Philippine note designer explains “errors”
2011-01-01
Here’s an interesting article in the 1 January 2011 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer by Daxim Lucas entitled “The peso’s makeover from an insider’s view.”Read More…
Philippines new note family has errors
2010-12-19
According to a number of sources, the new notes introduced by the Philippines on 16 December 2010 are rife with errors. The back of the 500-peso note features a rare native bird, the blue-naped parrot, with its red beak incorrectly rendered in yellow and the tail feathers underneath colored greenRead More…
Hong Kong new 1,000-dollar notes confirmed
2010-12-15
,,,,,,,, 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…
Philippines new Aquino signature varieties confirmed
2010-12-08
On 26 November 2010, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) started issuing banknotes with the signature of President Benigno S. C. Aquino III, ahead of December’s launch of redesigned note series. The bank stopped producing notes with the signature of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo when Aquino assumed office lastRead More…
Philippines new date (2010) 20-peso note (B1042v) confirmed
2010-12-07
Like B1042u, but new date (2010). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Brunei new date (2008) 100-dollar note (B202b) confirmed
2010-12-04
Like B202a, but new date (2008) in lower right corner on back. Prefix D/8 – D/17.Courtesy of Kai Hwong.Read More…
Laos new 100,000-kip commemorative note (B516) confirmed
2010-11-30
On 15 November 2010, the Bank Of the Lao PDR introduced a new 100,000-kip (US$12.45) banknote and several coins to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the capital, Vientiane, and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Lao PDR. Further details are available in this press release, currently available inRead More…
Hong Kong to issue new 1,000-dollar notes 07.12.2010
2010-11-24
,,,,, According to a press release dated 24 November 2010, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the three note-issuing banks (Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited) have announced that a new series of 1,000-dollar (US$129)Read More…
Singapore new symbol (one square) 5-dollar note (B209b) confirmed
2010-11-16
Like B209a, but with one square below GARDEN CITY on back. Prefix 3AA – 3BM. Intro: 2010. Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.Read More…
Singapore new symbol (one triangle) 10-dollar note (B210d) confirmed
2010-11-15
Like B210c, but with one triangle below SPORTS on back. Prefix 3BA – 3KK. Intro: 2010.Courtesy of Tan Wei Jie.Read More…