Nepal new 500-rupee note (B285) confirmed
, B285 (PNL): 500 rupees (US$5.95)Brown and violet. Front: Mount Everest; god Indra; Mount Amadablam and Thyangboche monastery; wood carvings; clouds. Back: Bank logo; two tigers drinking melted snow. 4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized NRB. Watermark: Rhododendron. Printer: (OT). 160 x 70 mm.a. 2012. Signature 16. Intro: 26.09.2013.Read More…
Albania new sig/date (2011) 1,000-lek note (B318c) confirmed
1,000 leke, 2011. Like B318b, but new date and signatures. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (http://www.banknoten.de).Read More…
Northern Ireland’s Bank of Ireland new note family confirmed
,,,,,,, According to an article on Belfast Telegraph dated 21 August 2013, the Bank of Ireland UK issued new 5-, 10-, 20-, and 50-pound banknotes which look like the exisiting notes, but with new security features, including the introduction of a hologram dual image for £10 and £20 banknotes andRead More…
Mauritius new 500-rupee polymer note (B434a) confirmed
B434 (P66): 500 rupees (US$15) Orange. Front: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; coat of arms; Sookdeo Bissoondoyal; bank building façade; standing Justice with sword and scales; blue-to-green OVI patch. Back: Blue-to-green OVI patch; University of Mauritius building and palm trees in Reduit. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): None. Printer:Read More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2010) 10-franc note (B349f) confirmed
Like B349e, but new signatures (Raggenbass/Hildebrand) and new date (2010).Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Solomon Islands new 50-dollar note (B224a) confirmed
According to an article on the Solomn Islands Broadcasting Corporation dated 27 September 2013, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands introduced a brand new 50-dollar note on 26 September 2013. This is the first denomination in a new family to be issued over the course of the next few years.Read More…
Lebanon new 10,000-pound note (B534a) confirmed
B534 (P92): 10,000 livres (pounds) (US$6.65) Yellow, orange, and green. Front: Arabic text; cedar tree; geometric series design. Back: Arabic and French text; geometric series design; bronze statue by Italian sculptor, Renato Marino Mazzacurati, of three Lebanese nationalists in Martyrs’ Square, Beirut; stylized landscape and mountain; cedar trees. 3-mm wideRead More…
Rwanda new 500-franc note confirmed
,, BNR B37 (PNL): 500 francs (US$0.80)Dark blue and gray. Front: Three cows. Back: Four young students with XO computers (from One Laptop Per Child). Windowed security thread with demetalized BNR500. Watermark: Coat of arms and electrotype BNR. Printer: Unknown. 135 x 72 mm.a. 01.01.2013. Signature 23. Intro 24.09.2013. CourtesyRead More…
Iceland new 10,000-króna note (B817) reported for introduction on 24.10.2013
, On 25 September 2013 the Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands) unveiled a new 10,000-króna (US$82) note to be issued 24 October 2013. The notes feature Jónas Hallgrímsson, scientist and poet, and the Eurasian golden plover and were designed by Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, who also designed Iceland’s other denominations. TheRead More…
Ghana new 2-cedi note (B152a) confirmed
Like B150a, but without commemorative text at upper center, new date (6th MARCH 2013), and new signature (Henry Kofi Wampah, who took over as governor from Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on 6 August 2012). Courtesy of Merjim Groen.Read More…