Brazil new 50- and 100-real notes (B878a and B879a) confirmed
B878 (P256): 50 reais (US$15) Beige and olive green. Front: Portuguese text; puzzle number as registration device; head of República. Back: Portuguese text; ONÇA-PINTADA (Panthera onca, jaguar) with paws on log; puzzle number. Holographic stripe. Solid security thread with demetalized 50 REAIS. Watermark: Jaguar and electrotype 50. Printer: CASA DARead More…
Cuba new sig/date (2010) 10-peso note (B906l) confirmed
Like B906k, but new signature (Medina) and new date (2010). Series DL03 – DL35. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Brazil new note family reported for introduction on 12.12.2010
In a press release dated 3 February 2010, Banco Central do Brasil announced that it intends to issue a new family of paper notes starting with the 50- (US$27) and 100-real (US$55) denominations to be introduced in mid-2010, followed by the 10- ($5.50) and 20-real (U$11) notes in the firstRead More…
Gambia new 25-, 50-, and 100-dalasis notes (B227a) confirmed
According to an article in The Gambian Banker, on 2 August 2010 the Central Bank of The Gambia issued new 25-, 50-, and 100-dalasis banknotes signed by Governor Momodou B. Saho and First Deputy Governor Basirus A.O. Njai. The notes are essentially unchanged from the preceding issues of the sameRead More…
Philippines new Aquino signature varieties confirmed
On 26 November 2010, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) started issuing banknotes with the signature of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III, ahead of December’s launch of redesigned note series. The bank stopped producing notes with the signature of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo when Aquino assumed office lastRead More…
Philippines new date (2010) 20-peso note (B1042v) confirmed
Like B1042u, but new date (2010). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Identify Iranian/Persian symbolism
This interesting engraving appears on the front of B114, the 1,000-rial note of 1934. The image—described in SCWPM as “warrior killing fabulous creature”—also appears on the date stamps of subsequent issues.IDENTIFIED: Darius the Great stabbing Ahriman monster from stone relief at Persepolis. Courtesy of Raphael.Read More…
United States new 100-dollar note plagued by printing problems
MSNBC has an interesting article and video concerning problems with the new 100-dollar note scheduled for release in 2011. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Guatemala new 5-quetzal polymer to be printed in Canada
According to an article on Panorama Numismático, the printing of Guatemla’s new 5-quetzal (US$0.60) note has been awarded to the Canadian Bank Note Company, with the new polymer notes expected to be issued in the second half of 2011.Read More…
South Africa faulty 100-rand notes (B760) reported
According to an article in BusinessReport dated 5 December 2010, the South Africa Reserve Bank discovered in May that it had issued 100-rand (US$14.55) banknotes which are defective because they lack fluorescent printing visible under UV light. In June, printing of this denomination was shifted from the South African BankRead More…