Like B129, but no signature, and changes to bank name. Courtesy of Said Chelmouni, Denis Orlov, Arsentiy Khonin, and Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
On 24 July 2017, the Central Bank of Swaziland began issuing a green 10-lilangeni note to reduce confusion between the preceding blue 10-lilangeni note and South Africa’s blue 100-rand note (B770), which also circulates in Swaziland. Aside from the color change and addition of the text VISION 2022 (a referenceRead More…
Banky Foiben’i Madagasikara intends to introduce a new family of notes with the following denominations: 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, and 20,000 ariary. The four larger denominations will be issued on 17 July 2017, followed by the four smaller denominations on 18 September 2017. The theme remains “MadagascarRead More…
According to a press release dated 5 July 2017, Brunei and Singapore have both issued new 50-dollar polymer notes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement. Brunei introduced one million notes, and Singapore introduced two million notes, all at face value. Banks in both countries offered setsRead More…
According to an AP report dated 2 July 2017, the Central Bank of Syria introduced a 2,000-pound note depicting President Bashar Assad on front and the back depicts the People’s Council of Syria inside the Parliament Building in Damascus, Syria. These notes appear to have been printed by GoznakRead More…
There are various reports out of war-torn Yemen of a new 500-rial note (B128a), supposedly printed in Russia and intended for circulation by the “official” Central Bank of Yemen now located in the southern city of Aden. Meanwhile, a competing bank in the northern city of Sana’a is rumored toRead More…
According to an article in Myanmar Business Today dated 13 June 2017, the Central Bank of Myanmar plans to introduce new 5,000- and 10,000-kyat notes like the current issues (B117a and B118a, respectively), but with enhanced security features to combat counterfeiting. The new notes have new watermarks, serial numbers, andRead More…
According to a press release dated 8 June 2017, new 50- and 100-dollar notes expected to be introduced in 2018 will be printed on Durasafe, a paper-polymer-paper composite substrate produced by Landqart. According to other sources, these denominations will reportedly be printed by Canadian Banknote Company using Crane’s Rapid windowedRead More…
On 1 June 2017, the Bank of Canada began issuing 40 million new 10-dollar polymer notes commemorating the 150th anniversary of confederation. “This bank note is intended to captivate our imagination and instill pride in what we, as a nation, have accomplished,” said Governor Stephen S. Poloz. “It celebrates theRead More…