Australia new date (2008) 50-dollar note (B228f) confirmed
2008-11-18
Like B228e, but new date (2008). Courtesy of Scott de Young.Read More…
Tonga new 100-pa’anga note (B218a) confirmed
2008-09-23
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga issued a new 100-pa’anga banknote on July 30, 2008. The bank intends to issue newly designed banknotes in the denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 pa’anga in early 2009. Older notes will remain legal tender, but will be phased out overRead More…
Papua New Guinea new 10-kina note (B136a) confirmed
2008-09-20
B136 (P30): 10 kina (US$2.95) Blue. Front: English text; coat of arms with bird of paradise perched on Kundu drum and ceremonial spear; National Parliament building in Port Moresby. Back: English text; tami bowl; bird of paradise skin; Tambu shell money from New Britain; boar tusks from the Highlands; tapaRead More…
Papua New Guinea new 5-kina note (B135a) confirmed
2008-09-20
B135 (P29): 5 kina (US$1.50) Violet. Front: English text; coat of arms with bird of paradise perched on Kundu drum and ceremonial spear; National Parliament building in Port Moresby. Back: English text; primitive currencies; Hombuli mask used for bridal payments in Sepik region; kina shell used in Highlands; shell necklaceRead More…
Samoa new notes (B113a – B118a) confirmed
2008-08-01
5 tala (US$1.95) Red. Front: English and Samoan text; beach. Back: English and Samoan text; Robert Louis Stevenson’s former house (current residence of head of state) in Vailima; coat of arms. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS. Watermark: Malietoa Tanumafili II, electrotype CBS, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 139Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature varieties confirmed
2008-02-21
,, 1,000 francs (US$12.40), ND (2002-). Like P2, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE; Teyssere, LE DIRECTEUR). 5,000 francs (US$62), ND (2002-). Like P3, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE;Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 500-franc note (B101e) confirmed
2008-01-10
Like B101d, but new signatures (Severino/Redouin/Cornaille). Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 1,000-franc note (B102h) confirmed
2008-01-10
Like B102g, but new signatures (Severino/Redouin/Cornaille). Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…
Australia new sig/date (2007) 20-dollar note (B227e) confirmed
2007-11-18
Like B227d, but new signatures (Stevens/Henry) and new date (2007). Courtesy of Frank Robinson.Read More…
Vanuatua revised 200-vatu note confirmed
2007-11-08
, 200 vatu (US$2.10), ND (2007). Like P8, but BB serial number prefix, new signatures (Odo Tevi, GOVERNOR; Willie Jimmy Tapagararua, MINISTER OF FINANCE), windowed security thread, and shortened printer imprint: De La Rue. Courtesy of Ronny Hick and Kai Hwong.Read More…