Saudi Arabia new 50-riyal note (B204a) confirmed
2022-12-12
Like B138, but with the issuer’s name as Saudi Central Bank in Arabic on front and English on back. Courtesy of Abdulraheem Alkhiary (KSACurrency.com).Read More…
Central African States new 10,000-franc note (B115a) confirmed
2022-12-08
B115 (PNL): 10,000 francs (US$18) Purple, yellow, red, green, and orange. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; purple-to-gold stars in SPARK Orbital. Back: French text; standing teacher instructing sevenRead More…
Central African States new 5,000-franc note (B114a) confirmed
2022-12-08
B114 (PNL): 5,000 francs (US$9) Green, yellow, red, brown, and gray. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; green-to-gold stars in SPARK Orbital. Back: French text; antelopes, ostriches, and elephantsRead More…
Central African States new 2,000-franc note (B113a) confirmed
2022-12-08
B113 (PNL): 2,000 francs (US$3.60) Red, yellow, green, and gray. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; blue-to-green OVI stars. Back: French text; lush jungle; flying bird. Gold-to-copper windowed securityRead More…
Central African States new 1,000-franc note (B112a) confirmed
2022-12-08
B112 (PNL): 1,000 francs (US$1.80) Blue, yellow, red, green, and brown. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; flowers. Back: French text; woman health care provider examining screen while patientRead More…
Central African States new 500-franc note (B111a) confirmed
2022-12-08
B111 (PNL): 500 francs (US$0.90) Gray, yellow, blue, green, and orange. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; flowers. Back: French text; irrigation of agricultural field with farmer, tractor, tree,Read More…
Bahamas new 10-dollar note (B360a) confirmed
2022-12-08
This note is like the preceding issues, but with a new color scheme to better distinguish it from the 1-dollar note (B349). B360 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$10) Gray, yellow, green, and red. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; map; Yellow Elder flower, SPARK Orbital butterfly; Stafford L. Sands.Read More…
Syria new 50-pound note (B635a) confirmed
2022-12-05
This note is like the preceding issue (B627a), but with new date, new signature, new printer (without imprint), and chevron ornament added at lower right back. B635 (PNL): 50 Syrian pounds (US$0.05) Blue and tan. Front: Arabic text; Ugarit alphabet on cuneiform clay tablet; ancient writing on cuneiform clay tabletRead More…
United Arab Emirates new 1,000-dirham polymer note (B251a) confirmed introduced on 10.04.2023
2022-12-04
B251 (PNL): 1,000 dirhams (US$272) Brown. Front: Arabic text; Emirates logo; Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; Emirates Mars Mission “Hope Probe;” NASA space shuttle on launch pad; rosette as registration device. Back: English text; rosette; Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi. Kinegram foil stripe with astronaut. Watermark: None.Read More…
Central African States new note family (B111 – B115) reported for introduction on 15.12.2022
2022-11-26
According to an article in Business in Cameroon dated 7 October 2019, the Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale was preparing a new family of notes. The information was revealed in Resolution N°7 of the ordinary meeting of the Central African Monetary Union (UMAC)’s ministerial council, which was held onRead More…