Peru new 20-sol note (B533a) confirmed
2018-05-15
Like B525a, but denominated in soles, not nuevos soles, new date (10 DE MARZO DE 2016), and new signatures. Courtesy of Andrew Randall.Read More…
Peru new 200-nuevo sol note (B531a) confirmed
2018-02-26
Like B530a, but new date (22 DE MARZO DE 2012), new signatures, and vertical 200 on front in OVI. Courtesy of Francisco Alcover.Read More…
Peru new 10-sol note (B532a) confirmed
2018-02-08
Like B523a, but denominated in soles, not nuevos soles, new date (10 DE MARZO DE 2016), and new signatures (Yamada/Velarde/Rossini). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Peru new 100-sol note (B535a) confirmed
2018-02-08
Like B529a, but denominated in soles, not nuevos soles, new date (19 DE FEBRERO DE 2015), and new signatures (González/Velarde/Rossini). Courtesy of Juan Carlos and Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Peru currency changes name from “nuevo sol” to “sol” on 15.12.2015
2015-12-15
According to an article on Gestión dated 14 December 2015, the Peruvian congress has passed a law changing the name of the country’s currency from nuevo sol (new sun) to sol (sun, symbol S/). On 1 July 1991, the nuevo sol replaced the inti at a rate of 1:1,000,000, effectivelyRead More…
Peru new 20-nuevo sol note (B525a) confirmed
2015-01-21
Like B524a, but new date (17 DE ENERO DE 2013), new signatures (López/Velarde/Rossini), and subtle color changes on front and back. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Peru new 50-nuevo sol note (B527a) confirmed
2015-01-21
Like B526a, but new date (22 DE MARZO DE 2012, )new signatures (Gallardo/Velarde/Rossini), and new color scheme. Courtesy of Andrew Quirke.Read More…
Peru new 10-nuevo sol note (B523a) confirmed
2014-11-16
Like B522a, but new date (17 DE ENERO DE 2013), new signatures (Arias/Velarde/Rossini), and new color scheme. Courtesy of Cleo Phas and Italo Castillo.Read More…
South Korea banknote printer seeking more overseas contracts
2014-06-24
According to an article in Korea Times dated 24 June 2014, Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) has seen its production volume halved over the past five years, and hopes to utilize excess capacity by obtaining contracts to print banknotes for other countries. Countries for whichRead More…
Peru new 100-nuevo sol note (B529a) confirmed
2014-01-13
According to a press release, on 18 December 2013 the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú introduced a revised 100-nuevo sol note (B529a) like the preceding issues (B528a), but with the vertical 100 on front rendered in SPARK ink, new signatures, dated 22 DE MARZO DE 2012, and watermark ofRead More…