These notes are like the preceding issues, but with tactile lines added at center right front for the visually impaired. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
According to a press release dated 9 February 2017, the Central Bank of Iran plans to introduce a new 10,000-rial note in June 2017. The note is reduced in size, and features the large number 1 as registration device, perhaps in preparation for the eventual revaluation of the rial. CourtesyRead More…
,,, According to a press release dated 31 January 2017, the Bank of Israel has unveiled the designs of the last two denominations in its new series of notes. These are expected to be introduced by the end of 2017. B442 (P65): 20 new shekels (US$5.25)Red. Front: Menorah as registrationRead More…
According to a press release dated 11 January 2017, the Central Bank of Bahrain will begin introducing new 1/2-, 1-, and 5-dinar notes with enhanced security features (SPARK and Motion thread) and tactile lines added at center right front for the visually impaired.Read More…
,,,,,,,,, These notes are slated for introduction on 26 December 2016.Read More…
According to a press release dated 4 December 2016, “the name of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency has been changed to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, with effect from the date of this announcement. The acronym SAMA remains unchanged. All existing agreements, obligations and contracts under the previous name ofRead More…
According to an article on DW dated 7 December 2016, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s government proposed changing the name and denomination of the country’s official currency from the rial to the toman. With 1 toman equal 10 rials, this would effectively remove a single zero from prices, making transactions slightlyRead More…
B353 (PNL): 500 dinars (US$0.35) Green and blue. Front: Arabic text; Dukan (Dokan) Dam on the Lesser Zab River in Sulaimania Governorate. Back: English and Kurdish text; winged bull statue from Palace of Khorsabad in Dur-Sharrukin (Fortress of Sargon) and Assyrian priest. Solid security thread with demetalized Arabic text. Watermark:Read More…
According to a press release dated 2 November 2016, Saudi Arabia has appointed Mohammed Al-Jadaan as the new finance minister, replacing Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf, who served in that position from 30 October 1996. New signature varieties may be forthcoming. Courtesy of Ghassan Samman.Read More…
, The Banknote Register: CIS and Baltic Countries1991-2016, General IssuesSecond edition (English) Author: Dmitry Zagorenko (IBNS #11608, General Secretary of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Editor: Dmitry Litvak (IBNS LM #204, President of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Format: A4. Weight: 1,5 Kg.Hard cover with pressed gilding and book jacket band.344 full-colorRead More…