Zambia new date (2012) 5,000-kwacha note (B147h) confirmed
, Like B147g, but new date (2012). Courtesy of Garry Craig (http://www.garrysue.net).Read More…
Bangladesh new 25-taka commemorative note confirmed
, This 25-taka note commemorates the “Silver Jubilee of ‘The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd.’ 1988-2013.” Reportedly the note was also sold as a numismatic product for 100-taka in a folder. BB B57 (PNL): 25 taka (US$0.25)Blue, purple, and red. Front: National Martyr’s Monument in Savar; banknotes and stamps; threeRead More…
European Monetary Union new signature variety 100-euro note confirmed
100 euros, no date. Like P5, but new signature (Mario Draghi). Courtesy of Márk Döme.Read More…
Syria unissued 100- and 1,000-pound notes spotted in Moroccan video
Although recent reports of a 2,000-pound note featuring the portrait of Bashr al Assad have been exposed as obvious fakes, there is credible evidence that the Central Bank of Syria may be working on a 1,000-pound note. This video by the Bank Al-Maghrib in Morocco contains brief images of aRead More…
Zambia rebased kwacha notes confirmed
,,,,,,,,,,,, B152 (PNL): 2 kwacha (US$0.40)Gray. Front: Coat of arms; dove; trees; fish eagle perched on branch. Back: Roan antelope; two woman with baskets and produce; Freedom Statue in Lusaka. Windowed security thread with demetalized BOZ 2. Watermark: Fish eagle and electrotype 2 plus fish eagle. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient.Read More…
Ethiopia new date (2004/2012) 50-birr note confirmed
50 birr, 2004/2012. Like NBE B33, but new date. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
Syria new 2,000-pound note image is a fake
According to an article on YnetNews.com dated 19 January 2013, Syria is planning to introduce a new 2,000-pound (US$28) note in February. While that may be true, the image of the reported note is clearly a fake created using the 2,000-forint note from Hungary (B583).Read More…
Croatia new sig/date (09.07.2012) 200-kuna note (B506b) confirmed
Like B506a, but new signature (Vujčić) and new date (9. SRPANJ 2012). Prefix/suffix A/V – B/C. Intro: 01.07.2013. Courtesy of Zlatko Viscevic.Read More…
Canada 20-dollar note (B373a) said to feature non-native maple leaf
According to a Reuters article dated 18 January 2013, a botanist claims the leaf around the secondary window at left front of the new polymer 20-dollar note is from a Norway maple, not a sugar maple. The Bank of Canada refutes this claim, asserting “the image on the new billsRead More…
New Zealand new governor’s siganture expected end of 2014
According to an article on Radio New Zealand dated 16 January 2013, it will take the Reserve Bank of New Zealand until late 2014 before it runs out of stock of banknotes bearing the signature of former governor, Alan Bollard, and begins issuing notes with the signature of the newRead More…