India new date (2008) 1,000-rupee note (285d) confirmed
2009-03-07
Like B285c, but new date (2008). Letter: None, L, R. Courtesy of Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
India new date (2008) 50-rupee note (B282d) confirmed
2009-03-05
Like B282c, but new date (2008). Letter: None, E, R. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
India new sig/date (2008) 10-rupee note (B280d) confirmed
2009-03-02
Like B280c, but new signature (Subbarao) and new date (2008). Letter: None, R. Courtesy of Dr Manjunath P. Iyer.Read More…
Turkey issues new notes on 01.01.2009
2008-12-31
,,,,,,,,,,, The name of Turkey’s currency has reverted from “new Turkish lira” (TRY) to “Turkish lira” (TRL) as of 1 January 2009, necessitating the issuance of new banknotes and coins. Turkey last changed the currency by removing six zeroes on 1 January 2005, at a cost of US$300 million. ThisRead More…
Bhutan new 50- and 1,000-ngultrum notes (B220a and B223a) confirmed
2008-11-11
B220 (P31): 50 ngultrum (US$0.70) Pink, orange, and green. Front: Dzongkha text; khorlo (Wheel of Dharma), one of eight good luck symbols; 5th king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Back: Dzongkha and English text; Trongsa Dzong. Solid security thread. Watermark: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Printer: (De La Rue). 145 x 70Read More…
Bangladesh issues new 1,000-taka note dated 2008
2008-11-04
, 1,000 taka (US$14.60)Pink. Front: Shahid Minar of the Language Movement. Back: Curzon Hall. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Shapla (lotus blossom) with electrotype bank logo and denomination. Printer: Security Printing Corporation, Bangladesh (w/o imprint). 160 x 70 mm. 2008. Signature Salehuddin Ahmed. Introduced 27.10.2008. Courtesy of Sazzad Husain.Read More…
Nepal issues new 10-, 50-, and 100-rupee notes
2008-10-11
,,,,, 10 rupees (US$0.15)Brown. Front: Mount Everest. Back: Antelopes. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Rhododendron. TK mm. No date. Signature: acting Governor K. B. Manandhar. Introduced 26.09.2008. 50 rupees (US$0.65) Blue. Front: Mount Everest. Back: Himalayan Tahr. Windowed security thread. Watermark: Rhododendron. 142 x 70 mm. No date. Signature: acting GovernorRead More…
Pakistan new 50-rupee note (B234a) confirmed
2008-09-20
B234 (P47): 50 rupees (US$0.50) Purple, violet, and orange. Front: Urdu text; Mohammed Ali Jinnah wearing national dress (sherwani). Back: English text; bank logo; K2 peak in Karakorum Mountains between Pakistan and China. Solid security thread with printed STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN 50. Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 50.Read More…
Pakistan new 5-rupee note (B230a) confirmed
2008-09-20
B230 (P53): 5 rupees (demonetized 01.01.2012) Greenish gray, blue, yellow, and red. Front: Urdu text; Mohammed Ali Jinnah wearing national dress (sherwani). Back: English text; bank logo; gantry cranes at Gwadar Sea Port. Solid security thread with printed STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN 5. Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah and electrotype 5.Read More…
Sri Lanka new date (03.07.2006) 1,000-rupee note (B119e) confirmed
2008-04-13
Like B119d, but new signatures (Rajapaksa/Cabraal) and new date (2006-07-03). Also, red-to-green 3-mm StarChrome windowed security thread with SRI LANKA RS 1000 and butterfly. Wmk: Lion holding whip with electrotype sword, and Cornerstones. Prefix G/186 – G/246. Intro: 03.03.2008. Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…