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…
Latvia new date (2007) 20-lat note (B234b) confirmed
Like B234a, but new date (2007). Courtesy of Gunars Troska.Read More…
Czech Republic issues revised 2,000-korun note
, 2,000 korun (US$93.65), 2007. Issued July 2, 2007. Like Pick 22, but new date, new signature (Tuma, GUVERNER), and many additional security features, including bichrome patterned iridescent strip of overlapping gold and blue, series other than A and B, Omron rings, 2000 and small ornament added as electrotype wmk,Read More…
Hong Kong (GOV) new 10-dollar polymer note (B820a) confirmed
B820 (P401): 10 dollars (US$1.25) Purple, pink, red, blue, and yellow. Front: Chinese and English text; Bauhinia flower; rearing horse as registration device; geometric designs. Back: Chinese and English text; geometric designs; ribbon, rearing horse; Bauhinia flower. No security thread. Watermark : 10. Printer: (Hong Kong Note Printing Limited).Read More…
Singapore new 20-dollar commemorative polymer note (B211a) confirmed
The above note commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between both Brunei and Singapore. The Monetary Authority of Singapore will issue a total of 3 million individual notes, and is also selling 10,000 limited edition sets with similar Brunei notes bearing matching serial numbers for S$88. B211Read More…