Central African States new 10,000-franc note (B115a) confirmed
B115 (PNL): 10,000 francs (US$18) Purple, yellow, red, green, and orange. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; purple-to-gold stars in SPARK Orbital. Back: French text; standing teacher instructing sevenRead More…
Central African States new 5,000-franc note (B114a) confirmed
B114 (PNL): 5,000 francs (US$9) Green, yellow, red, brown, and gray. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; green-to-gold stars in SPARK Orbital. Back: French text; antelopes, ostriches, and elephantsRead More…
Central African States new 2,000-franc note (B113a) confirmed
B113 (PNL): 2,000 francs (US$3.60) Red, yellow, green, and gray. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; blue-to-green OVI stars. Back: French text; lush jungle; flying bird. Gold-to-copper windowed securityRead More…
Central African States new 1,000-franc note (B112a) confirmed
B112 (PNL): 1,000 francs (US$1.80) Blue, yellow, red, green, and brown. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; flowers. Back: French text; woman health care provider examining screen while patientRead More…
Central African States new 500-franc note (B111a) confirmed
B111 (PNL): 500 francs (US$0.90) Gray, yellow, blue, green, and orange. Front: Arabic and French text; outline map of CEMAC; denomination as registration device; stylized map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon; CEMAC logo; flowers. Back: French text; irrigation of agricultural field with farmer, tractor, tree,Read More…
Bahamas new 10-dollar note (B360a) confirmed
This note is like the preceding issues, but with a new color scheme to better distinguish it from the 1-dollar note (B349). B360 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$10) Gray, yellow, green, and red. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; map; Yellow Elder flower, SPARK Orbital butterfly; Stafford L. Sands.Read More…
Northern Ireland Ulster Bank new sig/date (02.12.2021) 20-pound polymer note (B941c) confirmed
Like B941b, but new signature (Rose) and new date (2 December 2021). Courtesy of Jonathan Callaway.Read More…
Syria new 50-pound note (B635a) confirmed
This note is like the preceding issue (B627a), but with new date, new signature, new printer (without imprint), and chevron ornament added at lower right back. B635 (PNL): 50 Syrian pounds (US$0.05) Blue and tan. Front: Arabic text; Ugarit alphabet on cuneiform clay tablet; ancient writing on cuneiform clay tabletRead More…
Moldova new signature 20-leu note (B119b) confirmed
Like B119a, but new signature (Armașu). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 1,000-dirham polymer note (B251a) confirmed introduced on 10.04.2023
B251 (PNL): 1,000 dirhams (US$272) Brown. Front: Arabic text; Emirates logo; Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; Emirates Mars Mission “Hope Probe;” NASA space shuttle on launch pad; rosette as registration device. Back: English text; rosette; Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi. Kinegram foil stripe with astronaut. Watermark: None.Read More…