Mongolia new 5-togrog note (B429a) confirmed
2009-06-02
Like B405a, but it has the date (2008) printed on the back, plus the text and signature on front has changed. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Nicaragua issues 10- and 20-córdoba polymer notes (B497a and B498a)
2009-05-26
On 15 May 2009, the Central Bank of Nicaragua introduced new 10- and 20-córdoba banknotes. Printed on polymer, the new notes cost 30 percent more to manufacture than paper notes, but the president of the BCN, Antenor Rosales Bolaños, assured the public that they are impermeable, hygienic, and last upRead More…
Jamaica new 5,000-dollar note (B242) reported for introduction in September 2009
2009-05-15
According to a Jamaica Observer article dated 15 May 2009, the Bank of Jamaica plans to issue a 5,000-dollar banknote in September 2009, which will bear the image of late former prime minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer. Currently the highest Jamaican note in circulation is the $1,000 banknote. The new $5,000Read More…
Syria revised 500-pound notes dated 1998 confirmed
2009-05-12
Recently two new varieties of the 500-pound note (B624a, top), have been confirmed. The first variety (B624b, middle), has a small map in circle added to back, below “CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA.” The second type (B625a, bottom), has the small map, plus a row of leaves added at center bottom,Read More…
Bermuda new 20-dollar note (B226a) confirmed
2009-05-12
A new variety 20-dollar note from Bermuda has been confirmed. B225a at top has a silver foil patch in the shape of an artist’s palette at lower left front, but on the new note B226a the foil patch has a smaller 20, and the artwork to the right includes flowers.Read More…
Laos new 1,000-kip note (B515) confirmed
2009-05-09
1,000 kip (US$0.10) Green and blue. Front: Lao text; three young women; temple; coat of arms. Back: Lao text; dancer; elephant; grazing cattle; power lines. Solid security thread demetalized with Lao text. Watermark: Stupa. Printer: (Bank of the Lao). 144 x 66 mm. Paper. a. 2008. No sig. Intro: 30.10.2008. Read More…
Mongolia new 1-togrog note (B428a) confirmed
2009-05-04
Like B404, but it has the date (2008) printed on the back, plus the text and signature on front has changed. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Australia new 100-dollar note (B229a) confirmed
2009-05-04
Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…
Sudan pledges to help Somalia print banknotes
2009-05-03
On 3 May 2009, the Sudanese News Agency reported that Sudan’s government said it would print new currency for the Somali government. The finance minister of the Somali government, Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan, met in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on April 29, to talk with Sudan’s minister for finance,Read More…
Papua New Guinea new 20- and 100-kina commemorative notes (B141a and B142a) confirmed
2009-04-27
On April 22, 2009, the governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, Wilson Kamit, gave the following speech concerning the issue of commemorative 20-kina and 100-kina banknotes, which became legal tender the following day: “Members of the Board, invited guests, staff and management of the BankRead More…