Zambia revalues kwacha by removing three zeros
According to an article in The Post Online dated 23 January 2012, the government of Zambia has agreed to Bank of Zambia plans to revalue the currency by removing three zeros from all denominations of the kwacha. Currently the largest denomination banknote is 50,000 kwacha (US$9.75), which will become 50Read More…
Canada new date (2010) 20-dollar note (B368g) confirmed
Like B368f, but new date (2010). Prefix AUB – AUT.Read More…
Ukraine new sig/date (2011) 100-hryvnia note (B851b) confirmed
Like B851a, but new signature (Arbuzov) and new date (2011). Intro: 01.03.2012. Courtesy of Dmitry Zagorenko (http://bonistica.ru).Read More…
Ukraine new sig/date (2011) 20-hryvnia note (B849c) confirmed
Like B849b, but new signature (Arbuzov) and new date (2011). Intro: 01.03.2012. Courtesy of Dmitry Zagorenko (http://bonistica.ru).Read More…
Bangladesh new 10-, 20-, and 50-taka notes confirmed
,,,,, According to an article in The Daily Star dated 27 February 2012, Bangladesh Bank planned to introduce new banknotes denominated in 10, 20, and 50 taka on 7 March. The notes bear the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a photograph of the National Mausoleumon on the front,Read More…
Northern Ireland’s Northern Bank new 20-pound note confirmed
,, In 2011, Northern Bank in Belfast introduced a new 20-pound (US$31) note that is like P207, but new date (15th April 2009), new signature, new gold foil, Cornerstone watermarks, and slightly redesigned front and back to accommodate the new bank logo. Courtesy of Marian Klubert and Claudio Marana.Read More…
Book Review: Coins and Banknotes of Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia
Coins and Banknotes of Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and MacedoniaZlatko Viščević, 1173 pages, soft cover, 192 x 120 mm, black and white illustrations, Croatian and English, ISBN 978-953-56890-0-3, US$52 / €40 plus shipping, www.hrvatskanumizmatika.net Download the free sample chapter: Coins and Banknotes of the Kingdom ofRead More…
Namibia bank official discusses new banknotes due next week
According to an interview in AllAfrica dated 14 March 2012, the Bank of Namibia is set to unveil a new series of banknotes on 21 March 2012 and issue them in May. Ndangi Katoma, the bank’s director of strategic communication, discusses the history of Namibia’s banknotes and the decision toRead More…
Malawi new note family with 1,000-kwacha denomination reported for introduction in July 2012
, According to an article on Nyasa Times dated 9 March 2012, within the next six months the Reserve Bank of Malawi will introduce a whole new series of notes, including a 1,000-kwacha (US$6) note, twice the largest denomination currently in circulation. The notes were announced in Biantyre on 8Read More…
Somalia’s Puntland region plans to introduce six new banknotes soon
According to an article in SomaliaReport dated 9 March 2012, Farah Ali Shire, minister for finance for Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, announced that they will print new and various denominations of hte Somali shilling to replace the current single 1,000-shilling note. The new notes will be used in PuntlandRead More…