Isle of Man new signature 5-pound note (B115c) confirmed
, B115c: Like B115b, but new signature (Malcolm Couch). Replacement notes: Prefix Z. Issued notes: Prefix M. Courtesy of Frank Schneider and Pam West (http://britishnotes.co.uk).Read More…
Sweden new 20-krona note confirmed
, 20 kronor (US$3.15)Purple. Front: Denomination as registration device; children’s writer Astrid Lindgren; three crowns; open books and walking child; open book gold-to-green SPARK patch. Back: Trees, road, and boulders in Småland, where Astrid Lindgren grew up; flowers; map of Sweden. Solid security thread. Watermark: Astrid Lindgren and electrotype 20.Read More…
Cape Verde new 500- and 5,000-escudo notes (B218a and B221a) confirmed
According to a press release dated 8 September 2015, the Banco de Cabo Verde planned to introduce new 500- and 5,000-escudo notes on 10 September 2015, thereby completing the new family which consists of 100-, 1,000-, and 2,000-escudo notes issued on 24 December 2014. B218 (P72): 500 escudos (US$5.40) Green,Read More…
Cuba new date (2015) 50-peso note (B910j) confirmed
Like B910i, but new date (2015). Series BM01 – BN05. Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.Read More…
Cuba new date (2014) 5-peso note (B905c) confirmed
Like B905b, but new date (2014). Series EN01 – EN20. Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.Read More…
Sweden new 200-krona note confirmed
, 200 kronor (US$32)Green. Front: Denomination as registration device; film director Ingmar Bergman; three crowns; Death (Bengt Ekerot) and Bergman conferring on set of The Seventh Seal with camera; clapperboard gold-to-green SPARK patch. Back: Stone pillars at Gotland (Fårö), where Ingmar Bergman had his home; flowers; map of Sweden. MotionRead More…
Sweden new 50-krona note confirmed
, 50 kronor (US$7.85)Yellow and orange. Front: Denomination as registration device; musical notes on scale; poet, composer, and artist Evert Taube; three crowns; waterfall; sailboat gold-to-green SPARK patch. Back: Flowers; lighthouse at Bohuslän, one of the many places from which Evert Taube drew inspiration; boats; map of Sweden. Solid securityRead More…
Sweden new note family reportedly introduced 01.10.2015
According to a press release dated 1 October 2015, the Svergies Riksbank has introduced new 20-, 50-, 200-, and 1,000-krona banknotes. It is the first step in the major overhaul of Sweden’s banknotes and coins. The existing notes of these denominations will continue to circulate in parallel, but will becomeRead More…
Kenya new banknote family reported for introduction on 29.09.2015
According to an article on KBC dated 25 September 2015, on National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich says the government has finalized preparations for the new currency whose features would be unveiled on 29 September. Article 231 section 4 of the Constitution prohibits the use of portraits or images ofRead More…
Moldova new note family (B117a – B123a) reported for introduction on 12.10.2015
, These notes are like preceding issues, except for the 100-leu note which is phyiscally larger and now equal in size to the larger denominations. New security features include demetalized BNM on the solid security thread, denomination as registration device at lower right front on all notes, intaglio printing andRead More…