Azerbaijan contemplating new note family
According to a press release dated 15 August 2012, the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has begun a project to evaluate new features, designs, and reliability of new banknotes. Courtesy of Mehdi Kasumov.Read More…
Bangladesh new date (2012) 1,000-taka note confirmed
1,000 taka (US$12), 2012. Like BB B54 (P56), but new date. Courtesy of Syeed Bin Salam (eBay ID siliconvally) and Robiul Islam (http://www.robiscollection.blogspot.com/).Read More…
Congo Democratic Republic new 1,000-franc note (B323a) confirmed
B323 (P101): 1,000 francs (US$1.60) Green. Front: French text; RDC and map as registration device; two standing okapi; Kanioka carved box with two seated human figures and two lizards on lid. Back: French text; field of corn; African gray parrot on branch; BCC and map. Windowed security thread with demetalizedRead More…
United Arab Emirates new 50-dirham note (B233a) confirmed
, According to a press release from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, on 23 July 2012 the bank issued an “amended” 50-dirham (US$14) note which is like the preceding issue (B221), but with a new 3-mm wide, color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized UAE 50, Omron ringsRead More…
Banknotes of the Ottoman Empire receives IBNS Book of the Year Award for 2012
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has this year awarded its Book of the Year, for a book published in 2011, to Devlet-I Aliyye-I Osmaniyye (Banknotes of the Ottoman Empire) by Mehmet Gaciroglu. With splendid competition from the ever-increasing works on paper money, the IBNS is pleased to recognize anRead More…
Bangladesh new date (2012) 2-taka note confirmed
2 taka (US$0.02), 2012. Like GOB B7 (P52), but new date. Courtesy of Syeed Bin Salam (eBay ID siliconvally) and Robiul Islam (http://www.robiscollection.blogspot.com/).Read More…
Costa Rica new 50,000-colon notes (B563a) confirmed
According to a press release dated 6 August 2012, the Banco Central de Costa Rica issued new 5,000-, 10,000-, and 50,000-colon (US$10, $20, and $100, respectively) banknotes on 27 August 2012. The old 5,000- and 10,000-colon notes (B555 and B556) will remain legal tender until 1 January 2013, and afterRead More…
Barbados new signature 100-dollar note (B230b) confirmed
Like B230a, but new signature (Worrell). Prefix E26 – E29. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Australia new date (2011) 50- and 100-dollar notes (B228i and B229c) confirmed
Like B228h, but new date (2011). Like B229b, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Bangladesh new 20-taka note confirmed
, BB B50.5 (PNL): 20 taka (US$0.25)Green, yellow, and red. Front: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; National Martyr’s Monument in Savar. Back: Shaat Gambuj Masjid (Sixty Dome Mosque) in Bagerhat; bank logo. Windowed security thread with demetalized bank logo and 20. Watermark: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on pixelated background and electrotype bank logoRead More…