Malawi new 1,000-kwacha note (B156a) confirmed
B156 (P68): 1,000 kwacha (US$1.25) Green and orange. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. Back: English text; Mzuzu maize silos; stalk of maize (corn); Malawi map; bank logo; silhouette of two peopleRead More…
Gambia new dalasi note family (B229a – B234a) confirmed
On 25 February 2015, the Central Bank of The Gambia unveiled a new family of notes, which now includes a 200-dalasi note, twice the size of the previously largest denomination. All of the redesigned banknotes bear the portrait of President Yahya Jammeh and are smaller in size than the precedingRead More…
Hong Kong (BOC) notes dated 01.01.2014 confirmed
All denominations (20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 dollars) have been confirmed dated 1 JANUARY 2014. Courtesy of Wally Myers.Read More…
United Arab Emirates new 50-dirham note (B239a) confirmed
, B239 (P29e): 50 dirhams (US$14)Purple. Front: Arabic text; OVI coat of arms; oryx (antelope) head with silver foil stamp. Back: English text; Saker falcon; Fort Jahili at Al Ain. 3-mm wide, color-shifting windowed security thread with demetalized UAE 50. Watermark: Saker falcon head with electrotype 50 and coffee pot.Read More…
Cuba new date (2013) 5-peso convertible note (BFX907f) confirmed
Like BFX907e, but new date (2013). Prefix CH 16. Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.Read More…
Albania new sig/date (2013) 5,000-lek note (B321b) confirmed
5,000 leke, 2013. Like B321a, but new date, new signatures (Ardian Fullani and Dorian Çollaku), and 3.0-mm wide windowed security thread.Official press release dated 8 July 2014: The 5000 Lekë Albanian banknote, legal tender, issue of 2013, in circulation The Bank of Albania is notifying the Albanian public that theRead More…
South Korea’s banknote printing firm secures Indonesia substrate contract
According to an article in The Korean Times dated 20 April 2015, the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) is seeking customers outside of Korea to offset declines in production brought about by the introduction of a 50,000-won note in 2009 and the public’s increased usage of credit cardsRead More…
Venezuela new sig/date (29.10.2013) 100-bolívar note (B363h) confirmed
Like B363g, but new date (29 DE OCTUBRE DE 2013) and new signatures (Tovar/Khan). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Romania new date (2015) 200-leu note (B284g) confirmed
Like B284f, but new date (2015). Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Kuwait to withdraw fifth issue notes (B223 – B228) as of 01.10.2015
According to a Central Bank of Kuwait press release dated 19 April 2015, all fifth issue (B223 – B228) notes introduced beginning in 1994 will lose their legal tender status on 1 October 2015, after which time they may still be exchanged by the CBK for a period of tenRead More…