Belarus 50,000-ruble notes (B132a and B135a) contain error in microprinting
According to a Belarus Partisan article dated 23 February 2012, the 50,000-ruble (US$6.10) note which depicts Mir Castle has an error in the microprinting above the serial number at upper right on the back. If written properly in Belarusian, the name of Mir Castle should read МІРСКІ ЗАМАК (as itRead More…
Denmark new sig/date (2011) 50-krone notes confirmed
, 50 kroner (US$8.85), (20)11. Like P65, but new signatures and new date (last two digits of year are middle characters in alphanumeric code at lower right front). Courtesy of Haris Numismatik.Read More…
Brazil new signature 50-real note (B878b) confirmed
Like B878a, but new signatures (Guido Mantega and Alexandre Tombini). Prefix BB, BC, BE, BF, BG, BH, CA, CB, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, DA, DD, DE, DG, DH, DJ, EC, EE, EF, EJ. Courtesy of José Fabrício Macêdo (http://cedulasbrasileiras.blogspot.com).Read More…
Russia new 500-ruble note confirmed
, 500 rubles (US$16.65), 2010. Introduced 6 September 2011. Like P271 but with the following changes: The color and styling of the front and back of the partially modified. Dated 2010 at bottom left front. Embedded security fibers in paper. Wide windowed security thread. Tactile elements for the sight impaired.Read More…
Macau (BNU) new sig/date (08.08.2010) 500-pataca note (B072b) confirmed
Like B072a, but new signatures (DG4/A75) and new date (8 DE AGOSTO DE 2010). Courtesy of Manfred Wolfensberger.Read More…
Sudan new 2-pound note confirmed
, CBS B7 (PNL): 2 pounds (US$0.90)Yellow, purple, and brown. Front: Sunflower as registration device; peace theme with dove in flight above map, Central Bank of Sudan headquarters building in Khartoum, and drums. Back: Bank logo; two doves in flight; sunflower. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBS 1Read More…
Kazakhstan new 5,000-tenge note (B141a) confirmed
On 7 January 2012, the ҚАЗАҚСТАН ҰЛТТЫҚ БАНКІ (National Bank of Kazakhstan) issued a press release in Kazakh regarding a new 5,000-tengé (US$34) note dated 2011. B141 (P38): 5,000 tengé Red, blue, yellow, and green. Front (vertical): Kazakh text; national emblem; Independence Palace in Astana; stylized snow leopards; flying dovesRead More…
Venezuela new sig/date (03.09.2009) 20-bolívar note (B361d) confirmed
Like B361c, but new date (3 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2009) and new signatures (Merentes/Ferrer). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
Venezuela new date (24.05.2007) 2-bolívar note (B358b) confirmed
Like B358a, but new date (24 DE MAYO DE 2007). Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.Read More…
South Africa announces new banknote series (B762a – B766a) for late 2012
, President Jacob Zuma holding example of 50-rand note bearing portrait of Nelson Mandela. According to a press release dated 11 February 2012 (22 years after Nelson Mandela was freed), the South African Reserve Bank is in the process of producing a new series of banknotes which “will have theRead More…