According to an article in Trinidad Express Newspapers dated 14 June 2012 and an official press release, on 20 June 2012, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago unveiled a new 50-dollar (US$7.80) note to commemorate the nation’s 50th independence anniversary. The notes entered circulation in August 2012. The pressRead More…
This 20-dollar note was issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados. B231 (P72): 20 dollars (US$10) Purple. Front: English text; pelican as registration device; 40 years anniversary logo; coat of arms; trident; flying fish; Samuel Jackman Prescod. Back: English text; House of Assembly buildings andRead More…
According to a Bank of Thailand press release dated 3 July 2012, an 80-baht (US$2.55) commemorative banknote was issued to celebrate the queen’s 80th birthday anniversary on 12 August 2012. Two million commemorative 80-baht notes were available as of 9 August encased with a hard-paper cover at 120 baht, withRead More…
According to a Bank of Thailand press release dated 3 July 2012, this 100-baht (US$3.20) commemorative banknote was issued to celebrate His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary on 28 July 2012. Ten million commemorative 100-baht notes were issued into circulation on 27 July 2012. TheRead More…
According to a Central Bank of Samoa press release, the bank has issued two commemorative collectible coins and a limited edition 50-tala (US$22) banknote for circulation to mark Samoa’s 50th Independence Day on 1 June 2012. This note is like the preceding issues, but with 50th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE belowRead More…
B132 (P37): 100 pounds (US$131) Purple. Front: English text; three lions passant guardant; crowned ERII Diamond Jubilee 1952 – 2012 overprint; outline map of Jersey; Queen Elizabeth II wearing King George IV’s state diadem and a pearl necklace. Back (vertical): English, French, and Norman text; three lions passantRead More…
The States of Guernesy have issued a 20-pound (US$31) banknote to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The notes include the prefix QE60, a commemorative laurel wreath, and additional wording. The back remains the same as the preceding regular issue of this denomination. A total of 150,000 of the notesRead More…
,, On 23 May 2012, the Royal Bank of Scotland introduced a new 10-pound (US$16) note commemorating the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The note is dated 6 February, the anniversary of the day of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne. Other features include: the official crown emblem ofRead More…
According to a press release dated 4 May 2012, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has issued a new 500-peso (US$12) note of the old style (B1049) “with an overprint of the logo of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank to express solidarity with the ADB’s goalRead More…
B330 (P72): 20 dollars (US$10) Brown, chestnut, and orange. Front: English text; jade head; flying Jaibu stork bird; coat of arms; school of queen triggerfish and queen angelfish; Queen Elizabeth II wearing Grand Duchess Vladimir’s tiara and Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee necklace; Baird’s tapir head as registration device. Back: EnglishRead More…