Norway new date 50- and 200-krone notes confirmed
,,, 50 kroner (US$8.30), 2005. Like Pick 46, but new date (on back), new signatures (Svein Gjedrem, Governor; Trond Eklund, Cashier’s Department Director), wider security thread printed Norges Bank, and Omron rings on front. 200 kroner (US$33.20), 2004. Like Pick 50, but new date (last four digits of number inRead More…
Saudi Arabia unveils new family of notes
,,,,,,,,,,, With today’s release of the SAR 50 and 100, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency has begun circulating its 5th Issue of notes. The new SAR 5 and 10 will appear at the beginning of July, followed by the SAR 500 in September, and ending with the SAR 1 inRead More…
Latvia new 100-lat note (B235a) confirmed
100 lats (US$194), 2007. Issued May 21, 2007. Like B228a, but new date, new signature (Rimsevics, Governor), and new security features, including serial number repeated in red in upper front left, horizontal band with 100 in greyish-brown print, 100 at lower left in larger reddish-brown OVI (also heat sensitive), verticalRead More…
Singapore new 5-dollar polymer note (B209a) confirmed
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will issue new $5 polymer notes from 18 May 2007. This is the third denomination in the Portrait Series to be converted from paper into polymer. The $5 polymer notes will circulate alongside the $5 paper notes, both of which will remain legal tender. AsRead More…
Haiti new sig/date (2006) 10-gourde note (B845b) confirmed
Like B845a, new signatures (Magloire/Lahens/Castel) and new date (2006). Courtesy of Garry Saint.Read More…
Papua New Guinea new 20-kina note (B132a) confirmed
Like B131a, but without commemorative logo at left, and new signatures (Leonard Wilson Kamit, Governor; Simon Tossali, Secretary). Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
Hong Kong (HSBC) new sig/date (01.01.2006) 50-dollar note (B687c) confirmed
Like B687b, but new signature (Wong) and new date (1 January 2006). Courtesy of Michael Reissner.Read More…
Egypt new 200-pound note (B334a) confirmed
B334 (P68): 200 pounds (US$11) Purple, green, and brown. Front: Arabic text; denomination as registration device; Qani Bay mosque in Cairo. Back: English text; statue of the Seated Scribe; cartouche with “Egypt is Peace” in hieroglyphics. 3-mm wide windowed thread with demetalized 200 and TWO HUNDRED POUNDS in Arabic. 1.5-mmRead More…
Ghana unveils new note family (B145a – B149a) reported for introduction on 01.07.2007
On 3 May 2007, the Bank of Ghana unveiled the following new family of notes was scheduled for issuance on 1 July 2007. On the front they all feature the printed date of 1st JULY 2007, an image of Independence Arch, the signature of Governor Dr. Paul Acquah, and aRead More…
Sudan issues new 20-pound note
, 20 pounds (US$10), July 9 2006. Issued May 2007. Dark red. Front: Industrial development theme with wrench, three pyramids, irrigation wheel, and oil drilling platform; map. Back: Bank logo; factory, satellite dishes, and fruit (bananas, papayas, flowers, pineapples, citrus, grapes, corn). Holographic stripe. 2-mm wide windowed security thread withRead More…