India appoints new governor of Reserve Bank of India
According to a Reuters article, “The [Indian] government has appointed Raghuram Rajan, the chief economic adviser in the finance ministry, to be the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three year term, a statement by the finance minister said on Tuesday. Rajan will replace Duvvuri Subbarao,Read More…
Boston Globe publishes article on America’s boring banknote designs
The Boston Globe features an interesting article dated 4 August 2013 about banknote design written by Leon Neyfakh.Read More…
Northern Ireland’s Ulster Bank new sig/date (03.01.2012) 20-pound note confirmed
20 pounds, 3rd JANUARY 2012. Like P342, but new date, signature, and title. Courtesy of Yuri Minkin (yuri111 on eBay).Read More…
Ethiopia investigating printing its birr notes in Sudan
According to a Daily Ethiopia article dated 31 July 2013, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is considering having its birr banknotes printed by the Sudan Currency Printing Press (SCPP), a private enterprise established in 1994 which prints all Sudanese currencies for the Central Bank of Sudan. Currently the NBERead More…
Gambia new signature 100-dalasi note (B227b) confirmed
Like B227a, but new signatures (Njai/Colley). Prefix D – F. Intro: 2013. Courtesy of Семаков Алексей.Read More…
Georgia new sig/date (2012) 100-lari note confirmed
100 lari, 2012. Like NBG B52, but new date and signatures (Giorgi Kadagidze and Dmitri Gvindadze). Courtesy of Dmitri Chokhonelidze.Read More…
Poland to issue polymer numismatic product (BNP817a) in 2014
According to a Polish-language press release dated 29 July 2013, Narodowy Bank Polski plans to issue its first polymer banknote in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of the Polish Legions. 30,000 notes will be sold as numismatic products featuring the portrait of Jozef Pilsudski designed by Andrzej Heidrich. Courtesy ofRead More…
Gambia new signature 10-dalasi note (B223c) confirmed
Like B223b, but new signatures (Njai/Colley). Prefix E – G. Intro: 2013. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).Read More…
Morocco new 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-dirham notes (B515a – B518a) reported to be introduced on 15.08.2013
, According to various sources, Bank Al-Maghrib intends to issue new dirham notes starting on 15 August 2013. All four denominations feature a portrait of King Mohammed VI and the royal crown. Each also shows a Moroccan door to the left of the portrait, demonstrating the richness of the country’sRead More…
England confirms new 10-pound note to feature Jane Austen in 2016-2017
According to a press release dated 24 July 2013, the Bank of England has “confirmed that Jane Austen will appear on a forthcoming Bank of England banknote: the next new character following Sir Winston Churchill…The Austen note will be issued as a £10 note, within a year of the ChurchillRead More…