Saudi Arabia announces new finance minister
According to a press release dated 2 November 2016, Saudi Arabia has appointed Mohammed Al-Jadaan as the new finance minister, replacing Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf, who served in that position from 30 October 1996. New signature varieties may be forthcoming. Courtesy of Ghassan Samman.Read More…
Zimbabwe prepares for issuance of bond notes by end of 2016
According to an article in The Herald dated 1 November 2016, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has gazetted Statutory Instrument 133 of 2016, providing the legal framework for the introduction of bond notes and coins as legal tender. The new currency is expected to circulate at par with the US dollarRead More…
Venezuela turns to US-based Crane to produce new currency
According to an article in The Wall Street Journal dated 31 October 2016, “Earlier this month, Venezuela’s central bank awarded Boston-based securities printer Crane Currency the largest part of a contract for new bill denominations needed to keep up with triple-digit inflation, according to people involved in contract negotiations.” CheckRead More…
Scotland’s Royal Bank new 5-pound polymer note confirmed
, 5 poundsBlue, green, and orange. Front: Flower; bank logo in SPARK; Cairngorms mountain range in eastern Highlands of Scotland; quote from Nan Shepherd’s book “The Living Mountain;” poet and novelist Nan Shepherd. Back: Two mackerel fish; excerpt from Sorley MacLean’s poem “The Choice.” No security thread. Watermark: None. Printer:Read More…
Brazil new signature 20-real note (B877b) confirmed
Like B877a, but new signatures (Joaquim Levy and Alexandre Antonio Tombini). Prefix DC. Courtesy of Edward Feltcorn.Read More…
Brazil new signature 10-real note (B876b) confirmed
Like B876a, but new signatures (Joaquim Levy and Alexandre Antonio Tombini). Prefix CJ. Courtesy of Edward Feltcorn.Read More…
Brazil new signature 2-real note (B874c) confirmed
B874c: Like B874b, but new signatures (Henrique Meirelles and Alexandre Antonio Tombini). Prefix DE, DF, DG. Courtesy of Edward Feltcorn.Read More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2014) 100-franc note (B352j) confirmed
Like B352i, but new date (2014) and new signatures (80). Courtesy of Manfred Wolfensberger.Read More…
Jamaica new date (01.06.2015) 500-dollar note (B240g) confirmed
, B240g: Like B240f, but new date (01.06.2015). Prefix AF.Read More…
India new 50-rupee note (B294a) confirmed
According to a press release dated 23 September 2016, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a 50-rupee note like B288, but with novel serial numbers, offset printing instead of intaglio, lighter color on back, removal of rectangular intaglio mark at left center front, and removal of latent image 50 toRead More…