Kazakhstan new 2,000-tenge note (B140a) confirmed
According to a press release from the Naitonal Bank of the Rupublic of Kazkhstan, a new 2,000-tenge note was issued 29 March 2013. “The banknote of KZT 2,000 (two thousand) nominal value with a modified design is made of the paper of 139х73 mm. The obverse side of the banknoteRead More…
United Arab Emirates new 100- and 1,000-dirham notes (B229a, B231a) confirmed
,,, According to a press release dated 28 January 2013, on 2 February the Central Bank of The United Arab Emirates issued new 100- and 1,000-dirhams banknotes like the existing notes (B229a and B231a, respectively), but with a 3-mm wide, magenta-to-gold color-shifting windowed security thread and green-to-blue OVI coat ofRead More…
Kuwait new signature 20-dinar note (B228h) confirmed
Like B228g, but new signatures (Al-Hashel/Al-Shamali). Prefix FE/107 – FE/126. Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla and Dr. Saleh A. Al-Ali.Read More…
Angola new sig/date (00.01.2011) 10-kwanza note (B536c) confirmed
Like B536b, but new signatures (Massano/d’Abreu) and new date (JANEIRO DE 2011). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Libya new 20-dinar note (B546a) confirmed
According to an article (English) in the Libya Herald dated 20 March 2013 and a press release (Arabic) from the Central Bank of Libya, the new 20-dinar note was issued on 31 March 2013. The orange-colored note shows a school in Ghadames on the front and Al-Ateeq mosque in OujlahRead More…
Philippines new date (2013) 500-peso note (B1049p) confirmed
Like B1049o, but new date (2013). Courtesy of Sing Chia Tan (goodluck4u888 on eBay).Read More…
Bermuda new signature 2-dollar note (B230b) confirmed
Like B230a, but new signatures (Alan C. Cossar and E. Barclay Simmons) and prefix A/1 instead of Bermuda onion. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Identify items on Syrian banknotes
I am cataloging the Central Bank of Syria’s notes for publication in The Banknote Book, and I have been unable to identify a few items which appear on these notes. The back of the 100-pound note dated 1966-1974 depicts a dam. What’s the name and location of this dam? TheRead More…
Egypt new signature 100-pound note (B333f) confirmed
Like B333e, but new signature (Hafez). 11.02.2013 – 31.08.2014. Courtesy of Khalifa Abdallatif (Notes4All).Read More…
Sweden changes portrait for new 1,000-krona note due October 2015
According to a Sveriges Riksbank press release dated 25 March 2013, “The Riksbank has reached agreement with the copyright holders for the images and symbols that will be used on the new banknotes. In connection with this, the portrait of Dag Hammarskjöld on the 1000-krona banknote has been re- placed.Read More…