On 15 November 2023, the National Bank of Kazakhstan unveiled a new family of notes that will have a staggered introduction from 2023 to 2025. The designs are based on the elements of “Saka style” and reflects the heritage of the country, from the unique nomad culture to modern Kazakhstan.Read More…
B722 (PNL): 200 pesos (US$10) Green. Front: Spanish text; bank monogram; Miguel Hidalgo and José María Morelos. Back: Spanish text; ecosystem of bushes and deserts in Biosphere Reservation of El Pinacate and the Gran Desierto de Altar. Windowed security thread and solid security thread with demetalized 200. Watermark: Bell andRead More…
B104 (PNL): 100 ҧсар (apsars) (US$15) Purple, yellow, blue, orange, brown, and green. Front: Abkhaz text; apsars symbol; coat of arms of Abkhazia; seven 5-pointed stars; flower; snow-covered Caucasus mountain; red deer wth antlers; blackbird perched on pine branch with cones and needles. Back: Abkhaz text; ancient bronze tools; ruinsRead More…
B103 (PNL): 10 ҧсар (apsars) (US$1.55) Red, orange, blue, green, brown, and yellow. Front: Abkhaz text; coat of arms of Abkhazia; apsars symbol; seven 5-pointed stars; paw print; face of leopard; ancient bronze axe with primitive drawing of animal; coat of arms of Abkhazia. Back: Abkhaz text; apsars symbol; ancientRead More…
B243 (PNL): 200 meticais (US$2.80) Blue. Front: Portuguese text; lion in green SPARK; tree; lion as registration device; bank logo; Samora Moisés Machel. Back: Portuguese text; stick figures; reclining lioness with cubs and standing lion; lion as registration device; outline map of Mozambique; quill; stick figures. Windowed security thread withRead More…
Like B117b, but but with the currency described as South Sudan Pounds on front/back, not South Sudanese Pounds. Courtesy of Alex Zlotin and Antje Bird.Read More…
This 50-lilangeni note commemorates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Monetary Authority of Swaziland, the forerunner of the Central Bank of Eswatini. It is like the preceding issues, but with the a new purple OVI device replacing the green shield and spears at right front, and a differentRead More…
B210 (PNL): 50 pounds (US$63) Red. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; coronation crown; computer chip circuitry; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III. Back: English text; mathematical table and formulae from Turing’s seminal 1936 paper, “On Computable Numbers, with an applicationRead More…
B207 (PNL): 5 pounds (US$6.35) Blue, brown, yellow, and green. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; Elizabeth Tower (aka Big Ben); coronation crown; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III. Back: English text; Houses of Parliament, London; Winston Churchill; maze at BlenheimRead More…
B209 (PNL): 20 pounds (US$26) Violet. Front: English text; Bank of England seal; King Charles III; coronation crown; Margate lighthouse; Bank of England headquarters, London; coats of arms; King Charles III; Tintern Abbey window. Back: English text; Turner’s painting, “The Fighting Temeraire;” self-portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner; Turner’s signatureRead More…