Argentina new 100-peso note (B412a) confirmed
On 21 September 2012, the Banco Central de la República Argentina began issuing 20 million commemorative 100-peso (US$22) notes bearing the face of Eva “Evita” Perón to mark the 60th anniversary of her death. These first issues have serial number suffix A. Recently the bank has begun issuing suffix BRead More…
Colombia new sig/date (24.08.2011) 5,000-peso note (B989o) confirmed
Like B989n, but new date (24 DE AGOSTO DE 2011) and new sigantures (Uribe/Tolosa). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Colombia new sig/date (23.08.2011) 2,000-peso note (B988p) confirmed
Like B988o, but new date (23 DE AGOSTO DE 2011). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Colombia new date (03.08.2010) 10,000-peso note (B990q) confirmed
Like B990p, but new date (3 DE AGOSTO DE 2010). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Singapore new symbol (two diamonds) 1,000-dollar note (B207d) confirmed
Like B207c, but with two diamonds below GOVERNMENT on back. Prefix 3AF – 3AH. Intro: 2013. Courtesy of Bin Hee Jum.Read More…
Serbia new sig/date (2013) 200-dinar note confirmed
According to a press release dated 5 July 2013, the National Bank of Serbia issued a 200-dinar note like NBS B18, but with new date (2013) and signature (Jorgovanka Tabaković). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Alberto Fochi.Read More…
Uzbekistan new 5,000-som note (B213a) confirmed
, The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued a 5,000-som banknote on 1 July 2013, surpassing the 1,000-som note (B212) introduced in 2001 as the largest denomination. Since 1940, the Uzbek language has been written in Cyrillic script, but following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Latin script has beenRead More…
Israel new 50- and 200-new shekel notes delayed until 2014
,,, According to a press release dated 28 April 2013, the Israeli cabinet approved the details and designs of the new 50- and 200-new shekel notes to be issued “toward the end of 2013.” However, according to a press release dated 7 August 2013, the circulation of the new NISRead More…
India appoints new governor of Reserve Bank of India
According to a Reuters article, “The [Indian] government has appointed Raghuram Rajan, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, to be the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three year term, a statement by the finance minister said on Tuesday. Rajan will replace Duvvuri Subbarao,Read More…
Boston Globe publishes article on America’s boring banknote designs
The Boston Globe features an interesting article dated 4 August 2013 about banknote design written by Leon Neyfakh.Read More…