Venezuela banknote buying binge
The Wall Street Journal dated 3 February 2016 has an interesting article entitled “Inflation-Wrought Venezuela Orders Bank Notes by the Planeload: Government relies on massive imports of bills from foreign printing companies to keep economy going,” in which yours truly is quoted.Read More…
Ghana new date (01.07.2015) 1-cedi note (B145g) confirmed
Like B145f, but new date (1st JULY 2015) and left serial number in serif font. Prefix GS. Courtesy of Merjim Groen.Read More…
Ghana new date (01.07.2015) 2-cedi note (B152c) confirmed
Like B152b, but new date (1st JULY 2015). Prefix BT. Courtesy of Merjim Groen.Read More…
Jordan new sig/date (2013) 10-dinar note (B232d) confirmed
Like B232c, but new signature and new date (2013). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Royal Bank of Scotland names 3 scientists as candidates for new 10-pound polymer note
According to a press release dated 31 January 2015, “Royal Bank of Scotland has named three Scottish scientists, two men and one woman, on the shortlist of candidates to appear on its first plastic 10 pound note. The three are physicist James Clerk Maxwell, Mary Somerville, the first female memberRead More…
Georgia new 20- and 50-lari notes (B256 and B257) confirmed
,,, According to a press release, on 1 February 2016 the National Bank of Georgia introduced revised 20- and 50-lari notes. The revised 100-lari note previously unveiled has not yet been issued, but is still expected in 2016, along with upgraded 5- and 10-lari notes “later.” Designed by Bacha Malazonia,Read More…
Singapore new symbol (one solid star) 2-dollar note (B208h) confirmed
Like B208g, but one solid star on back below EDUCATION. Prefix 6AA – 6CM. Intro: 2017.Courtesy of Bin Hao.Read More…
Zambia new 100-kwacha note (B164) confirmed
, Like B157, but with tactile diagonal lines for the visually impaired intaglio printed at center right front, new date (2015), new signature (Denny Kalyalya), and new printer imprint at lower right back (Giesecke & Devrient). Prefix FK-12. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Zambia new 20-kwacha note (B162) confirmed
, Like B155, but with tactile diagonal lines for the visually impaired intaglio printed at center right front, new date (2015), new signature (Denny Kalyalya), and new printer imprint at lower right back (Giesecke & Devrient). Prefix DJ-12. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Zambia new 50-kwacha note (B163a) confirmed
, Like B156, but with tactile diagonal lines for the visually impaired intaglio printed at center right front, new date (2015), new signature (Denny Kalyalya), and new printer imprint at lower right back (Giesecke & Devrient). Prefix EH-12. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…