B109 (P11): 10 nakfa (demonetized 01.01.2016) Dark brown, orange, and green. Front: Arabic, English, and Tigrinya text; Eritrean fighters raising EPLF flag; triptych portrait; camel as registration device. Back: English text; camel; train on Obel river (also said to be Dogali river) bridge near Massawa; bank logo. Holographic stripe. WindowedRead More…

B535 (P95): 5 dinars (US$1.80) Green. Front: Arabic text; City of Carthage; Carthaginian general, Hannibal wearing helmet. Back: French text; Carthaginian ships. Holographic stripe with Hannibal, Carthaginian ship, and crescent moon and star. DualTrack windowed green-to-gold security thread with demetalized 5 DINARS and design. Watermark: Olive tree, electrotype 5, andRead More…

According to a BBC article dated 3 April 2014, Argentina “launched” (it’s unclear if it was merely unveiled or actually introduced into circulation) a new 50-peso note commemorating the 32nd anniversary of the invasion of the archipelago known as the Falklands to Britian and the Islas Malvinas to Argentina. CourtesyRead More…

The Reserve Bank of Australia has published a PDF paper on the Next Generation Banknote Project, RBA’s efforts to deter counterfeiting by enhancing the security of Australia’s banknotes. One interesting finding is that the Australian public greatly exagerates the likelihood of receiving a counterfeit in circulation even though polymer fakesRead More…