, According to a Korea Times article dated 11-10-2009, some South Koreans have difficulty distinguishing between the new 50,000-won (US$43.20) note and the old 5,000-won (US$4.30) note due to “their physical similarity” and are calling for the government to change the color of the highest-value banknotes. The Bank of Korea,Read More…
, 500 won, 2007. Green and purple. Front: Coat of arms; Kumsusan Memorial Palace (Kim Il Sung Mausoleum) in Pyongyang; mongnan (Seibold’s magnolia) flowers. Back: Suspension bridge over river; olive branch. No security thread. Watermark: Unknown. Printer: Unknown. 155 x 75 mm. Like B319, but new date and the bannerRead More…
Like B124b, but new date (2008). Prefix C/22, C/23.Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
B070 (P81A): 50 patacas (US$6.25) Brown. Front: Chinese and Portuguese text; Sai Wan Bridge. Back: Chinese and Portuguese text; Banco Nacional Ultramarino building; caravel bank logo in underprint. 3-mm wide holographic windowed security thread with demetalized lotus flower and MOP 50. Solid security thread. Watermark: Lotus flower and electrotype 50.Read More…
, 1,000 won. Green and light blue. Front: Coat of arms; flowers; Kim Il Sung. Back: Trees; houses (birthplace of Kim Il Sung) in Mangyongdae. No security thread. Watermark: Arch of Triumph. 155 x 75 mm. Dated 2006. Like B320, but new date and the banner beneath the denomination onRead More…
Like B1042, but with black UN Year of Microcredit 2005 overprint. Courtesy of Alberto Fochi.Read More…
,, On 9 September 2009, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) began issuing one million 150-dollar (US$19.35) banknotes to commemorate its 150-year anniversary. The commemorative banknotes is legal tender, but was sold at a premium over face value. A single HK$150 note cost HK$280, a pane of four notes costs HK$1,888,Read More…
B115 (P81): 5,000 kyats (US$3.25) Purple. Front: Burmese text; walking elephant facing right. Back: English text; Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Assembly of the Union) legislature buildings in Zeya Theddhi Ward of Naypyidaw. Windowed security thread with demetalized K5000. Watermark: Elephant and electrotype 5000. Printer: SECURITY PRINTING WAZI CBM. 150 x 70 mm.Read More…
Collectors in Singapore have recently discovered that some of the polymer notes in circulation have small squares beneath the titles on the back vignette. Specifically, the 2-dollar note (B208) has been confirmed both with and without a single square beneath the word EDUCATION, and the 10-dollar note (B210) has beenRead More…
, 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…