South Sudan public complains about lack of dates on new banknotes
According to articles in Al Bawaba and Sudan Tribune, members of the public in South Sudan are complaining that the new series of banknotes issued on 18 July 2011 lack printed dates, as have all notes previously issued by Sudan. Apparently the people are unaware that many countries routinely issueRead More…
Paraguay new date (2008) 100,000-guaraní note (B854b) confirmed
100,000 guaraníes (US$25.35), 2008. Like P233, but new date and prefix E. Courtesy of Didier Wiot.Read More…
Iraq new date (2010) 25,000-dinar note (B352e) confirmed
Like B352d, but new date (٢٠١٠ – ١٤٣١). Courtesy of Haider Saffar.Read More…
Identify objects in Liberia bank seal
Today’s challenge is to identify the crossed objects which appear in the seal of the Central Bank of Liberia (and previously the National Bank of Liberia). If you can precisely identify the name of these objects—or have a lead which you think might be useful—please post a comment, preferably includingRead More…
Liberia new date (2008) 10-dollar note confirmed
10 dollars (US$0.15), 2008. Like P27c, but new date. Courtesy of Nin Cheun (Noteshobby on eBay).Read More…
South Sudan new pound notes (B105 – B110) introduced on 18.07.2011
According to an Al Jazeera article dated 11 July 2011 as well as a BBC article dated 11 July 2011, South Sudan—which just gained its independence on 9 July—will introduce its own currency next week [update: the notes officially entered circulation on 18 July]. The South Sudan pound notes featureRead More…
Dominican Republic new note family denominated in pesos Dominicanos reported
According to a post on the MRI Guide web site dated 15 July 2011, “The Constitution of January 26, 2010 mandated the change of the name of the monetary unit from “peso oro” to “peso Dominicano”. To comply with this change the Banco Central de la República Dominicana is preparingRead More…
Iran asking citizens to vote on new name for its currency
According to an article in the Washington Post dated 16 July 2011, the Central Bank of Iran is taking a poll to gauge the public’s preferences for new names for the country’s currency, including the current rial, as well as historic names such as toman, parsi, and derik. The bankRead More…
Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Rochadi dies in New York
On 10 July 2011, Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Budi Rochadi died at age 60 of unspecified causes in New York, where he was attending a conference on banknotes. Rochadi had served as deputy governor in charge of settlement systems since January 2007. Rochadi’s signature appears on the 2,000-rupiah notes datedRead More…
Indonesia new sig/date (2010) 2,000-rupiah note confirmed
,, 2,000 rupiah (US$0.25), 2010. Like the same denomination introduced 09.07.2009, but with new date (2010 on front instead of 2009) and new signautres (Darmin Nasution and S. Budi Rochadi). This note has also been confirmed with the same new signatures and dated 2011 on front. All three varieties bearRead More…