Bhutan new 10- and 100-ngultrum notes (B218a and B221a) confirmed
On 20 November 2006, The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan released the first of its new “Series 2006” of redesigned notes. These two new denominations add to the series.The notes are printed by De La Rue in the UK on cotton paper. There is intaglio microlettering in the line runningRead More…
Armenia new 20,000-dram note (B313a) confirmed
20,000 drams (US$59.20), 2007. Issued June 15, 2007. Like B308a, but new date, new signatures (Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman; Vardan Khachatryan, Minister of Finance), holographic stripe added along left front, artist’s palette instead of oval hologram below wmk area, Omron rings on front and back, and 20000 in OVI on back.CourtesyRead More…
Lithuania issues new date (2007) 20-lita note
20 litu (US$7.80), 2007. Issued June 11, 2007. Like Pick 66, but new date, iridescent strip with LTL and 20 as PEAK (printed embossed anticopy key), and no mircoperforations. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. 135 x 65 mm. Courtesy of Valdemar Griskevic.Read More…
Guinea new 10,000-franc note (B331a) confirmed
B331 (P42): 10,000 francs (US$1.10) Green, blue, and brown. Front: French text; young girl; coat of arms; three cowrie shells and pineapple. Back: French text; field with trees; “Lady of Maali” rock formation on Mount Loura. 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized GNF 10000. Watermark: Young girl, electrotype RG,Read More…
Papua New Guinea new 2-kina note (B134a) confirmed
B134 (P28): 2 kina (US$0.60) Green. Front: English text; coat of arms with bird of paradise perched on Kundu drum and ceremonial spear; National Parliament building in Port Moresby. Back: English text; Mount Hagan axe; Kula arm band from Milne Bay Province; engraved dogs’ tooth necklace from Bougainville; Sepik clayRead More…
Serbia issues new date (2007) 500-dinar note
500 dinars (US$8.30), 2007. Issued June 4, 2007. Like Pick 43a, but new date and Republic of Serbia coat of arms instead of National Bank of Serbia logo. Courtesy of Igor Dolasevic.Read More…
Ukraine new 200-hryvnia note (B852a) confirmed
B852 (P123): 200 гривень (hryven) (US$7.70) Pink and blue. Front: Ukrainian text; poet and writer Lesya Ukrainka; coat of arms; building; wreath; denomination as registration device. Back: Ukrainian text; bird; Tower of Lubart’s Castle in Lutsk. Solid security thread with demetalized 200 ГРН and trident. Watermark: Lesya Ukrainka and electrotypeRead More…
Malta new signature variety 5-liri note confirmed
, 5 liri (US$15.65), L.1967. Like Pick 46, but new signature (Michael C. Bonello, Gvernatur). SCWPM has incorrect middle initial of P in listing for Pick 47c.Read More…
Norway new date 50- and 200-krone notes confirmed
,,, 50 kroner (US$8.30), 2005. Like Pick 46, but new date (on back), new signatures (Svein Gjedrem, Governor; Trond Eklund, Cashier’s Department Director), wider security thread printed Norges Bank, and Omron rings on front. 200 kroner (US$33.20), 2004. Like Pick 50, but new date (last four digits of number inRead More…
Saudi Arabia unveils new family of notes
,,,,,,,,,,, With today’s release of the SAR 50 and 100, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency has begun circulating its 5th Issue of notes. The new SAR 5 and 10 will appear at the beginning of July, followed by the SAR 500 in September, and ending with the SAR 1 inRead More…