Ghana new date (01.07.2011) 10-cedi note (B147c) confirmed
2012-01-27
Like B147b, but new date (1st JULY 2011). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Liberia new date (2011) 20-dollar note confirmed
2012-01-26
20 dollars (US$0.30), 2011. Like CBL B8 (P28), but new date. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Nigeria new 200-naira note variety reported
2012-01-25
, Both of the above scans are of 200-naira (US$1.25) notes dated 2010, signed by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Muhammad Nda, with prefix numerators AG. However, on the note on the left the spelled out denomination “Two Hundred Naira” and the signatures are located higher up, the word “Two” isRead More…
Libya removing 50-dinar note (B539a) featuring Gaddafi’s portrait
2012-01-25
According to an article on Trend.com dated 13 September 2011, banks in Libya are withdrawing 50-dinar banknotes from circulation because they feature a large portrait of Muammar Gaddafi, who has recently been ousted from power but whose location remains uncertain. “The banks have agreed to collect the notes andRead More…
Libya new 10-dinar note (B542a) confirmed
2012-01-25
B542 (P78A): 10 dinars (US$7.30) Green. Front: Arabic text; crescent moon and star; Omar El Mukhtar; Jasper hologram. Back: English text; crowd and hilltop fortress in Sabha. DualTrack windowed security thread with demetalized 10 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar and electrotype 10. Printer: (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire). 156Read More…
Somaliland new 1,000- and 5,000-shilling notes (B123a and B124a) confirmed
2012-01-19
Athough dated 2011, these two notes were apparently issued in January 2012. Courtesy of John Miskell.Read More…
Eritrea new 50- and 100-nakfa notes (B111a and B112a) reported
2012-01-18
According to a press release dated 16 January 2012 on Sabait.com, the web site of Eritrea’s Ministry of Information, the National Bank of Eritrea has produced new 50- and 100-nakfa notes. Kibreab Woldemariam, administrator of the bank, said the new 50-nakfa note (B111a) is already in circulation, and the newRead More…
Kenya new sig/date (16.07.2010) notes confirmed
2012-01-14
All six denominations (50 to 1,000 shillings) have been confirmed dated 16th JULY 2010 and bearing new signatures (Njuguna S. Ndung’u and unknown). Courtesy of Richard Miranda, John B. Silver, Andrew Roberts, and Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Sao Tome and Principe chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
2012-01-13
,, The Sao Tome and Principe chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 13-page catalog covers notes issued by the Banco Nacional de S. Tomé e Príncipe (National Bank of Sao Tome and Principe) from 1976 to 1989,Read More…
Nigeria new date (2011) 50-naira variety confirmed
2012-01-06
50 naira (US$0.35), 2011. Like B236 (PNL), but new date, signatures (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Muhammad Nda), and 7-digit serial numbers. Printer: (G&D). Polymer. Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…