Pakistan new date (2008) 1,000-rupee note (B238c) confirmed
2009-05-10
Like B238b, but new date (2008). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Nepal new 20-rupee note confirmed
2009-05-08
20 rupees (US$0.25), ND (2009). With the issuance of this note, the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) continues to remove King Gyanendra’s name, image, and royal symbols from the country’s currency. Courtesy of Roman Boroznjak.Read More…
Banknotes of Bhutan catalog published
2009-04-29
Anil R. Bohora and Gylfi K. Snorrason have just published a new catalog called Banknotes of Bhutan (ISBN 978-81-7525-881-5). This 137-page softcover book is beautifully illustrated in full color throughout, with large front and back images of all notes, and details of vignettes that are thoroughly explained. The book containsRead More…
India to revise notes with new governor’s signature
2009-04-26
The Reserve Bank of India will soon introduce revised banknotes in the denominations of 5, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 rupees. The notes will be identical to the current Mahatma Gandhi series, but will bear the signature of the new bank governor, Dr. D. Subbarao. Notes of the current seriesRead More…
Bangladesh revised 10-taka note dated 2008 confirmed
2009-03-16
,,, On 21 September 2006, Bangladesh Bank issued a smaller version of the 10-taka note (123 x 60 mm versus 130 x 60 mm). This smaller note has been issued dated 2006, 2007, and 2008, all with the signature of Governor Salehuddin Ahmed. In late 2008, a revised 2008 10-takaRead More…
Bangladesh revised 2-taka note dated 2007 confirmed
2009-03-16
,,, As previously reported, on 27 January 2007, the Bangladesh Bank issued a 2-taka note (US$0.03) dated 2007. This note is like Pick 6C, but has the new date on back, a new signature (Siddique ur Rehman Chaudhry, Finance Secretary), and a windowed security thread on back (see first imageRead More…
India new date (2008) 1,000-rupee note (285d) confirmed
2009-03-07
Like B285c, but new date (2008). Letter: None, L, R. Courtesy of Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
India new date (2008) 50-rupee note (B282d) confirmed
2009-03-05
Like B282c, but new date (2008). Letter: None, E, R. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
India new sig/date (2008) 10-rupee note (B280d) confirmed
2009-03-02
Like B280c, but new signature (Subbarao) and new date (2008). Letter: None, R. Courtesy of Dr Manjunath P. Iyer.Read More…
Turkey issues new notes on 01.01.2009
2008-12-31
,,,,,,,,,,, The name of Turkey’s currency has reverted from “new Turkish lira” (TRY) to “Turkish lira” (TRL) as of 1 January 2009, necessitating the issuance of new banknotes and coins. Turkey last changed the currency by removing six zeroes on 1 January 2005, at a cost of US$300 million. ThisRead More…