Papua New Guinea new 10-kina note (B128a) confirmed
2007-03-15
Like B117a, but serial number has eight—not six—digits, uses different font, and is positioned different. Courtesy of Menelaos Stamatelos, Southeastern Numismatics.Read More…
Nigeria issues redesigned naira notes dated 2006
2007-02-28
,,,,,,, On February 28, 2007, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued redesigned notes for the denominations of 5, 10, 20, and 50 naira. 5 naira (US$0.05), 2006. Issued February 28, 2007. Purple. Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa portrait, coat of arms, arms and CBN as wmk, signature 14 (Charles C.Read More…
Brunei new 500- and 10,000-dollar polymer notes (B203a and B205a) confirmed
2006-12-28
B203 (P31): 500 dollars (US$360) Orange. Front: Malay text; Misai kucing (orthosiphon aristatus) java tea flowers; Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III wearing uniform and cap; coat of arms. Back: English and Malay text; Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan; lagoon; Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation (Yayasan) building. NoRead More…
Romania new 200-leu polymer note (B284a) confirmed
2006-12-01
Orange, green, red, blue, yellow, and violet. Front: Romanian text; coat of arms; open book with page from poems Self-portrait and 9 May 1895; inkwell as registration device; poppy flowers; BNR monogram; Lucian Blaga. Back: Romanian text; BNR monogram; neolithic statue of the Thinker of Hamangia; rainbow; water mill withRead More…
Canada new 5-dollar note (B366a) confirmed
2006-11-15
B366 (P101A): 5 dollars (US$3.95) Blue, purple, yellow, orange, and green. Front: English and French text; coat of arms; 7th prime minister, Wilfrid Laurier wearing suit; West Block of Parliament in Ottawa; Canadian flag. Back: English and French text; child riding toboggan; snowflakes; excerpt from Roch Carrier’s Le Chandail deRead More…
Mexico new 50-peso polymer note (B705a) confirmed
2006-11-15
The Bank of Mexico plans to issue a new family of banknotes designed primarily to improve security and ease identification by the blind through the use of different tactile marks and varying sizes for each denomination. The first note of this new series is the $50 (US$4.60), details of whichRead More…
Mexico to release new family of notes starting in November 2006
2006-09-30
In September 2006, the Bank of Mexico outlined its plans to issue a new family of banknotes designed primarily to improve security and ease identification by the blind through the use of different tactile marks and varying sizes for each denomination. The colors and overall designs of the current seriesRead More…
Solomon Islands new 2- and 100-dollar notes (B215a and B220a) confirmed
2006-09-02
On 2 September 2006, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands issued the nation’s first ever $100 note, as well as a revised $2 note. The $100 note honors the country’s rural sector, according to a speech given by CBSI governor Rick Hou. The $2 note is like B213a, but isRead More…