Kuwait new signature ½-dinar note (B224f) confirmed
2011-01-28
Like B224e, but new signatures (Al-Sabah/Al-Shamali). Prefix BE/107 – BE/145.Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Israel new note honorees unveiled
2010-12-19
According to a press release dated 19 December 2010, “The Governor of the Bank of Israel, Professor Stanley Fischer, has informed the Committee for the Planning of Banknotes, Coins and Commemorative Coins, headed by Judge Yaacov Turkel, that he has chosen four personalities [Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin, Shai (Shmuel Yosef)Read More…
Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2009) 5-riyal note (B131b) confirmed
2010-12-18
, Like B131a, but new date (١٤٣٠/2009) and new signatures (Muhammad Al-Jaser and Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf). Courtesy of Dr. Ghassan Samman.Read More…
Jordan new sig/date (2010) 5-dinar note (B230d) confirmed
2010-12-16
Like B230c, but new date (2010 ٢٠١٠) and new signature combination (Mohammad Abu Hammour and Umayya Salah Toukan). Courtesy of Armen Hovsepian.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 5-dirham note (B226a) confirmed
2010-12-16
, B226 (P26): 5 dirhams (US$1.35)Brown. Front: Arabic text; coat of arms; Blue Souk in Sharjah. Back: English text; Saker falcon; Bay of Khorfakkan in Fujairah; tower. Solid security thread with demetalized UAE 5. Watermark: Saker falcon head. Printer: (Unknown). 143 x 60 mm. a. ١٤٣٠ (AH1430)/2009. Sig. 3. HorizontalRead More…
Oman new 20-rial commemorative note (B234a) confirmed
2010-12-15
B234 (P46): 20 rials (US$52) Blue, olive green, and purple. Front: Arabic text; green SPARK feature; crown as registration device; Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Bausher; coat of arms with crossed swords and khanjar (dagger); Sultan Qaboos bin Said; main entrance of the CBO headquarters. Back: English text; coat ofRead More…
Identify Iranian/Persian symbolism
2010-12-06
This interesting engraving appears on the front of B114, the 1,000-rial note of 1934. The image—described in SCWPM as “warrior killing fabulous creature”—also appears on the date stamps of subsequent issues.IDENTIFIED: Darius the Great stabbing Ahriman monster from stone relief at Persepolis. Courtesy of Raphael.Read More…
Jordan’s central bank announces new governor
2010-11-28
On 25 November 2010, the Central Bank of Jordan announced it has a new governor. Faris Sharaf, who replaces Dr. Umayya Toukan. As a result, we may expect to see new signature varieties issued shortly. Courtesy of Mahdi Bseiso.Read More…
Bahrain new variety 1/2-dinar note (B212c) confirmed
2010-11-15
Like B212b, but the security thread has six, not five, “windows” that are 4.0-mm long, not 5.5-mm long. Also, the prefix font is different.Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2009) 50-riyal note (B133b) confirmed
2010-10-18
,, Like B133a, but new date (١٤٣٠/2009) and new Governor signature (Muhammad Al-Jaser). Also, the denomination expressed in Arabic in the bars at left and right edge of the front of the note has been slightly modified. In the first issue of this note, the trailing zero was so smallRead More…