Hungary to replace 200-forint note with coin on 15.11.2009
On 15 June 2009, Magyar Nemzeti Bank issued a new 200-forint (US$1) coin which will replace the banknote of the same denomination beginning 15 November 2009, after which time the notes will remain redeemable for 20 years.Read More…
Iran new 20,000-rial note (B286a) confirmed
B286 (PNL): 20,000 rials (US$0.75) Blue and green. Front: Farsi text; Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Back: English and Farsi text; Al-Aqsa Mosque building in Jerusalem. Windowed security thread with demetalized stylized sun. Watermark: Ruhollah Khomeini. Printer: (TAKAB). 163 x 78 mm. Paper. a. No date. Sig. 29: Bahmani/Hosseini. Crescent on domeRead More…
Iran new signature 2,000-rial note (B279c) confirmed
Like B279b, but new signatures (Mazaheri/Hosseini).Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares and Ali Nasseri.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new date (2008) 500-dirham note (B224c) confirmed
, Like B224b, but new date (١٤٢٩/2008). Prefix 512 – 862. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn and Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Botswana new 100-pula note (B127a) defective
On 3 September 2009, the Bank of Botswana acknowledged that a small number of the new 100-pula notes (B127a) have been issued with a thin plastic layer over the holographic stripe. The plastic, which should have been removed by the printer during manufacturing, can be peeled off the note, removingRead More…
Bermuda new sig/date (07.05.2007) 2- and 50-dollar notes (B222b and B227b) confirmed
Like B222a, but new signatures (Richardson/Collis) and new date (7 MAY 2007). Prefix C/4. Like B227a, but new signatures (Richardson/Steinhoff) and new date (7 MAY 2007). Prefix D/3. Courtesy of Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
Bangladesh 20-taka error confirmed
While editing the Bangladesh chapter of my new catalog of world notes, Bill Stubkjaer and I confirmed that his example of the Bangladesh 20-taka note of 1979 (Pick 22) has an error in the printed solid security thread. Specifically, the words BANGLADESH BANK are repeated on the thread, but theRead More…
Indonesia issues new 2,000-rupiah note
, On 9 July 2009, Bank Indonesia introduced a brand new 2,000-rupiah (US$0.20) note which joins the currently circulating denominations of 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 rupiah. Bank Indonesia states that the banknote is fulfilling a need among the Indonesian population to have a value between the much-usedRead More…
Botswana new note family (B124a – B128a) confirmed
The Bank of Botswana introduced a new family of banknotes on 21 August 2009. The notes officially enter circulation 23 August, though they may not be available to the public until 24 August. The introduction of the new banknotes follows a comprehensive review of the current banknotes in order toRead More…
Denmark new date (2007) 50- and 200-kroner notes confirmed
, 50 kroner (US$9.60). Like Pick 60, but new date (20)07 and new signatures. 200 kroner (US$38.45). Like Pick 62, but new date (20)07 and new signatures. Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…