According to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek article dated 16 June 2010, the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a new 100,000-rial (US$10) note on 22 June. Governor Mahmoud Bahmani said the bank will print at least 150 million of the new notes, though he promised it won’t increaseRead More…
According to a Washington Post article dated 31 May 2010, Palestine is preparing to issue its own currency to replace the Israeli shekel and the Jordanian dinar. Courtesy of Webb Linzmayer.Read More…
B127 (P32): 1 pound (US$1.30) Green. Front: English text; outline map of Jersey as registration device; Monument to Freedom in Liberation Square, Saint Helier; three lions passant guardant; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: English, French, and Norman text; Le Hocq Tower in Saint Clement; La Hougue Bie Neolithic burial mound; outlineRead More…
On 4 May 2010, Bank of Thailand issued a new 100-baht (US$3.10) note to mark the king’s 60th wedding anniversary. The note is the same as the current 100 baht (B175) but the back features the king & queen standing together. Apparently 9,999,999 notes were printed. A specimen without overprintRead More…
According to a Garoweoneline article dated 16 May 2010, a private jet is said to have delivered to Mogadishu a total of 22 million worth of Somali shilling notes, supposedly printed in Malaysia. The central bank had previously announced plans to have Sudan print new notes at a cost ofRead More…
Like B574, but new date, new signatures, and Omron rings. Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
On 25 March 2009, the Central Bank of Barbados announced its plans to introduce a new 100-dollar note (US$50) with upgraded security features on 20 April 2009. “With the introduction of this $100 note we are completing the upgrades process that we began in 2007,” explained Julia Weekes, director ofRead More…
The following is from a press release dated 30 April 2010: The Government of The Bahamas wishes to advise the public that an updated series of $10 banknotes will be issued by the Central Bank bearing the image of Sir Stafford Sands, former Minister of Finance of The Bahamas andRead More…
The following is from a 29 April 2010 press release issued by the States of Jersey: Jersey’s new bank notes are being issued today (29 April 2010) by local banks and States cashiers. The Island’s first new designs for more than 20 years were officially launched in February. They haveRead More…
On 27 April 2010, Banco Central de Costa Rica unveiled a new family of banknotes that will replace the existing issues. The first denomination to be issued (possibly by August 2010) will be the 20,000 colones (US$39.10) depicting writer Carmen Lyra. This will be followed by the 2,000 colones inRead More…