According to a CaymanNewService article dated 7 July 2011, the 1- and 50-dollar notes (B218a and B222a, respectively) in the new D series are now entering circulation. The entire D series was introduced on 4 April 2011, but only the 5- and 25-dollar notes (B219a and B221a) were actually releasedRead More…
Charcoal, red, and green. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; foil patch; map; Milo B. Butler. Back: English text; Paradise Island and Nassau Harbour in New Providence with cruise ships, buildings, and bridges; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark:Read More…
,,, All of these notes are like the preceding issues of the same denominations, but are dated 2010, signed by Héctor Valdez Albizu and Vicente Bengoa, have printer imprint of OBERTHUR technologies, and feature a new screen trap background pattern. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Like B227a, but new signature (Worrell). Prefix C39 – C41. Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.Read More…
This 5-dollar note bears an overprint “To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados” over the watermark area at left front, as well as a large gold foil 30 at center front. It was issued in a folder with the following text:$5 Commemorative Banknote A limited editionRead More…
The Latin American Paper Money Society was established in 1973 and is popularly known as LANSA. Current president Arthur C. Matz recently sent me this announcement which I am happy to share with visitors to BanknoteNews.com: “Since 1973, LANSA has been dedicated to the enjoyment of collecting the paper moneyRead More…
,, 10 gourdes (US$0.25), 2010. Like P272, but new date and signatures: Charles Castel, Philippe W. Lahens, and Marc Hébert Ignace. 50 gourdes (US$1.25), 2010. Like P274b, but new date. 250 gourdes (US$6.20), 2008. Like P276, but new date and signatures. All three denominations also have Cornerstone watermarks, indicating theyRead More…
B218 (P38): 1 dollar (US$1.20) Violet, sea blue, and orange. Front: English text; angel fish; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English text; nautilus shell; The Bluff on Cayman Brac. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LARead More…
According to a BBC report dated 14 March 2011, Cuba is devaluing the convertible peso by approximately 8% to place it at par with the US dollar in an effort to boost exports and local production, and to make travel to Cuba more affordable to tourists. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
Like B238d, but new date (15.01.2010) and signature (Brian Wynter). Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…