confirmed
2011-11-03
Like B216a, but new signatures (Rarawa/Fanega). Prefix C/7, C/8.Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares.Read More…
Australia new date (2010) 20-, 50-, and 100-dollar notes (B227g, B228h, B229b) confirmed
2011-08-04
Like B227f, but new date (2010). Like B228g, but new date (2010). Like B229a, but new date (2010).Courtesy of Kai.Read More…
New Zealand announces upgrade of banknotes to begin in 2014
2011-07-21
On 21 July 2011, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held a press conference to announce that a project has begun to upgrade the nation’s banknotes, which will include a review of the material of the notes, and anti-counterfeiting features, but the people depicted on the notes are not expectedRead More…
New Zealand planning new note series for 2014
2011-06-29
According to a Stuff.co article dated 30 June 2011, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is planning a press conference in the coming weeks to discuss a review of the nation’s banknotes. No decision had been made on whether the current series of notes would be redesigned, but that isRead More…
Samoa to replace 2-tala note with coin
2011-04-13
According to a Radio New Zealand International posting on 5 April 2011, the Central Bank of Samoa plans to replace the polymer 2-tala (B107) note with a coin, and also plans to reduce the size of its coinange, all in an effort to save money in the face of risingRead More…
Fiji to issue notes without QEII in June 2012
2011-03-04
According to a Radio Fiji article dated 1 March 2011, Fiji’s prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has announced that the country will replace the 2-dollar (US$1.10) banknote with a coin, the color of the current 5-dollar (US$2.75) note will be changed from brown to green, and there will be newRead More…
New Zealand new date (2007) 10-dollar note (B132f) confirmed
2011-01-21
Like B132e, but new date (2007). Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Vanuatu new signature 5,000-vatu note confirmed
2011-01-05
5,000 vatu (US$52.40), no date. Like P7, but new signature combination (Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa). Prefix BB. Courtesy of Krassy Dimitrov.Read More…
Vanuatu new signature 1,000-vatu note confirmed
2010-11-12
1,000 vatu (US$10.60), no date. Like P10, but new signature combination (Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa). Prefix JJ. Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Papua New Guinea new 35th anniversary commemorative notes (B143a – B148a) confirmed
2010-10-19
All notes are dated (20)10 and signed by Leonard Wilson Kamit and Simon Tosali. On 15 September 2010 the Bank of Papua New Guinea introduced new polymer notes to commemorate the nation’s 35th anniversary of independence from Australia. All six denominations (2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 kina) haveRead More…