B323 (P101): 1,000 francs (US$1.60) Green. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; two standing okapi; Kanioka carved box with two seated human figures and two lizards on lid. Back: French text; field of corn; African gray parrot on branch; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalizedRead More…
According to a press release dated 6 August 2012, the Banco Central de Costa Rica issued new 5,000-, 10,000-, and 50,000-colon (US$10, $20, and $100, respectively) banknotes on 27 August 2012. The old 5,000- and 10,000-colon notes (B555 and B556) will remain legal tender until 1 January 2013, and afterRead More…
According to a Bank of Thailand press release dated 3 July 2012, this 100-baht (US$3.20) commemorative banknote was issued to celebrate His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary on 28 July 2012. Ten million commemorative 100-baht notes were issued into circulation on 27 July 2012. TheRead More…
According to the Reserve Bank of Fiji’s Annual Report 2011, “The Currency Review, that commenced a year earlier, progressed well in 2011. The objectives of the review comprised an upgrade of existing security features and the inclusion of Fiji’s flora and fauna on banknotes and coins. In March 2011, CabinetRead More…
Apparently Libya is preparing a new 1-dinar (US$0.80) note without the portrait of Muammar Gaddafi, which appears on the current note B535a issued in 2009. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
B290 (P106): 500 rupees (demonetized 09.11.2016) Brown, yellow, green, and purple. Front: Denomination as registration device; lion capital of Ashoka pillar; Mahatma Gandhi; RBI seal with tiger and palm tree. Back: Language panel; statue of Mahatma Gandhi leading nation by Gyarah Murti at Mother Teresa Crescent in New Delhi. 3-mmRead More…
According to a press release dated 12 January 2012, Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul announced that the Bank of Thailand is issuing a new family (series 16) of banknotes designed to glorify Thai kings of different periods. The notes will feature “new advanced counterfeit deterrent features,” but will retain the sizes, colors,Read More…
According to an article on the Jamaica Information Service dated 19 June 2012, the Bank of Jamaica has unveiled a new family of banknotes commemorating the country’s Golden Jubilee. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, said the notes are not only being launched to celebrate theRead More…
B324 (P102): 5,000 francs (US$8.10) Brown. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; zebras; Hemba statuette. Back: French text; food (perhaps cassava) bundles; two Congo peafowl birds; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalized RD Congo. Watermark: Okapi head and electrotype 5000. Printer: (Unknown). 146 x 72Read More…
According to an press release dated 20 July 2012, Brazil’s central bank issued new 10- and 20-real banknotes on 23 July 2012. This series of notes will be complete when the 2- and 5-real notes are introduced in 2013. B876 (P254): 10 reais (US$3.05) Red. Front: Portuguese text; puzzle numberRead More…