Armenia new 20,000-dram note (B313a) confirmed
20,000 drams (US$59.20), 2007. Issued June 15, 2007. Like B308a, but new date, new signatures (Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman; Vardan Khachatryan, Minister of Finance), holographic stripe added along left front, artist’s palette instead of oval hologram below wmk area, Omron rings on front and back, and 20000 in OVI on back.CourtesyRead More…
Lithuania issues new date (2007) 20-lita note
20 litu (US$7.80), 2007. Issued June 11, 2007. Like Pick 66, but new date, iridescent strip with LTL and 20 as PEAK (printed embossed anticopy key), and no mircoperforations. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. 135 x 65 mm. Courtesy of Valdemar Griskevic.Read More…
Guinea issues new 10,000-franc note dated 2007
, 10,000 francs (US$2.55), 2007. Issued June 11, 2007. Green, blue, and brown. Portrait of young girl at left, arms at center, three shells and pineapple at lower right. Field with trees in background at center, “Lady of Maali” rock formation on Mount Loura at right on back. Watermark ofRead More…
Papua New Guinea issues new 2-kina polymer note
, 2 kina (US$0.68), (20)07. Green, yellow, and light blue. National Parliament building, two see-through windows, and signatures (L. Wilson Kamit, GOVERNOR; Simon Tosali, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY). Back like Pick 21, though slightly redesigned. Polymer. Courtesy of Chris Twining.Read More…
Serbia issues new date (2007) 500-dinar note
500 dinars (US$8.30), 2007. Issued June 4, 2007. Like Pick 43a, but new date and Republic of Serbia coat of arms instead of National Bank of Serbia logo. Courtesy of Igor Dolasevic.Read More…
Ukraine new 200-hryvnia note (B852a) confirmed
B852 (P123): 200 гривень (hryven) (US$7.70) Pink and blue. Front: Ukrainian text; poet and writer Lesya Ukrainka; coat of arms; building; wreath; denomination as registration device. Back: Ukrainian text; bird; Tower of Lubart’s Castle in Lutsk. Solid security thread with demetalized 200 ГРН and trident. Watermark: Lesya Ukrainka and electrotypeRead More…
Malta new signature variety 5-liri note confirmed
, 5 liri (US$15.65), L.1967. Like Pick 46, but new signature (Michael C. Bonello, Gvernatur). SCWPM has incorrect middle initial of P in listing for Pick 47c.Read More…
Norway new date 50- and 200-krone notes confirmed
,,, 50 kroner (US$8.30), 2005. Like Pick 46, but new date (on back), new signatures (Svein Gjedrem, Governor; Trond Eklund, Cashier’s Department Director), wider security thread printed Norges Bank, and Omron rings on front. 200 kroner (US$33.20), 2004. Like Pick 50, but new date (last four digits of number inRead More…
Saudi Arabia unveils new family of notes
,,,,,,,,,,, With today’s release of the SAR 50 and 100, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency has begun circulating its 5th Issue of notes. The new SAR 5 and 10 will appear at the beginning of July, followed by the SAR 500 in September, and ending with the SAR 1 inRead More…
Latvia new 100-lat note (B235a) confirmed
100 lats (US$194), 2007. Issued May 21, 2007. Like B228a, but new date, new signature (Rimsevics, Governor), and new security features, including serial number repeated in red in upper front left, horizontal band with 100 in greyish-brown print, 100 at lower left in larger reddish-brown OVI (also heat sensitive), verticalRead More…