On 9 January 2012, the Central Bank of Oman issued a new 50-rial (US$130) note to commemorate the 40th National Day (18 November), the day Sultan Qaboos bin Said overthrew the restrictive rule of his father in 1970. It is also the sultan’s birthday. The statement issued by CBO pointedRead More…
Like B599a, but new signatures (Alonzo/Barquín), new date (19 DE MAYO DE 2010), new printer imprint (CANADIAN BANK NOTE), new style flag, and new font for serial number at lower right. Courtesy of Krassy Dimitrov.Read More…
B149 (P44 or P47): 100 kina (US$30) Green and gold. Front: English text; coat of arms with bird of paradise perched on Kundu drum and ceremonial spear; National Parliament building in Port Moresby. Back: English text; coffee beans; cardamom seeds; coconut palm tree; fish; timber; cargo ship; oil rig; bird;Read More…
According to an Armenian News-NEW.am article dated 29 February 2012, the Central Bank of Armenia will introduce new 5,000- and 10,000-dram notes in the coming months. Images of the new notes were not made available due to security measures, but there will not be many changes between the new andRead More…
Hong Kong’s Bank of China has announced that from 13-20 February 2012 it will be taking orders for a new 100-dollar (US$13) note to commemorate the bank’s 100th anniversary. Although legal tender, the notes aren’t intended for circulation. 1,100,000 notes will be sold as numismatic products packaged in a folderRead More…
On 7 January 2012, the ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ (National Bank of Kazakhstan) issued a press release in Kazakh regarding a new 5,000-tengé (US$34) note dated 2011. B141 (P38): 5,000 tengé Red, blue, yellow, and green. Front (vertical): Kazakh text; national emblem; Independence Palace in Astana; stylized snow leopards; flying dovesRead More…
, President Jacob Zuma holding example of 50-rand note bearing portrait of Nelson Mandela. According to a press release dated 11 February 2012 (22 years after Nelson Mandela was freed), the South African Reserve Bank is in the process of producing a new series of banknotes which “will have theRead More…
According to a press release dated 9 February 2012, the Swiss National Bank has delayed the introduction of its new banknote series “for at least one year.” The new series was expected to be issued “towards the end of 2012,” but “unexpected technical problems were encountered.” The 50-franc note wasRead More…
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. issued a new 100,000-kip (US$12.50) note on 1 February 2012 to encourage the public to use the national currency instead of US dollars or Thai baht. The new note is printed by Goznak in Russia.Courtesy of Leszek Porowski and Dustin Roses.Read More…
B542 (P78A): 10 dinars (US$7.30) Green. Front: Arabic text; crescent moon and star; Omar El Mukhtar; Jasper hologram. Back: English text; crowd and hilltop fortress in Sabha. DualTrack windowed security thread with demetalized 10 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar and electrotype 10. Printer: (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire). 156Read More…