Jamaica new date (15.01.2011) 1,000-dollar note confirmed

1,000 dollars (US$11.70), 15.01.2011. Like BOJ B41 (P86), but new date. Signature: Brian Wynter.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
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Colombia 1,000-peso note does not depict Fidel Castro

Rumors recently surfaced in a Colombia Reports article dated 2 April 2012 that the back of Colombia’s 1,000-peso (US$0.55) note (Pick 450 and 456)—first issued in 2001—contains an image of Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro, as a young student in the crowd behind Colombian presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala. However, in a follow-up article, the banknote’s designer, Jose Antonio Suarez, denies that he inserted Castro into the crowd and insists the likeness is merely a coincidence. According to the article, Banco de la República de Colombia plans to replace the 1,000-peso note with a coin in October.
Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.
Trinidad and Tobago chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The Trinidad and Tobago chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$9.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 14-page catalog covers every note (120 types and varieties, including 21 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago from 1905 to 1949, and the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago from 1964 until present day.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Netherlands Antilles new date (01.06.2011) guilder notes confirmed
Courtesy of Michael Kovac.
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Netherlands Antilles chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The Netherlands Antilles chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$4.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 10-page catalog covers every note (85 types and varieties) issued by the Nederlandse Antillen (Netherlands Antilles) from 1955 to 1970, and the Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen (Bank of the Netherlands Antilles) from 1962 to 2010.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Jamaica new sig/dates (2009, 2010, and 2011) 100-dollar notes confirmed

100 dollars (US$1.20). 15.01.2009. Like BOJ B39 (P84), but new date.

100 dollars (US$1.20). 15.01.2010. Like BOJ B39 (P84), but new date and signature.

100 dollars (US$1.20). 15.01.2011. Like BOJ B39 (P84), but new date and signature.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on BanknoteNews.com.
Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de) and Bill Stubkjaer.
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Barbados new signature 20-dollar note confirmed
Jamaica chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The Jamaica chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$9.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 24-page catalog covers every note (280 types and varieties, including 79 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Government of Jamaica from 1918 to 1960, and the Bank of Jamaica from 1961 to present day.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Trinidad and Tobago scans needed for catalog
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Trinidad and Tobago:
Pick 1, $1 dated 1905 with black vignette
Pick 2, $2 dated 1905
Pick 7, $5 dated 1935
Pick 8, $2 dated 1949
Pick 9, $10 dated 1939
Pick 11, purple $20 dated 1943
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note may be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Dominican Republic new 500-peso dominicano note confirmed



500 pesos dominicanos (US$13), 2011. Like the preceding issues, but new date, signatures (Albizu and Bengoa), printer imprint (DE LA RUE), screen trap, currency name of pesos dominicanos, and Spark patch on watermark area at left front.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on BanknoteNews.com.
Courtesy of Shibu Paul & Ashley Alexander (www.ebanknoteshop.com).
Jamaica new sig/date (15.01.2010) 5,000-dollar note confirmed

5,000 dollars (US$60), 15.01.2010. Like P87, but new date and new signature (Brian Wynter).
Courtesy of Jan Ove Larsen.
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Cuba new sig/date (2009) 20-peso note variety confirmed

20 pesos, 2009. Like P122, but new date and signature.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on BanknoteNews.com.
Courtesy of David Murcek (www.themonetaryunit.com).
Dominican Republic new 50- and 100-peso dominicano notes confirmed
Jamaica new date (15.02.2009) 500-dollar note confirmed

500 dollars (US$5.78), 15.01.2009. Like P85, but new date.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
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Haiti new date (2009) 1,000-gourde note confirmed

1,000 gourdes (US$24.80), 2009. Like P278, but new date and new signatures.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on Banknotenews.com.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Dominican Republic announces features of new 2011-dated banknotes

According to a press release dated 26 September 2011, the Banco Central de la Republica Dominciana has announced that all banknotes dated 2011 will be denominated in pesos dominicanos instead of pesos oro. Additionally, the 100-peso dominicano note will have color-shifting ink. The 500-, 1,000-, and 2,000-peso dominicano notes will have the bank seal in a new position, SPARK patches at left front, and the watermark with pixelated denominations. There is no word yet on when these notes will be issued.
Additional information and images are requested so that this report can be confirmed.
East Caribbean States new 1-dollar variety confirmed
Dominican Republic preparing new notes denominated in pesos Dominicanos
French Antilles chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The French Antilles chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$4.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 5-page catalog covers every note (28 types and varieties, including 6 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Institut d’Emission des Départements d’Outre-Mer from 1960 to 1962, and the Institut d’Emission des Départements d’Outre-Mer République Francaise from 1962 to 1967.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Cayman Islands new 1- and 50-dollar notes enter circulation
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Bahamas new 20-dollar note confirmed


20 dollars (US$20), 2009.
This note is like the preceding issues (P74), but the map of the islands at center front has been altered, the $20 at lower left front is no longer two-tone, and there is a new printer imprint (Giesecke & Devrient instead of FCOF) at lower right back.
Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.
Dominican Republic revised 100-, 500-, 1,000-, and 2,000-peso oro notes confirmed




All of these notes are like the preceding issues of the same denominations, but are dated 2010, signed by Héctor Valdez Albizu and Vicente Bengoa, have printer imprint of OBERTHUR technologies, and feature a new screen trap background pattern.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on Banknotenews.com.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Barbados new signature 10-dollar note confirmed

10 dollars (US$5), 1 MAY 2007. Like P68, but new signature (DeLisle Worrell).
Courtesy of Monetary Research Institute.
LANSA web site has been revamped
“Since 1973, LANSA has been dedicated to the enjoyment of collecting the paper money of Latin America. Please visit our new web site at www.latinamericanpapermoneysociety.org. You will see a totally new look. Thanks to our webmaster, Garry Saint, we now have a web site that will prove enjoyable and worthwhile to visit often. Click the Login link in the upper right corner of the home page, then click the Register link to create a free account which will grant you access to the entire site and all the features offered. There are no membership dues or fees of any kind. Just log in and enjoy!”

Haiti new date (2008 and 2010) varieties confirmed

10 gourdes (US$0.25), 2010. Like P272, but new date and signatures: Charles Castel, Philippe W. Lahens, and Marc Hébert Ignace.

50 gourdes (US$1.25), 2010. Like P274b, but new date.

250 gourdes (US$6.20), 2008. Like P276, but new date and signatures.
All three denominations also have Cornerstone watermarks, indicating they were printed by DLR without imprint.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Thomas Krause.
British Caribbean Territories chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The British Caribbean Territories chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$4.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 6-page catalog covers every note (103 types and varieties, including 35 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the British Caribbean Currency Board from 1950 until 1964.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Aruba chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The Aruba chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$4.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 7-page catalog covers every note (29 types and varieties, including 4 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Centrale Bank van Aruba from 1986 until present day.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Cayman Islands chapter of The Banknote Book is now available


The Cayman Islands chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale at US$9.99, and as a free download to subscribers.
At the time of initial publication, this 12-page catalog covers every note (64 types and varieties, including 9 notes unlisted in the SCWPM) issued by the Cayman Islands Currency Board from 1971, and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority from 1998 until present day.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Red stars highlight the many notes missing from the SCWPM
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Cayman Islands new family of notes confirmed


CIMA B18 (PNL): 1 dollar (US$1.20)
Violet, sea blue, and orange. Front: Angel fish; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Nautilus shell; The Bluff on Cayman Brac. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.


CIMA B19 (PNL): 5 dollars (US$6.10)
Green. Front: Hawksbill turtles; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Conch shell; Cayman parrots. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.


CIMA B20 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$12.20)
Red, violet, and dark gray. Front: Landcrabs; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Shell; wild banana orchid flower. 1.4-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CAYMAN ISLANDS. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.


CIMA B21 (PNL): 25 dollars (US$30.50)
Dark brown, light brown, and orange. Front: Scallop shells; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Scallop shell; Hawksbill turtle, fish, and coral. Holographic stripe. 0.75-mm wide solid security thread. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.


CIMA B22 (PNL): 50 dollars (US$61)
Purple. Front: Stingrays; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Shell; stingray. Holographic stripe. 0.75-mm wide solid security thread. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.


CIMA B23 (PNL): 100 dollars (US$122)
Orange, brown, and red. Front: Cayman Schooner boats; map; coat of arms; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Conch shell; Financial Centre in George Town. Holographic stripe. 0.75-mm wide solid security thread. Watermark: Turtle, electrotype CIMA, and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 66 mm. 2010. Signature Cindy Scotland and McKeeva Bush. Intro: 04.04.2011.
According to a CayCompass.com article dated 23 March 2011, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority introduced the above redesigned family of banknotes on 4 April 2011. Read about the notes in this brochure.
Courtesy of Simon Biddlestone, Thomas Krause, Leszek Porowski, and James Huang.
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Cuba devalues convertible peso to match US dollar
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Barbados 30th anniversary 5-dollar commemorative confirmed

This 5-dollar note bears an overprint “To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados” over the watermark area at left front, as well as a large gold foil 30 at center front. It was issued in a folder with the following text:
$5 Commemorative Banknote
A limited edition of this $5 note is being issued in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados. Established by Act of Parliament on May 2, 1972, the Bank is charged with managing the countly's foreign reserves, regulating the money supply, maintaining the soundness of the financial system and generally implementing policies conducive to economic development.
The Bank issued the first national currency of Barbados during December 1973. It included notes in $1, $5, $10, $20 and $100 denominations and lc, 5c, lOc, and 25c coins. In 1979, the $1 note was replaced by a $1 coin while a $2 note and $50 note were introduced, respectively, in 1980 and 1989.
Over the years, the Bank has had a rich numismatic programme which has been sensitive to domestic culture and history as well as to social and economic trends at the international level. The 30th anniversary note is distinguished by the large print "30" in gold foil on the face of the note and the words "to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados". This note bears the effigy of Sir Frank Worrell, a well-known Barbadian cricketer who died in 1967.
March 20 2002
Marion Williams
Governor
The overprint text on this $5 is similar to that which appears on the $100 note (Pick 53) commemorating the bank’s 25th anniversary, which makes me wonder if that note was issued for circulation, or if it also was issued in a folder, sold at a premium, and therefore rightly classified as a numismatic product. Does anyone have additional information about these two commemorative notes?
Courtesy of Tom Reid.
Jamaica new sig/date (15.01.2010) 50-dollar note confirmed

50 dollars (US$0.60), 15.01.2010. Like P83, but new date and signature (Brian Wynter).
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on Banknotenews.com.
Courtesy of Yuri Minkin.
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Jamaica new sig/date (15.01.2010) 1,000-dollar note confirmed

1,000 dollars (US$11.70), 15.01.2010. Like P86, but new date and signature (Brian Wynter).
Courtesy of Kai Hwong.
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Dominican Republic scans needed for catalog
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Dominican Republic:
P6-P83
P88 cream paper
P90-P98
P100-106
P110-P115
P121-P125
P129
P130
P134
P137
P138
P142
P145
P162
P163
P173 dated 2003
P174 dated 2002
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Jamaica new date (15.01.2009) 50-dollar note confirmed

50 dollars (US$0.60). 15.01.2009. Like P83, but new date.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
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Cuba new date (2009) 1-peso note confirmed
Jamaica 50-dollar commemorative confirmed



The Bank of Jamaica commemorated the 50th anniversary of its founding by issuing a new 50-dollar (US$0.60) note on 15 November 2010, even though the official anniversary celebrations aren't expected to begin until May 2011.
The front of the commemorative note is like the current note (P83) in design and security features, but the bank's logo printed in blue, with the words "50th anniversary and 1960-2010" printed above and below the logo. The back of the commemorative features the Bank of Jamaica headquarters building at Nethersole Place set against a medallion background of morning glory blossoms. This new vignette replaces the Doctors Cave Beach scene on the back of the current $50 note. Both new and old notes will circulate in parallel.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
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Cuba new sig/date (2010) 10-peso note confirmed
Cuba new 2005 dated 5- and 10-peso convertible notes confirmed




At first glance these two notes appear to be 2005-dated varieties of PFX44 and PFX45 (which are both dated 2004), respectively, but there are additional colors on front, with several items rendered in two tones, and the serial number placement and orientation is new, too.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new date (2009) 10-peso note confirmed
Cuba new date (2009) 50-peso note confirmed
Netherlands Antilles dissolved; new notes to be issued 2012
Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.
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Cuba new date (2001) 1-peso note confirmed
Bahamas scans needed for catalog
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Bahamas:
Pick 1
Pick 3
Pick 4
Pick 10
Pick 24
Pick 25
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Dominican Republic unlisted 1-peso commemorative of 1994 confirmed
Dominican Republic 20-peso commemorative dated 2000 (P166) sought
P.S. I’ve just been informed that this not does not exist as described, and that only P164, a 2,000-peso note, is available with a special 2000 NUEVO MILENIO logo. If anyone can refute this, let me know. Otherwise I will chalk it up as another error in the SCWPM.
Dominican Republic new date (2009) 500-peso note confirmed

500 pesos (U$13.55), 2009. Like P172, but new date. Signatures: Gobernador del Banco Central, Héctor Valdez Albizu; Ministro de Hacienda, Vicente Bengoa.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned here on Banknotenews.com.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Bahamas new 10-dollar note confirmed



B74 (PNL): 10 dollars (US$10)
Dark blue, dark green, and maroon. Front: Sand dollar; blue foil patch; map; Stafford Sands. Back: Hope Town, lighthouse, Abaco with buildings and boats; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark: Stafford Sands with electrotype 10 and Cornerstones. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 67 mm. 2009. Signature Wendy Craigg. Intro: 2010.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned here on Banknotenews.com.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Dominican Republic new 20-peso oro polymer note confirmed



According to a press release, on 1 July 2010 the Dominican Republic's Central Bank issued a new 20-peso oro (US$0.55) note that is like P169, but now printed on polymer. Signatures: Gobernador del Banco Central, Héctor Valdez Albizu; Ministro de Hacienda, Vicente Bengoa. More info can be found here.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned here on Banknotenews.com.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana, Art Matz, and Hartmut Fraunhoffer.
New currency following dissolution of Netherlands Antilles?
Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.
Barbados new signature variety confirmed

The signature of Dr. DeLisle Worrell, governor of the Central Bank of Barbados since 2 November 2009, has been confirmed on 2- (P66) and 5-dollar (P67) notes. If anyone has notes of the other denominations bearing this new signature, please submit scans of same.
Courtesy of Art Matz.
Barbados scans needed for catalog
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Barbados:
Pick 1
Pick 3
Pick 5
Pick 6
Pick 52
specimens of all notes
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Barbados new 100-dollar note dated 1 May 2007 confirmed



On 25 March 2009, the Central Bank of Barbados announced its plans to introduce a new 100-dollar note (US$50) with upgraded security features on 20 April 2009. "With the introduction of this $100 note we are completing the upgrades process that we began in 2007," explained Julia Weekes, director of banking, currency and investments at the CBB. "These features are intended to make the note more secure and are similar to those currently found in the $20 and $50 notes," she said.
Upgraded security features are:
• A small watermark-type image of the Pride of Barbados flower has been added to the right of the map of Barbados watermark.
• The windowed security thread is now wider and less reflective than the previous thread, and is demetalized CBB$100. Under UV light, the thread fluoresces blue and the text fluoresces yellow.
• The $100 numeral on the top left corner of the note is significantly raised above the surface of the paper, giving the paper a unique feel. This raised numeral will also allow the denomination to be more easily identified by the visually impaired.
• The coat of arms and the waves near the flying fish in the centre of the banknote fluoresce green and yellow under UV light.
In addition to the changes, several of the existing security features, including the highly reflective gold foil dolphin, can still be found on the upgraded $100 note.
Weekes revealed that the upgraded note will be in simultaneous circulation with older issues of the $100 note. “Both the new note and those we have issued previously will be legal tender and completely acceptable as payment for goods and services,” she stated.
Courtesy of Nazir Rahemtulla.
Bahamas to issue new 10-dollar note
The Government of The Bahamas wishes to advise the public that an updated series of $10 banknotes will be issued by the Central Bank bearing the image of Sir Stafford Sands, former Minister of Finance of The Bahamas and a principal architect of the modern Bahamian economy.
Sir Stafford’s image was first placed on the banknote on March 7th, 2000, when the series 2000 banknotes were released into circulation, replacing the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 2005 the government of the day determined to remove the image of Sir Stafford and to replace it with the image of Her Majesty the Queen.
Shortly after coming to office in 2007 the Government took the decision that when the 2005 series of banknotes bearing the image of the Queen expired the new series of $10 banknotes would again bear the image of Sir Stafford Sands. Now, given the expiration of the 2005 banknotes, the image of Bahamian Sir Stafford once again returns to the notes.
The Government is pleased to continue this effort of honouring Bahamians who make significant contributions to The Bahamas by placing their images on our local currency, an exercise that began in December 1993 when, for the first time, the portrait of a Bahamian, Sir Milo Butler was placed on the $20 banknote. Thereafter, the portraits of Sir Cecil was placed on the 1995 $5 banknote; Sir Roland on the $50 banknote in 2000 and Sir Lynden on the $1 banknote in 2001.
Dominican Republic new 50-peso oro confirmed



50 pesos oro (US$1.35), 2008. Front and back main vignettes like Pick 176, but decorative elements have changed substantially, and new date. This note is printed by DE LA RUE with imprint and is not to be confused with P176b also dated 2008 but printed by OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES (see below).
This new note has also been confirmed as a specimen with diagonal black ESPECIMEN / MUESTRA SIN VALOR overprint.


Courtesy of Jean-MIchel Engels and Bill Stubkjaer.
Dominican Republic new date (2009) 2,000-peso oro note confirmed
Cuba new dates (2007 and 2008) 10-peso forex note confirmed
Cuba new date (2008) 5-peso forex note confirmed
Cuba new date (2007) 1-peso forex note confirmed
Dominican Republic new date (2009) 100-peso oro note confirmed

100 pesos oro (US$2.75), 2009. Like Pick 177, but new date.
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Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Bahamas issues new CRISP 100-dollar note dated 2009



On 16 December 2009 the Central Bank of The Bahamas introduced a more secure 100-dollar banknote. This is the sixth and final denomination issued in the new CRISP (Counterfeit Resistance Integrated Security Product) family of notes. The new notes will circulate in parallel with the old $100 notes, which will eventually be phased out of circulation.
The new note is purple, blue, green, and mauve. It features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the front, and a picture of a blue marlin on the back. The note has a new watermark of QEII, the numeral 100 on the front left, and a new registration device of a sand dollar. CRISP banknote paper is also coated with a new sizing agent to help prevent the chemical removal of inks from the paper.
100 dollars (US$100), 2009. Purple, blue, green, and mauve. Front: Sand dollar; map; hologram; Queen Elizabeth II. Back: Blue marlin fish; coat of arms. Solid security thread and 3-mm windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS and sand dollar. Watermark: Queen Elizabeth II with electrotype 100. Printer: DE LA RUE. 156 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause and TDS.
Trinidad and Tobago new 100-dollar CHOGM commemorative confirmed


The Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago introduced a new 100-dollar (US$15.80) note to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that was held 27-29 November in the capital, Port of Spain.
The new notes is legal tender, circulating side-by-side with the current note of the same denomination (Pick 45). The commemorative note has all the security features of the current note, though there are two changes to the front:
- 60 years of the Commonwealth 1949-2009
- CHOGM logo in single color
On the reverse of the note are the following changes:
- CHOGM logo in full color
- Carnival sun image at the top of the note
- The Port-of-Spain International Waterfront Centre and the view of the city of Port-of-Spain in the background
- The oil rig has been shifted to the right of the note
- Larger $100 numeral at the top right of the note
- ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS in words at the bottom of the note.
Courtesy of Mark Allen and TDS.
Jamaica new date (15.01.2008) 50-, 500-, and 1,000-dollar notes confirmed

50 dollars (US$0.55). Like Pick 83, but new date (15.01.2008).


500 dollars (US$5.60). Like Pick 85, but new date (15.01.2008).

1,000 dollars (US$11.20). Like Pick 86, but new date (15.01.2008).
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Courtesy of Banknoteshop and Thomas Krause.
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Jamaica new 5,000-dollar note confirmed



According to a 14 September 2009 press release, on 24 September the Bank of Jamaica issued its highest denomination ever, a new 5,000-dollar (US$56) note. The portrait of the late former Prime Minster of Jamaica, the Rt. Hon. Hugh Lawson Shearer, appears on the front of the note. The back features blossoms of the Frangipani and an aerial view of Highway 2000.
In addition to the standard security features on the existing banknotes—magnetic thread and ink, iridescence, florescence and watermark—the $5,000 banknote is protected against counterfeiting by Optiks, De La Rue's wide security thread for use on paper notes with a large oval window. The thread depicts the Jamaica coat of arms, and when held up to the light, the complete thread with “BOJ $5000” will become visible. The note also features a watermark of Shearer with electrotype 5000 and Cornerstone watermarks.
The new note is dated 15.01.2009, bears the signature of the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Derick Latibeaudiere, and has the DA LE RUE printer imprint.
Courtesy of Marcus Jansson and Frank van Tiel.
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Haiti new date varieties confirmed

10 gourdes (US$0.25). Like Pick 272 but new date (2008) and new signatures.

50 gourdes (US$1.25). Like Pick 273 but new date (2008) and new signatures.

100 gourdes (US$2.50). Like Pick 275 but new date (2008) and new signatures.

250 gourdes (US$6.30). Like Pick 276 but new date (2007) and new signatures.
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Courtesy of Banknoteshop.
Aruba new date (01.07.2008) notes confirmed

Centrale Bank van Aruba has issued 10-, 25-, 50-, and 100-florin notes dated 1 juli 2008 with the new signature combination of Jeanette R. Semeleer as DIRECTEUR and Hassanali Mehran as PRESIDENT. Aside from the date and signature, everything else about the notes appears unchanged from the preceding issues of 2003, except the demetalized text on the windowed security thread is slightly different.
The 500-florin denomination was apparently not updated, but I am awaiting confirmation from the central bank.
Courtesy of Wally Myers.
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Curacao new 1-guilden specimen confirmed
Cuba new date (2008) 1-peso note confirmed
Dominican Republic new date (2009) 1,000-peso oro note confirmed
Netherlands Antilles new date (01.01.2008) 100-guilder note confirmed

100 guilders (US$55.85)
Like Pick 31, but new date (1 januari 2008).
If anyone has the 10 or 50 guilder notes with this new date, please send scans of same.
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Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
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Dominican Republic new date (2006) 2,000-peso oro note confirmed

2,000 pesos oro (US$55.65), 2006. Like Pick 174a, but new date and new signatures.
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Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Jamaica to issue 5,000-dollar note in September 2009


Derick Latibeaudiere, governor of the Bank of Jamaica, will officially launch the new banknote on May 18, 2009, at the central bank in downtown Kingston. "The launch will take the form of a presentation of a proof note, specially packaged, to Dr Denise Eldemire Shearer, widow of the late former prime minister of Jamaica, Hugh Lawson Shearer, whose portrait appears on the front of the note," said the central bank. Aside from Shearer's portrait, the new $5,000 note will also have pictures of various plants and a bird. The note is sand or khaki in color according to Observer sources. Shearer served Jamaica as prime minister from 1967-72, succeeding Sir Donald Sangster.
The note is printed by DLR and features an Optiks security thread and Cornerstone watermarks, among other anti-counterfeiting elements.
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Barbados revised 100-dollar note from 2000 confirmed



A previously unreported $100 note from Barbados has recently been reported. As you can see, Pick 59 (top) bears the signature of Winston Cox, whereas the new note (middle) and Pick 65 (bottom) are both signed by Marion Williams, who took over as governor on 01.11.1999. Although the newly-discovered note bears black, not red, serial numbers like Pick 65, its registration device at left is not partially shaded. As such, this new note appears to straddle the two issues, with attributes of each.
Courtesy of Art Matz and Roland Schmittner.
Netherlands Antilles new date (01.01.2008) 25-guilder note confirmed

25 guilders (US$13.95)
Like Pick 29, but new date (1 januari 2008).
Red. Front: Flamingo bird. Back: Bank logo. No security thread. Watermark: Bank logo. Printer: joh. enschedé en zonen imp. 147 x 66 mm.
If anyone has the 10 or 50 guilder notes with this new date, please send scans of same.
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Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
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Netherlands Antilles scans needed for catalog
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Netherlands Antilles:
Pick 4
Pick 5
Pick 6
Pick 18
10 guilder dated 2008
50 guilder dated 2008
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Bahamas issues new CRISP 1-dollar note dated 2008


1 dollar
Dark green, mint green, and brown. Front: Green foil fish; Sir Lynden O. Pindling. Back: Royal Bahamas Police Force Band. Violet-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BAHAMAS. Watermark: Pindling with electrotype 1. Printer: OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES. 156 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Tod Hunt.
Cuba new date (2007) 1-peso note confirmed
East Caribbean States color varieties reported




East Caribbean States issues new notes


5 dollars (US$1.90)
Like P42, but no barcodes nor country codes, enhanced intaglio printing, serial numbers with two alpha characters, and Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: DE LA RUE.
No date. Signature: Sir K Dwight Venner, Governor. Introduced 01.04.2008.


10 dollars (US$3.80)
Like P43, but no barcodes nor country codes, enhanced intaglio printing, serial numbers with two alpha characters, and Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: DE LA RUE.
No date. Signature: Sir K Dwight Venner, Governor. Introduced 01.04.2008.


20 dollars (US$7.65)
Like P44, but no barcodes nor country codes, enhanced intaglio printing, serial numbers with two alpha characters, and Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: DE LA RUE.
No date. Signature: Sir K Dwight Venner, Governor. Introduced 01.04.2008.


50 dollars (US$19.10)
Like P45, but no barcodes nor country codes, enhanced intaglio printing, serial numbers with two alpha characters, and Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: DE LA RUE.
No date. Signature: Sir K Dwight Venner, Governor. Introduced 01.04.2008.


100 dollars (US$38.25)
Like P46, but no barcodes nor country codes, enhanced intaglio printing, serial numbers with two alpha characters, and Cornerstone watermarks. Printer: DE LA RUE.
No date. Signature: Sir K Dwight Venner, Governor. Introduced 01.04.2008.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net and Frank van Tiel.
Dominican Republic revised 500-peso oro note (2004) confirmed
Dominican Republic revised 50-peso oro note (2008) confirmed
Haiti new date (2007) 1,000-gourde note confirmed
Haiti new date (2007) 500-gourde note confirmed
Haiti new date (2006) 25-gourde note confirmed
Dominican Republic new 200-peso oro confirmed
Haiti issues new 20-gourde note
Bahamas issues new CRISP 5-dollar note dated 2007


5 dollars (US$5), 2007. Issued December 17, 2007. Like P63, but fourth denomination in CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) family with larger island names, 3-mm windowed security thread printed BAHAMAS, gold metallic foil galleon, 5 as electrotype watermark, THECENTRALBANK in microprinting, sand dollar in OVI, sand dollar as registration device, gold iridescent band with bank logo on back, signature (Wendy M. Craigg, Governor). Orange, brown, and blue. Sir Cecil Wallace-Whitfield as portrait and watermark. Junkanoo dancers on back. 156 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Jamacia new date varieties confirmed

100 dollars (US$1.45), 15.01.2007. Like P80, but new date.

500 dollars (US$7.30), 15.01.2007. Like P81, but new date.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
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Trinidad and Tobago new date (2006) $5 note confirmed
Trinidad and Tobago issue revised high denomination notes
Barbados issues notes with enhanced security features
2 dollars (US$1), ND (2007). Issued August 20, 2007. Like SCWPM 60, but broken trident added to map wmk, windowed security thread with CBB repeating, numeral in top left corner intaglio printed. Printer: De La Rue.
5 dollars (US$2.50), ND (2007). Issued August 20, 2007. Like SCWPM 61, but broken trident added to map wmk, windowed security thread with CBB repeating, numeral in top left corner intaglio printed. Printer: De La Rue.
10 dollars (US$5), ND (2007). Issued August 20, 2007. Like SCWPM 62, but broken trident added to map wmk, windowed security thread with CBB repeating, numeral in top left corner intaglio printed. Printer: De La Rue.
20 dollars (US$10), ND (2007). Issued August 20, 2007. Like SCWPM 63, but Pride of Barbados flower added to map wmk, wide windowed security thread with CBB repeating, thread fluoresces blue and text fluoresces yellow, numeral in top left corner intaglio printed, coat of arms and waves near flying fish fluoresce green and yellow under UV light. Printer: De La Rue.
50 dollars (US$25), ND (2007). Issued August 20, 2007. Like SCWPM 64, but Pride of Barbados flower added to map wmk, wide windowed security thread with CBB repeating, thread fluoresces blue and text fluoresces yellow, numeral in top left corner intaglio printed, coat of arms and waves near flying fish fluoresce green and yellow under UV light. Printer: De La Rue.
Haiti new date (2006) 10-gourde note confirmed
Trinidad and Tobago new date (2006) 1-dollar note confirmed
Dominican Republic revised 50-peso oro note (2006) confirmed
Dominican Republic revised 100-peso oro note (2006) confirmed
Cuba revised, new date (2006) 20-peso note confirmed
Cuba new date (2003) 1-peso note confirmed




A new Cuban 1-peso note has been reported. At first glance, this appears to be just a new date (2003 versus 2002) variety of Pick 121. However, closer examination reveals subtle differences. On the front, the series letters (GD in example above) are green, not red. On the back, the yellow underprint is missing (compare P121 detail above left with that of 2003 issue above right). It is unclear as to whether this is an intentional design change or a printing error. Readers with other examples of the new note are encouraged to share their information.
Courtesy of Frank van Tiel.
Cayman Islands issues 50-dollar note with new prefix

50 dollars (US$61.00), 2003. Issued 2 January 2007. Like Pick 32a, but new C/2 prefix starting at 000001. Previous C/1 prefix spanned 500001 to 1000000.
Courtesy of Herbert Stein.
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Cuba issues new convertible peso series dated 2006


1 convertible peso, 2006. Dark green, tan, and yellow. Monument to José Martí in Havana. Death of José Martí in combat atop horse at Battle of Dos Rios on back.

3 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, pink, and light green. Monument to Ernesto Che Guervara in Santa Clara. Battle of Santa Clara: tank, derailed train, and soldiers with grenade, machine gun, and rifle on back.

5 convertible pesos, 2006. Green, orange, and yellow. Monument to Antonio Maceo in Havana. Protesta de Baraguá: Cuban general Antonio Maceo Grajales and Spanish captain general Arsenio Martínez de Campos y Antón in hammocks on back.

10 convertible pesos, 2006. Brown, blue, and green. Monument to Máximo Gómez in Havana. Revolution Energetica: electric power plant, pick-up truck, and linesman on back.

20 convertible pesos, 2006. Dark blue, light blue, and yellow/green. Monument to Camilo Cienfuegos. Operation Miracle: eye doctors performing surgery and passengers deplaning a jet on back.

50 convertible pesos, 2006. Purple, orange, and yellow. Monument to Calixto García in Havana. Marchers carrying flags and banners that read “Trincheras de Ideas Valen Mas Que Trinchera De Piedra” and “La Batalla de Ideas” on back.

100 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, orange, and bright yellow. Monument to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA): satellite dish, map, woman and man reading, oil refinery on back.
Courtesy of Banco Central de Cuba.
Bahamas issues new CRISP 50-dollar note dated 2006


50 dollars, 2006. Issued December 13, 2006. Like Pick 66, but third denomination in CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) family with larger island names, 3 mm windowed security thread printed BAHAMAS, solid security thread, 50 as latent image, THECENTRALBANK in microprinting, sand dollar in OVI, sand dollar as registration device, gold iridescent band with sand dollars on back. Orange, brown, and green. Signature: Wendy M. Craigg, Governor. Sir Roland T. Symonette as portrait and wmk, along with 50 as eletrotype wmk. Central Bank building on back. Printer: FCOF (with imprint). 156 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of the Central Bank of the Bahamas.
Bahamas issues new CRISP 20-dollar note dated 2006


20 dollars, 2006. Issued September 6, 2006. Like Pick 65, but second denomination in CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) family with larger island names, 3 mm windowed security thread printed BAHAMAS, solid security thread, 20 as latent image, THECENTRALBANK in microprinting, sand dollar in OVI, sand dollar as registration device, gold iridescent band with sand dollars on back. Charcoal, red, and green. Signature: Wendy M. Craigg, Governor. Sir Milo B. Butler as portrait and wmk. Nassau Harbor in New Providence on back. Printer: FCOF (with imprint). 156 x 67 mm.
Courtesy of Morris Lawing (deceased).


















































