B357 (PNL): 500 lempiras (US$20) Purple, red, orange, and green. Front: Spanish text; denomination in green-to-blue SPARK; 500 BCH as registration device; Ramón Rosa; La Merced church. Back: Spanish text; mining buildings at Rosary of San Juancito (mina del Rosario de San Juancito, 1893); 500 BCH as registration device; sealRead More…
B356 (PNL): 100 lempiras (US$4) Brown, green, and yellow. Front: Spanish text; denomination in gold-to-green SPARK; 100 BCH as registration device; José Cecilio Díaz del Valle; Rio Choluteca suspension bridge in Choluteca. Back: Spanish text; house with colonnade in Choluteca where José Cecilio Díaz del Valle was born (casa dondeRead More…
B237 (PNL): 10 patacas (US$1.25) Red. Front: Chinese and Portuguese text; façades of small buildings; denomination as registration device; dragon; lotus flower; Banco da China headquarters building in Macau; bank logo; dragon head in OVI. Back: Chinese and Portuguese text; skyline of large buildings; Macau Tower; bank logo; denomination asRead More…
B092 (PNL): 20 patacas (US$2.50) Purple and light blue. Front: Chinese and Portuguese text; denomination as registration device; lotus flower; old and new façades of Banco Nacional Ultramarino headquarters building; lotus flower in OVI. Back: Chinese and Portuguese text; tree; map of Macau in 1780; denomination as registration device. Green-to-magentaRead More…
B238 (PNL): 20 patacas (US$2.50) Purple. Front: Chinese and Portuguese text; façades of small buildings; denomination as registration device; dragon; lotus flower; Banco da China headquarters building in Macau; bank logo; dragon head in OVI. Back: Chinese and Portuguese text; skyline of large buildings; Macau Science Center; bank logo; denominationRead More…
B091 (PNL): 10 patacas (US$1.25) Brownish red and dark orange. Front: Chinese and Portuguese text; denomination as registration device; lotus flower; old and new façades of Banco Nacional Ultramarino headquarters building; lotus flower in OVI. Back: Chinese and Portuguese text; tree; map of Macau in 1635; denomination as registration device.Read More…
This note commemorates the 50th anniversary of Grenada’s independence from Britain. It was unveiled on 5 February 2024, but will not enter circulation until June 2024. It will be legal tender throughout the East Caribbean States. B246 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$19) Yellow, red, green, blue, and purple. Front (vertical): EnglishRead More…
According to a 29 January 2024 article on GeoNews, the State Bank of Pakistan is in the process of designing new banknotes with enhanced security features to combat counterfeiting, though no estimate has been given for their introduction. Courtesy of Muhammad Zeeshan Yameen.Read More…
B243 (PNL): 2,000 francs (US$1.15) Pink. Front: French and Kirundi text; fish as registration device; leaping Roan antelope; coat of arms; pineapple plants; flag; green-to-gold OVI pineapple with embossed BRB. Back: French and Kirundi text; map outline of Burundi; farmers in field; fish; bank logo. Pearlescent stripe on front withRead More…
On 28 December 2023, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands announced the introduction of 50- and 100-dollar notes with a new 18-mm wide micro-optic stripe replacing the Optiks security thread of the preceding issues. B228 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$6.05) Purple, green, and yellow. Front: English text; basket weave designs; stylizedRead More…