Cuba notes to be issued with revised watermarks
According to an article on Havana Times dated 19 August 2014, the Central Bank of Cuba will soon issue 2014-dated notes in denominations of 20, 50, and 100 pesos which are like the current notes (B908, B910, and B912, respectively), but the watermarks will be changed from Celia Sánchez ManduleyRead More…
Denmark new sig/date (2013) 200-krone note confirmed
200 kroner, (20)13. Like P67, but new date and new signatures (Lars Rohde and Lars G. Sorensen). Prefix A7. Courtesy of Frede Hansen.Read More…
Canada new signature 20-dollar note (B373b) reported
Carolyn Wilkins has been the new deputy governor of the Bank of Canada since 2 May 2014. Her signature has already been engraved on $20 plates, and sheets of $20 notes with the Wilkins-Poloz signature combination have already been printed. We should see the new $20 notes in circulation inRead More…
Canada new 5-dollar note (B371a) confirmed
According to the Bank of Canada, 3.6 million of these notes have been printed, all with the HBG prefix. However, since November last year only about 20 of these notes have been found in circulation, all from a narrow 300,000-note range.Read More…
Nigeria new date (2014) 500-naira note confirmed
500 naira, 2014. Like B228, but new date. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Barbados new date (02.05.2012) 50-dollar note (B229c) confirmed
Like B229b, but new date (2 MAY 2012). Prefix J27. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Nigeria new date (2013) 200-naira note confirmed
200 naira, 2013. Like B227, but new date. Courtesy of Evžen Škňouřil.Read More…
Trans-Dniester replaces low-denomination notes with composite coins
,,,,,,, On 22 August 2014, the Trans-Dniester Republican Bank issued new 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-ruble coins which replace the low-denomination banknotes (B209 – B211, respectively). These “coins” are made of an unspecified composite material and have ultraviolet and infrared security elements. Because they bear images taken from the notesRead More…
Russia refuses to ban “pornographic” 100-ruble note
According to an RT.com article dated 8 July 2014, nationalist party MP Roman Khudyakovof has urged Банк России (Bank of Russia) to change the design of the 100-ruble note because it depicts the penis of the Greek god Apollo, in violation of Russia’s 2010 law designed to protect children fromRead More…
Israel new sig/date (2008) 20-sheqel note confirmed
20 new sheqalim, 2008. Like BOI B36, but new signature and new date. Courtesy of Yigal.Read More…