Zimbabwe new 1-, 5-, and 10-million dollar notes (B144a – B146a) confirmed
B144 (P53): 1,000,000 dollars Brown. Front: English text; RBZ logo. Back: English text; village huts; two women pounding maize with poles. Solid security thread with demetalized RBZ. Watermark: Zimbabwe bird Type C and electrotype RBZ. Printer: (Fidelity Printers). 148 x 74 mm. Paper. a. 1st January 2008. Sig. 5: Gono.Read More…
Iran new signature 50,000-rial note (B288b) confirmed
Like B288a, but new signatures (Mazaheri/Danesh-Jafari). Courtesy of Armen Hovsepian (www.armenstamp.com).Read More…
Nicaragua to issue new family of notes, including polymers
In early 2008, the Central Bank of Nicaragua received approval to produce new banknotes. The 10-, 20-, and 200-córdoba notes are to be printed on polymer, whereas the 50-, 100-, and 500-córdoba notes will be printed on paper. Courtesy of Roberto Cacciamani.Read More…
Cambodia new date (2007) 1,000-riel note (B421b) confirmed
Like B421a, but new date (2007) and watermark now Khmer text. Courtesy of Leszek Porowski.Read More…
Norway new date 200-, 500-, and 1,000-krone notes confirmed
, 200 kroner (US$33.20), 2006. Like P50, but new date, and new new signatures (Svein Gjedrem, Governor; Trond Eklund, Cashier’s Department Director). 500 kroner (US$92.10), 2005. Like P51, but new date, and new new signatures (Svein Gjedrem, Governor; Trond Eklund, Cashier’s Department Director). 1,000 kroner (US$184.20), 2004. Like P52, butRead More…
Estonia new 100-kroon note (B230a) confirmed
B230 (P88): 100 krooni (US$7.10) Blue. Front: Estonian text; poet and playwright Lydia Koidula; nightingale bird from Koidula’s “Emajõe Ööbik” (The Nightingale of the Emajõgi River); bank logo. Back: Estonian text; lines from Koidula’s “Unenägu” (Dream); stormy waves crashing against a limestone cliff. Holographic stripe. Wide solid security thread withRead More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 500-franc note (B101e) confirmed
Like B101d, but new signatures (Severino/Redouin/Cornaille). Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 1,000-franc note (B102h) confirmed
Like B102g, but new signatures (Severino/Redouin/Cornaille). Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…
Dominican Republic new 200-peso oro confirmed
, 200 pesos oro (US$5.95), 2007. First-ever RD$200 denomination. Issued October 2007. Magenta and gray. Portrait of three Mirabal sisters on front. Mirabal monument, tree, and national flag on back. Printer: De La Rue. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Haiti new 20-gourde commemorative note (B844a) confirmed
B844 (P271A): 20 gourdes (US$0.40) Brown, red, and orange. Front: French text; revolutionary, François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture; embossed silver foil patches; laurel wreath. Back: French text; open book with Constitution of 1801. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized BRH 20. Watermark: Palm tree. Printer: (Giesecke & Devrient). 163 x 70Read More…