Lesotho new date (2009) 10-maloti note confirmed
2009-08-01
10 maloti (US$1.55), 2009. Like Pick 15, but new date (2009), new signature (E. M. Matekane, GOVERNOR), and Cornerstone watermarks. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Nigeria new date (2009) notes confirmed
2009-07-22
,,, The following notes have been confirmed dated 2009 and signed by Chukwuma “Charles” Soludo, GOVERNOR and Ben Onyido, DIRECTOR OF CURRENCY AND BRANCH OPERATIONS. If anyone has other denominations dated 2009, please send scans of same so that I can share them with others. Incidentally, Mallam Sanusi Lamido AminuRead More…
South Africa central bank governor to step down
2009-07-20
The governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Tito Mboweni, is scheduled to step down in November. Mboweni, the first black man in the formerly racially segregated South Africa to have his signature on a South African banknote, is to be replaced by Gill Marcus, chairwoman of the South AfricanRead More…
Libya new 20-dinar note (B538a) confirmed
2009-07-03
B538 (P74): 20 dinars (US$15) Purple and tan. Front: Arabic text; Depth Image hologram; map of GMMR project (Great Man-Made River). Back: Arabic text; map of Africa; Organization of African Unity leaders. Windowed security thread with demetalized 20 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar, electrotype 20, and Cornerstones. Printer:Read More…
Mauritania unissued 1,000-ouguiya note (B111s) confirmed
2009-06-29
The note dated 28.11.1981 is a recently-discovered unissued 1,000-ouguiya specimen, apparently printed by G&D without imprint. Taking into consideration that the new SCWPM lists another unissued specimen dated 1977-6-26 by TDLR (Pick 3A), it appears plausible that Banque Centrale de Mauritanie had put out a tender for security printers toRead More…
Ethiopia new date (2008) 50- and 100-birr notes confirmed
2009-06-27
, The following 50- and 100-birr notes are identical to Pick 51 and 52, respectively, except for the new date of 2008. According to the National Bank of Ethiopia, the other denominations were not and will not be issued with this date. Please note that the AK prefix on theRead More…
Madagascar new 10,000-ariary note (B329a) confirmed
2009-06-26
Like B326a, but without references to francs on the front or back.Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Uganda new date (2009) 10,000-shilling note confirmed
2009-06-25
10,000 shillings (US$4.75)Like Pick 45, but new date (2009). P.S. Be aware than the 15th edition of the SCWPM incorrectly includes the 2004-dated note as Pick 45a when in fact it is a variety of Pick 41. The difference between the two types is evident when examining the denomination inRead More…
Somaliland new date (2002) 50-shilling note (B107d) confirmed
2009-06-25
B107c, but new date (2002). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Sudan 10,000-dinar specimen dated 1996 confirmed
2009-06-25
, 10,000 dinarsBrown. Front: Presidential Palace building in Khartoum; leaf; frond. Back: Wheat; coat of arms; water jugs; unknown building with palm trees. Windowed security thread with demetalized BANK OF SUDAN and Arabic text. Watermark: Domed building. Printer: Unknown. 140 x 65 mm.١٩٩٦ (1996). Signature TK. Specimen with diagonal redRead More…