Indonesia redenomination plans move a step closer to implementation
According to an article in The Jakarta Post dated 7 December 2011, the government has approved Bank Indonesia’s proposal to redenominate the rupiah by eliminating three zeros. A draft law is being finalized and still needs to be approved by the Law and Human Rights Ministry, then passed by theRead More…
Angola new sig/date (00.01.2011) 500-, 1,000-, and 2,000-kwanza notes (B540b, B541b, B542b) confirmed
Like B540a, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Like B541a, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Like B542a, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Rui Manuel Palhares.Read More…
Sudan new 5-pound notes confirmed
,,, 5 pounds (US$1.85), JUNE 2011. Like P66, but new color schemes, new date, new signature, 2-mm wide windowed security thread moved to back of note, and map removed from upper right front. 5 pounds (US$1.85), JUNE 2011. Like above note, but with windowed thread on front of note. Curiously,Read More…
Identify flowers and scene on back of Suriname’s 1986 – 1988 notes
, Today’s challenge is to identify the flowers and the scene which appears on the back of the Suriname’s banknotes from 1986 and 1988 (B516 – B521). The front of these notes features a portrait of Anton de Kom, a Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author, so it may beRead More…
Suriname new 5-, 10-, and 100-dollar notes (B545a, B546a, B549a) confirmed
On 20 December 2010, the Central Bank of Suriname issued new 5-, 10-, and 100-dollar (US$1.50, 3.05, 30.30, respectively) notes dated 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 with the following improved security features: The notes now have a holographic strip at right front. An electrotype CBvS has been added to the watermark. TheRead More…
Fiji new signature 2-, 5-, and 10-dollar notes confirmed
According to a press release dated 1 December 2011, 2-, 5-, and 10-dollar notes of the 2007 design series were issued 5 December bearing the signature of Barry Whiteside, governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji. Governor Whiteside’s signature replaces the signature of the former governor, Savenaca Narube. The titleRead More…
Singapore new symboled (one diamond) 1,000-dollar note (B207c) confirmed
Like B207b, but with one diamond symbol under GOVERNMENT on back. Prefix 3AA – 3AE. Intro: 2011. Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 500-dirham note (B232a) confirmed
, According to an article on Khaleej Times, on 29 November 2011, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates introduced a revised 500-dirham (US$136) note with new security features. The new notes are like the preceding issues (B224), but the holographic stripe at right front has been replaced byRead More…
Philippines new sig/date (2011) 100-peso note confirmed
100 pesos (US$2.30), 2011. Like P194, but new date and signatures. Lowest known prefix is AF. Courtesy of Andy Siegman.Read More…
South Sudan new piaster notes (B101 – B103) confirmed
According to various news reports, on 19 October 2011 the Central Bank of South Sudan issued new notes in the denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 piasters. These low-value notes will make it possible to purchase smaller items that cost less than a pound (1 South Sudan pound =Read More…