On 4 December 2023, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga introduced a new family of six banknotes to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom’s moderniser King Tupou I. B225 (PNL): 2 pa’anga (US$1) Light red. Front: English and Tongan text; medallion; King Tupou VI; Tongan coat of arms. Back: EnglishRead More…
This unissued 1,000-ouguiya note dated 1989 has only recently been confirmed, having never been previously documented in any form.. The confirmed 1989 date and A016 series roughly fits in sequence with the preceding issued notes of this denomination (B107), although the designs are completely different. It remains unknown why thisRead More…
Until recently, this unissued 1,000-ouguiya note was known only in specimen form. However, a number of regular notes with fully printed dates, serial numbers, and signatures has been confirmed. The confirmed 1981 date and S007 series fits in sequence with the preceding issued notes of this denomination (B107), although theRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
This 20-yuan note is the first in a series commemorating the Chinese zodiac (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig) that will be introduced over the course of 12 years. A total of 100 million notes will be issued at face value, with aRead More…
According to an article on Infobae.com dated 26 December 2023, the new president, Javier Milei, confirmed that the Banco Central de la República Argentina is preparing 20,000- and 50,000-peso notes due to high inflation. At present exchange ranges, these notes would be worth approximately US$25 and US$60, respectively. They areRead More…
B123 (PNL): 5 tala (US$1.85) Red. Front: English and Samoan text; Tueila flower; beach. Back: English and Samoan text; Villa Vailima, Robert Louis Stevenson’s former house, now the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum south of Apia in Vailima; Samoan coat of arms; Tueila flower. No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer: (De LaRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
In the early 2010s, Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government ordered a new family of banknotes to be printed in Sudan, (presumably by Sudan Currency Printing Press, the state printer). By 2013, Somalia’s new federal government declared that the introduction of the notes was postponed until an unspecified later date, pending theRead More…
According to a press release, the Banco Central de Reserva del Peru introduced a new 200-sol note on 15 December 2023.. Courtesy of Charles Toussaint and Juozapas Žygas.Read More…