B213 (P69): 500 escudos (US$5.40) Green, yellow, and red. Front (vertical): Portuguese text; chemist Roberto Duarte Silva; chemical symbols; serpent wrapped around a chalice; mortar and pestle registration device; coat of arms. Back (vertical): Portuguese text; Trapiches – Ilha de Santo Antão (sugar cane press island of Santo Antão); mortarRead More…
Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet has asked the State Bank of Pakistan to prepare a new 5-rupee note (US$0.08) for introduction to replace the old Rs5 (B229, above) that was withdrawn from circulation on 1 July 2005. Read More…
Like B907, but without serial number in tab of lower margin, braille dots added at upper right front, and intaglio printing. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
On 10 January 2007, the subcommittee of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to change the colors and designs of the new family of banknotes, especially the Rs20 (B232a) and Rs5,000 (B239a) denominations. “The identical colours, designs, and sizes [sic] of new currencyRead More…
Banco Central de Nicaragua has replaced the 10-cordobas note (B488a) with a coin, and released a new series of 20-, 50-, 100-, and 500-cordobas notes. This new series is identical to the 2002 issue (B489a – B492a), except for the new date (10 de Marzo de 2006) and new signaturesRead More…
The central Bank of Estonia has issued a new series of 2- and 10-krooni bank notes with a few renewed security features. Existing notes of the same denomination remain legal tender.”Until now the latest Estonian bank notes were the 25-kroon notes printed in 2002. The new 2- and 10-kroon bankRead More…
B203 (P31): 500 dollars (US$360) Orange. Front: Malay text; Misai kucing (orthosiphon aristatus) java tea flowers; Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III wearing uniform and cap; coat of arms. Back: English and Malay text; Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan; lagoon; Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation (Yayasan) building. NoRead More…
B595 (P112): 20 quetzales (US$2.60) Violet, light blue, green, purple, and black. Front: Spanish text; flying quetzal bird; Mayan man with potted flower as registration device; stylized temple; forefather and head of state, Mariano Gálvez; embossed glyph. Back: Spanish text; Mayan carving; standing and seated delegates signing the declaration ofRead More…
According to an article in The Baltic Times dated 20 December 2006: “Due to the ever-retreating prospects of joining the euro currency zone, the central Bank of Estonia has announced it will print a new round of bank notes. The currency supply was expected to be phased out and replacedRead More…
Orange, brown, and green. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; gold foil bird; map; Roland T. Symonette. Back: English text; Central Bank building headquarters in Nassau with flags and palm trees; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark: Roland T.Read More…