According to a press release, on 20 June 2013, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a new 50-peso note to commemorate the golden anniversary of state deposit insurer Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) and its customer philosophy, “Committed to Serve”. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Hartmut FraunhofferRead More…
B518 (P77): 200 dirhams (US$23) Blue, green, and violet. Front: Arabic text; denomination numerals as registration device; Moroccan door; coat of arms; King Mohammed VI; crown with five-pointed star (Seal of Solomon) in green-to-gold SPARK. Back: French text; cargo ship, gantry cranes, and shipping containers in port of Tangier; lighthouseRead More…
According to an article on allAfrica dated 19 August 2013, this week the government of Kenya may unveil a new set of Kenya banknotes that will be in circulation by February 2015. Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia said the new 10-, 20-, 50-, 100-, and 1,000-shilling notes will depictRead More…
According to an official Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan press release dated 15 August 2013, “pictures of banknotes of 1,5,10, 20, 50, and 100 manat, that reflect portraits of prominent thinkers, statesmen and scientists of Azerbaijan, have been posted in social networks. These pictures presented as a newRead More…
According to a New Yorker article dated 13 August 2013, the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing is experiencing “mashing” problems in the production of the the long-delayed new 100-dollar note which is expected to be introduced 8 October 2013. Courtesy of Webb Linzmayer and Aidan Work.Read More…
On 21 September 2012, the Banco Central de la República Argentina began issuing 20 million commemorative 100-peso (US$22) notes bearing the face of Eva “Evita” Perón to mark the 60th anniversary of her death. These first issues have serial number suffix A. Recently the bank has begun issuing suffix BRead More…
, According to various sources, Bank Al-Maghrib intends to issue new dirham notes starting on 15 August 2013. All four denominations feature a portrait of King Mohammed VI and the royal crown. Each also shows a Moroccan door to the left of the portrait, demonstrating the richness of the country’sRead More…
According to a Trend article dated 9 June 2013, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran will issue larger denomination banknotes “in the near future” (the end of the current Iranian calendar year = 21 March 2014) as soon as it receives permission from the Ministry of EconomicRead More…
50 dollars (US$50), 2012. This note is like the preceding issues (B342a) dated 2006, but the map of the islands at center front has been altered and there is a new printer imprint (Giesecke & Devrient instead of FCOF) at lower right back. Courtesy of James Bradly Huang.Read More…
On 31 May 2013, Banco Nacional de Angola issued the above denominations. Courtesy of Francisco Marques.Read More…