Indonesia new date (2015) 2,000-rupiah note (B598g) confirmed
2,000 rupiah, 2015 / 2009. Like B598f, but new date. Courtesy of Radoslaw Dlouhy.Read More…
United States’ efforts to honor woman on 10-dollar note ridiculed
On the 21 June 2015 episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, comedian John Oliver performed a funny segment on the recent annoucement that the United States will include a portrait of a woman on a revised 10-dollar note. Enjoy. CoinWorld also has an interesting article on the subject written byRead More…
South Africa new signature 100-rand note (B770b) reported
According to a press release dated 19 June 2015, Lesetja Kganyago, the new governor of the South African Reserve Bank, returned to his home village of Moletjie Ga-Maribana in Limpopo to buy bread, cooking oil, maize meal, and sugar at Makgohloane General Trading shop with the first batch of banknotesRead More…
Northern Ireland’s Ulster Bank new sig/date (01.01.2013) 5-pound note confirmed
, 5 pounds, 1st JANUARY 2013. Like UBL B36, but new date and new signature (Jim Brown). Prefix E. Courtesy of Mark Irwin.Read More…
Pakistan new date (2015) 500-rupee note (B237j) confirmed
Like B237i, but new date (2015). Courtesy of Muhammad Zeeshan Yameen (turpan on eBay).Read More…
Zimbabwe dollar to be demonetized on 30.09.2015
The 100-trillion-dollar note (B182a) shown above was the largest denomination ever issued by Zimbabwe in 2009; it’s worth a mere US$0.40 in 2015, and will soon be worthless.In January 2009, Zimbabwe suspended the use of the Zimbabwe dollar following the legalization of foreign currencies (most notably the United States dollarRead More…
Indonesia new date (2015) 50,000-rupiah note confirmed
50,000 rupiah, 2015/2005. Like BI B106, but new date. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn (http://www.facebook.com/myriakorea).Read More…
Hong Kong (HSBC) new 150-dollar HSBC commemorative numismatic product (BNP601a) confirmed
According to a post on its web site, HSBC announced a 150-dollar banknote to commemorate its 150th anniversary in Hong Kong. This numismatic product is available as a single note in a folder (HKD380), a 3-in-1 uncut set in folder (HKD1,380), and a 35-in-1 uncut set (HKD23,880). Sets may beRead More…
Switzerland new sig/date (2010) 100-franc note (B352i) confirmed
Like B352h, but new signatures (Raggenbass/Jordan) and new date (2010).Courtesy of Manfred Wolfensberger.Read More…
Tanzania new signature 5,000- and 10,000-shilling notes (B142b and B143b) confirmed
5,000 shilling, no date. Like B142a, but new signatures (Salum/Ndulu). Prefix AA – DY. 10,000 shilling, no date. Like B143a, but new signatures (Salum/Ndulu). Prefix CA – FU. Courtesy of Nin Cheun (Noteshobby on eBay).Read More…