Costa Rica new sig/date (27.09.2004) 10,000-colon note (B551c) confirmed
Like B551b, but new signatures (Paula/González) and new date (27 de setiembre de 2004). Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Guatemala new 100-quetzal note (B597a) confirmed
B597 (P114): 100 quetzales (US$13) Brown, purple, green, blue, and red. Front: Spanish text; flying quetzal bird; Mayan man with staff as registration device; stylized temple; bishop and university founder, Francisco Marroquín. Back: Spanish text; circular seal; Mayan glyphs; flower beds, fountain, and pillars in courtyard of University of SanRead More…
Dominican Republic revised 100-peso oro note (2006) confirmed
, 100 pesos oro (US$3.15), 2006. Like Pick 171a, but new date, new signatures, non-novel horizontal serial numbers, and ClearText security thread instead of windowed thread. Courtesy of Gary Snover.Read More…
Dominican Republic revised 50-peso oro note (2006) confirmed
, 50 pesos oro (US$1.55), 2006. Like Pick 170, but new date, new signatures, non-novel horizontal serial numbers, no watermark, and ClearText security thread instead of windowed thread. Courtesy of Gary Snover.Read More…
Rwanda revised 100-franc note (01-09-2003) confirmed
, 100 francs (US$0.20), 01-09-2003. Like Pick 29, but new date, date at front lower left, and bank name, counterfeiting warning, and denomination in English in addition to French. Courtesy of David F. Cieniewicz (www.banknotestore.com).Read More…
Trinidad and Tobago new 1-dollar note (B221a) confirmed
1 dollar (US$0.15), 2006. Introduced 26.02.2007. Like B216, but new date, narrower (1.2 mm vs. 2 mm) windowed security thread, watermark of sacred ibis, and blue vertical serial number. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Mexico new date (19.06.2006) 50-peso note (B705c) confirmed
Like B705b, but new date (19 JUN. 2006). Series E. Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
Maldives new sig/date (01.07.2006) 500-rufiyaa note (B215b) confirmed
Like B215a, but new signature (Qasim Ibrahim), new date (2006.07.01/AH1427), Cornerstone watermark, 500 as electrotype watermark, windowed 3mm StarChrome security thread changes red to green. As of 10 May 2007, all 500-rufiyaa notes issued on or before 1 May 1996 (B209a and B215a) ceased being legal tender. The deadline forRead More…
Comoros 1,000-franc note (B307a) named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2006
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) is proud to announce the winner of the 2007 IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2006, awarded to the finest banknote issued in 2006. This year’s award goes to the 1,000-franc note issued by the Banque Centrale des Comores, the central bank ofRead More…
Georgia new 200-lari note confirmed
, Yellow. Front: Partisan Kaikhosro (Kakutsa) Cholokashvili; fragments of relief images of Georgian cultural artifacts. Back: Sokhumi, capital of breakaway region of Abkhaz; relief fragments of the iconostasis found in the Tsebelda village of Gulribshi region. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 200. Watermark: Kaikhosro Cholokashvili with electrotype 200Read More…