Turkmenistan new 1-manat note dated 2012 confirmed
,, TMB B22 (PNL): 1 manat (US$0.35)Green. Front: Map of Turkmenistan; coat of arms; Togrul Beg Türkmen. Back: Beyik Saparmyrat Türkmenbasynyň Milli Medeniyet Merkezi (National Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan) buildings; five stars and crescent moon. Solid security thread and solid security thread with demetalized 1TMB. Watermark: Togrul Beg Türkmen; electrotypeRead More…
Nicaragua new 500-córdoba note (B505a) confirmed
Like B502a, but bank logo at upper right front now a hologram, not OVI, and different, wider windowed security thread. Courtesy of Chris Twining (Page’s Coins and Currency).Read More…
CoinWeek video of Maastricht 2012 banknote show
CoinWeek has posted an interesting video created by David Lisot, host and producer of CoinWeek video news service, during a recent trip to Europe attended the Maastricht Paper Money Fair held in Valkenburg Netherlands. David interviewed many of the participants at the show finding out what collectors have in commonRead More…
Thailand new signature 500-baht note (B176j) confirmed
Like B176i, but new signatures (Ranong/Trairatvorakul).Courtesy of Vic Krysko.Read More…
Central African States (Equatorial Guinea) new signature 2,000-franc note (B108Fc) confirmed
Like B108Fb, but new signatures (Nchama/Aleka-Rybert). Courtesy of Vic Krysko.Read More…
Lebanon new 20,000-pound note (B535a) confirmed
According to a press release (in Arabic only) by the Central Bank of Lebanon, a new 20,000-pound (US$13) note has been issued on 28 September 2012, and is dated 17 June 2012. It appears to have a Motion windowed security thread, cedar tree watermark with electrotype denomination numerals in Arabic,Read More…
Press release: The Paper Currency of Tibet
A New Book on Tibetan Paper MoneyWolfgang Bertsch: The Paper Currency of Tibet. Gundernhausen near Darmstadt (Germany) and Lalitpur (Nepal), 2012. VI plus 274 pages. ISBN 978-99933-982-7-1 You can order the book from the author: Wolfgang Bertsch Tibetan banknotes were issued between 1912/13 and 1959. The first series of “Tam”Read More…
Nicaragua revised 200-córdoba note (B501b) confirmed
Like B501b, but instead of embossed 200 on see-through window, 200 is opaque white. Courtesy of Chris Twining.Read More…
Macedonia new sig/date (00.12.2011) 10-denar note (B206i) confirmed
Like B206h, but new date (Декември 2011) and signature (Dimitar Bogov). Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
Sri Lanka notes to include Tamil text in future
According to an article on Ceylon Today dated 14 September 2012, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will include Tamil text on banknotes to be issued in the future, in keeping with the country’s language policy. The new notes will include the words “this currency note issued on behalf theRead More…