Malawi new 1,000-kwacha note (B155a) reported
According to an article on Nyasa Times dated 13 June 2011, the Reserve Bank of Malawi will soon introduce a 1,000-kwacha (US$6.60) note, twice as large as the current highest denomination, the 500-kwacha (B148). The new notes are supposedly being printed by De La Rue.Read More…
Book review: Moneymakers
Moneymakers: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters by Ben Rarnoff (Order from Amazon.com) This 396-page hardcover was a bit of a disappointment for me, perhaps because I am very interested in the subject of counterfeiting from a technical perspective and this book focuses more on theRead More…
6th edition of Standard Catalogue of World Plastic Money now available
Anyone interested in the increasingly popular field of polymer banknote collecting should definitely purchase a copy of the Specialized Catalogue of World Plastic Money, written and compiled by Peter Bauer and Thomas Krause, the expert behind the Polymernotes of the World web site and a frequent contributor to BanknoteNews.com. TheRead More…
Banco de España publishes Billetaria journal
Since 2007, Banco de España has been publishing Billetaria, a half-yearly publication created and co-ordinated by the Cash and Issue Department in collaboration with its counterparts from the Banco de México and the Banco Central de la República Argentina. It is aimed at cash management professionals from central banks allRead More…
Uganda 50,000-shilling note (B159a) wins IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2010
The International Bank Note Society’s (IBNS) Bank Note of the Year 2010 is Uganda’s 50,000-shilling note. This year, for the first time, the award was decided by a popular vote by members of the IBNS, rather than by a committee, and the award shows a strong appreciation of the 50,000-shillingRead More…
Canada new date (2010) 5-dollar note (B366d) confirmed
Like B366c, but new date (2010). Prefix HPA – HPZ, HAA – HAE. Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla.Read More…
Iceland contemplating 10,000-króna note (B817a)
According to an IceNews article dated 8 June 2011, Mar Gudmundsson, governor of Sedlabanki Islands (Central Bank of Iceland), believes the country needs a 10,000-króna (US$88) banknote following decades of inflation. Currently the 5,000-króna note (B816) is the largest denomination.Read More…
Brazil new signature 5-real note (B866q) confirmed
Like B866p, but new signatures (Guido Mantega and Alexandre Antonio Tombini). Prefix/suffix C/C 7096-9999. Intro: 2011. Courtesy of Alexandre Costa.Read More…
Barbados new signature 10-dollar note (B227b) confirmed
Like B227a, but new signature (Worrell). Prefix C39 – C41. Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.Read More…
Falkland Islands new sig/date (01.01.2011) 10- and 20-pound notes reported
According to a confidential report dated 19 August 2010, the Commissioners of Currency are preparing new 10- and 20-pound banknotes, to be printed by De La Rue with Cornerstone watermarks, dated 1 January 2011, prefix B, and signatures of K. Padgett, M. C. Eccles, and L. M. Lyse. Courtesy ofRead More…