Maldives new sig/date (01.07.2006) 5-ruffiyaa note (B210d) confirmed
2007-11-07
Like B210c, but new signature (Qasim Ibrahim), and new date (2006.07.01/AH1427).Read More…
India’s demand for high-denomination notes increases
2007-09-30
India’s booming economy has pushed up demand for 500- and 1,000-rupee notes by approximately 20 and 50 percent, respectively, with the volume of almost all other denominations remaining steady. The cost of printing currency has more than doubled to Rs20 trillion during 2006-07, with the business split between Security PrintingRead More…
Nepal issues new 500-rupee note without king’s image
2007-09-27
, In addition to the Rs500 (which has an initial print run of 20 million notes), the NRB is preparing to issue new 50- and 100-rupee denominations in mid-2008 that also remove King Gyanendra’s name, image, and royal symbols. The new Rs500 still has the king’s portrait as watermark becauseRead More…
Pakistan new 1,000-rupee note (B238a) creates controversy
2007-08-08
On 8 August 2007, Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain asked a National Assembly standing committee to probe and report within a month on why the new 1,000-rupee note (B238a) carries an imprint of the national flag in lilac (like the Turkish flag) rather than green, and why packs of note areRead More…
Bhutan new 10- and 100-ngultrum notes (B218a and B221a) confirmed
2007-06-16
On 20 November 2006, The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan released the first of its new “Series 2006” of redesigned notes. These two new denominations add to the series.The notes are printed by De La Rue in the UK on cotton paper. There is intaglio microlettering in the line runningRead More…
Maldives new sig/date (01.07.2006) 500-rufiyaa note (B215b) confirmed
2007-04-18
Like B215a, but new signature (Qasim Ibrahim), new date (2006.07.01/AH1427), Cornerstone watermark, 500 as electrotype watermark, windowed 3mm StarChrome security thread changes red to green. As of 10 May 2007, all 500-rufiyaa notes issued on or before 1 May 1996 (B209a and B215a) ceased being legal tender. The deadline forRead More…
Bangladesh new date (2004) 2-taka note confirmed
2007-03-13
2 taka (US$0.05), 2004. Like Pick 6C, but new date, new signature. Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh. 100 x 60 mm. Courtesy of Menelaos Stamatelos, Southeastern Numismatics.Read More…
Sri Lanka new sig/date (01.07.2004) 20-rupee note (B115c) confirmed
2007-03-13
Like B115b, but new signatures (Amunugama/Mendis) and new date (2004-07-01). Prefix L/261 – L/301. Courtesy of Menelaos Stamatelos, Southeastern Numismatics.Read More…
Sri Lanka new sig/date (19.11.2005) 20-rupee note (B115d) confirmed
2007-02-27
Like B115c, but new signatures (Rajapaksa/Mendis) and new date (2005-11-19). Prefix L/301 – L/366. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Pakistan new 1,000-rupee note (B238a) confirmed
2007-02-26
B238 (P50): 1,000 rupees (US$9.80) Purple, light green, and light blue. Front: Urdu text; Mohammed Ali Jinnah wearing national dress (sherwani); OVI flag. Back: English text; bank logo; trees, clock tower, and buildings at Islamia College University in Peshawar. Windowed security thread with demetalized 1000. Watermark: Mohammed Ali Jinnah andRead More…