Kuwait new signature ½-dinar note (B224g) confirmed
2013-11-05
Like B224f, but new signatures (Al-Hashel/Al-Sabah). Prefix BE/146 – BE/159. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Kuwait new note family reported for introduction in 2014
2013-11-01
According to an article on Alanba dated 21 October 2013, Kuwait’s central bank intends to issue an entirely new family of notes in 2014 with new colors for the denominations. Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
Israel names Karnit Flug as new bank governor
2013-10-21
According to a press release dated 20 October 2013, the Bank of Israel is expected to appoint Dr. Karnit Flug to take over as governor from Stanley Fischer who left in June, marking the first time a woman has held the post.Read More…
Lebanon new date (2012) 100,000-pound note (B537b) confirmed
2013-10-05
Like B537a, but new date (٢٠١٢). Intro: 04.10.2013. Courtesy of Claude Akl (dekeneh on eBay). Read More…
Lebanon new 10,000-pound note (B534a) confirmed
2013-09-26
B534 (P92): 10,000 livres (pounds) (US$6.65) Yellow, orange, and green. Front: Arabic text; cedar tree; geometric series design. Back: Arabic and French text; geometric series design; bronze statue by Italian sculptor, Renato Marino Mazzacurati, of three Lebanese nationalists in Martyrs’ Square, Beirut; stylized landscape and mountain; cedar trees. 3-mm wideRead More…
Lebanon new 5,000-pound note (B533a) confirmed
2013-09-11
B533 (P91): 5,000 livres (pounds) (US$3.35) Pink, purple, orange, and green. Front: Arabic text; cedar tree as registration device; geometric series design. Back: Arabic and French text; geometric series design; cedar tree. 3-mm wide magenta-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BDL 5000. Watermark: Cedar tree and electrotype ٥٠٠٠. Printer: (OberthurRead More…
Lebanon new date (2012) 1,000-pound note (B532b) confirmed
2013-09-11
According to a Lebanon Files article dated 21 August 2013, the Bank of Lebanon has issued a revised 1,000-pound note with enhanced security features. Courtesy of Houssein Maaz and Claude Akl (dekeneh on eBay).Read More…
United Arab Emirates new sig/date (2013) 5-dirham note (B226b) confirmed
2013-08-29
, Like B226a, but new date (١٤٣٤/2013) and signatures (Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum and Khalifa al-Kindi). Also, the serial number at left is now vertical, not horizontal. Courtesy of The Monetary Unit.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new sig/date (2013) 20-dirham note (B228b) confirmed
2013-08-29
, Like B228a, but new date (١٤٣٤/2013) and signatures (Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum and Khalifa al-Kindi). Courtesy of The Monetary Unit.Read More…
Israel new 50- and 200-new shekel notes delayed until 2014
2013-08-07
,,, According to a press release dated 28 April 2013, the Israeli cabinet approved the details and designs of the new 50- and 200-new shekel notes to be issued “toward the end of 2013.” However, according to a press release dated 7 August 2013, the circulation of the new NISRead More…