Turkey new 5-lira note issued 08.04.2013 confirmed
, On 8 April 2013, Türkiye Cümhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of Turkey) issued a new 5-lira note that is purple, because the exisiting tan note (P222) was too close in color to the brown 50-lira note (P225). In addition to the new color of the 5-lira note, the bankRead More…
Press release: Banknotes of the World 2011-2012
Reference book. Issue 10 In English and Russian. 30×21×3 cm 568 pages. Actualized and carefully checked information on cash circulation of all countries and territories of the world on the end of 2012; Regional geographic information for each state (location, chapter, currency, issuing bank, etc.); Peculiarities of cash circulation inRead More…
Mongolia new signature 5,000-togrog note (B425b) confirmed
Like B425a, but revised signature (Chuluunbat) and a slight modification at some point between prefixes AF and AH. On later issues (bottom), the signature ends with a curved horizontal line which is missing from earlier issues (top). More significantly, on the back of earlier issues (top), there are bands ofRead More…
Haiti new sig/date (2012) 10-gourde note (B845e) confirmed
Like B845d, but new signatures (Castel/Fils/Dubois) and new date (2012). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Nigeria to switch lower denominations from polymer to paper mid-year
According to an article in ThisDayLive dated 24 April 2012, Tunde Lemo, the deputy governor of operations for the Central Bank of Nigeria, defended the bank’s plans to stop the printing of lower denominations of the naira in polymer and revert to paper currency because the former reportedly fades tooRead More…
Thailand new 20-baht note (B181a) confirmed
The Bank of Thailand issued a new 20-baht note on 1 April 2013. Green in color, the note measures 138 x 72 mm and features a portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown on the front, and on the back are images of the royalRead More…
Poland to upgrade security of notes in April 2014
According to a press release dated 18 April 2013, the National Bank of Poland plans to issue banknotes with new security features in April 2014. The designs of the “Polish Monarchs” notes first issued in 1995 will remain unchanged, except to accomodate the modern security features. Detailed information is scheduledRead More…
Bhutan new sig/date (2013) 20-ngultrum note (B219b) confirmed
Like B219a, but new signature (Tenzin) and new date (2013).Courtesy of Bartek Gosztyla.Read More…
Angola new 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-kwanza notes (B545a – B548a) confirmed
On 22 March 2013, Banco Nacional de Angola issued the above denominations. The remaining three denominations (1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 kwanza) are scheduled to be introduced on 31 May 2013. Courtesy of Francisco Marques and Thomas Augustsson.Read More…