Australia new sig/date (2012) 5-dollar note (B225g) confirmed
2012-07-22
Like B225f, but new signatures (Stevens/Parkinson) and new date (2012).Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Glenn Warren.Read More…
India to test 10-rupee polymer notes
2012-07-21
According to an article in The Asian Age dated 21 July 2012, the government will conduct a field trial with one billion polymer 10-rupee banknotes to check the possibility of introducing polymer notes in India. The trials will be conducted in five cities—Mysore, Kochi, Shimla, Jaipur and Bhubaneshwar—selected on theRead More…
Nicaragua revised 10-córdoba note (B497b) confirmed
2012-07-19
10 córdobas (US$0.40), 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007. Like P201, but instead of embossed 10 on see-through window, 10 is opaque white. Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
India considering 10-rupee polymer note
2012-07-09
According to an article in IndiaWest dated 9 July 2012, the Reserve Bank of India said it is working on launching polymer banknotes and will soon start a pilot project. “Counterfeiting of plastic notes is very difficult. So we are planning to launch some plastic money on pilot basis inRead More…
New Zealand new bank governor announced
2012-06-25
On 26 June 2012, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced that Graeme Wheeler has been appointed the new governor, effective after current governor Alan Bollard’s second five-year term expires on 25 September 2012. This will likely result in new signature varieties for New Zealand’s polymer banknotes. Courtesy of ScottRead More…
Romania new date (2012) 1-leu note (B278g) confirmed
2012-06-08
Like B278f, but new date (2012). Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Just World Banknotes.Read More…
Mexico new sig/date (24.06.2011) 50-peso note (B705l) confirmed
2012-06-07
Like B705k, but new signature (Alegre) and new date (24 JUN. 2011) . Series T, U.Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez and Thomas Krause.Read More…
Mexico new date (03.05.2010) 50-peso note (B705k) confirmed
2012-06-07
Like B705j, but new date (3 MAY. 2010). Serie Q – S. Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.Read More…
Book Review: World Paper & Polymer Uncut Banknote
2012-05-22
World Paper & Polymer Uncut BanknoteK. N. Boon, 154 pages, soft cover, 297 x 210 mm, color illustrations, Chinese and English, ISBN 978-983-43313-4-4, US$15, www.3833.com K. N. Boon’s recently published book, World Paper & Polymer Uncut Banknote, is the first catalog devoted entirely to collectors of uncut sheets of notes,Read More…
Hybrid Term Misused
2012-05-22
The following is a letter that I recently wrote to the editor of the International Bank Note Society’s Journal. I do not know if it will be published in an upcoming issue, but I thought visitors to this site might find it interesting nonetheless.—OWL Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading MarcRead More…