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…
Kuwait wins IACA Award for Best Banknote Issue 2015
According to an article on the Kuwait News Agency site dated 18 May 2015, the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) awarded the Central Bank of Kuwait the 2015 International Award for Best Banknote issue for its sixth series of notes (B229a – B234a) issued 29 June 2014.”This is consideredRead More…
Bolivia new signature 10-boliviano note (B412e) confirmed
Like B412d, but new signatures (Zabalaga/Pérez), new printer imprint (OBERTHUR technologies), and suffix J.Courtesy of Daniel Gonzalez.Read More…
Philippines senator assails similar colors of 100- and 1,000-peso notes (B1079a and B1083a)
According to an article on Rappler dated 14 May 2015, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to explain why the 100- and 1,000-peso banknotes are almost identical to each other and state if there are plans to improve the situation. BSP Deputy GovernorRead More…
Uganda new date (2013) 2,000-shilling note (B155b) confirmed
Like B155a, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Clive Brind.Read More…
Maldives new note family reported for introduction in July 2015
According to a De La Rue press release dated 12 May 2015, the Maldives Monetary Authority will introduce a new family of seven banknotes printed on DLR’s Safeguard polymer substrate. The first denomination—a commemorative 5,000-rufiyaa note—will be launched at the end of July 2015. The other circulating denominations—10, 20, 50,Read More…
Trans-Dniester new 1- and 10-ruble commemorative notes (B215a and B216a) confirmed
According to a Russian-language press release, on 28 April 2015, the Trans-Dniester Republican Bank introduced 1- and 10-ruble banknotes (B215a and B216a) commemorating the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II. These commemorative notes are like the existing regular issues (B209b and B211b), but have an overprint at lowerRead More…
Trinidad and Tobago 50-dollar note (B234a) named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2014
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has for the first time ever selected the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago to receive it prestigious “Bank Note of the Year Award” for 2014. With over 130 new banknotes released worldwide in 2014, nearly 3 dozen wereRead More…
Cambodia new 10,000-riel King Norodom Sihamoni commemorative note (B430a) confirmed
This note commemorates the 62th birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni. B430 (P69): 10,000 រៀល (riels) (US$2.50) Blue. Front: Khmer text; naga, mythical snake; King Norodom Sihamoni. Back: English and Khmer text; Neak Pean (entwined serpents) archeological ruins of Buddhist temple on circular island in Preah Khan Baray, Angkor; stone statueRead More…