According to press release No. 16/2014, the Bank of Thailand issued a new 500-baht note on 12 May 2014. The note remains the same size (156 x 72) and color (purple) as the existing 500-baht note (B176), but incorporates several new security features: Thai ornament in gold-to-green OVI latent imageRead More…
B427 (P61): 50,000 រៀល (riels) (US$12) Brown. Front: Khmer text; naga, mythical snake; King Norodom Sihanouk. Back: French and Khmer text; Koh Ker ruins; sculpture of baby elephant. Solid security thread with demetalized 5000 • ៥000. Watermark: King Norodom Sihanouk and electrotype lotus flower. Printer: (Unknown). 155 x 72 mm.Read More…
1,000 afghanis, ١٣٩١ (SH1391/2012). Like B364, but new date, new signatures, electrotype ١٠٠٠ and ornament added to watermark, new 12-mm wide holographic stripe, new 3-mm wide windowed security thread, and new invisible color-changing ink on center front. Courtesy of Nin Cheun (Noteshobby on eBay).Read More…
B556 (P97): 500 pesos uruguayos (US$23) Blue, purple, red, and green. Front: Spanish text; denomination as registration device; coat of arms; laurels, open book, and rising sun as registration device; Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo; map of Uruguay in green SPARK. Back: Spanish text; Universidad de la República (University of the Republic)Read More…
According to an article in Kuwait Times dated 6 May 2014, the Central Bank of Kuwait intends to unveil a new family of banknotes printed by De La Rue. The notes will be issued on the beginning of Ramadan, 29 June 2014. Courtesy of Thomas Krause (Polymernotes of the World).Read More…
According to an article on ABS CBN News dated 24 April 2014, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has asked the president to allow the bank to alter the color of the purple 100-peso note (B1079) because it is too easily confused with the blue 1,000-peso note (B1083).Read More…
According to an article on The Hindu BusinessLine dated 24 April 2014, the Reserve Bank of India has delayed the introduction of polymer-based 10-rupee notes due to the failure of the selected bidders in meeting technical specifications.Read More…
According to a report on Forex.co dated 8 April 2014, Aleksander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, is said to have told the employees of an aircraft repair plant in Baranovichi that the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus has already printed a new family of banknotes resembling euros. The newRead More…
1 dollar, 2006. Like B221, but new signature (Jwala Rambarran, who took over as governor from Ewart S. Williams on 13.07.2012) and raised horizontal bars at upper left and right front to assist the visually impaired distinguish between denominations. Intro: November 2013. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de), and Claudio Marana.Read More…
There are no plans to release a revised 200-zloty note at this time. Courtesy of Radoslaw Dlouhy and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…