Romania new date (2012) 10-leu note (B281e) confirmed
Like B281d, but new date. Courtesy of Daniel Mendea.Read More…
French Pacific Territories new signature 1,000-franc note (B102l) confirmed
Like B102k, but new signatures (de Sèze/Noyer/Besse). Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels and Olivier Galand.Read More…
United States new 100-dollar notes stolen in transit
According to an Associated Press article dated 12 October 2012, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported that a “large amount” of newly-designed 100-dollar notes was stolen from a plane that arrived at Philadelphia International Airport around 10:25 a.m. Thursday from Dallas. The newly designed notes aren’t scheduled forRead More…
Turkmenistan new 1-manat note dated 2012 confirmed
,, TMB B22 (PNL): 1 manat (US$0.35)Green. Front: Map of Turkmenistan; coat of arms; Togrul Beg Türkmen. Back: Beyik Saparmyrat Türkmenbasynyň Milli Medeniyet Merkezi (National Cultural Centre of Turkmenistan) buildings; five stars and crescent moon. Solid security thread and solid security thread with demetalized 1TMB. Watermark: Togrul Beg Türkmen; electrotypeRead More…
Nicaragua new 500-córdoba note (B505a) confirmed
Like B502a, but bank logo at upper right front now a hologram, not OVI, and different, wider windowed security thread. Courtesy of Chris Twining (Page’s Coins and Currency).Read More…
CoinWeek video of Maastricht 2012 banknote show
CoinWeek has posted an interesting video created by David Lisot, host and producer of CoinWeek video news service, during a recent trip to Europe attended the Maastricht Paper Money Fair held in Valkenburg Netherlands. David interviewed many of the participants at the show finding out what collectors have in commonRead More…
Thailand new signature 500-baht note (B176j) confirmed
Like B176i, but new signatures (Ranong/Trairatvorakul).Courtesy of Vic Krysko.Read More…
Central African States (Equatorial Guinea) new signature 2,000-franc note (B108Fc) confirmed
Like B108Fb, but new signatures (Nchama/Aleka-Rybert). Courtesy of Vic Krysko.Read More…
Lebanon new 20,000-pound note (B535a) confirmed
According to a press release (in Arabic only) by the Central Bank of Lebanon, a new 20,000-pound (US$13) note has been issued on 28 September 2012, and is dated 17 June 2012. It appears to have a Motion windowed security thread, cedar tree watermark with electrotype denomination numerals in Arabic,Read More…
Press release: The Paper Currency of Tibet
A New Book on Tibetan Paper MoneyWolfgang Bertsch: The Paper Currency of Tibet. Gundernhausen near Darmstadt (Germany) and Lalitpur (Nepal), 2012. VI plus 274 pages. ISBN 978-99933-982-7-1 You can order the book from the author: Wolfgang Bertsch Tibetan banknotes were issued between 1912/13 and 1959. The first series of “Tam”Read More…