According to a press release dated 22 November 2017, Armenia introduced a new 500-dram note commemorating Noah’s Ark, the vessel that supposedly saved Noah’s family and the all the world’s animals from a biblical flood before coming to rest atop Mount Ararat in modern day Armenia. 300,000 notes were packagedRead More…
On 22 November 2017, the central bank unveiled the following designs for the third family of notes, to be introduced into circulation one year later, on the 25th anniversary of the dram, the national currency. These notes were designed by Edward Kurginyan, Vardan Vardanyan, and Suren Simonyan, but considerable changesRead More…
According to a press release, on 27 September 2017 the Central Bank of The Bahamas introduced a new 1-dollar note in the CRISP Evolution family. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Fortumor Banknotes (http://stores.ebay.com/FortuMor).Read More…
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (collect-unc-currency on eBay).Read More…
The Swiss National Bank has unveiled the design of its new 10-franc note (B355a) scheduled for introduction on 18 October 2017.Read More…
Banky Foiben’i Madagasikara introduced these four smaller denominations on 18 September 2017, completing the new family that premiered on 17 July 2017. The theme remains “Madagascar and its Riches,” including economic activities, biodiversity, culture, and tourist sites. All the notes have tactile geometric features for the sight-impaired, zebu head watermarks,Read More…
On 24 July 2017, the Central Bank of Swaziland began issuing a green 10-lilangeni note to reduce confusion between the preceding blue 10-lilangeni note and South Africa’s blue 100-rand note (B770), which also circulates in Swaziland. Aside from the color change and addition of the text VISION 2022 (a referenceRead More…
Banky Foiben’i Madagasikara intends to introduce a new family of notes with the following denominations: 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, and 20,000 ariary. The four larger denominations will be issued on 17 July 2017, followed by the four smaller denominations on 18 September 2017. The theme remains “MadagascarRead More…
Courtesy of Christof Zellwegger.Read More…
According to a press release dated 10 May 2017, the Swiss National Bank has unveiled the design of the new 20-franc note to be introduced on 17 May 2017. This is the second denomination in a new family to be released, following the 50-franc note which recently won the IBNSRead More…