The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago introduced a new 100-dollar (US$15.80) note to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that was held 27-29 November in the capital, Port of Spain. The new notes is legal tender, circulating side-by-side with the current note of the same denomination. TheRead More…
This note was originally reported as a new date variety only, but it has recently been determined that there are sufficient changes to this note to qualify it as a new type. 10 lei (US$3.50), 1 decembrie 2008. Like B280, but new date, paint brushes replace 10 on see-through window,Read More…
B298 (P163): 5,000 pesos (US$7.85) Red. Front: Spanish text; stylized sun in red-to-gold OVI; stylized corazón del copihue (heart of Chilean bellflower); Gabriela Mistral (pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga); denomination as registration device. Back: Spanish text; denomination as registration device; Chilean palm trees and owlRead More…
Like B136a, but now issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and signed by Chairman Goh Chok Tong. Despite the lower denominations having made the transition to polymer, this note remains printed on paper. Courtesy of Tan Wi Jie and Vincent Tan.Read More…
According to a press release, on 17.11.2009 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka introduced a new 1,000-rupee (US$8.75) commemorative note (B122a) to mark the ushering of peace and prosperity to Sri Lanka. In terms of section 52 A (1) (a) and ( b) of the Monetary Law Act (Amendment) No.6Read More…
Central Bank of Afghanistan introduces a new family of Afghani Banknotes At a press-conference held on Mizan 13, 1388 (2009) the Central Bank Governor, His Excellency Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, announced that a new family of banknotes would soon be released to the public. The bank notes are machine readable, ofRead More…
According to a 14 September 2009 press release, on 24 September the Bank of Jamaica issued its highest denomination ever, a new 5,000-dollar (US$56) note. The portrait of the late former Prime Minster of Jamaica, the Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer, appears on the front of the note. The backRead More…
Like B334a, but reduced in size (165 x 73 mm vs. 175 x 80 mm), and horizontal lines added at right and left edges on front. 12.01.2009 – 28.11.2012. Courtesy of Alberto Fochi.Read More…
According to a Daily Nation article dated 18 November 2009, Kenya’s coins and notes will not bear the portrait of any individual if the proposals in the new draft constitution of Kenya are adopted. The draft proposes “Notes and coins issued by the Central Bank of Kenya may bear imagesRead More…
B070 (P81A): 50 patacas (US$6.25) Brown. Front: Chinese and Portuguese text; Sai Wan Bridge. Back: Chinese and Portuguese text; Banco Nacional Ultramarino building; caravel bank logo in underprint. 3-mm wide holographic windowed security thread with demetalized lotus flower and MOP 50. Solid security thread. Watermark: Lotus flower and electrotype 50.Read More…