Costa Rica new 1,000-colon note (B557a) confirmed
B557 (P274): 1,000 colones (US$1.70) Red. Front: Spanish text; Braulio Carrillo Colina; original ESTADO DE COSTA RICA shield; map of Costa Rica on see-through leaf. Back: Spanish text; dry forest (bosque seco) landscape in Guanacaste; pitahaya cactus flowers; tree; white-tailed deer; scorpions. Simulated security thread. Watermark: Leaves. Printer: (Oberthur Technologies).Read More…
Malawi new sig/date (31.01.2011) 500-kwacha note (B148c) confirmed
Like B148b, but new signature (Ligoya) and new date (31ST JANUARY 2011). Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla.Read More…
Canada unveils new polymer banknote series
Canada’s new polymer bank note series was unveiled on 20 June 2011. The themes for the entire series, as well as designs, images, and security features of the first denominations to be issued—the $100 and $50 notes—were unveiled by James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance; William J. S. Elliott, CommissionerRead More…
Romania new date (2011) 1-leu note (B278f) confirmed
Like B278e), but new date (20)11. Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Daniel Mendea.Read More…
IBNS Book of the Year: Standard Catalogue of the Provincial Banknotes of England and Wales
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has awarded its 2011 Book of the Year, for a book published in 2010, to The Standard Catalogue of the Provincial Banknotes of England & Wales by Roger Outing. The announcement was made at the Annual General Meeting of the IBNS in Memphis, Tennessee,Read More…
Dominican Republic revised 100-, 500-, 1,000-, and 2,000-peso oro notes confirmed
,,, All of these notes are like the preceding issues of the same denominations, but are dated 2010, signed by Héctor Valdez Albizu and Vicente Bengoa, have printer imprint of OBERTHUR technologies, and feature a new screen trap background pattern. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…
Brunei new date (1992) 1-dollar note (B113d) confirmed
Like B113c, but new date (1992). 1-dollar notes dated 1990 and 1993 remain unconfirmed. Courtesy of Don Cleveland.Read More…
Somaliland burns Somali shillings as part of currency switch
There’s an interesting article on Somalilandpress dated 28 May 2011 which discusses Somaliland’s efforts to replace Somali banknotes in its region. Courtesy of Richard Miranda.Read More…
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…