Scotland RBS new sig/date (21.11.2008) 5-pound note confirmed
5 pounds (US$7.85), 21st NOVEMBER 2008. Like P352, but new date and new signature (Stephen Hester). The first prefix with this sig/date is B/97.Read More…
Tunisia new 50-dinar note (B534a) confirmed
B534 (P94): 50 dinars (US$18) Green, blue, and orange. Front: Arabic text; Musée de la Monnaie (Currency Museum) building in Tunis; scholar Ibn Rachiq. Back: French text; Place Gouvernement la Kasbah, central square in Tunis. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 50 DINARS BCT. Watermark: Olive tree and electrotypeRead More…
Interesting article on polymer notes
On 18 November 2011, the BBC published an interesting article, “Who, What, Why: Why don’t more countries use plastic banknotes?,” which quotes BanknoteNews.com contributor Stane Štraus, publisher of the Polymer Bank Notes of the World web site. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…
Sweden new sig/date (2008) 20-krona note confirmed
20 kronor (US$3), (200)8. Like P63, but new date and new signature combination (Johan Gernandt and Stefan Ingves). Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Bangladesh new sig/date (2011) 20-taka note confirmed
20 taka (US$0.30), 2011. Like P48, but new date and new signature (Atiur Rahman). Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares and Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Canada new 100-dollar polymer note (B375a) confirmed
According to a press released dated 14 November 2011, the Bank of Canada has introduced a new 100-dollar note which is the first polymer note for the nation. The new 50-dollar note is scheduled for introduction in March 2012. B375 (P110): 100 dollars (US$79) Brown. Front: English and French text;Read More…
Zambia new date (2011) 10,000-kwacha note (B151c) confirmed
, Like B151b, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Ricardo Castedo.Read More…
Iceland new signature 500-króna note (B814b) confirmed
Like B814a, but new signatures (Davíð Oddsson and Ingimundur Friðriksson). Courtesy of Werner Kober.Read More…
Indonesia new sig/date (2011) 1,000-rupiah note confirmed
1,000 rupiah (US$0.10), 2011. Like P141, but new date and signatures. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Armenia new 1,000-dram note (B315a) confirmed
According to a News.am article dated 29 September 2011, the Central Bank of Armenia plans to issue a new 1,000-dram (US$2.67) banknote dated 2011 like the preceding issues dated 2001 (B310), but with a holographic stripe at left front. The note is printed without imprint by Enschede on paper producedRead More…