Armenia new sig/date (2009) 5,000- and 20,000-dram notes (B311c and B313b) confirmed
Like B311b, but new signatures (Javadyan/Davtyan) and new date (2009). Like B3113a, but new signatures (Javadyan/Davtyan) and new date (2009). Courtesy of Armen Hovsepian (www.MEBanknotes.com).Read More…
Hong Kong unveils new 500- and 1,000-dollar notes
,,, On 20 July 2010, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced it will begin producing banknotes with Braille and embossed lines for benefit of the visually impaired. The new notes will be phased in over the next two years and will feature Braille at the bottom left corner of eachRead More…
India’s unique challenge of making money from cotton waste
Live Mint has posted an interesting article on banknote production in India.Read More…
Book Review: World Paper Money Errors
World Paper Money Errors by Morland C. Fischer (Order from Amazon.com)250 pages, soft cover, 230 x 150 mm, color illustrations, English, published by Zyrus Press Publishing, ISBN 978-1-933990-25-5 Reviewed by Owen W. Linzmayer While there are several catalogs covering United States paper money errors, this book is the first attemptRead More…
New currency following dissolution of Netherlands Antilles?
The Netherlands Antilles are scheduled to be dissolved as a unified political entity on 10 October 2010, and the five constituent islands will attain new constitutional statuses within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are to become a direct part of the Netherlands as special municipalities.Read More…
India approves new symbol for rupee
On 15 July 2010, India’s Union Cabinet approved a symbol for the rupee which is a combination of the Roman “R” without the vertical stroke and the Devnagri letter “ra.” The symbol was designed by Bombay IIT postgraduate D Udaya Kumar. A finance ministry official said the government is notRead More…
Hong Kong banknote exhibit opens
On 18 July 2010, an exhibit called “Stories Behind Banknotes” opened in the atrium of the Hong Kong Pavilion at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Shanghai Expo), which will run until 15 August. The Commissioner of the HKSAR Expo Affairs Office, Mr Patrick Chan, and the President and Chief ExecutiveRead More…
Latvia new date (2009) 5-lat note confirmed
Like B232b, but new date (2009). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Zambia new date (2010) 50,000-kwacha note (B150f) confirmed
, Like B150e, but new date (2010). Courtesy of Garry Craig.Read More…
Mongolia new 20,000-togrog note (B436a) confirmed
According to a notice on the Bank of Mongolia’s web site, a new 20,000-togrog (US$14.60) note was issued on 25 May 2010. The note dated 2009 is like the one issued in 2006 (B427), but has a varifeye thread. B436 (P71): 20,000 төгрөг (togrog) (US$8.35) Light green and yellow. Front:Read More…