Oceania
French Pacific Territories new signature varieties reported
Feb 21, 2008 08:05 AM
1,000 francs (US$12.40), ND (2002-). Like P2, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE; Teyssere, LE DIRECTEUR).
5,000 francs (US$62), ND (2002-). Like P3, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE; Teyssere, LE DIRECTEUR).
10,000 francs (US$124), ND (2003-). Like P4, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE; T. Cornaille, LE DIRECTEUR).
Images courtesy of Frank van Tiel.
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French Pacific Territories new signature varieties reported
Jan 10, 2008 04:54 PM
500 francs (US$6.20), ND (2003-). Like P1, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE; T. Cornaille, LE DIRECTEUR).
1,000 francs (US$12.35), ND (2003-). Like P2, but new signatures (Severino, LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL; Jean Paul Redouin, LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DE SURVEILLANCE; T. Cornaille, LE DIRECTEUR).
Images courtesy of Wally Myers.
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New Zealand new date varieties reported
Dec 30, 2007 06:06 PM
10 dollars (US$7.65), (20)06. Like P186b, but new date.
50 dollars (US$38.15), (20)04 and (20)05. Like P188b, but new dates.
100 dollars (US$76.35), (20)05. Like P189b, but new date.
Images courtesy of Scott de Young (www.nzbanknotes.com).
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Australia new date (2007) 20-dollar note reported
Nov 18, 2007 08:59 AM
20 dollars (US$17.85), (20)07. Like SCWPM 59, but new date and new signatures (Glenn R. Stevens, Governor; Dr. Ken Henry, Secretary to the Treasury).
Images courtesy of Frank Robinson.
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Vanuatua revised 200-vatu note reported
Nov 08, 2007 07:29 AM
200 vatu (US$2.10), ND (2007). Like P8, but BB serial number prefix, new signatures (unknown, GOVERNOR; unknown, MINISTER OF FINANCE), windowed security thread, and shortened printer imprint: De La Rue.
Images courtesy of Ronny Hick.
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Papua New Guinea issues new polymer 20-kina note
Nov 05, 2007 01:57 PM
20 kina (US$7.25), (20)07. Issued November 5, 2007. Parliament House and national crest (a stylised bird of paradise sitting on a kundu [drum] and a spear) as G-Switch. Boar’s head, toea arm band from the Central Province, a cowrie shell necklace from Madang, and a shell ornament from the Western Province on back. Intaglio printing, 20 embossed on see-through window, bank logo as latent image, black serial numbers and signatures (L. Wilson Kamit, GOVERNOR; Simon Tosali, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY) flouresce yellow/green under UV light, iridescent bird of paradise on back. Polymer.
Images courtesy of Bank of Papua New Guinea.
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Papua New Guinea issues new date (2007) 20-kina note
Sep 30, 2007 12:16 PM
20 kina (US$6.90), (20)07. Like SCWPM 27, but no anniversary logo, new date, and new signatures (Leonard Wilson Kamit, GOVERNOR; Simon Tossali, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY). Polymer.
Images courtesy of Thomas Krause.
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Papua New Guinea issues new 2-kina polymer note
Jun 07, 2007 04:34 PM
2 kina (US$0.68), (20)07. Green, yellow, and light blue. National Parliament building, two see-through windows, and signatures (L. Wilson Kamit, GOVERNOR; Simon Tosali, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY). Back like Pick 21, though slightly redesigned. Polymer.
Images courtesy of Chris Twining.
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Papua New Guinea issues revised 20-kina note polymer
May 13, 2007 04:46 PM
20 kina (US$6.60), ND (2006). Like Pick 27, but without commemorative logo at left, and new signatures (Leonard Wilson Kamit, Governor; Simon Tossali, Secretary). Polymer.
Images courtesy of Thomas Krause.
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Fiji issues new note family
Apr 10, 2007 04:34 PM
2 dollars (US$1.25), ND (2007). Issued April 10, 2007. Green. Mohar, QEII, coat of arms, wmk of Fijian head and electrotype denomination, registration device, Fiji latent image, signature (Savenaca Narube, Governor), novel serial numbers, and 3-mm windowed security thread. schoolchildren in Korobasabasaga and Gemini logo on back. Printer: De La Rue. 131 x 67 mm.
5 dollars (US$3.10), ND (2007). Issued April 10, 2007. Brown. Katoni Masima, QEII, coat of arms, wmk of Fijian head and electrotype denomination, registration device, Fiji latent image, signature (Savenaca Narube, Governor), novel serial numbers, and 3-mm windowed security thread. Crested Iguana, Balaka Palm, Masiratu, and Gemini logo on back. Printer: De La Rue. 136 x 67 mm.
10 dollars (US$6.20), ND (2007). Issued April 10, 2007. Purple. i Buburau ni Bete, QEII, coat of arms, wmk of Fijian head and electrotype denomination, registration device, Fiji latent image, signature (Savenaca Narube, Governor), novel serial numbers, 3-mm windowed security thread, and foil star. Joske’s Thumb, Grand Pacific Hotel, and Gemini logo on back. Printer: De La Rue. 141 x 67 mm.
20 dollars (US$12.40), ND (2007). Issued April 10, 2007. Blue. Foa, QEII, coat of arms, wmk of Fijian head and electrotype denomination, registration device, Fiji latent image, signature (Savenaca Narube, Governor), novel serial numbers, 3-mm windowed security thread, and holographic fan. Fish processing, cutting lumber, mining, train, Mt. Uluinabukelevu, and Gemini logo on back. Printer: De La Rue. 146 x 67 mm.
50 dollars (US$31.05), ND (2007). Issued April 10, 2007. Orange. Wasekaseka, QEII, coat of arms, wmk of Fijian head and electrotype denomination, registration device, Fiji latent image, signature (Savenaca Narube, Governor), novel serial numbers, 3-mm windowed security thread, and holographic turtle. Nine men, Tubetube, Yaqona Vakaturaga, and Gemini logo on back. Printer: De La Rue. 151 x 67 mm.
100 dollars (US$62.10), ND (2007). Issued April 10, 2007. Yellow. Buli Kula, QEII, coat of arms, wmk of Fijian head and electrotype denomination, registration device, Fiji latent image, signature (Savenaca Narube, Governor), novel serial numbers, and 18-mm Optiks security thread with clear window. Two women singers, man with guitar, map of 180° meridian, two snorklers, sailing ship, fish, and Gemini logo on back. Printer: De La Rue. 156 x 67 mm.
Images courtesy of Thomas Krause, Ömer Yalcinkaya, and Morris Lawing.
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Papua New Guinea issues 10-kina note with 8-digit serial number
Mar 15, 2007 05:45 PM
10 kina (US$3.30), ND. Like Pick 26 (above, bottom), but serial number has eight—not six—digits, uses different font, and is positioned different.
Images courtesy of Menelaos Stamatelos, Southeastern Numismatics.
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Vanuatu issues revised 500-vatu note
Jan 22, 2007 06:05 PM
500 vatu, ND (2006). Like Pick 5, but new signatures, windowed security thread, BB prefix, and De La Rue printer imprint.
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Australia new dates (2005 and 2006) reported
Dec 28, 2006 09:38 AM
5 dollars (US$3.95), (20)05. Like Pick 57, but new date. Signatures (I. Macfarlane, Governor; Henry, Secretary). Serial DD. Polymer.
10 dollars (US$7.90), (20)06. Like Pick 58, but new date. Signatures (I. Macfarlane, Governor; Henry, Secretary). Serial BH. Polymer.
20 dollars (US$15.80), (20)05. Like Pick 59, but new date. Signatures (I. Macfarlane, Governor; Henry, Secretary). Serial CJ. Polymer.
50 dollars (US$39.45), (20)05. Like Pick 60, but new date. Signatures (I. Macfarlane, Governor; Henry, Secretary). Serial HE. Polymer.
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Vanuatu revised 1,000-vatu note reported
Dec 03, 2006 10:05 AM
1,000 vatu, ND (2006). Like Pick 10, but without overprint of seal for 25th anniversary of independence. Arms with Melanesian chief standing with spear, flanked by “VT” as latent image. Signatures: Odo Tevi, Governor; Moana Carcasse Kalosil, Minister of Finance. Melanesian male head as wmk, “FF” serial number prefix, solid security thread, spiral registration device, and “BANQUE DE RESERVE DE VANUATU” in microprinting. 3 carvings at left, map of islands, and 3 men in outrigger sailboat at center on back. Printer: De La Rue (with imprint). 150 x 75 mm.
Images courtesy of Christof Zellweger.
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New Zealand rejects common currency with Australia
Dec 02, 2006 10:05 AM
According
to a December 6, 2006 article in The Dominion Post,
New Zealand’s finance minister Dr. Michael Cullen has
rejected an Australian committee’s suggestion of a
common currency.
Australia’s House of Representatives standing committee on legal and constitutional affairs recently issued a report with a number of suggestions for harmonizing the legal and governmental systems of the two neighboring countries.
Dr. Cullen rejected the possibility of a a common dollar, saying “There’s no such thing as a common currency on the table and there never has been. The Australian Government has made it clear that if we wish to adopt their currency we can do so. There’s been a suggestion that New Zealand might adopt Australia’s currency—we are not going to do that.”
Both countries currently use dollars and cents, and the notes from both countries are printed on polymer in Australia. However, the Australian and New Zealand dollars trade separately and are not interchangeable.
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Australia’s House of Representatives standing committee on legal and constitutional affairs recently issued a report with a number of suggestions for harmonizing the legal and governmental systems of the two neighboring countries.
Dr. Cullen rejected the possibility of a a common dollar, saying “There’s no such thing as a common currency on the table and there never has been. The Australian Government has made it clear that if we wish to adopt their currency we can do so. There’s been a suggestion that New Zealand might adopt Australia’s currency—we are not going to do that.”
Both countries currently use dollars and cents, and the notes from both countries are printed on polymer in Australia. However, the Australian and New Zealand dollars trade separately and are not interchangeable.
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Solomon Islands issues new $100 and revised $2 notes
Sep 02, 2006 10:52 AM
On
September 2, 2006, the
Central Bank of Solomon
Islands issued
the nation’s first ever $100 note, as well as a
revised $2 note. The $100 note honors the
country’s rural sector, according to a
speech given by CBSI governor Rick
Hou.
The $2 note is similar to Pick 23, but is now
printed on paper, polymer having proven to be
disappointing in regards to color retention.
Pick 29: 100 dollars (US$13.10), ND (2006). Issued September 2, 2006. Light brown, red, and peach. Falcon head wmk, flag, windowed security thread, coat of arms, holographic security emblem, and registration device. Coconut harvesting, palms, ray on back. 160 x 72 mm.
Pick 25: 2 dollars (US$0.25), ND (2006). Issued September 2, 2006. Like Pick 23, but printed on paper, no commemorative seal, flag and pole added to left of center, and novel serial numbers. 140 x 70 mm.
Images courtesy of Morris Lawing (IBNS member 4282).
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Pick 29: 100 dollars (US$13.10), ND (2006). Issued September 2, 2006. Light brown, red, and peach. Falcon head wmk, flag, windowed security thread, coat of arms, holographic security emblem, and registration device. Coconut harvesting, palms, ray on back. 160 x 72 mm.
Pick 25: 2 dollars (US$0.25), ND (2006). Issued September 2, 2006. Like Pick 23, but printed on paper, no commemorative seal, flag and pole added to left of center, and novel serial numbers. 140 x 70 mm.
Images courtesy of Morris Lawing (IBNS member 4282).
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Fiji to issue new note series in 2007
Feb 10, 2006 11:15 AM
On
February 10, 2006, the Reserve Bank of Fiji signed an
agreement for the printing of a new series of notes
with
De La Rue,
who have printed Fiji’s currency since
decimalization in 1969. The new notes will be
issued in 2007 and will include a $100 note for
the first time. Governor Savenaca Narube said the
new designs will feature images of local people,
flora and fauna, culture and tradition,
industrial, and economic activity; the portrait of
QEII will be retained. The new notes will include
a visually impaired feature and will vary in size
lengthwise. The highest denomination $100 will be
the same size as the existing notes (156 x 67 mm),
with the length of the five lesser denominations
reduced at a rate of 5 mm each.
Information courtesy of Dr. Kerry A. Rodgers.
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Information courtesy of Dr. Kerry A. Rodgers.
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