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…
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.
Like B230g, but new date (2019 ٢٠١٩) and new signatures: Kanakriyah/Fariz. Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski.
Like B535, but new date (٢٠١٢), new Motion windowed security thread with demetalized 20000, diagonal, not horizontal, shading in denomination at center front, and new Western serial number font. Prefix C/05. Courtesy of Claude Akl (dekeneh on eBay).
Like B295b, but new signatures (Hemmati/Dejpasand). Courtesy of Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).
, Like B356b), but new signature (printed name) and new date (٢٠١٨ – ١٤٤٠ 2018/AH1440). Courtesy of Idrus Abdullah.
, According to a press release, the National Bank of Georgia planned to introduce a new 10-lari note on 1 October 2019, thereby completing the new family of notes begun in 2016. Courtesy of Albert Vokhmin.
Like B363c, but new signatures (Sediq/Hakimi) and new date (١٣٩۵ (SH1395/2016)).Courtesy of Dmitry Svobodin.
According to a DW article dated 31 July 2019, the Iranian government has approved a plan to remove four zeroes from the rial and rename the currency the toman, a former superunit of official currency that was in circulation until 1925. Iranians have for decades continued to use the termRead More…
Like B233e, but new date (2019) and new signatures (Ezzedin Kanakriyah and Ziad Fariz). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.