According to a press release dated 6 December 2019, the board of directors of the Bank of Canada announced today that Governor Stephen S. Poloz has informed them that he will not seek a second term when his seven-year term expires on 2 June 2020. The board has begun aRead More…
A portrait of the first president of Angola, Agostinho Neto, will appear on the front of the notes, as well as illustrations of the national badges, while the back will present different images of the natural wonders of the nation. Courtesy of Alex Zlotin, Don Ludwig and Stane Štraus (www.polymernotes.org).Read More…
According to a China.org.cn article dated 20 December 2019, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to introduce new 10- and 20-dollar notes. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the new notes will be introduced in the next few days as the government moves to contain persistent cash shortages. Mnangagwa said theRead More…
Like B916a, but new signature (Martinez) and new date (2018). Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.Read More…
According to a press release dated 20 December 2019, the chancellor has announced that Andrew Bailey will become the new governor of the Bank of England from 16 March 2020, taking over from the current governor, Mark Carney. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
Like B193b, but new signatures (Uttama Savanayon and Veerathai Santiprabhob). Courtesy of Mike Teseling and Nin Cheun (Noteshobby on eBay).Read More…
Like B346l, but new date (2019). Courtesy of Don Ludwig and Stane Štraus (www.polymernotes.org). Read More…
According to a Financial Times article dated 15 December 2019, France is reconsidering the French-backed CFA franc used by west and central African states since 1945 but that critics see as a colonial relic. Courtesy of Mark Irwin.Read More…
According to an article in The Daily Star dated 15 December 2019, Bangladesh Bank plans to introduce a new 200-taka note commemorating the birth of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The new note is scheduled for introduction on 17 March 2020. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
Like B345j, but new date (2019). Courtesy of Don Ludwig and Stane Štraus (www.polymernotes.org). Read More…