Anyone interested in learning details surrounding the delayed introduction of the United States’ new 100-dollar note should read the Office of Inspector General’s Audit Report dated 24 January 2012: OIG-12-038 BILL MANUFACTURING: Improved Planning and Production Oversight Over NexGen $100 Note Is Critical. Courtesy of Mark A. St. Pierre.Read More…
Like B705j, but new date (3 MAY. 2010). Series Q – S.Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.Read More…
Like B706b, but new date (5 OCT. 2009). Series J. Courtesy of Mark Fox.Read More…
Like B707e, but new date (5 OCT. 2009). Series T – W.Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.Read More…
On 18 November 2011, the BBC published an interesting article, “Who, What, Why: Why don’t more countries use plastic banknotes?,” which quotes BanknoteNews.com contributor Stane Štraus, publisher of the Polymer Bank Notes of the World web site. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
According to a press released dated 14 November 2011, the Bank of Canada has introduced a new 100-dollar note which is the first polymer note for the nation. The new 50-dollar note is scheduled for introduction in March 2012. B375 (P110): 100 dollars (US$79) Brown. Front: English and French text;Read More…
Like B704g, but new date (3 MAY. 2010). Series L – N. Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez and Mark Fox.Read More…
Like B368g, but new signatures (Maclem/Carney) and new date (2011). Prefix AUT – AUZ, BIA – BID. Courtesy of Dharshan Mahalingam.Read More…
Like P527, but new signatures (Rosa Gumataotao Rios and Timothy Geithner) and new date (2009). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
There’s an interesting article in The New York Times dated 6 July 2011 entitled, “As Plastic Reigns, the Treasury Slows Its Printing Presses,” which discusses the reduced output of banknotes at the BEP in response to the shift to using credit cards for payments, though the death of cash likelyRead More…