Fearing a shortage of banknotes in the colony, on 17 September 1914, Raymond Poincaré, then the president of France, signed a decree authorizing Madagascar’s governor general to produce 10 million francs worth of notes consisting of 7 million in 5-franc notes, 2 million in 10-franc notes, and 1 million inRead More…
Fearing a shortage of banknotes in the colony, on 17 September 1914, Raymond Poincaré, then the president of France, signed a decree authorizing Madagascar’s governor general to produce 10 million francs worth of notes consisting of 7 million in 5-franc notes, 2 million in 10-franc notes, and 1 million inRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
B377 (PNL): 1,000 afghanis (US$13) Orange. Front: English and Pashto text; Blue Mosque in Mazari Sharif (Noble Shrine); bank seal. Back: English and Pashto text; mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani in Kandahar. 12-mm wide holographic stripe. 3-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized 1000 and ornament. Watermark: Mausoleum of MirwaisRead More…
This note commemorates the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the central bank of the Republic of the Philippines. Like B1096, but with 30th anniversary logo at center left front. Courtesy of Harry Lin and Alex Zlotin.Read More…
B376 (PNL): 500 afghanis (US$6.50) Blue. Front: English and Pashto text; Masjid-i Jami’ (Friday Mosque) in Herat; bank seal. Back: English and Pashto text; control tower at Kandahar Airport (KDH). Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 500. Watermark: Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotaki and Cornerstones. Printer: (Oberthur Fiduciaire). 152Read More…
According to a press release dated 13 July 2023, the Central Bank of Lesotho introduced a new note commemorating the 60th birthday of King Letsie III. It is like the preceding issue, but with a portrait of the king alone, commemorative text at right front, revised Basotho hat in OVI,Read More…
According to a press release, the National Bank of Poland plans to issue a 20-złoty banknote in July 2024 commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Courtesy of Jan Bogus.Read More…