Charcoal, red, and green. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; foil patch; map; Milo B. Butler. Back: English text; Paradise Island and Nassau Harbour in New Providence with cruise ships, buildings, and bridges; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark:Read More…
B559 (P275): 2,000 colones (US$3.45) Blue. Front: Spanish text; open books; Mauro Fernández Acuña; Colegio Superior de Señoritas building in San Jose; map of Costa Rica in OVI. Back: Spanish text; coral reef (arrecife coralino); star fish (Oreaster reticulatus, estrella de mar de la laguna); bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas, TiburónRead More…
B557 (P274): 1,000 colones (US$1.70) Red. Front: Spanish text; Braulio Carrillo Colina; original ESTADO DE COSTA RICA shield; map of Costa Rica on see-through leaf. Back: Spanish text; dry forest (bosque seco) landscape in Guanacaste; pitahaya cactus flowers; tree; white-tailed deer; scorpions. Simulated security thread. Watermark: Leaves. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies).Read More…
Canada’s new polymer bank note series was unveiled on 20 June 2011. The themes for the entire series, as well as designs, images, and security features of the first denominations to be issued—the $100 and $50 notes—were unveiled by James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance; William J. S. Elliott, CommissionerRead More…
According to an IceNews article dated 8 June 2011, Mar Gudmundsson, governor of Sedlabanki Islands (Central Bank of Iceland), believes the country needs a 10,000-króna (US$88) banknote following decades of inflation. Currently the 5,000-króna note (B816) is the largest denomination.Read More…
This 5-dollar note bears an overprint “To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados” over the watermark area at left front, as well as a large gold foil 30 at center front. It was issued in a folder with the following text:$5 Commemorative Banknote A limited editionRead More…
B321 (P99): 200 francs (US$0.30) Purple, pink, and green. Front: French text; man and woman with hoes; bank monogram; 5-pointed star in diamond as registration device. Back: French text; 5-pointed star in diamond; four men beating large log drum (Le Gong Telegraphique) on river bank. Solid security thread with demetalizedRead More…
There’s an interesting article on Hudson New York dated 25 May 2011 discussing the implications of Palestine attempting to declare independence from Israel and issue its own currency.Read More…
On 16 March 2011, the Central Bank of Chile unveiled the design of the new 1,000-peso note, of which a total of 34 million notes were issued on 11 May 2011, while the existing 140 million older notes of the same denomination currently in circulation will gradually be withdrawn. ThisRead More…
B408 (P144): 2,000 dinars (US$17) Greenish-blue and brown. Front: Arabic text; university professor lecturing students in amphitheater; satellite; double-helix DNA strand; three researchers in scientific laboratory with microscope and beakers. Back: Arabic text; wheat; palm tree; body of water; urban high-rise buildings; olive tree. 13-mm wide LEAD holographic stripe. WindowedRead More…