United Arab Emirates collector’s article
I recommend reading this interesting article, UAE currency: a history lesson in your wallet, in the 27 June 2011 edition of The National.Read More…
Kazakhstan new 1,000-tenge commemorative note (B137a) confirmed
1,000 tengé (US$6.90), 2011. Ten million banknotes were introduced on 25 May 2011 to commemoratie the Republic of Kazakhstan’s chairmanship in the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Obverse: The images are vertical. The main image in the middle of the banknote: the dome of the mausoleum of Hodja Akhmed Yassavi.Read More…
China new serial number format 1-yüan note confirmed
,,, 1 yüan (US$0.15), 1999. Like P895, but prefix format now A#A# in red followed by 6-digit number (top), versus old format of AA## in red and 6-digit number in black (bottom). Courtesy of Andy Siegman.Read More…
Iraq planning to delete zeros from dinar
According to an article in Alsumaria, on 23 June 2011 the Central Bank of Iraq announced it is planning to delete zeros from the Iraqi dinar, and add Kurdish to the Arabic text on the notes. Said the adviser of Iraqi Central Bank governor Mothahhar Mohammed Saleh, “The project ofRead More…
Zambia contemplating changes to currency
According to an article in the Times of Africa dated 21 June 2011, the Bank of Zambia is contemplating replacing the paper 500- and polymer 1,000-kwacha notes with coins, and issuing notes larger than the current highest denomination of 50,000 kwacha. The bank is also considering using polymer for aRead More…
Honduras new sig/date (17.04.2008) 10-lempira note (B330i) confirmed
Like B330h, but new signatures (Araque/Oviedo/Santos), new date (17 DE ABRIL DE 2008), and new imprint (DE LA RUE). Courtesy of Antonio Sansur.Read More…
Bahamas new 20-dollar note (B346a) confirmed
Charcoal, red, and green. Front: English text; sand dollar as registration device; foil patch; map; Milo B. Butler. Back: English text; Paradise Island and Nassau Harbour in New Providence with cruise ships, buildings, and bridges; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark:Read More…
Costa Rica new 2,000-colon note (B559a) confirmed
B559 (P275): 2,000 colones (US$3.45) Blue. Front: Spanish text; open books; Mauro Fernández Acuña; Colegio Superior de Señoritas building in San Jose; map of Costa Rica in OVI. Back: Spanish text; coral reef (arrecife coralino); star fish (Oreaster reticulatus, estrella de mar de la laguna); bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas, TiburónRead More…
Costa Rica new 1,000-colon note (B557a) confirmed
B557 (P274): 1,000 colones (US$1.70) Red. Front: Spanish text; Braulio Carrillo Colina; original ESTADO DE COSTA RICA shield; map of Costa Rica on see-through leaf. Back: Spanish text; dry forest (bosque seco) landscape in Guanacaste; pitahaya cactus flowers; tree; white-tailed deer; scorpions. Simulated security thread. Watermark: Leaves. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies).Read More…
Malawi new sig/date (31.01.2011) 500-kwacha note (B148c) confirmed
Like B148b, but new signature (Ligoya) and new date (31ST JANUARY 2011). Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla.Read More…