Bolivia has issued tender for printing of J series of notes
According to a report on ElDeber.com dated 16 February 2014, the Banco Central de Bolivia has issued a tender for the printing of new banknotes for J series.Read More…
Iraq rumored to have prepared new banknotes
According a report on Kurdnet dated 9 April 2014, the Central Bank of Iraq has announced printing new banknotes with new images, new security features, and features to help the sight-impaired distinguish between denominations.Read More…
Belarus new note family reported in advance of redenomination
According to a report on Forex.co dated 8 April 2014, Aleksander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, is said to have told the employees of an aircraft repair plant in Baranovichi that the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus has already printed a new family of banknotes resembling euros. The newRead More…
Free samples of Banknotes of the World industry newsletter
InterCrim Press (Moscow, Russia) publishes books and magazines of interest to banknote collectors, most notably Banknotes of the World, a 40-page monthly newsletter containing news and articles covering the currency industry and the banking community in Russia and abroad. While the editorial is geared towards currency industry insiders, collectors mayRead More…
Guatemala new sig/date (09.09.2011) 100-quetzal note (B601c) confirmed
Like B601b, but new signatures (Francisco/Barquín) and new date (9 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2011). Courtesy of Tomasz Jazwinski.Read More…
Philippines to demonetize old peso notes in 2015
According to a Philippines Information Agency report dated 14 April 2014, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has announced that the old series of peso notes will be demonetized in 2015, although an exact date has not yet been determined.Read More…
Suriname new sig/date (01.04.2012) 5- and 100-dollar notes (B545b and B549b) confirmed
Like B545a, but new signature (Gillmore Hoefdraad), new date (1 APRIL 2012, vertical in blue), new printer imprint (Giesecke & Devrient), and new substrate (Hybrid). Like B549a, but new signature (Gillmore Hoefdraad), new date (1 APRIL 2012, vertical in blue), and new printer imprint (Giesecke & Devrient). Courtesy of HartmutRead More…
Trinidad and Tobago new 1-dollar note (B228a) confirmed
1 dollar, 2006. Like B221, but new signature (Jwala Rambarran, who took over as governor from Ewart S. Williams on 13.07.2012) and raised horizontal bars at upper left and right front to assist the visually impaired distinguish between denominations. Intro: November 2013. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de), and Claudio Marana.Read More…
Venezuela new date (03.02.2011) 5-bolívar note (B359e) confirmed
Like B359d, but new date (3 DE FEBRERO DE 2011). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Venezuela new sig/date (19.12.2008) 20-bolívar note (B361c) confirmed
Like B361b, but new date (19 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2008) and new signatures (Ferrer/Ferrán). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…