Mauritania reportedly introducing new banknotes 01.01.2018
According to an article dated 28 November 2017 in El Confidencial, the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie intends to introduce new notes on 1 January 2018. It is unclear if the bank will revalue the ouguiya currency unit, or simply issue notes in excess of 5,000 ouguiya, the largest denomination atRead More…
Botswana new 10-pula polymer note (B129a) reported for introduction on 01.02.2018
In response to persistent public concerns regarding the poor quality of the current circulating 10-pula note (B124) printed on paper, the Bank of Botswana plans to introduce a new polymer note on 1 February 2018.Courtesy of Alex Zlotin.Read More…
Kazakhstan new 500-tenge note (B147a) confirmed
Like B146a, but revised front/back, reduced in size, and new date (2017). Prefix AA. Intro: 22.11.2017. Russian press release. Courtesy of Wonsik Kang, Arsentiy Khonin, Albert Vokhmin, and Ömer Yalçinkaya (omeryalcinkayacollectionshop on eBay).Read More…
Kenya new note family report for introduction in mid-2018
According to an article dated 24 November 2017 in the Standard Digital, the Central Bank of Kenya intends to introduce new coins and banknotes by the second quarter of 2018. Plans to redesign the currency to remove portraits of real people have been in the works since 2015, but haveRead More…
Kyrgyzstan new 2,000-som currency commemorative note (B234a) confirmed
This note commemorates the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the national currency, the Kyrgyzstan com. The original design reflects the history of the formation of Kyrgyz statehood: from ancient times to the present day. Courtesy of Vladimir Buravlev, Arsentiy Khonin, and Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Gambia reportedly to issue reprinted notes in February 2018
After a contested presidential election in 2016, long-time incumbent President Yahya Jammeh eventually stepped down on 21 January 2017, to be replaced by Adama Barrow as The Gambia’s third president. According to an article in The Point dated 24 November 2017, the governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia,Read More…
Israel new 20-new shekel note (B442a) confirmed
B442 (P65): 20 new shekels (US$5.50) Red. Front: Hebrew text; menorah as registration device; open book in gold-to-green SPARK; palm trees; poet, Rachel Bluwstein; microprinted poem “Kinneret.” Back: Arabic, English, and Hebrew text; Sea of Galilee shoreline; segment of poem “Perhaps it was nothing…;” menorah. Kurz Kinegram Volume holographic stripe.Read More…
Armenia unveils new note family reported for introduction on 22.11.2018
On 22 November 2017, the central bank unveiled the following designs for the third family of notes, to be introduced into circulation one year later, on the 25th anniversary of the dram, the national currency. These notes were designed by Edward Kurginyan, Vardan Vardanyan, and Suren Simonyan, but considerable changesRead More…
Kazakhstan new 5,000-tenge note (B150a) confirmed
Like B141b, but no signature at upper left back. Prefix BЛ. Courtesy of Denis Orlov and Arsentiy Khonin.Read More…
Vanuatu new 500-vatu note (B209) confirmed
, According to an article in the Vanuatu Daily Post, on 27 October 2017 the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu introduced a new 500-vatu polymer note (B210) that completes the new note family. Courtesy of Harry Lin (linherry on eBay).Read More…