Canada first polymer notes scheduled for November 2011
According to a Bank of Canada press release dated 10 March 2011, new 100-dollar (US$103) polymer banknote will be issued in November 2011, with a polymer 50-dollar note to follow in March 2012. The bank also provided further technical and background information about the new notes. Additional details regarding securityRead More…
Ukraine new signature varieties reported for introduction in June 2011
Persuant to the National Bank of Ukraine resolution No.55 dated 4 March 2011, NBU will issue banknotes with the signature of Serhii Arbuzov, the bank’s new governor appointed 19 January 2011, following this schedule: 50-hryvnia (US$6.30) note will be issued 1 June 2011. 10-hryvnia (US$1.25) note will be issued 1Read More…
Tanzania refutes rumors of recall of new note family (B139a – B143a)
According to an artilce in The Citizen dated 10 March 2011, Bank of Tanzania has refuted rumors that it was withdrawing the new family of notes (B139a – B143a) that it had just introduced on 1 January. Apparently there have been widespread complaints that the new notes are of inferiorRead More…
United States could save billions by eliminating 1-dollar note
According to a US Government Accountability Office report dated 4 March 2011, the US could save $5.5 billion over 30 years by replacing the 1-dollar banknote with a coin because coins last longer in circulation. This is the fourth time the GAO has made this recommendation in the past twoRead More…
Israel new note family to feature poets, not politicians
According to a press release dated 10 March 2011, the Bank of Israel has announced that poets and scholars—specifically, Natan Alterman, Leah Goldberg, Shaul Tchernichovsky, and Rachel the Poetess—will be featured on new Israeli banknotes which will be issued over three years, starting in 2012. The bank’s choices must beRead More…
Tajikistan revised 5-somoni note (B206b) confirmed
Like B206a, but central vignette in blue, not gray. Intro: 2010. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Russia new 1,000-ruble note confirmed
, On 10 August 2010, Bank of Russia issued a new 1,000-ruble (US$33.20) note with improved security features, including a translucent band, OVI bank logo, SPARK patch with bear on shield, rainbow moire pattern, electrotype 1000 watermark, solid security thread with demetalized 1000, microperf, intaglio printing, microprinting, and a slightlyRead More…
Guinea new 1,000-, 5,000-, and 10,000-franc commemorative notes (B333a – B335a) confirmed
At a press conference on 20 November 2010, Alhasanne Barry, governor of the Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée, unveiled new 1,000-, 5,000-, and 10,000-franc (US$0.15, 0.70, and 1.45, respectively) banknotes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Guinean currency. In addition to the 50th anniversary logo on theRead More…
Suriname new 20- and 50-dollar notes (B547a and B548a) confirmed
On 22 November 2010, the Central Bank of Suriname issued new 20- and 50-dollar notes dated 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 with the following improved security features: The notes now have a holographic strip at right front. An electrotype CBvS has been added to the watermark. The signature of the previous presidentRead More…
India new date (2011) 50-rupee note (B282g) confirmed
Like B282f, but new date (2011). Letter: None, L, R. This particular note show above is a replacement, indicated by the star/asterisk in the serial number. Courtesy of Mohamed Ibrahim.Read More…