Philippines new sig/date (2011) 100-peso note confirmed
100 pesos (US$2.30), 2011. Like P194, but new date and signatures. Lowest known prefix is AF. Courtesy of Andy Siegman.Read More…
South Sudan new piaster notes (B101 – B103) confirmed
According to various news reports, on 19 October 2011 the Central Bank of South Sudan issued new notes in the denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 piasters. These low-value notes will make it possible to purchase smaller items that cost less than a pound (1 South Sudan pound =Read More…
Malawi new date (30.06.2011) 50-kwacha note (B144g) confirmed
Like B144f, but new date (31st OCTOBER 2009). Courtesy of Aidan Work and Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Ukraine new sig/date (2011) 500-hryvnia note (B853b) reported
Like B853a, but new signature (Arbuzov) and new date (2011). Courtesy of Pavlo Kravchuk.Read More…
Angola new sig/date (00.05.2010) 5-, 10-, and 50-kwanza notes (B535b, B536b, B537b) confirmed
Like B535a, but new signatures (Gourgel/Monteiro) and date (MAIO DE 2010). Like B536a, but new signatures (Gourgel/Monteiro) and date (MAIO DE 2010). Like B537a, but new signatures (Gourgel/Monteiro) and date (MAIO DE 2010). Courtesy of Alexey Semakov and Hartmut Fraunhoffer.Read More…
Libya new note family reported for introduction in 2012
According to an article on Arabstoday dated 29 November 2011, the Central Bank of Libya is set to introduce new 1-, 5-, and 10-dinar banknotes in early 2012.Read More…
Ukraine not planning 1,000-hryvnia note
According to a Ukrainian Journal article dated 1 December 2011, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has no plans to issue a 1,000-hryvnia (US$125) banknote, says Viktor Zaivenko, deputy director general of the Money Circulation Department. “The NBU has no such plans. And did not have [such plans]… The NBURead More…
Scotland RBS new sig/date (21.11.2008) 5-pound note confirmed
5 pounds (US$7.85), 21st NOVEMBER 2008. Like P352, but new date and new signature (Stephen Hester). The first prefix with this sig/date is B/97.Read More…
Tunisia new 50-dinar note (B534a) confirmed
B534 (P94): 50 dinars (US$18) Green, blue, and orange. Front: Arabic text; Musée de la Monnaie (Currency Museum) building in Tunis; scholar Ibn Rachiq. Back: French text; Place Gouvernement la Kasbah, central square in Tunis. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 50 DINARS BCT. Watermark: Olive tree and electrotypeRead More…
Interesting article on polymer notes
On 18 November 2011, the BBC published an interesting article, “Who, What, Why: Why don’t more countries use plastic banknotes?,” which quotes BanknoteNews.com contributor Stane Štraus, publisher of the Polymer Bank Notes of the World web site. Courtesy of Aidan Work.Read More…