Liberia new date (2011) 10-dollar note confirmed
10 dollars (US$0.15), 2011. Like CBL B7 (P27), but new date. Courtesy of Collect Numis (http://stores.ebay.com/COLLECTNUMIS-NET).Read More…
Philippines new 50-peso ASEAN commemorative note (B1066a) confirmed
Foreign Affairs Secretary Secretary Albert F. del Rosario with fomer President Fidel V. Ramos and Indonesian Ambassador Yohanes Kristiarto Soeryo Legowo holding a souvenir copy of the special edition 50-peso Philippine banknote bearning the ASEAN logo. According to a press release dated 8 August 2012, the Bangko Sentral ngRead More…
Uganda new date (2011) 5,000-shilling note (B156b) confirmed
Like B156a, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Hermann Huber and Ny Andry Ranaivosolo.Read More…
Iran refused new banknote printing equipment as result of sanctions
According to an article in MarketWatch dated 17 October 2012, Germany’s Koenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft (KBA) has agreed to stop supplying SPMO [Iran’s Security Printing and Minting Organization] and the Central Bank of Iran with the equipment needed to produce rial banknotes, as part of international efforts to force IranRead More…
Romania new date (2012) 10-leu note (B281e) confirmed
Like B281d, but new date. Courtesy of Daniel Mendea.Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 1,000-franc note (B102l) confirmed
Like B102k, but new signatures (de Sèze/Noyer/Besse). Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels and Olivier Galand.Read More…
United States new 100-dollar notes stolen in transit
According to an Associated Press article dated 12 October 2012, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported that a “large amount” of newly-designed 100-dollar notes was stolen from a plane that arrived at Philadelphia International Airport around 10:25 a.m. Thursday from Dallas. The newly designed notes aren’t scheduled forRead More…
Turkmenistan new 1-manat note dated 2012 confirmed
,, TMB B22 (PNL): 1 manat (US$0.35)Green. Front: Map of Turkmenistan; coat of arms; Togrul Beg Türkmen. Back: Beyik Saparmyrat Türkmenbasynyň Milli Medeniyet Merkezi (National Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan) buildings; five stars and crescent moon. Solid security thread and solid security thread with demetalized 1TMB. Watermark: Togrul Beg Türkmen; electrotypeRead More…
Nicaragua new 500-córdoba note (B505a) confirmed
Like B502a, but bank logo at upper right front now a hologram, not OVI, and different, wider windowed security thread. Courtesy of Chris Twining (Page’s Coins and Currency).Read More…
CoinWeek video of Maastricht 2012 banknote show
CoinWeek has posted an interesting video created by David Lisot, host and producer of CoinWeek video news service, during a recent trip to Europe attended the Maastricht Paper Money Fair held in Valkenburg Netherlands. David interviewed many of the participants at the show finding out what collectors have in commonRead More…