On 16 December 2024, Canada announced that distance runner Terrance Stanley Fox (28 July 1958 – 28 June 1981) was will appear on the new 5-dollar banknote to honor his Marathon of Hope, a cancer research charity he founded after being diagnosed with the disease. Former Liberal prime minister SirRead More…
B4128 (PNL): 20 yuan (US$2.90) Pink, red, green, and black. Front (vertical): Chinese text; national emblem of the PRC; snake; denomination in SPARK Optical. Back (vertical): Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Zhang text; three children hanging Spring Festival banner; Shanxi residential houses. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (China Banknote PrintingRead More…
This new 1,000-pound note printed by Goznak in Russia is intended to replace the preceding 500- and 1,000-pound notes. It’s unclear if a new 500-pound note is planned. B420 (PNL): 1,000 Sudanese pounds (US$1.65)Green, orange, yellow, and black. Front: Arabic text; stack of three gold bars as registration device; unknownRead More…
B445 (PNL): 5,000 төгрөг (tögrög) (US$2.10)Pink. Front: Mongolian text; Chinggis Khaan; Soyombo symbol; warrior on horseback. Back: Mongolian text; silver tree fountain and building courtyard of Karakorum during reign of Möngke Khan. Windowed security thread with demetalized MONGOLBANK. Watermark: Chinggis Khaan and electrotype МБ. Printer: (Giesecke & Devrient). 152 xRead More…
This legal tender 100-leu note commemorates the 185th birthday of King Carol I. 30,000 notes were sold in folders for 150 lei each. BNP205 (PNL): 100 lei (US$21) Blue, green, and violet. Front: Romanian text; coat of arms; medal as registration device; battle scene from the War of Independence; reverseRead More…
B238 (PNL): 5 dollars (US$5)Pink. Front (vertical): English text; King Charles III; blue marlin fish; flowers; dolphin; tuna. Back (vertical): English text; butterflies; bird of paradise flower; Horseshoe Bay beach; boat passing beneath Somerset bridge. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De La Rue). 136 x 69 mm. Polymer (Safeguard). a.Read More…
B435 (PNL): 1,000 rupees (US$25)Blue. Front: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; coat of arms; Charles Gaetan Duval; bank building façade; standing Justice with sword and scales; SPARK Flow PRIME dodo egg; spider conch shell as registration device. Back: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; spider conch shell; Château of Réduit (officialRead More…
The regular issue notes have not yet been introduced into circulation, but are expected later this year. However, a specimen variety has been confirmed. B101 (PNL): 10 emalangeni (US$0.55) Green. Front: English and Swazi text; King Mswati III; coat of arms with lion and elephant flanking shield topped with crownRead More…
B431 (PNL): 20,000 pesos (US$20)Blue, green, ochre, and violet. Front: Spanish text; denomination as registration device; flowers; Juan Bautista Alberdi; book in magenta-to-green OVI. Back: Spanish text; coat of arms of Argentina; birthplace of Juan Bautista Alberdi in San Miguel de Tucumán; denomination as registration device. Blue windowed security threadRead More…
Like B539a, but new signatures (Unknown/Velarde/Olivera) and new date (16 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2021). The registration device also appears to have been modified. Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…