India new 1-rupee note (B162a) confirmed
B162 (P117): 1 rupee Pink and green. Front: English and Hindi text; 1-rupee coin with lion capital of Ashoka pillar. Back: English and Hindi text; 1-rupee coin with flowers, rupee symbol, and date; Sagar Samrat oil exploration platform; 15 language panel. No security thread. Watermark: Ashoka pillar. Printer: (India SecurityRead More…
Central African States (Chad) new signature 500-franc note (B106Cc1) confirmed
Like B106Cb, but new signatures (Nchama/Aleka-Rybert). Courtesy of Evžen Škňouřil.Read More…
East Germany buried, then burned its old banknotes
Check out this great article from The New Indian Press dated 23 May 2015, which explains how and why East Germany buried and then burned many tons of banknotes when reunifying with West Germany.Read More…
Papua New Guinea new 10- and 20-kina polymer commemorative notes reported issued 21.05.2015
, According to a press release dated 21 May 2015, the Bank of Papua New Guinea will issue new 10- and 20-kina commemorative banknotes, both resized as part of the reform process undertaken by the bank to standardize the size of Papua New Guinea banknotes. The 10-kina banknote incorporates aRead More…
Botswana new date (2014) 50-pula note (B126c) confirmed
Like B126b, but new date (2014). Couresty of Craig Eustace.Read More…
Bank of England launches public nominations for new 20-pound note
According to a press release dated 19 May 2015, “the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, announced that the next £20 note will celebrate Britain’s achievements in the visual arts and he launched a public nomination period to seek people’s views as to who should be recognised onRead More…
Trinidad and Tobago new 10-dollar note (B230a) confirmed
10 dollars, 2006. Like B223, but new signature (Jwala Rambarran, who took over as governor from Ewart S. Williams on 13.07.2012) and raised horizontal bars at upper left and right front to assist the visually impaired distinguish between denominations. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
United States 2-dollar note to star in documentary mid-2015
Check out this great web site dedicated to everyone who loves or is curious about the United States 2-dollar note. Courtesy of Webb Linzmayer.Read More…
Hungary new sig/date (2015) 1,000-forint note (B582e) confirmed
Like B582d, but new signatures (Matolcsy/Balog) and new date (2015). Courtesy of Róbert Szajkó.Read More…
Canada new 20-dollar QEII commemorative note (B376a) reported for introduction in 2015
According to a press release, “On 9 September 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning sovereign in Canadian history, exceeding the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. To mark this historic reign, the Bank of Canada will issue a special commemorative bank note in 2015. The noteRead More…