India new 20-rupee note (B287a) confirmed
B287 (P103): 20 rupees (US$0.30) Red, brown, green, and blue. Front: Denomination as registration device; lion capital of Ashoka pillar; flowers; Mahatma Gandhi; RBI seal with tiger and palm tree. Back: Language panel; palm trees, seashore, and lighthouse. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBI and भारत (India). Watermark: Electrotype 20;Read More…
Afghanistan new sig/date (2012) 50-afghani note (B361c) confirmed
50 afghanis (US$1), ١٣٨٩ (SH1389/2010). Like B361b, but new date and signatures (Delawari/Zakhilwal).Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
West African States new sig/date (2012) 1,000-franc note confirmed
1,000 francs (US$1.90), (20)12. Like P215K and P715K, but new date and new signatures (Tiéna Coulibaly and Tiémoko Meyliet Koné). Courtesy of Jean Leclerc, Claudio Marana, and Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Guinea new date (2012) 500-franc note (B328b) confirmed
Like B328a, but new date (2012). Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Book Review: World Paper & Polymer Uncut Banknote
World Paper & Polymer Uncut BanknoteK. N. Boon, 154 pages, soft cover, 297 x 210 mm, color illustrations, Chinese and English, ISBN 978-983-43313-4-4, US$15, www.3833.com K. N. Boon’s recently published book, World Paper & Polymer Uncut Banknote, is the first catalog devoted entirely to collectors of uncut sheets of notes,Read More…
Hybrid Term Misused
The following is a letter that I recently wrote to the editor of the International Bank Note Society’s Journal. I do not know if it will be published in an upcoming issue, but I thought visitors to this site might find it interesting nonetheless.—OWL Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading MarcRead More…
Nigeria new date (2012) 200-naira note confirmed
200 naira (US$1.45), 2012. Like B227 (P29), but new date. Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…
Nigeria new sig/date (2012) 100-naira note confirmed
, 100 naira (US$0.70), 2012. Like B226 (P28), but new date and new signatures (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Muhammad Nda). 100 naira (US$0.70), 2012. Like B226 (P28), but new date and new signatures (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Mahmoud K. Umar). Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…
Nigeria new date (2011) 5-naira note confirmed
5 naira (US$0.05), 2011. Like B234 (PNL), but new date. Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…
Nigeria new sig/date (2012) 1,000-naira note confirmed
1,000 naira (US$7.15), 2012. Like CBN B29 (P36), but but new date and new signatures (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Mahmoud K. Umar). Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…