Bhutan new sig/date (2013) 20-ngultrum note (B219b) confirmed
2013-04-17
Like B219a, but new signature (Tenzin) and new date (2013).Courtesy of Bartek Gosztyla.Read More…
Afghanistan has new notes printed and ready to issue
2013-04-11
According to an undated article on The Frontier Post, Da Afghanistan Bank has announced that 100 billion Afghanis worth of new notes have been printed by a British firm (presumably De La Rue) with “the latest specifications” and will be issued as the market demands.Read More…
India reportedly considering 10-rupee polymer note
2013-03-18
According to an article in DailyBhaskar.com dated 13 March 2013, the minister of state for finance, Namo Narain Meena, has announced that the Reserve Bank of India will issue one billion 10-rupee notes printed on polymer on field trial basis in five cities— Bhubhaneswar, Jaipur, Kochi, Mysore, and Shimla—with variedRead More…
Cambodia new 1,000-riel commemorative note (B424a) confirmed
2013-01-30
This note commemorates King Norodom Sihanouk, who died of illness at the age of 90 in Beijing on 15 October 2012. B424 (P63): 1,000 រៀល (riels) (US$0.25) Lilac and dark blue. Front: Khmer text; naga, mythical snake; coat of arms; King Norodom Sihanouk. Back: French and Khmer text; Royal PalaceRead More…
Bangladesh new 25-taka commemorative note confirmed
2013-01-27
, This 25-taka note commemorates the “Silver Jubilee of ‘The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd.’ 1988-2013.” Reportedly the note was also sold as a numismatic product for 100-taka in a folder. BB B57 (PNL): 25 taka (US$0.25)Blue, purple, and red. Front: National Martyr’s Monument in Savar; banknotes and stamps; threeRead More…
Turkey new signature variety 10-, 20-, and 100-lira notes confirmed
2012-12-22
,, According to a press release dated 21 December 2012, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey issued new signature varieties of the 10-, 20-, and 100-lira (US$5.50, $11, $56) notes on 24 December. TL 10 (P223): Governor Erdem Başçı and Deputy Governor Necati Şahin. TL 20 (P224): GovernorRead More…
Bangladesh new 10-taka note variety confirmed
2012-12-07
10 taka (US$0.10), 2012. Like BB B49a (PNL), but with thin (not thick) text above mosque entrance on back. Courtesy of G. Scheidl.Read More…
Press release: The Paper Currency of Tibet
2012-10-04
A New Book on Tibetan Paper MoneyWolfgang Bertsch: The Paper Currency of Tibet. Gundernhausen near Darmstadt (Germany) and Lalitpur (Nepal), 2012. VI plus 274 pages. ISBN 978-99933-982-7-1 You can order the book from the author: Wolfgang Bertsch Tibetan banknotes were issued between 1912/13 and 1959. The first series of “Tam”Read More…
Sri Lanka notes to include Tamil text in future
2012-10-02
According to an article on Ceylon Today dated 14 September 2012, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will include Tamil text on banknotes to be issued in the future, in keeping with the country’s language policy. The new notes will include the words “this currency note issued on behalf theRead More…
Bangladesh new date (2012) 100-taka note confirmed
2012-09-24
100 taka (US$1.25), 2012. Like BB B52 (P54), but new date. Intro: 19.09.2012. Courtesy of Syeed Bin Salam (Tuhin).Read More…