Nigeria new date (2010) 20-naira note confirmed
2010-05-15
, 20 naira (US$0.15), 2010. Like Pick 34, but new date and new signatures (Lamido Aminu Sanusi and Benjamin C. Onyido). Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…
Costa Rica unveils new note designs
2010-04-28
On 27 April 2010, Banco Central de Costa Rica unveiled a new family of banknotes that will replace the existing issues. The first denomination to be issued (possibly by August 2010) will be the 20,000 colones (US$39.10) depicting writer Carmen Lyra. This will be followed by the 2,000 colones inRead More…
Vietnam 100,000-dong note (B346) error confirmed
2010-04-07
An error has been confirmed on Viet Nam’s 100,000-dong (US$5.25) polymer note (B346). In the microprinting at lower left on the front of the note the denomination is spelled out in numerals, however there is a zero missing from the second full set of numerals (see circled area above). ThisRead More…
Canada to issue polymer notes in 2011
2010-03-05
According to an article in The Globe and Mail dated 4 March 2010, Canada has announced that beginning in late 2011 it intends to replace paper-cotton banknotes with polymer notes which are reported to last “two to three times longer. The changes are intended save on the cost of printingRead More…
Nigeria extends circulation of low-denomination paper notes
2010-03-04
,, In a press release dated 3 March 2010, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indefinitely extended the terminal date for the circulation of the existing 5-, 10-, and 50-naira paper banknotes as legal tender, allowing them to circulate in parallel with polymer notes of the same denominations. “The BankRead More…
Singapore new symbol (two squares) 2-dollar note (B208c) confirmed
2010-02-27
Like B208b, but with two squares below EDUCATION on back. Prefix 3AU – 3VM. Intro: 2010.Courtesy of Vincent Tan.Read More…
Vanuatu to issue polymer 10,000-vatu note in July 2010
2010-02-21
According to a press release dated 13 January 2010, the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu plans to issue a new series of banknotes beginning with a polymer 10,000-vatu (US$100) note to be introduced in July 2010, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of independence. This will be the largest denomination in theRead More…
Mexico new date (15.05.2007) 200-peso note (B700d) confirmed
2010-02-14
Like B700c, but new date (15 MAY. 2007). Series DM, DN. Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.Read More…
Honduras new polymer 20-lempira note (B340a) confirmed
2010-02-03
According to a press release, the Banco Central de Honduras introduced a new polymer 20-lempira note (B340a) on 12 January 2010. A total of 60 million banknotes have been printed and will circulate in parallel with the paper version (B339) of the same denomination. Courtesy of Thomas Krause, ClaudioRead More…
Nigeria new 10- and 50-naira note varieties confirmed
2010-02-03
, 10 naira (US$0.06), 2009. Signed by Lamido Aminu Sanusi and Benjamin C. Onyido, with 6-digit serial number. 50 naira (US$0.30), 2009. Signed by Chukwuma “Charles” Soludo and Benjamin C. Onyido, with 7-digit serial number. Courtesy of Arigo Avbovbo.Read More…