Libya new 10-dinar note (B542a) confirmed
B542 (P78A): 10 dinars (US$7.30) Green. Front: Arabic text; crescent moon and star; Omar El Mukhtar; Jasper hologram. Back: English text; crowd and hilltop fortress in Sabha. DualTrack windowed security thread with demetalized 10 and Arabic characters. Watermark: Omar El Mukhtar and electrotype 10. Printer: (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire). 156Read More…
New Zealand 2007 and 2008 numismatic products (BNP111a and BNP112a) confirmed
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has recently begun offering 1,000 sets of 2007 and 2008 notes of all six denominations with matching serial numbers, reversing its previous decision to offer such numismatic products only when there is a design change such as a new signature variety. The last setsRead More…
Thailand new signature 100-baht note (B175h) confirmed
Like B175g, but new signatures (Phuvanatnaranubala/Trairatvorakul).Courtesy of Victor Krysko.Read More…
Malaysia new 1-ringgit prefix variety confirmed
, 1 ringgit (US$0.35), no date. Like B139c, but with 3.5-mm tall prefix letters (bottom) instead of 2.75-mm tall prefix letters (top). Courtesy of Victor W. Krysko.Read More…
Jamaica new sig/date (15.01.2010) 5,000-dollar note (B242b) confirmed
Like B242a, but new date (15.01.2010) and new signature (Brian Wynter). Courtesy of Jan Ove Larsen.Read More…
Somaliland new 1,000- and 5,000-shilling notes (B123a and B124a) confirmed
Athough dated 2011, these two notes were apparently issued in January 2012. Courtesy of John Miskell.Read More…
Eritrea new 50- and 100-nakfa notes (B111a and B112a) reported
According to a press release dated 16 January 2012 on Sabait.com, the web site of Eritrea’s Ministry of Information, the National Bank of Eritrea has produced new 50- and 100-nakfa notes. Kibreab Woldemariam, administrator of the bank, said the new 50-nakfa note (B111a) is already in circulation, and the newRead More…
Hong Kong (HSBC) new 100-dollar note (B693a) confirmed without error
According to an article in The Standard dated 25 July 2011, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has admitted to making a mistake in the design of its new 100-dollar (US$12.85) note which was officially unveiled on 20 July and slated for issuance between November 2011 and January 2012. TheRead More…
Hong Kong new 20-dollar notes confirmed
,,,,,,,, On 11 January 2012, the three note-issuing banks of Hong Kong — Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC and the Bank of China — issued the new 20-dollar (US$2.60) banknotes, thereby completing the new series of notes dated 1 January 2010. Courtesy of Rafal Nogowczyk.Read More…
Uruguay new sig/date (2009) 500-peso uruguayo note (B549d) confirmed
Like B549c, but new signatures (Berro/Bergara), new date (2009), new screen traps, and new printer imprint (OBERTHUR technologies). Serie D. Courtesy of Gustavo Fernández.Read More…