Jordan new sig/date (2007) 10-dinar note (B232b) confirmed
2009-07-18
Like B232a, but new date (2007) and new signatures. Courtesy of Michael Reissner.Read More…
Syria revised 1,000-pound note (B626b) confirmed
2009-05-12
Recently a new variety of the 1,000-pound note (B626a, top), have been confirmed. The new variety (B626b, bottom), has a small map in circle added to back, below “CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA.” Both notes are dated 1997. Courtesy of Besher Ghannam.Read More…
Syria revised 500-pound notes dated 1998 confirmed
2009-05-12
Recently two new varieties of the 500-pound note (B624a, top), have been confirmed. The first variety (B624b, middle), has a small map in circle added to back, below “CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA.” The second type (B625a, bottom), has the small map, plus a row of leaves added at center bottom,Read More…
Jordan new date (2008) 1- and 5-dinar (B229d and B230c) notes confirmed
2009-03-24
Like B229c, but new date, new signatures, and change to the Arabic characters at top left on front.Like B230b, but new date, new signatures, and change to the Arabic characters at top left on front. Courtesy of Abdullah Beydoun.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new date (2008) 50-dirham note (B221c) confirmed
2009-03-10
, Like B221b, but new date (١٤٢٩/2008). Prefix 204 – 364. Courtesy of Michael Reissner.Read More…
Qatar withdrawing old 100- and 500-rial notes
2009-02-28
According to a Gulf Times article dated February 25, 2009, Qatar’s 100- and 500-rial notes originally issued in 2003 (Pick 24 and 25, respectively) can be exchanged for new notes at all banks through June 15; for ten years afterwards they can be redeemed only at the Qatar Central Bank.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new date (2007) 20-dirham note (B216c) confirmed
2008-11-14
, Like B216b, but new date (2007) and watermark Saker falcon head with electrotype 20 and coffee pot. Prefix 197 – 327.. Courtesy of Rafal Nogowczyk.Read More…
Iran new signature 2,000-rial note (B279b) confirmed
2008-10-21
Like B279a, but new signatures (Mazaheri/Danesh-Jafari) and lithograph back. Courtesy of Ali Nasseri.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new date (2007) notes (B214c, B215c) confirmed
2008-10-13
,,, 5 dirhams (US$1.35), 2007. Like B214b, but new date. 10 dirhams (US$2.70), 2007. Like B215b, but new date. Courtesy of David Murcek.Read More…
Iran new 500,000- and 1-million rial cheques (B291a and B292a) confirmed
2008-09-25
In August 2008, the central bank issued new cheques, which it claims are not banknotes although they are legal tender just as if they were. They were introduced to replace the array of high-denomination promissory notes which private banks had been issuing to enable their customers to carry out largeRead More…