According to an article on MoneyControl dated 26 August 2011, the Reserve Bank of India will introduce 100 crore (1 billion) polymer 10-rupee (US$0.20) banknotes on a trial basis. India has been contemplating such a test for several years now. No word yet on exactly when the polymer notes willRead More…
100 taka (US$1.35), 2009. Like other previously reported varieties of P49 dated 2009, but with Western digits used for the serial number at lower right. All preceding notes used Bangla digits for both upper left and lower right serial numbers. The previously reported note dated 2010 also has Western digitsRead More…
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has issued revised banknotes denominated in 5, 100, and 500 ngultrum. The notes are dated 2011, and carry a new signature (Dasho Daw Tenzin) and title of GOVERNOR. as well as improved PEAK (printed embossed anticopy key) security elements. Courtesy of Rui Palhares.Read More…
On 10 July 2011, Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Budi Rochadi died at age 60 of unspecified causes in New York, where he was attending a conference on banknotes. Rochadi had served as deputy governor in charge of settlement systems since January 2007. Rochadi’s signature appears on the 2,000-rupiah notes datedRead More…
According to a Financial Chronicle article dated 23 May 2011, the Reserve Bank of India will soon issue new banknotes of all denominations with enhanced security features and the new currency symbol for the rupee. Although the date of intro of the notes hasn’t been revealed, newly designed coins withRead More…
The Central bank of Sri Lanka issued a set of all six notes (BNP103a) from the new 2010 series with matching serial numbers in a special folder with descriptive text.Courtesy of Dilminidu Samarasekara.Read More…
Like B283g, but new date (2011). Letter: None, F, L, R. Courtesy of Mohamed Ibrahim.Read More…
Like B280f, but new date (2011). Letter: A, B, N, P, S. Courtesy of Mohamed Ibrahim.Read More…
According to a BCC report, Nepal Rastra Bank is withdrawing all banknotes bearing the portrait of the former king, Gyanendra, as of 15 March 2011, though they can still be exchanged for new notes depicting Mount Everest at bank branches for several more weeks.Read More…
Like B282f, but new date (2011). Letter: None, L, R. This particular note show above is a replacement, indicated by the star/asterisk in the serial number. Courtesy of Mohamed Ibrahim.Read More…