, According to an article on Agence Mauritanienne d’Information, on 1 February 2012, the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie introduced a new 2,000-ouguiya (US$6.80) note that is smaller than the preceding issue (B118), and includes several new anti-counterfeiting elements, including a ClearText windowed security thread with demetalized BCM 2000, holographic stripe,Read More…
Like B538a, but signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Like B539a, but signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares.Read More…
B111 (P9): 50 nakfa (demonetized 01.01.2016) Green and black. Front: Arabic, English, and Tigrinya text; Eritrean fighters raising EPLF flag; triptych portrait; camel as registration device. Back: English text; camel; ships and freight cranes in port of Assab; bank logo. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized BANK OF ERITREA.Read More…
5,000 francs (US$10), (20)10. Like P317, but new date and signatures (Philippe Henri Dacouri Tabley and José Mario Vaz). 10,000 francs (US$20), (20)10. Like P318, but new date and signatures (Philippe Henri Dacouri Tabley and José Mario Vaz). Courtesy of Richard Maranda and Jean Leclerc.Read More…
1,000 francs (US$2.05), (20)11. Like P315, but new date and signatures (Tiemoko Yadé Dominique Coulibaly and José Mario Vaz). 2,000 francs (US$4.10), (20)11. Like P316, but new date and signatures (Tiemoko Yadé Dominique Coulibaly and José Mario Vaz). Courtesy of Richard Maranda and Jean Leclerc.Read More…
B540 (P77): 5 dinars (US$3.60) Red and brown. Front: Arabic text; Dromedary camel nursing her calf. Back: English text; crowd and monument to the Battle of Al-Hani. Windowed security thread with demetalized 5 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Two camels, electrotype 5, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 150 xRead More…
According to an article in The Namibian dated 22 March 2012, the decision of the Bank of Namibia to replace the portrait of anti-colonialist Chief Hendrik Witbooi with that of founding President Sam Nujoma on the new 10- and 20-dollar (US$1.30 and 2.60, respectively) notes has stirred up a bitRead More…
According to an article in The Post Online dated 23 January 2012, the government of Zambia has agreed to Bank of Zambia plans to revalue the currency by removing three zeros from all denominations of the kwacha. Currently the largest denomination banknote is 50,000 kwacha (US$9.75), which will become 50Read More…
According to an interview in AllAfrica dated 14 March 2012, the Bank of Namibia is set to unveil a new series of banknotes on 21 March 2012 and issue them in May. Ndangi Katoma, the bank’s director of strategic communication, discusses the history of Namibia’s banknotes and the decision toRead More…
, According to an article on Nyasa Times dated 9 March 2012, within the next six months the Reserve Bank of Malawi will introduce a whole new series of notes, including a 1,000-kwacha (US$6) note, twice the largest denomination currently in circulation. The notes were announced in Biantyre on 8Read More…