East Caribbean States color variety 5-dollar notes (B226) reported
,,, A puzzling array of East Caribbean States color varieties has been reported. The backs of the notes are identical, but the fish in the lower left corner on the front is printed in different colors on different notes. The standard color of brown/green switches to red, reddish brown, andRead More…
Mauritius to introduce polymer notes
According to an African Press Agency report dated 10 December 2008, the Bank of Mauritius plans to introduce polymer banknotes as a cost-cutting measure. The press release from the bank in Port Louis indicates that even though it costs US$0.50 to manufacture a polymer note versus US$0.05 for a paperRead More…
Somaliland new date (2008) 500-shilling note (B122d) confirmed
Like B122c, but new date (2008) and new signatures (Abdirahman Dualle Mahmoud and Abdi Mohamoud Gullet). Courtesy of Pierguido Laffi and David F. Cieniewicz (http://www.banknotestore.com).Read More…
Bulgaria to issue new date (2008) 10-lev note
On 8 December 2008, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) issued a revised 10-lev (US$6.50) note similar to the existing 1999 note (Pick 117), but with new date, signatures, and security features, including a red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized text, watermark with electrotype bank initials, latent image, and UV elements.Read More…
Madagascar new 5,000-ariary note (B325a) confirmed
Like B318a, but with Omron rings (security feature consisting of patterns of yellow circles) on front and back, and new signature (Frederic Rasamoely). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Zambia new date (2008) kwacha notes confirmed
,,,, 500 kwacha (US$0.15)Brown. Front: Coat of arms; dove; baobab tree; fish eagle perched on branch. Back: Elephant; workers picking cotton; Freedom Statue in Lusaka. Watermark: Fish eagle. Printer: SABN. Polymer. 140 x 70 mm. Signature 12. 5,000 kwacha (US$1.05)Purple. Front: Coat of arms; dove; murera/acacia/mopani tree; fish eagle perchedRead More…
Peru new sig/date (21.12.2006) 20-nuevo sol note (B510c) confirmed
Like B510b, but new date (21 DE DECEMBRE DE 2006), new signatures (Chlimpler/Velarde/Rossini), and new printer imprint (DE LA RUE). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Madagascar new signature 1,000-ariary note (B323b) confirmed
Like B323a, but new signature (Rasamoely). Prefix/suffix A/K – B/L. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
East Caribbean States new notes (B231a – B235a) confirmed
According to a press release dated March 31, 2008, “The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is advising the public that upgraded EC notes of all denominations will be put into circulation from 1 April 2008. The upgraded notes do not bear the barcodes or country codes which form part of theRead More…
Zimbabwe new 200-million dollar note (B172a) reported
On 6 December 2008, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced it plans to introduce a 200-million-dollar note. This news comes just two days after the bank issued three new notes, the largest of which is a 100-million-dollar note. No word yet on when the new higher denomination will be issuedRead More…