Malawi new date (01.01.2015) 20-kwacha note (B157b) confirmed
Like B157a, but new date (1st JANUARY 2015). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Iran new 50,000-rial University of Tehran commemorative note (B290a) confirmed
This note commemorates the 80th anniversary of the founding of the University of Tehran. B290 (P155): 50,000 rials (US$1.80) Purple, brown, green, and orange. Front: Farsi text; Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Back: English and Farsi text; tree; entrance to Tehran University; double-helix strand of DNA; Capable is / the one whoRead More…
Bulgaria to replace 2-lev note with coin on 07.12.2015
According to a press release dated 22 October 2015, the Bulgarian National Bank has announced that beginning 7 December 2015, its current 2-lev banknote (P115) will be replaced with a circulation bi-metallic coin of the same denomination. The existing 2-lev notes will remain legal tender circulating in parallel with theRead More…
Nicaragua new note family (B506a – B511a) confirmed
According to a press release dated 12 October 2015, the Banco Central de Nicaragua has unveiled the designs of its new note family which it introduced on 26 October 2015. All of the denominations are printed on polymer substrate, except for the 500-córdoba note (B511) which is printed on cottonRead More…
Egypt new 5-pound note (B336a) confirmed
Like B329, but latent image at upper right front and 4-mm wide windowed thread with demetalized 5, Five Pounds in Arabic, and coat of arms.Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Philippines new 100-peso note with revised color reported for introduction in 2016
According to an article on Rappler.com dated 26 October 2015, Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. announced that by January 2016, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) would issue a new 100-peso banknote (existing B1079, top) with a revised mauve color (B1080, middle) to easily distinguish it from the blue 1,000-peso noteRead More…
Egypt new 10-pound note (B337a) confirmed
Like B330, but latent image at lower left front and 4-mm wide windowed thread at right center, with demetalized 10, Ten Pounds in Arabic, and coat of arms. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Venezuela new date (27.12.2012) 2-bolívar note (B358e) confirmed
Like B358d, but new date (27 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2012). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Namibia new 20-dollar note (B217) without OVI confirmed
, According to a media release dated 6 October 2015, on 20 October the Bank of Namibia introduced new 10- and 20-dollar banknotes which are like the existing notes (B214 and B215, respectively), but without the large OVI diamond at center front as a cost-savings measure. Courtesy of Heinrich Lindner.Read More…