Mauritius announces new banknote design contest
On 25 September 2007, Manou Bheenick, governor of the Bank of Mauritius, announced a design competition for a new family of banknotes to be issued in 2009 to celebrate the bank’s 40th anniversary. Under the theme of “Banknotes—Mirrors of our Motherland,” this eighth series of notes should relate to theRead More…
Cape Verde new 1,000-escudo note (B214a) confirmed
B214 (P70): 1,000 escudos (withdrawn 19.02.2020) Purple, blue, green, and yellow. Front (vertical): Portuguese text; writer and professor António Aurélio Gonçalves; medallion made of dragon tree leaves; hand with pen registration device; holographic inkwell with quill. Back (vertical): Portuguese text; landscape of Chanzinha on the island of São Nicolau, includingRead More…
United States unveils new 5-dollar note design
5 dollars (US$5), 2006. Unveiled September 20, 2007. To be issued in “early 2008.” Green and light purple. Enlarged portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Wmk of large 5 to right of portrait, wmk of column of three smaller 5s to left of portrait. Security thread with repeating USA and 5 repositionedRead More…
Estonia new 25-, 100-, and 500-kroon notes (B229b, B230a, B231a) reported
On 19 September 2007, Eesti Pank announced that it would release into circulation renewed 25-, 100-, and 500-kroon banknotes during the next six months. The new 100-kroon (US$9) notes will be put into circulation at the end of 2007; the stock of 25- and 50-kroon banknotes will be renewed atRead More…
Iran considering knocking three zeros off the rial
On 11 September 2007, Iran’s central bank governor, Tahmasb Mazaheri, admitted that the bank is examining a proposal to knock three zeros off the rial to increase economic confidence and reduce the number of banknotes necessary to conduct cash transactions. Since the Islamic revolution of 1979, the exchange rate ofRead More…
Mexico new 20-peso polymer note (B704a) confirmed
B704 (P122): 20 pesos (US$1.50) Blue, red, and green. Front: Spanish text; stylized bird in flight; balance scales and open book; 26th president, Benito Pablo Juárez García; map of Mexico as registration device. Back: Spanish text; map of Mexico; bank seal; jewelry; Zapotec ruins at Monte Albán, Oaxaca; mask ofRead More…
Guatemala new 1-quetzal polymer note (B593a) confirmed
B593 (P109 & P115): 1 quetzal (US$0.15) Green, orange, and red. Front: Spanish text; flying quetzal bird; Mayan glyph as registration device; stylized temple with glyphs; president and general, José María Orellana; Mayan bird. Back: Spanish text; standing Mayan man and glyphs from jade Leyden plate (placa de Leyden); treesRead More…
Pakistan new 1,000-rupee note (B238a) creates controversy
On 8 August 2007, Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain asked a National Assembly standing committee to probe and report within a month on why the new 1,000-rupee note (B238a) carries an imprint of the national flag in lilac (like the Turkish flag) rather than green, and why packs of note areRead More…
Somaliland new date (2002) 100-shilling note (B105d) confirmed
Like B105c, but new date (2002) and new signatures (Abdirahman Dualle, GUDDOOMIYAH; Abdi Mohamoud Gullet, LACAGHAYAHA). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Canadian Journey 20-dollar error note surfaces
, Winston Brown of Toronto, Ontario, has recently gone public with a dramatic example of a modern error. The $20 from 2004’s Canadian Journey series has the holographic stripe on the front right, the windowed security thread on the back right, and the watermark is upside down (compare top pairRead More…