Iran new signature 100,000-rial note (B289e) confirmed
2020-05-26
Like B289d, but new signatures (Hemmati/Dejpasand). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Yemen dual currency system explained
2020-05-19
The Moneyness blog has an interesting article explaining Yemen’s dual currency system. Courtesy of Sam Dalton.Read More…
Iran new signature 50,000-rial note (B294b) confirmed
2020-05-16
Like B294a, but new signatures (Hemmati/Dejpasand). Courtesy of Nenad Gavrilovic.Read More…
Yemen new signature 500-rial note (B128b) confirmed
2020-04-11
Like B128a, but new signature (Zammam). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Iran new signature 20,000-rial note (B287c) confirmed
2020-03-16
Like B287b, but new signatures (Hemmati/Karbasian) and windowed security thread with demetalized map of Iran and I R IRAN. Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Syria new 100-pound note (B633a) confirmed
2020-02-05
Like B628a, but new signatures (Unknown/Unknown), new date (٢٠١٩/2019), new s/n font and format, and ornamentation added at lower right back. Courtesy of Danishenko on eBay.Read More…
Lebanon new 50,000-pound note (B547a) confirmed
2020-02-01
Like B545a, but new date (٢٠١٩) and without green guilloche at center back. Courtesy of Claude Akl (dekeneh on eBay).Read More…
Iran and Persia chapters bundled — 50% off
2020-01-13
With Iran much in the news lately, we’re bundling the Iran and Persia chapters of The Banknote Book so that interested parties can delve into the fascinating and beautiful numismatic history of this troubled part of the world. Get both chapters now for only $9.99. That’s 50% off theRead More…
Omani sultan dies; new notes expected
2020-01-11
According to an AFP article dated 10 January 2020, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world, has died at the age of 79. The sultan’s image and signature appears on all notes since 1976, so new notes will likely appear after a successor is named.Read More…
Jordan new sig/date (2019) 5-dinar note (B230h) confirmed
2019-11-30
Like B230g, but new date (2019 ٢٠١٩) and new signatures: Kanakriyah/Fariz. Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski.Read More…