Singapore encourages use of “good-as-new” 2-dollar notes for Hong Bao
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a press release dated 10 January 2013 encouraging the public to use what it calls “good as new” 2-dollar notes for the coming Lunar New Year’s “hong bao,” which is the tradition of giving clean notes as gifts. In the past, MASRead More…
Ghana new 1-cedi watermark variety (B145d) confirmed
, The 1-cedi note dated 6th MARCH 2010 (B145) is confirmed available with and without an electrotype 1 in the standard watermark of Tetteh Quarshie and cocoa pod. It has been confirmed with a new electrotype variety: On the earlier notes (B145c), the 1 is outside the cocoa pod, belowRead More…
Libya chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
The Libya chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 36-page catalog covers notes issued by the Military Authority in Tripolitania, République Française, Kingdom of Libya, United Kingdom of Libya, National Bank of Libya, Bank of Libya, and CentralRead More…
European Central Bank unveils new 5-euro note due 02.05.2013
, 10 January 2013 – Eurosystem unveils the Europa series €5 banknote Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), today unveiled the Europa series €5 banknote. The unveiling was the highlight of the opening of the “New Face of the Euro” exhibition, which is being held at theRead More…
United States 2- and 5-dollar note numismatic product reported
According to a listing on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s web site, on 11 December 2012, the BEP began selling 150th Anniversary Currency Sets: The year 2012 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In commemoration of this historic occasion, the BEP is proud toRead More…
British Guiana scans needed for The Banknote Book
If you have any of the notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please click here to download and follow these detailed scanning instructions. I am looking for 300-dpi imagesRead More…
Gambia new signature 5-dalasis note (B222c) confirmed
Like B222b, but new signatures (Njai/Colley). Prefix F, G. Intro: 2013. Courtesy of Ian Fall.Read More…
Philippines new 100-peso Masonic commemorative note (B1067a) confirmed
100 pesos (US$2.40), 2012. Like B1046, but with Masonic overprint. This note was originally available only in sheets of four uncut notes packaged in a folder. Since then, the BSP has begun issuing individual notes into circulation. Courtesy of Sing Chia Tan (goodluck4u888 on eBay).Read More…
Bermuda new 50-dollar note (B236a) confirmed
Shortly after the unveiling of the 2009 note designs, ornithologist David Wingate complained that the 50-dollar note (B234a) features a red-billed tropicbird instead of a local white-tailed tropicbird. Bermuda Montetary Authority officials apologized for the error, but said they wouldn’t change the design because they feel the red bill ofRead More…
Zambia new currency issued 01.01.2013
According to the Bank of Zambia’s Currency Rebasing Technical Guidelines dated August 2012, the new currency (ISO code ZMW) will be introduced 1 January 2013, and old notes will cease to be legal tender as of 30 June 2013, but may be exchanged at the Bank of Zambia until 31Read More…