European Monetary Union new note family reported for introduction in 2013
According to an article on EUObserver dated 5 November 2012, “The European Central Bank is Thursday to present a plan for replacing current euro notes with safer ones from [May] 2013, Hessischer Rundfunk reported Sunday. The second generation euro notes will still have values from five to €500, but motifsRead More…
Moldova 1-leu commemorative note confirmed fake
This note supposedly commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Moldovan leu, which was introduced on 29 November 1993. Apparently the first 150 1-leu notes dated 2006 were embossed in the Czech Republic with a gold medalion at right front containing the bank logo, the words 15 ANI (15 years), andRead More…
Who is Sister Sarah on Bahamas 50-cent note?
Beginning with the Bahamas’ 50-cent note (B307) introduced in 1984, the back has depicted “Sister Sarah in Nassau Market.” However, the bank’s web site makes no mention of who this woman is, or why she is featured on the banknote. If anyone knows if she is in fact a realRead More…
Colombia new date (11.06.2011) 1,000-peso note (B986o) confirmed
Like B986n, but new date (11 DE JUNIO DE 2011). Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Guatemala new 1-quetzal note (B603a) confirmed
Like B593b, but new signatures (Francisco/Barquín), new date (23 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011), and flag added to front and back. Courtesy of Alexander Petrov and Thomas Krause.Read More…
Northern Ireland’s Northern Bank to become Danske Bank by end of 2012
According to an article in the Belfast Telegraph dated 11 May 2012, by the end of 2012 Northern Bank will be rebranded under the name of its Danish parent, Danske Bank, with new banknotes in circulation within a year. According to an article in The Irish News dated 20 OctoberRead More…
Uruguay new sig/date (2011) 200-peso uruguayo note (B548e) confirmed
Like B548d, but new signatures (Oria/Bergara), new date (2011), series E, new screen trap pattern, 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized URUGUAY, and new printer imprint (DE LA RUE). Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Barbados new signature 50-dollar note (B229b) confirmed
Like B229a, but new signature (Worrell). Prefix J25, J26. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Norway new sig/date (2011) 50-kroner note confirmed
50 kroner (US$8.70), 2011. Like P46, but new date and signatures (Øystein Olsen / Trond Eklund). Courtesy of Håkon Meidell-Pritzier Hagelund.Read More…
Venezuela new sig/date (03.09.2009) 50-bolivar note (B362d) confirmed
Like B362c, but new date (3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2009) and new signatures (Merentes/Ferrer). Courtesy of Collect Numis (http://stores.ebay.com/COLLECTNUMIS-NET).Read More…