Azerbaijan reaffirms plans to issue 200- and 500-manat notes
According to an article on Trend.az dated 14 November 2012, First Deputy Chairman Alim Guliyev confirms that the Central Bank of Azerbaijan plans to issue 200- and 500-manat banknotes, though these are only plans and no decisions have been made on this issue. Currently the largest denomination is the 100-manatRead More…
Cuba new date (2005) 100-peso note (B912b) confirmed
Like B912a, but new date (2005). Series AD03 – AD11. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Comoros new signature 500- and 1,000-franc notes (B306b, B307b) confirmed
500 francs (US$1.30), 2006. Like B306a, but new signatures and new title for right-hand signatory (possibly Mze Aboudou Mohamed Chafioun). 1,000 francs (US$2.60), 2005. Like B307a, but new signatures (as above). Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de) and Gergely Scheidl.Read More…
Belize new sig/date (01.11.2011) 5-dollar note (B325e) confirmed
Like B325d, but new signatures (Glenford Ysaguirre, Joseph Waight, and Damien Gough) and new date (1st. NOVEMBER 2011). Prefix DN.Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Philippines new date (2012) 50-peso note (B1078b) confirmed
Like B1078a, but new date (2012). Courtesy of Sing Chia Tan (goodluck4u888 on eBay).Read More…
Cuba new sig/date (2012) 10-peso convertible note (BFX908e) confirmed
Like BFX908d, but new signature (Medina) and new date (2012). Series DG. Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum) and Orocondor.Read More…
Mauritania new 100-ouguiya note (B120) confirmed
, 100 ouguiya (US$0.35), 28.11.2011. Like preceding issue (B114), but new date, new signatures, windowed security thread, and other minor changes to the overall design, including removal of second horizontal serial number on front and added OVI denomination at lower right on back. Courtesy of Marian Klubert and Orocondor.Read More…
Norway 1977-1998 notes demonetized
Norges Bank has announced that the notes dated 1977-1998 (Pick 41-P45) were demonetized as 1 November 2012. Courtesy of Sune Persson.Read More…
Identify artifacts on Lebanon banknotes
I am cataloging the Bank of Lebanon’s notes for publication in The Banknote Book, and I have been unable to identify a few items which appear on these notes. The front of the 1-livre notes (B501) dated 1964-1980 depict the ruins of Corinthian columns of the Roman Temple of JupiterRead More…
European Monetary Union to issue new “Europa” series 5-euro note in May 2013
According to a press release dated 8 November 2012, “The European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of the Eurosystem are to introduce a second series of euro banknotes. Called the “Europa” series, it will include a portrait of Europa – a figure from Greek mythology andRead More…