Botswana new date (2008) 20-pula note (B121d) confirmed
2009-05-22
Like B121c, but new date (2008) and new printer imprint (DE LA RUE). Prefix E/93 – E/97.Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Liberia new date (2006) 5-dollar note confirmed
2009-05-12
5 dollars (US$0.10)Like Pick 26, but new date (2006) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Liberia new date (2002) 20-dollar note confirmed
2009-05-11
20 dollars (US$0.30)Like Pick 23, but new date (2002) and new signatures (Lusinee Kamara, MINISTER OF FINANCE; Elie E. Saleeby, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Liberia new date (2008) 50- and 100-dollar notes confirmed
2009-05-11
, 50 dollars (US$0.80)Like Pick 29, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR). 100 dollars (US$1.60)Like Pick 30, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Antoinette Sayeh, MINISTER OF FINANCE; J. Mills Jones, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
History of Paper Currency in the Seychelles available
2009-05-09
On December 2008, the Central Bank of Seychelles published a special second edition of its publication that traces the history of paper currencies in the Seychelles, dating from the period of French colonization to the present. Entitled “History of Paper Currency in the Seychelles,” the new 55-page booklet, in fullRead More…
Sudan pledges to help Somalia print banknotes
2009-05-03
On 3 May 2009, the Sudanese News Agency reported that Sudan’s government said it would print new currency for the Somali government. The finance minister of the Somali government, Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan, met in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on April 29, to talk with Sudan’s minister for finance,Read More…
Burundi new 2,000- and 5,000-franc notes (B234a and B235a) confirmed
2009-04-23
The Central Bank of Burundi issued new 2,000- and 5,000-franc notes (US$1.60 and US$4.05, respectively) on April 7, 2009. The new notes are said to be “impossible to forge.” The existing notes of these denominations will remain legal tender until September 30, 2009. The basic designs of the new notesRead More…
Uganda new date (2008) varieties confirmed
2009-04-18
,,,, Like Pick 43, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, GOVERNOR; Chris Manyindo Kassami, SECRETARY). 1,000 shillings (US$0.45)Green and brown. Front: Farmer with hoe; coat of arms; corn stalks; bank emblem. Back: Two trucks; grain elevators. Holographic stripe. Solid security thread with demetalized 1000. Watermark: CrestedRead More…
Zimbabwe halts use of own currency for one year
2009-04-13
According to a BBC News article dated 12 April 2009, Zimbabwe has suspended the use of the Zimbabwe dollar for at least a year following the legalization of foreign currencies (most notably the United States dollar and South African rand). “There was nothing to support the value of the ZimbabweanRead More…
Liberia new date (2002) 50-dollar note confirmed
2009-04-11
50 dollars (US$0.80)Like Pick 24, but new date (2002) and new signatures (Lusinee Kamara, MINISTER OF FINANCE; Elie E. Saleeby, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…