According to a press release dated 22 July 2015, on 1 August (Army Day) the Banque du Liban will introduce a new 50,000-livre polymer note commemorating 70 years of the Lebanese army. B540 (P98): 50,000 livres (pounds) (US$33) Blue, green, brown, and red. Front: Arabic text; two soldiers in silhouette;Read More…

B341 (P77): 200 pounds (US$11) Purple, green, and brown. Front: Arabic text; denomination in SPARK; denomination as registration device; Qani Bay mosque in Cairo. Back: English text; statue of the Seated Scribe; cartouche with “Egypt is Peace” in hieroglyphics. Motion windowed security thread. 1.5-mm wide solid security thread with demetalizedRead More…

A frequent contributor to this site has reported a possible error or new variety of Azerbaijan B308, the 100-manat note from 1993. Specifically, the silver guilloche which nomrally appears at upper right on back (bottom) is missing (top). The note with the missing guilloche has serial number A/1 04584505. OtherRead More…

, B863 (PNL): 50,000 guaraníes (US$11)Purple, peach, and green. Front: Pentagon symbol for blind; map; guitar registration device; guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Mangoré) in tuxedo; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap. Back: Guitar. Motion windowed security thread. Watermark: AgustínRead More…

, B862 (PNL): 20,000 guaraníes (US$4.50)Blue and green. Front: Circle symbol for blind; BCP registration device; round coat of arms with star; round emblem with lion and cap La Mujer Paraguaya (Paraguayan woman) holding vase. Back: Modern Banco Central del Paraguay headquarters building in Asunción. Motion windowed security thread withRead More…

According to the Maldives Monetary Authority press release dated 26 July 2015, the MMA has introduced a 5,000-rufiyaa note (US$330) commemorating the 50th anniversary of independence. This is the first denomination in a new family of seven banknotes printed on DLR’s Safeguard polymer substrate. The other circulating denominations—10, 20, 50,Read More…

B631 (P116): 1,000 Syrian pounds (US$1.95) Green, purple, red, and yellow. Front: Arabic text; ancient Roman amphitheater in Bosra. Back: English text; tile mosaic of grape harvest from ancient Roman ruins in As-Suwayda; olive branches. 4-mm wide windowed holographic security thread with demetalized ‭.‬س‭.‬ل‭ ‬‮١٠٠٠‬‭ ‬SP1000. Watermark: Electrotype eagle coatRead More…