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Swaziland new date (01.04.2006) 10-emalangeni note reported

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10 emalangeni (US$1.30), 01:04:2006. Like P29, but new date and signature 11 (Majorzi V. Sithole, MINISTER FOR FINANCE; Martin S. Dlamini, GOVERNOR). Printer: FRANÇOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Mauritius new date (2007) 1,000-rupee note reported

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1,000 rupees (US$38.70), 2007. Like P59, but new date and new signatures (Yandraduth Googoolye, FIRST DEPUTY GOVERNOR; Rundheersing Bheenick, GOVERNOR; Ahmad Jameel Khadaroo, SECOND DEPUTY GOVERNOR).

Images courtesy of Steve Milner.

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Lesotho new date (2007) 100-maloti note reported

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100 maloti (US$12.80), 2007. Like LSL100 dated 2006, but new date (larger type), new signature (Moeketsi Senaoana, GOVERNOR), wider windowed security thread with CBL 100 added, and larger coat of arms watermark with electrotype 100 added.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Namibia new varieties (ND 2007) reported

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10 dollars (US$1.30), ND (2007). Like P4, but 8-digit serial number with A prefix commencing with A20000001. Printer: François Charles Oberthur Fiduciare (without imprint).

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20 dollars (US$2.55), ND (2007). Like P6, but 8-digit serial number with J prefix commencing with J25000001. Printer: François Charles Oberthur Fiduciare (without imprint).

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100 dollars (US$12.80), ND (2007). Like P12, but 8-digit serial number with T prefix commencing with T29000001. Printer: De La Rue (without imprint).

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Ghana new date (04.08.2006) 5,000-cedi note reported

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5,000 cedis (US$0.50), 4th AUGUST 2006. Like P34, but new date.

Images courtesy of
Chris Twining.

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Somalia to issue new banknotes

According to a Reuters report dated March 29, 2008, Somalia’s central bank plans to revamp the country’s currency because of a flood of fake notes printed by warlords and businessmen. Addressing donors meeting in neighbouring Kenya, the bank’s director general, Sharif Mohamed Hassan, said “greedy” individuals had pumped counterfeit cash into the market for years, driving the local unit to its lowest ever level. “The present situation of counterfeit money is catastrophic,” he said. “It’s a priority to provide the market with a stock of new banknotes with good security features. Of course this is not easy, as the fake notes are printed in many areas that are not properly controlled.” He said Somalia’s new notes would be produced by a “world renowned” money printer, but did not give a timetable.

300-dpi scans of actual notes requested.

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Zimbabwe issues 25- and 50-million dollar notes

According to a Panapress article dated April 4, 2008, with inflation running wild at 165,000%, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced 25- and 50-million dollar bearer cheques on April 3.

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50,000,000 dollars, 2nd April 2008. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued April 3, 2008. Purple. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), solid security thread, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with RBZ as electrotype. Three elephants on back.

Images courtesy of Nick Brice.

300-dpi scans of $25m note requested.

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Nigeria new date (2007) 1,000-naira note reported

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1,000 naira (US$8.60), 2007. Like NGN1,000 issued October 12, 2005, but new date. 151 x 78 mm.

Images courtesy of Jane White (
www.banknotes4sale.com).

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Nigeria new date (2007) 500-naira note reported

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500 naira (US$4.30), 2007. Like P30, but new date, new signatures, and new titles.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Zambia new date (2008) 1,000-kwacha note reported

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1,000 kwacha (US$0.25), 2008. Like P45, but new date and new printer imprint. Printer: SABN (South African Bank Note). Polymer.

Images courtesy of
Bwananick.

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Zimbabwe's banknotes produced by G&D

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According to a March 2, 2008, article in the The Sunday Times, every week German security printer Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) delivers to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) banknotes with a face value of Z$170 trillion, for which it receives more than €500,000 (US$763,000). A source at the RBZ claims G&D delivers 432,000 sheets of banknotes every week to Fidelity printers in Harare, where they are stamped with the denomination. Each sheet contains 40 notes and the current production is entirely in Z$10m notes, the country’s highest denomination, initially issued January 18, 2008. G&D has printed Zimbabwe’s notes since the 1970s.

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Zambia new date (2007) 10K- and 50K-kwacha reported

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10,000 kwacha (US$2.65), 2007. Like P45, but new date. Printer: DE LA RUE.

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50,000 kwacha (US$13.10), 2007. Like P47, but new date. Printer: DE LA RUE.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Zimbabwe issues new 1-, 5-, and 10-million dollar notes

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1,000,000 dollars, 1st January 2008. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued January 18, 2008. Brown. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), solid security thread, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with RBZ as electrotype. Village, two women with poles on back.

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5,000,000 dollars, 1st January 2008. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued January 18, 2008. Blue and violet. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), solid security thread with repeating RBZ, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with RBZ as electrotype. Mountain range on back.

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10,000,000 dollars, 1st January 2008. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued January 18, 2008. Red, purple, and green. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), solid security thread, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with RBZ as electrotype. Tigerfish and Kariba Dam on back.

Images courtesy of Nick Brice.

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Botswana new date (2007) 10-pula note reported

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10 pula (US$1.70), 2007. Like P24, but new date. Printer: De La Rue.

Images courtesy of Antonio Tangredi (
www.tangrediworldnotes.com).

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Egypt new date varieties reported

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25 piastre (US$0.05), ٢٠٠٥/١٠/٣١ (2005/10/31), ٢٠٠٧/٩/٢٤ (2006/9/24), and ٢٠٠٧/٦/١١ (2007/6/11). Like P57d, but new dates.

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50 piastre (US$0.10), ٢٠٠٥/٥/١٢ (2005/5/12) and ٢٠٠٧/٦/٢١ (2007/6/21). Like P62, but new dates.

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1 pound (US$0.20), ٢٠٠٧/٣/٢٥ (2007/3/25). Like P50, but new date.

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5 pounds (US$TK), ٢٠٠٧/٩/٥ (2006/9/5). Like P63, but new date.

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10 pounds (US$TK), ٢٠٠٧/١١/٢٢ (2006/11/22). Like P64, but new date.

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20 pounds (US$3.50), ٢٠٠٧/٧/١٤ (2006/8/14). Like P65, but new date.

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100 pounds (US$18.25), ٢٠٠٧/٦/٤ (2007/6/4) and ٢٠٠٧/٦/١٣ (2007/6/13). Like P67, but new dates.

Images courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.

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Zimbabwe issues three high-denomination bearer cheques

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250,000 dollars, July 2007. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued December 20, 2007. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), solid security thread with repeating RBZ, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with RBZ as electrotype. Great Zimbabwe ruins on back.

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500,000 dollars (US$16.65), 1st July 2007. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued December 20, 2007. Green, light blue, and brown. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), solid security thread with repeating RBZ, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with RBZ as electrotype. Three elephants on back.

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750,000 dollars (US$25), 31st December 2007. Expires 30th June 2008. Issued December 20, 2007. Violet, light blue, and brown. RBZ logo, signature (Dr. G. Gono, Governor), holographic foil at left with giraffes, solid security thread with repeating RBZ 1000, and Zimbabwe bird as watermark with 1000 as electrotype. Elephant and falls on back.

Images courtesy of Nick Brice.

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Rwanda issues first-ever 2,000-franc note

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2,000 francs (US$3.70), 31-10-2007. Issued mid-December 2007. Violet. Satellite dish and tower on front. Coffee beans on back. Holographic stripe at left, BNR as electrotype watermark and latent image, 2000 as registration device, fluorescent fibers, microtext, windowed security thread with 2000 repeating, signatures (Francois Kanimba, Governor; unknown, Vice Governor). Printer: De La Rue.142 x 72 mm.

Images courtesy of Evzen Sknouril.

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Zimbabwe arrests man for using notes as business cards

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On December 6, 2007, Denis Paul, a 41-year-old professional hunter and lodge owner from Bulawayo, was arrested on charges of defacing 10-cent bearer cheques by stamping them with his business details, then handing them out as business cards at the World Tourism Market fair in London in November.

According to the state-controlled
Herald newspaper, “The ZTA (Zimbabwe Tourism Authority) alleges that Paul had discouraged foreign tour operators from coming to Zimbabwe while claiming that the country’s currency was so useless that it was only fit to be used as business cards.” Zimbabwe has the world’s highest inflation rate, making the 10-cent notes worthless immediately upon issuance.

If found guilty, Paul could face up to a year in prison.


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Swaziland new date (01.04.04) 20-emalangeni note reported

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20 emalangeni (US$3.10), 01.04.04. Like P30, but new date and signature 11 (Majorzi V. Sithole, MINISTER FOR FINANCE; Martin S. Dlamini, GOVERNOR). Printer: FRANÇOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Madagascar revised 2,000-ariary note reported

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2,000 ariary (US$1.10), 2007. Like P83, but with addition of Omron rings on front and back, “MAP” overprint on new signature (Frederic Rasamoely, GOUVERNEUR), addition of “Madagascar naturellement” above watermark, and replacing upper left serial number with “MADAGASCAR ACTION PLAN 2007-2012.”

Images courtesy of Ronny Hick.

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Ghana new date (04.08.2006) 10,000-cedi note reported

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10,000 cedis (US$1.05), 4th August 2006. Like P35, but new date. Signature remains Dr. Paul A. Acquah, GOVERNOR.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Swaziland new date (01.04.04) 10-emalangeni note reported

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10 emalangeni (US$1.55), 01.04.04. Like P29, but new date and signature 11 (Majorzi V. Sithole, MINISTER FOR FINANCE; Martin S. Dlamini, GOVERNOR). Printer: FRANÇOIS-CHARLES OBERTHUR.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Lesotho new date (2005 and 2007) 20-maloti notes reported

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20 maloti (US$3.05), 2005. Like P16, but new date and new signature (E. M. Matekane, GOVERNOR).

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20 maloti (US$3.05), 2007. Like P16, but new date, new signature (Dr. M. Senaoana, GOVERNOR), windowed security thread, and electrotype 20 added to arms watermark. Six-digit serial number with single- and double-letter prefixes.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Nigeria new date (2007) 100- and 200-naira notes reported

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100 naira (US$0.80), 2007. Like P28, but new date, new signatures, and 6-digit serial number.

200 naira (US$1.60), 2007. Like P29, but new date, new signatures, and 6-digit serial number.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Lesotho new date (2006) 100-maloti note reported

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100 maloti (US$15.30), 2006. Like P19, but new date and new signature (E. M. Matekane, GOVERNOR).

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Lesotho new date (2005 and 2006) 10-maloti notes reported

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10 maloti (US$1.55), 2005 and 2006. Like P15, but new dates and new signature (E. M. Matekane, GOVERNOR).

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Botswana new date (2005) 100-pula note reported

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100 pula (US$17.10), 2005. Like SCWPM 26, but new date.


Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.

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Kenya date varieties confirmed / new signatures expected

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IBNS member Andrew Roberts sends confirmation that the Central Bank of Kenya has issued all denominations with dates of 1st APRIL 2006 and bearing the signature of the bank’s former governor, Andrew K. Mullei.

On March 4, 2007, Prof. Njuguna S. Ndung’j assumed the role of governor, so expect new sginature varieties to surface as soon as old note stocks are depleted.

Images courtesy of Andrew Roberts.


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Uganda to issue commemorative 10,000-shilling note in November

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On October 16, 2007,
allAfrica.com reported that the Bank of Uganda intends to issue a special 10,000-shilling (US$5.75) note ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to take place in Kampala, November 23-25, 2007.

“The note will be available for the public to transact business and for special collectors. It will, however, be in limited supply,” said Juma Walusimbi, BoU communications director. “The currency note will also be a special package offered to the heads of government who will attend CHOGM. The bank wants to be part of Uganda’s effort to host this very important international meeting,” he said, adding that it was normal practice for central banks to issue commemorative coins and notes for important occasions.

Images courtesy of David White.

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