Paraguay new date (2008) 100,000-guaraní note (B854b) confirmed
2011-07-18
100,000 guaraníes (US$25.35), 2008. Like P233, but new date and prefix E. Courtesy of Didier Wiot.Read More…
Identify person on Chile’s banknotes
2011-07-06
Today I’m inaugurating a new feature on BanknoteNews.com: The Challenge. Anyone who has downloaded chapters of The Banknote Book catalog knows that I take pains to precisely identify all the people, places, and objects depicted on banknotes. However, sometimes precise identifications remain elusive despite all the efforts of myself andRead More…
Colombia new sig/date (21.08.2009) 5,000-peso note (B989l) confirmed
2011-07-03
Like B989k, but new date (21 DE AGOSTO DE 2009), and Braille ⠼⠑ (5) at left front near frog. Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Brazil new signature 5-real note (B866q) confirmed
2011-06-06
Like B866p, but new signatures (Guido Mantega and Alexandre Antonio Tombini). Prefix/suffix C/C 7096-9999. Intro: 2011. Courtesy of Alexandre Costa.Read More…
Falkland Islands new sig/date (01.01.2011) 10- and 20-pound notes reported
2011-06-05
According to a confidential report dated 19 August 2010, the Commissioners of Currency are preparing new 10- and 20-pound banknotes, to be printed by De La Rue with Cornerstone watermarks, dated 1 January 2011, prefix B, and signatures of K. Padgett, M. C. Eccles, and L. M. Lyse. Courtesy ofRead More…
LANSA web site has been revamped
2011-06-01
The Latin American Paper Money Society was established in 1973 and is popularly known as LANSA. Current president Arthur C. Matz recently sent me this announcement which I am happy to share with visitors to BanknoteNews.com: “Since 1973, LANSA has been dedicated to the enjoyment of collecting the paper moneyRead More…
Argentina new variety 100-peso note (B410e) confirmed
2011-05-29
Like B410d, but with both serial numbers printed horizontally in black, and without novel numbering (increasing in size). Series S, T. Read the press release (in Spanish). Intro: December 2010. Courtesy of William N. Keijzers.Read More…
Chile new 1,000-peso polymer note (B296a) confirmed
2011-05-25
On 16 March 2011, the Central Bank of Chile unveiled the design of the new 1,000-peso note, of which a total of 34 million notes were issued on 11 May 2011, while the existing 140 million older notes of the same denomination currently in circulation will gradually be withdrawn. ThisRead More…
Uruguay new sig/date (2011) 100-peso uruguayo note (B547g) confirmed
2011-05-25
According to a Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU) press release dated 11 January 2011, Presidente Mario Bergara presented a new set of coins with designs based on native animals, and announced that a new series of notes began circulating. The notes are unique for Uruguay in that they are theRead More…
Venezuela new sig/date (03.09.2009) 100-bolívar note (B363d) confirmed
2011-05-25
Like B363c, but new date (3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2009) and new signatures (Merentes/Ferrer). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…