Canada’s New Banknotes Strike Some as Loonie
2013-02-16
Fans of polymer banknotes should check out this Wall Street Journal article dated 15 February 2013 in which yours truly is quoted.Read More…
Philippines new 50-peso San Pedro Calungsod commemorative note (B1070a) reported
2013-02-05
According to an article in the Sun Star dated 2 February 2013, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has approved the proposal to allow the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to issue on 2 April 2013 a 50-peso note commemorating the canonization of San Pedro Calungsod by Pope Benedict XVIRead More…
Libya new note family reported for introduction on 17.02.2013
2013-02-03
According to an article in the Libya Herald, reportedly the Central Bank of Libya will issue new notes on 31 January 2013. The notes are denominated in 1, 5, 10, and 20 dinars. A 50-dinar note was considered but not issued “in a bid to control the black economy.” NoRead More…
East Caribbean States new 100-dollar note (B239a) confirmed
2013-02-02
According to a press release dated 24 April 2012, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has issued a series of banknotes with braille features in an effort to provide notes which are easier for blind and visually impaired persons to use. The raised braille characters on the upgraded notes feature aRead More…
Cambodia new 1,000-riel commemorative note (B424a) confirmed
2013-01-30
This note commemorates King Norodom Sihanouk, who died of illness at the age of 90 in Beijing on 15 October 2012. B424 (P63): 1,000 រៀល (riels) (US$0.25) Lilac and dark blue. Front: Khmer text; naga, mythical snake; coat of arms; King Norodom Sihanouk. Back: French and Khmer text; Royal PalaceRead More…
Fiji new flora and fauna family (B526a – B530a) confirmed
2013-01-30
Fiji announces the 2012 flora and fauna series of notes and coins on 12 December 2012 in this video. The notes begin circulating 2 Janauary 2013, with the exception of the 5-dollar note, the introduction of which is being delayed until April for undisclosed reasons. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de),Read More…
Syria unissued 100- and 1,000-pound notes spotted in Moroccan video
2013-01-23
Although recent reports of a 2,000-pound note featuring the portrait of Bashr al Assad have been exposed as obvious fakes, there is credible evidence that the Central Bank of Syria may be working on a 1,000-pound note. This video by the Bank Al-Maghrib in Morocco contains brief images of aRead More…
Syria new 2,000-pound note image is a fake
2013-01-22
According to an article on YnetNews.com dated 19 January 2013, Syria is planning to introduce a new 2,000-pound (US$28) note in February. While that may be true, the image of the reported note is clearly a fake created using the 2,000-forint note from Hungary (B583).Read More…
Samoa new 100-tala note (B119a) confirmed
2013-01-13
Like B118a, but new signatures (Liuga/Ainuu-Enari) and new decorative pattern overprinted on the designs at top and bottom borders on front and back. Courtesy of Gaetano Trabattoni (Delcampe store), Claudio Marana, Martin Burger, and Kai Hwong.Read More…
Bermuda new 50-dollar note (B236a) confirmed
2013-01-02
Shortly after the unveiling of the 2009 note designs, ornithologist David Wingate complained that the 50-dollar note (B234a) features a red-billed tropicbird instead of a local white-tailed tropicbird. Bermuda Montetary Authority officials apologized for the error, but said they wouldn’t change the design because they feel the red bill ofRead More…