According to a media release dated 6 October 2015, on 20 October the Bank of Namibia introduced new 10- and 20-dollar banknotes which are like the existing notes (B214 and B215, respectively), but without the large OVI diamond at center front as a cost-savings measure. Courtesy of Heinrich Lindner.Read More…
According to a press release dated 9 October 2015, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has introduced new 5- and 10-dollar notes (B137a and B138a, respectively).Courtesy of Greg Quinn, Dennis Zammit, and Scott de Young.Read More…
According to a press release dated 8 September 2015, the Banco de Cabo Verde planned to introduce new 500- and 5,000-escudo notes on 10 September 2015, thereby completing the new family which consists of 100-, 1,000-, and 2,000-escudo notes issued on 24 December 2014. B218 (P72): 500 escudos (US$5.40) Green,Read More…
According to an article on KBC dated 25 September 2015, on National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich says the government has finalized preparations for the new currency whose features would be unveiled on 29 September. Article 231 section 4 of the Constitution prohibits the use of portraits or images ofRead More…
, These notes are like preceding issues, except for the 100-leu note which is phyiscally larger and now equal in size to the larger denominations. New security features include demetalized BNM on the solid security thread, denomination as registration device at lower right front on all notes, intaglio printing andRead More…
Despite years of planning to remove three zeros from the currency, according to a press release dated 25 September 2015, in 2016 the Banco de la República Colombia will introduce a new family of notes in denominations of 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 pesos. The 100,000-peso note isRead More…
B415 (P359): 5 pesos (demonetized 28.02.2020) Green, light blue, violet, and yellow. Front: Spanish text; handshake as registration device; sunburst symbolizing Orden del Libertador (Order of the Liberator); branch with flowers; OVI patch of statue; José de San Martín in military uniform; OVI patch of standing soldier with boots, sword,Read More…
According to a press release, on 1 September 2015 the Banque de la République du Burundi introduced a new 1,000-franc note (B237a). This note completes the new family which also includes the following denominations: 500, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 francs, all dated 15-01-2015 and introduced on 29 April 2015. B237Read More…
According to a press release dated 9 September 2015, the Bank of Canada reportedly introduced a 20-dollar polymer banknote (B376a) to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on becoming the longest-reigning sovereign in Canada’s modern era. The commemorative bank note is a variation of the existing $20 polymer bank note (B373) thatRead More…
According to various web sites, in December 2014 the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran introduced a new 500,000-rial cheque. B294 (P154): 500,000 rials (US$19) Purple, green, and yellow. Front: Farsi text; Imam Reza Holy Shrine entrance, dome with flag, and minaret in Mashhad; 50 and flying doveRead More…