Philippines new date (2008 A) 20-peso note (B1042t) confirmed
2009-08-20
Like B1042s, but new date (2008A). Courtesy of Rodney Hall.Read More…
Malaysia issues new 50-ringgint note
2009-08-12
, This 50-ringgit note is like the preceding commemorative issue of 2007, but without the 50th anniversary logo and RM 1957-2007 text on the back. Furthermore, the windowed thread is color-shifting and wider, the governor’s signature is larger, and the numeral 50 is printed in two-color fluorescent ink on theRead More…
Philippines considers adding “Cory” Aquino to 500-peso note
2009-08-09
Following the 1 August 2009 death of former president Corazon “Cory” Aquino, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is considering adding her portrait to the 500-piso (US$10.50) note which has featured a portrait of her husband and former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. since 20 August 1987. If approved, the newRead More…
Laos withdraws new 1,000-kip note (B515)
2009-08-03
We’ve received confirmation from the Bank of the Lao PDR that in November it began withdrawing the 1,000-kip (US$0.10) note which it had introduced just this past October. The bank representative stated only that it was done at “the government’s discretion,” because the note depicts three actual people based uponRead More…
Mongolia new sig/date (2008) 50-togrog note (B421b) confirmed
2009-07-30
Like B421a, but new signature (Batsukh) and new date (2008). Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Burma 1948 100-rupee remainder confirmed
2009-07-28
, This 100-rupee remainder note from Burma has recently been reported. It is dated 1st January 1948 and looks identical to Pick 37, but is without serial numbers. Please contact me if you have additional information about this note or other unlisted remainders from Burma so that I can includeRead More…
Myanmar to allow exchanging of worn notes
2009-07-28
According to a 27 July 2009 article in The New Light of Myanmar, the official English-language newspaper of the Asian country formerly known as Burma, old banknotes “can be exchanged for new ones provided that the note is in specified condition at notes changing counter of Central Bank of MyanmarRead More…
Philippines new BSP commemorative notes (B1056a – B1061a) confirmed
2009-07-27
On 9 July 2009, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) introduced 12 million banknotes with an overprint commemorating 60 years of central banking. The overprint appears on the watermark area on all six circulating denominations: 20-, 50-; 100-; 200-; 500-, and 1,000-piso.Read More…
China denies rumors of 500-yuan note
2009-07-22
The Fuzhou Branch of the People’s Bank of China denied rumors that a new 500-yuan (US$73.20) note will be released by November 2009. Fueled by fears of inflation, rumors of the new banknote have been floating around since 2006. Wei Guoqi, a senior official at the People’s Bank of China,Read More…
Malaysia issues revised 50-ringgit note
2009-07-15
, On 15 July .2009, Bank Negara Malaysia introduced a new design 50-ringgit (US$14) banknote. This new design of RM50 banknote is the first denomination of the Fourth Series of Malaysian currency notes which will be replacing the existing series in stages.The earlier new design of RM50 banknote (images below)Read More…