On 3 September 2009, the Bank of Botswana acknowledged that a small number of the new 100-pula notes (B127a) have been issued with a thin plastic layer over the holographic stripe. The plastic, which should have been removed by the printer during manufacturing, can be peeled off the note, removingRead More…
The Bank of Botswana introduced a new family of banknotes on 21 August 2009. The notes officially enter circulation 23 August, though they may not be available to the public until 24 August. The introduction of the new banknotes follows a comprehensive review of the current banknotes in order toRead More…
I am working on a new catalog of world notes and I need all the help I can get. If you have any of the notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as uncompressed JPEG, BMP,Read More…
La Banque de la République du Burundi has introduced new 500- (US$0.40) and 1,000-franc (US$0.80) notes, both dated 01-05-09 and bearing the same signature combinations. The designs are the same as B225 and B226, respectively, but the sizes have been reduced to 132 x 67 mm and 137 x 69Read More…
On 22 June 2009, the Central Bank of Tunisia introduced a new 5-dinar (US$3.70) note. B530 (P92): 5 dinars (US$1.80) Green. Front: Arabic text; olive branch; Carthaginian general, Hannibal wearing helmet; ancient Punic port. Back: French text; sailing ship; antelope; flamingo; oil refinery; sea fish mosaic. Windowed security thread withRead More…
, This note dated 28.11.1975 is a recently-discovered unissued 100-ouguiya specimen, printed by TDLR without imprint, but this specimen bears the TDLR oval overprints in opposing corners on front and back. Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.Read More…
Like B136a, but new signatures (Mkulo/Ndulu). Prefix CE – CP. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
10 maloti (US$1.55), 2009. Like Pick 15, but new date (2009), new signature (E. M. Matekane, GOVERNOR), and Cornerstone watermarks. Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
,,, The following notes have been confirmed dated 2009 and signed by Chukwuma “Charles” Soludo, GOVERNOR and Ben Onyido, DIRECTOR OF CURRENCY AND BRANCH OPERATIONS. If anyone has other denominations dated 2009, please send scans of same so that I can share them with others. Incidentally, Mallam Sanusi Lamido AminuRead More…
The governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Tito Mboweni, is scheduled to step down in November. Mboweni, the first black man in the formerly racially segregated South Africa to have his signature on a South African banknote, is to be replaced by Gill Marcus, chairwoman of the South AfricanRead More…