Afghanistan new 50-afghani note (B361a) confirmed
50 afghanis (US$1), ١٢٨٧ (SH1387/2008). Like B353, but new date and signatures, as well as Cornerstone watermarks. Also, Arabesque design at center front more red than green. Courtesy of Takis Kouvatseas.Read More…
Sweden unveils artistic starting point for new note family
Sverigis Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has unveiled the artistic starting point for its new series of banknotes. The competition concluded in April 2012 and the jury chose “Kulturresan/Cultural journey” as the winning design. The General Council of the Riksbank decided that Göran Österlund’s entry “Kulturresan/Cultural journey” would form the artisticRead More…
Guinea new date (2012) 100-franc note (B324c) confirmed
Like B324b, but new date (2012) and new prefix/serial number font. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Mongolia new date (2011) 10-togrog note (B430b) confirmed
Like B430a, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Pakistan new signature (2011) 1,000-rupee note (B238h) confirmed
Like B238g, but new signature (Anwar). Courtesy of Chris Hall.Read More…
Canada new 50-dollar polymer note (B374a) confirmed
The Bank of Canada held a press event on 26 March 2012 to officially introduce the new polymer 50-dollar note. B374 (P109): 50 dollars (US$40) Red. Front: English and French text; maple leaf; 10th prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King wearing suit. Back: English and French text; Canadian Coast GuardRead More…
India new 50-rupee note (B288a) confirmed
B288 (P104): 50 rupees (US$0.75) Pink, purple, orange, and brown. Front: Denomination as registration device; lion capital of Ashoka pillar; flowers; Mahatma Gandhi; RBI seal with tiger and palm tree. Back: Language panel; Parliament House in New Delhi. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBI and भारत (India). Watermark: Electrotype 50;Read More…
Press release: Gibraltar’s Currency & Banknotes 1898-2011
Gibraltar’s Currency & Banknotes 1898-2011by Richard J. M. Garcia, 109 pages, soft cover, 250 x 150 mm, color illustrations, English, ISBN 978-1-919663-09-8, US$24.95 (airmail postage included), braid@gibtelecom.net Richard Garcia’s latest book addresses a topic that has never hitherto been studied, that of money in Gibraltar from 1898 to 2011. TheRead More…
Switzerland new signature varieties expected
According to a press release dated 18 April 2012, Thomas Jordan has been appointed to be the new chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank. This move, along with other staff changes, means new signature combinations are likely on Swiss notes. Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…
Iraq halts plans to revalue dinar
According to a Reuters article dated 12 April 2012, Iraq has decided not to move forward with revaluing the dinar 1,000:1 this coming September as originally planned, because cabinet secretary Ali al-Alaq says the economic climate is not suitable for such a move. The redenomination is on hold “until furtherRead More…