Papua New Guinea new 35th anniversary commemorative notes (B143a – B148a) confirmed
All notes are dated (20)10 and signed by Leonard Wilson Kamit and Simon Tosali. On 15 September 2010 the Bank of Papua New Guinea introduced new polymer notes to commemorate the nation’s 35th anniversary of independence from Australia. All six denominations (2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 kina) haveRead More…
Saudi Arabia new sig/date (2009) 50-riyal note (B133b) confirmed
,, Like B133a, but new date (١٤٣٠/2009) and new Governor signature (Muhammad Al-Jaser). Also, the denomination expressed in Arabic in the bars at left and right edge of the front of the note has been slightly modified. In the first issue of this note, the trailing zero was so smallRead More…
Philippines rumored to outsource new notes to Oberthur
In a Manilla Bulletin article dated 17 October 2010, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is said to be close to awarding the contract to print new notes to Oberthur Technologies of France. However, it has earlier been reported that De La Rue would produce the plates for the new notes (forRead More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 500-franc note (B101g) confirmed
Like B101f, but new signatures (Barroux/Noyer/Besse). Intro: 2010. Courtesy of Jerome Deschamps.Read More…
Nepal new signature 50-rupee note confirmed
50 rupees (US$0.70), no date. Like P63, but new signature (Yuba Raj Khatiwada). Intro: 07.10.2010. Courtesy of Shankar Shrestha.Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 5,000-franc note (B103i) confirmed
Like B103h, but new signatures (Barroux/Noyer/Besse). Intro: 2010. Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares.Read More…
Cuba date 1-peso note (B901a) confirmed
B901 (P121): 1 peso (US$0.05) Olive green and yellow. Front: Spanish text; bank logo; José Martí. Back: Spanish text; Fidel Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán, and rebels with rifles and flags atop tank entering Havana on 8 January 1959 (Entrada a la Habana – 8 de Enero de 1959). Security threadRead More…
Pakistan new date (2010) 20-rupee note (B233d) confirmed
Like B233c, but new date (2010). Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.Read More…
Nigeria new 50-naira commemorative polymer note confirmed
,,, The Central Bank of Nigeria commemorated the nation’s 50th anniversary of independence by issuing a redesigned 50-naira (US$0.35) note on 29 September 2010. The polymer note is adorned with a 50th anniversary logo and circulates in parallel with existing notes of the same denomination. The redesigned note has theRead More…
Mauritania new sig/date (28.11.2008) 100-ouguiya note (B114c) confirmed
100 ouguiya (US$0.35), 28.11.2008. Like B114b, but new date and new signatures. Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.Read More…