B240 (PNL): 1,000 сом (som) (US$14) Gray-green. Front: Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; poet Jusup Balasagyn; mountains; diamond pattern as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; Takhti Sulaiman, ancient architectural monument; Sulaiman Mountain. RAPID HD Detect windowed security thread. Watermark: Jusup Balasagyn with electrotype 1000. Printer:Read More…
B239 (PNL): 500 сом (som) (US$7.15) Violet. Front: Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; “Manas” storyteller Sayakbai Karalaev; mountains; diamond pattern as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; Mausoleum of Manas; mountains. RAPID HD Detect windowed security thread. Watermark: Sayakbai Karalaev with electrotype 500. Printer: (Unknown). 144Read More…
B238 (PNL): 200 сом (som) (US$2.85) Yellow. Front: Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; poet and playwright Alykul Osmonov; forested mountains; diamond pattern as registration device. Back: Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; lines from Osmonov’s “Jenishbek” about Lake Issyk-Kul; mountains. RAPID HD Detect windowed security thread. Watermark: Alykul OsmonovRead More…
Like B1100a, but new date (2023). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Like B1082, but scientific names on back in italics, the year (2017) at left center front in larger font size. 300-dpi scans requested. Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Like B912, but with serial number in tab of lower margin, without braille dots at upper right front, and lithograph printing. This is a revision to B911a from 2001. Courtesy of Ante Bird and Alex Zlotin.Read More…
B1097 (PNL): 50 piso (pesos) (US$0.95) Red. Front: Filipino text; First National Assembly in 1907; Sergio Osmeña; US General Douglas MacArthur during Leyte Landing in 1944; seal of Philippine president; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal. Back: English and Filipino text; map; maliputo fish (Caranx ignobilis); Taal Lake; Batangas embroidery design.Read More…
In August 2008, the central bank issued new “cheques,” which—due to political, financial, and social reasons—it claims are not banknotes even though they circulate like legal tender and do not require endorsement. They were introduced to replace the array of high-denomination promissory notes which private banks had been issuing toRead More…
This note—entitled “We will not forget! We will not forgive!”—commemorates “Ukraine’s struggle against the Russian invaders and celebrates the fortitude, resilience, indomitability, and heroism of Ukrainians.” It was issued on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is considered legal tender, but is sold at a premium toRead More…
These notes commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 1 January 1997. B226 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$61) Purple. Front: English text; stingrays; map; holographic patch with CIMA 25th Anniversary logo; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English text; shell; stingray. HolographicRead More…