Chinese paper money, in particular the banknotes issued by the People’s Bank of China beginning in 1949, have been among the fastest growing and most popular areas of collectible world paper money. With this all-new reference book and price guide, collectors will be able to quickly and correctly identify theseRead More…
Like B305c, but new signatures (Uysal/Şener). Intro: 02.03.2020.Read More…
Like B436, but new signature (Bayartsaikhan), new date (2019), new security stripe, and warriors on horseback in gold SPARK Orbitial. Courtesy of coinstamp_b2007 on eBay and Mandahbayar Sharhuu.Read More…
Like B421, but new signature (Bayartsaikhan), new date (2019), and denomination in gold SPARK Orbitial. Courtesy of coinstamp_b2007 on eBay and Mandahbayar Sharhuu.Read More…
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 40-page catalog covers notes issued by the Государственное казначейство (State Treasury) from 1923 to 1989, Государственный банк (State Bank) from 1924 to 1992, Императорское японское правительство (GreaterRead More…
The Bank of China and Banco Nacional Ultramarino in Macau introduced 5 million 20-pataca commemorative banknotes in the second half of 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to China. Courtesy of 钞票百科 (Chaopiaobaike) and Claudio Marana.Read More…
On 29 April 2019, the People’s Bank of China announced that on 30 August 2019 it would introduce new notes like the preceding issues (except the 5-yuan note), but with redrawn vignettes, new date (2019), and enhanced anti-counterfeiting features including denomination as registration device and additional Omron rings on allRead More…
70th anniversary overprint on B343. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Christian Funke.Read More…
According to a press release dated 10 May 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Finance changed the color of the serial numbers on 1,000-yen notes from brown (B365b) to blue (B365c) starting on 18 March 2019. Courtesy of Kazutaka Nagura and Akina Wada (https://www.buntetsu.net/mbc/).Read More…
On 9 April 2019, Japan’s Ministry of Finance announced plans to introduce a new series of notes in the first half of 2024. The new series will consists of three denominations (the existing 2,000-yen note is not being replaced) featuring bacteriologist Kitasato Shibasaburō on the 1,000-yen note; Tsuda Umeko, founderRead More…