India considering 10-rupee polymer note
According to an article in IndiaWest dated 9 July 2012, the Reserve Bank of India said it is working on launching polymer banknotes and will soon start a pilot project. “Counterfeiting of plastic notes is very difficult. So we are planning to launch some plastic money on pilot basis inRead More…
Bolivia new signature 20-boliviano note (B413c) confirmed
Like B413b, but new signatures (Loza/Pardo), new watermark (Pantaléon Dalence, pixelated pattern, and electrotype 20), and new printer imprint (CBN). Suffix I. Intro: 2011.Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.Read More…
Samoa new 50-tala commemorative note (B120a) confirmed
According to a Central Bank of Samoa press release, the bank has issued two commemorative collectible coins and a limited edition 50-tala (US$22) banknote for circulation to mark Samoa’s 50th Independence Day on 1 June 2012. This note is like the preceding issues, but with 50th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE belowRead More…
Tanzania to replace 500-shilling note (B139a) with coin by December 2012
According to an article on DailyNews dated 1 March 2012, the Bank of Tanzania plans to replace 500-shilling notes (B139a) with coins because the latter lasts much longer in circulation. The article also contains new details on plans of the East African Community (www.eac.int)—Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda—to introduceRead More…
Zambia delays issuing new banknotes and coins
According to an article on Zambia Reports dated 4 July 2012, “unforeseen technicalities” have caused the Bank of Zambia to indefinitely postpone the planned re-basing of the kwacha which was expected to take effect this month.Read More…
Curacao and St. Maarten delays purchase of new banknotes
According to a Today newspaper article dated 2 July 2012, the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten revealed that it cannot buy more banknotes because its board has yet to take a decision on the proposal from management to buy new notes.Read More…
Press release: Monumental Money: People and Places on U.S. Paper Money
Monumental Money: People and Places on U.S. Paper Money, by Yigal Arkin Presenting U.S. currency used from the colonial period to the present day, this reference surveys the world of American banknotes and paper currency in three parts: Part one presents all the banknotes in circulation today, including those beingRead More…
Solomon Islands new signature 5-dollar note (B216c) confirmed
Like B216b, but new signatures (Rarawa/Fanega). Prefix C/5 – C/9. Courtesy of Andrew Randall.Read More…
Ottawa Numismatic Society’s moneta journals available for free download
The Ottawa Numismatic Society voted unanimously in favour of making its journal, moneta, available to all, for free. To download current and past issues, visit www.ons-sno.ca. Courtesy of Serge Pelletier.Read More…
Afghanistan new signature 50-afghani note (B353b) confirmed
50 afghanis (US$1), ١٣٨٣ (SH1383/2004). Like B353b, but new signature (Noorullah Delawari and Anwar ul-Haq Ahady).Courtesy of David Hull.Read More…