Zimbabwe new 2-dollar bond note (B190a) confirmed
B190 (P99): 2 dollars Green and brown. Front: English text; Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; Zimbabwe bird on star as registration device. Back: English text; Zimbabwe bird on star; Eternal Flame of Independence monument and Parliament House in Harare. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBZ. Watermark: Zimbabwe birdRead More…
Philippines new date (2016A) 1,000-peso note confirmed
Like P211, but new date (2016A). Prefix B. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Philippines new sig/date (2016A) 1,000-peso note (B1083j) confirmed
Like B1083i, but new signatures (Duterte/Tetangco) and new date (2016A). Prefix R. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
India new date (2016) 1,000-rupee note (B297b) confirmed
Like B297a, but new date (2016). Letter: None, L, R. Courtesy of Ludek Vostal.Read More…
Russia considering 100-ruble World Cup commemorative note
According to a press release dated 25 July 2016, the Russian security printer Goznak has prepared six different designs for a 100-ruble banknote to commemorate the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, to be held in various locations (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Yekaterinburg) from 14Read More…
Venezuela receives shipment of new notes from Sweden
According to a PressTV article dated 19 December 2016, a plane carrying 272 crates of 500-bolivar notes arrived in Venezuela from Stockholm, Sweden on 18 December. Each crate contains 50,000 notes, for a total of 13.6 units. Two more planes are expected to arrive soon, bringing the total to 60Read More…
Argentina new note designs unveiled for 2017 introduction
According to a Dia a Dia article dated 17 December 2016, these are the designs for the denominations the Banco Central de la Republica Argentina intends to introduce in 2017 to complete the new family of notes begun with the introduction in 2016 with 200- and 500-peso notes. Courtesy ofRead More…
Macedonia new 200- and 2,000-denar notes (B215, B216) confirmed
,,, Two years after initially unveiling their designs, the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia introduced banknotes in the new denominations of 200- and 2,000-denar on 15 December 2016, and is withdrawing current 5,000-denar banknotes (B211) to rebalance the structure of banknotes in circulation. Commercial banks will replace 5,000-denarRead More…
South Korea new 2,000-won Winter Olympics commemorative note reported for introduction in 2017
, According to an article on KOREA.net dated 20 December 2016, in 2017 the Bank of Korea plans to introduce 2.8 million new 2,000-won notes to commemorate the Winter Olympic Games to be held 9-25 February 2018 in PyeongChang. The front features athletes from seven winter sports events (biathlon, iceRead More…
Nepal new 20-rupee note (B289) confirmed
, Like B281, but new signature, new date (2016), and new vignette of two deer on back. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…