According to a press release dated 12 October 2023, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority introduced a 70-dollar note commemorating the one-year anniversary of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and in recognition of her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service. This edition of 10,000 notes is not intended forRead More…
B105 (PNL): 200 emalangeni (US$15) Orange. Front: English and Swazi text; King Mswati III; coat of arms with lion and elephant flanking shield topped with crown of feathers (lidlabe); lion’s head; standing lion. Back: English text; standing lion; head of cattle; two goats; bank seal; straw huts; three standing natives;Read More…
According to an article in Hiiraaan Online dated 6 October 2023, “The Sahamiye Foundation has issued a pressing appeal to De La Rue, urging the company to reevaluate its [$9.6 million] contract with the Central Bank of Somaliland for printing 380 billion SL shillings. The foundation warns of economic, ethical,Read More…
Fearing a shortage of banknotes in the colony, on 17 September 1914, Raymond Poincaré, then the president of France, signed a decree authorizing Madagascar’s governor general to produce 10 million francs worth of notes consisting of 7 million in 5-franc notes, 2 million in 10-franc notes, and 1 million inRead More…
Fearing a shortage of banknotes in the colony, on 17 September 1914, Raymond Poincaré, then the president of France, signed a decree authorizing Madagascar’s governor general to produce 10 million francs worth of notes consisting of 7 million in 5-franc notes, 2 million in 10-franc notes, and 1 million inRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
B377 (PNL): 1,000 afghanis (US$13) Orange. Front: English and Pashto text; Blue Mosque in Mazari Sharif (Noble Shrine); bank seal. Back: English and Pashto text; mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani in Kandahar. 12-mm wide holographic stripe. 3-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized 1000 and ornament. Watermark: Mausoleum of MirwaisRead More…
This note commemorates the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the central bank of the Republic of the Philippines. Like B1096, but with 30th anniversary logo at center left front. Courtesy of Harry Lin and Alex Zlotin.Read More…
B376 (PNL): 500 afghanis (US$6.50) Blue. Front: English and Pashto text; Masjid-i Jami’ (Friday Mosque) in Herat; bank seal. Back: English and Pashto text; control tower at Kandahar Airport (KDH). Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 500. Watermark: Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotaki and Cornerstones. Printer: (Oberthur Fiduciaire). 152Read More…