Argentina new signature 5-peso note (B406e) confirmed
Like B406d, but new signatures (del Pont/Boudou). Series G – I.Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Haiti new 20-gourde font variety note (B844b) confirmed
Like B844a, but with sans serif prefix font and one 9-digit serial number at left instead of two 6-digit serial numbers flanking laurels at left and right. Courtesy of Frede Hansen.Read More…
Georgia new sig/date (2013) 5-lari note confirmed
5 lari, 2013. Like NBG B48, but new date and signatures (Giorgi Kadagidze and Aleksandre “Alexander” Khetaguri). Courtesy of Dmitri Chokhonelidze.Read More…
Ukraine new sig/date (2013) 2-hryvnia note (B845d) confirmed
Like B845c, but new signature (Sorkin) and new date (2013). Courtesy of Константин Бохонок.Read More…
Afghanistan new 1,000-aghani note (B365a) reported
1,000 afghanis, 2012. Like B364, but new date, new signature, electrotype added to watermark, new 12-mm wide holographic stripe, new 3-mm wide windowed security thread, and new invisible color-changing ink on center front. According to a report in Afghanistan Times, the bank unveiled the new note officially on 26 MarchRead More…
Australia paper discussed the Next Generation Banknote Project
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published a PDF paper on the Next Generation Banknote Project, RBA’s efforts to deter counterfeiting by enhancing the security of Australia’s banknotes. One interesting finding is that the Australian public greatly exagerates the likelihood of receiving a counterfeit in circulation even though polymer fakesRead More…
Aruba new sig/date (01.12.2012) 100-florin note confirmed
100 florin, 1 december 2012. Like CBA B19, but new signatures and date. Courtesy of Steffen Simon.Read More…
England polymer 5- and 10-pound notes in video
The CNN Money clip above discusses the Bank of England’s plans to adopt polymer substrates for its banknotes, and there are even several shots of polymer 5- and 10-pound test notes at various points in the video. Courtesy of Mark St. Pierre.Read More…
Trinidad and Tobago new 100-dollar note (B233a) confirmed
100 dollars, 2006. Like B225, 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: March 2014. Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.Read More…
Guatemala new 20-quetzal note (B607a) confirmed
Like B600a, but new signatures (Alonzo/Barquín), new date (19 DE MAYO DE 2010), new printer imprint (CANADIAN BANK NOTE), and change to the shape of the flag as registration device. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Max Keller.Read More…