B130 notes with prefix AF and serial number 0000001 – 0200000 have printer imprint DE LA RUE at lower right back. Subsequent notes have printer imprint OBERTHUR FIDUCIARE. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Like B1094, but portraits on front replaced by Philippine eagle, and note printed on polymer, not paper. Courtesy of Jason T. Rohn.Read More…
Courtesy of Mehdi Kasumov.Read More…
This 20-leu note is a polymer replica of the first 20-leu banknote (B205a) issued by the National Bank of Romania in 1881. 30,000 notes were sold in folders for 100 lei each. BNP204 (PNL): 20 lei Cobalt blue. Front: Romanian text; oak leaves and olive branches; coat of arms; seatedRead More…
This 20-leu note commemorates Ecaterinei Teodoroiu, a heroine of Romania who fought and died in World War I. It was introduced on 1 December 2021, when the country celebrates its national day. It is the first legal tender Romanian banknote which features a female personality. B293 (PNL): 20 lei (US$6.00)Read More…
On this note commemorating the 30th anniversary of independence, the country name is transliterated as Qazaqstan. B152 (PNL): 20,000 теңге (tenge) (US$52) Gray. Front (vertical): Kazakh text; national emblem; President Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev hologram; Mangilik El monumental arch; flying doves and Kazakh Eli monument in Astana; flag. Back: Kazakh text;Read More…
Like B534, but new date (01.04.2021), new signatures (Mansouri/Salamé), new security thread, and new serial number font/format. Courtesy of Claude Akl (dekeneh on eBay).Read More…
According to a press release dated 6 December 2021, the European Central Bank plans to redesign euro banknotes by 2024. Courtesy of Christof Zellweger and Mark Irwin.Read More…
This 5-pound note is likely the first in a new family of notes of reduced size to match the current issues of the Bank of England. B136 (PNL): 5 pounds (US$6.45) Green, blue, and brown. Front: English text; Queen Elizabeth II; coat of arms of castle with key; crenellated castleRead More…
According to a press release dated 7 December 2021, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates introduced a 50-dirham note to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the union which was established on 2 December 1971. This is the first polymer note issued by the United Arab Emirates. B248 (PNL):Read More…