According to a press release dated 13 January 2010, the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu plans to issue a new series of banknotes beginning with a polymer 10,000-vatu (US$100) note to be introduced in July 2010, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of independence. This will be the largest denomination in theRead More…
State Bank of Pakistan introduced a new 500-rupee note (B237a) on 25 January 2010. The new note bears the signature of Syed Salim Raza, SBP Governor. The new note is like B236, which was introduced in 2006, except on right front it now features the Pakistani flag of a crescentRead More…
According to a press release dated 17 February 2010, the Swiss National Bank has decided to postpone the issuance of its new banknote series: “Intensive efforts are underway at the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on the preparatory work for its new banknote series. The project activities have revealed that additionalRead More…
On 16 December 2009 the Central Bank of The Bahamas introduced a more secure 100-dollar banknote. This is the sixth and final denomination issued in the new CRISP (Counterfeit Resistance Integrated Security Product) family of notes. The new notes will circulate in parallel with the old $100 notes, which willRead More…
On 12 January 2010, Banco Central de Nicaragua introduced a new 500-córdoba (US$24) note printed on cotton paper and carrying the law date of 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007 (12.09.2007) . This note which measures 156 x 67 mm depicts the birthplace of General Augusto César Sandino whileRead More…
According to a press release, the Banco Central de Honduras introduced a new polymer 20-lempira note (B340a) on 12 January 2010. A total of 60 million banknotes have been printed and will circulate in parallel with the paper version (B339) of the same denomination. Courtesy of Thomas Krause, ClaudioRead More…
On 3 December 2009, the Banco Central de Nicaragua introduced a new 50-córdoba (US$2.40) note printed on paper. It depicts pottery of Nicaragua on the front and Somoto canyon on back. The windowed security thread is demetalized BCN 50. The watermark is of the pottery with electrotype 50.Read More…
The National Bank of Kazakhstan issued a new 1,000-tenge note on 5 January 2010 to commemorate Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2010. A total of 10 million notes will be issued at face value (US$6.75). The note dated 2010 is the same sizeRead More…
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago introduced a new 100-dollar (US$15.80) note to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that was held 27-29 November in the capital, Port of Spain. The new notes is legal tender, circulating side-by-side with the current note of the same denomination. TheRead More…
This note was originally reported as a new date variety only, but it has recently been determined that there are sufficient changes to this note to qualify it as a new type. 10 lei (US$3.50), 1 decembrie 2008. Like B280, but new date, paint brushes replace 10 on see-through window,Read More…