Papua New Guinea new 10- and 20-kina polymer commemorative notes reported issued 21.05.2015
, According to a press release dated 21 May 2015, the Bank of Papua New Guinea will issue new 10- and 20-kina commemorative banknotes, both resized as part of the reform process undertaken by the bank to standardize the size of Papua New Guinea banknotes. The 10-kina banknote incorporates aRead More…
Botswana new date (2014) 50-pula note (B126c) confirmed
Like B126b, but new date (2014). Couresty of Craig Eustace.Read More…
Bank of England launches public nominations for new 20-pound note
According to a press release dated 19 May 2015, “the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, announced that the next £20 note will celebrate Britain’s achievements in the visual arts and he launched a public nomination period to seek people’s views as to who should be recognised onRead More…
Trinidad and Tobago new 10-dollar note (B230a) confirmed
10 dollars, 2006. Like B223, but new signature (Jwala Rambarran, who took over as governor from Ewart S. Williams on 13.07.2012) and raised horizontal bars at upper left and right front to assist the visually impaired distinguish between denominations. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
United States 2-dollar note to star in documentary mid-2015
Check out this great web site dedicated to everyone who loves or is curious about the United States 2-dollar note. Courtesy of Webb Linzmayer.Read More…
Hungary new sig/date (2015) 1,000-forint note (B582e) confirmed
Like B582d, but new signatures (Matolcsy/Balog) and new date (2015). Courtesy of Róbert Szajkó.Read More…
Canada new 20-dollar QEII commemorative note (B376a) reported for introduction in 2015
According to a press release, “On 9 September 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning sovereign in Canadian history, exceeding the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. To mark this historic reign, the Bank of Canada will issue a special commemorative bank note in 2015. The noteRead More…
Kuwait wins IACA Award for Best Banknote Issue 2015
According to an article on the Kuwait News Agency site dated 18 May 2015, the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) awarded the Central Bank of Kuwait the 2015 International Award for Best Banknote issue for its sixth series of notes (B229a – B234a) issued 29 June 2014.”This is consideredRead More…
Bolivia new signature 10-boliviano note (B412e) confirmed
Like B412d, but new signatures (Zabalaga/Pérez), new printer imprint (OBERTHUR technologies), and suffix J.Courtesy of Daniel Gonzalez.Read More…
Philippines senator assails similar colors of 100- and 1,000-peso notes (B1079a and B1083a)
According to an article on Rappler dated 14 May 2015, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to explain why the 100- and 1,000-peso banknotes are almost identical to each other and state if there are plans to improve the situation. BSP Deputy GovernorRead More…