Iraq new sig/date (2018) 25,000-dinar note (B356c) confirmed
2019-10-23
Like B356b, but new signature (Alaq printed) and new date (٢٠١٨ – ٢٠١٨ – ١٤٤٠). Courtesy of Idrus Abdullah. Read More…
Afghanistan new sig/date (2016) 500-afghani note (B363d) reported
2019-10-08
Like B363c, but new signatures (Sediq/Hakimi) and new date (١٣٩۵ (SH1395/2016)).Courtesy of Dmitry Svobodin.Read More…
Iran to revalue and rename currency
2019-08-02
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…
Jordan new sig/date (2019) 20-dinar note (B233f) confirmed
2019-06-05
Like B233e, but new date (2019) and new signatures (Ezzedin Kanakriyah and Ziad Fariz). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Oman new 50-rial commemorative note (B236a) reportedly introduced 02.06.2019
2019-06-02
According to a press release, on 2 June 2019 the Central Bank of Oman introduced a newly enhanced 50-rial note with additional security features. The new note bears the same date and signature as the preceding issue (B235a) introduced in 2012, but now has a Varifeye CC Patch instead ofRead More…
Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2017) 100-riyal note (B139b) confirmed
2019-03-22
, Like B139a, but new date (١٤٣٨ (AH1438)/2017) and new signatures (Ahmed Abdulkarim Alkholifey and Mohammed Al-Jadaan). Courtesy of Ghassan Samman.Read More…
Iran new 500,000-rial cheque (B296a) confirmed
2019-02-28
Like B294a, but mauve in color, repositioned vignettes on front, and Mount Damavand on back. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Iran new 500,000-rial cheque (B296a) unveiled 01.01.2019
2019-01-02
According to an Iran Front Page article dated 2 January 2019, the Central Bank of Iran has unveiled a new 500,000-rial note (B296a) design. The new note is similar to the same denomination issued in 2014 (B294a), but orange in color, repositioned vignettes on front, and Mount Damavand on back.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 100-dirham Sheikh Zayed commemorative note (B245a) confirmed
2018-12-08
According to a press release dated 28 November 2018, as part of the 47th National Day of the UAE celebrations, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has introduced a 100-dirham note commemorating the life of the UAE’s Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. CourtesyRead More…
Iran new signature 100,000-rial note (B289d) confirmed
2018-12-07
Like B289c, but new signatures (Hemmati/Karbasian). Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (collect-unc-currency on eBay) and Fariborz Adib.Read More…