South America
Chile new date (2006) 20,000-peso note reported
Apr 14, 2008 06:33 PM


20,000 pesos (US$44.50), 2006. Like P159, but new date and new signatures (Vittorio Corbo Lioi, PRESIDENTE; Leonardo Hernández Tagle, GERENTE GENERAL).
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Bolivia new signature variety 20-bolivianos note reported
Apr 14, 2008 06:32 PM


20 bolivianos (US$2.70), L.1986. Like P229, but new signatures (Raúl Garrón Claure, PRESIDENT a.i. BCB; Eduardo Pardo, GERENTE GENERAL BCB). Printer: F. C. OBERTHUR.
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Chile new date (2006) 5,000-peso note reported
Apr 05, 2008 11:42 AM


5,000 pesos (US$11.50), 2007. Like P155, but new date, new signatures (Vittorio Corbo Lioi, PRESIDENTE; Alejandro Zurbuchen Silva, GERENTE GENERAL), and two horizontal sorting bars in lower left front.
Images courtesy of Chris Twining.
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Colombia new date (01.02.2006) 1,000-peso note reported
Feb 26, 2008 11:17 AM


1,000 pesos (US$0.50), 1o DE FEBRERO DE 2006. Like P450, but new date.
Courtesy of Andres Collazos.
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Chile new date (2006) 1,000- and 10,000-peso notes reported
Feb 17, 2008 03:22 PM


1,000 pesos (US$2.15), 2006. Like P154, but new date, new signatures (Vittorio Corbo Lioi, PRESIDENTE; Leonardo Hernández Tagle, GERENTE GENERAL), and sorting bar at lower left front.


10,000 pesos (US$21.50), 2006. Like P157, but new date, new signatures (Vittorio Corbo Lioi, PRESIDENTE; Leonardo Hernández Tagle, GERENTE GENERAL), and sorting bars at lower left front.
Images courtesy of Frank van Tiel.
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Bolivia 100-bolivianos note series H reported
Feb 13, 2008 01:25 PM

100 bolivianos (US$13.25), L.1986 (2007). Like P231, but series H, new signatures (Raúl Garrón Claure, PRESIDENT a.i. BCB; Eduardo Pardo, GERENTE GENERAL BCB), and windowed security thread with demetalized 100BCB repeating. Printer: F. C. OBERTHUR.
Images courtesy of Ronny Hick. Signatory names courtesy of Art Matz with help from Valentin Rendon in La Paz.
If anyone can positively identify the GERENTE GENERAL BCB signatory, please share that information.
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Venezuela unveils bolivar fuerte note designs
Oct 24, 2007 03:51 PM
We
now have confirmation that the PDF marked
“Información Confidencial” reported ten days ago is
authentic. Today the Banco Central de Venezuela
has officially unveiled its new family of
notes.
The only thing that remains to be explained is why
there is no 200-bolivar fuerte note as previously
reported.
All notes will be released on January 1, 2008, and are dated 20 DE MARZO DE 2007 on front, along with signatures (PRESIDENTE BCV and PRIMER VICEPRESIDENTE BCV). Security features for each note includes intaglio printing with the denomination in OVI, watermark of portrait and electrotype watermark of denomination numerals, wide windowed security thread, registration device, microprinting, raised symbol for the blind, and latent image. Coat of arms on back.


2 bolivares fuerte. Blue and orange. Francisco de Miranda. Amazon Two river dolphins (inia geoffrensis) in foreground, Parque Nacional Médanos de Coro and Gusano flor in background on back.


5 bolivares fuerte. Light orange and tan. Pedro Camejo. Two giant armadillos (priodontes maximus) in foreground, palm trees in Los Llanos (flat plains) in background on back.


10 bolivares fuerte. Dark orange and brown. Cacique Guaicaipuro. American Harpy eagle (harpia harpyja) in foreground, Salto Ucaima y tepuyes Venado y Kurún (Parque Nacional Canaima) in background on back.


20 bolivares fuerte. Pink and aqua. Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi. Two hawksbill turtles (eretmochelys imbricata) in foreground, Montañas de Macanao in background on back.


50 bolivares fuerte. Green and yellow. Simón Rodrígues. Spectacled bear (tremarctos ornatos) in foreground, Laguna del Santo Cristo (Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada) in background on back.

100 bolivares fuerte. Rust and green. Simón Bolívar. Two black-hooded red siskin birds (carduelis cucullata) in foreground, Guaraira Repano (Parque Nacional El Ávila) in background on back.
Images courtesy of Ömer Yalcinkaya (http://stores.ebay.com/OMER-YALCINKAYA-STORE).
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All notes will be released on January 1, 2008, and are dated 20 DE MARZO DE 2007 on front, along with signatures (PRESIDENTE BCV and PRIMER VICEPRESIDENTE BCV). Security features for each note includes intaglio printing with the denomination in OVI, watermark of portrait and electrotype watermark of denomination numerals, wide windowed security thread, registration device, microprinting, raised symbol for the blind, and latent image. Coat of arms on back.


2 bolivares fuerte. Blue and orange. Francisco de Miranda. Amazon Two river dolphins (inia geoffrensis) in foreground, Parque Nacional Médanos de Coro and Gusano flor in background on back.


5 bolivares fuerte. Light orange and tan. Pedro Camejo. Two giant armadillos (priodontes maximus) in foreground, palm trees in Los Llanos (flat plains) in background on back.


10 bolivares fuerte. Dark orange and brown. Cacique Guaicaipuro. American Harpy eagle (harpia harpyja) in foreground, Salto Ucaima y tepuyes Venado y Kurún (Parque Nacional Canaima) in background on back.


20 bolivares fuerte. Pink and aqua. Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi. Two hawksbill turtles (eretmochelys imbricata) in foreground, Montañas de Macanao in background on back.


50 bolivares fuerte. Green and yellow. Simón Rodrígues. Spectacled bear (tremarctos ornatos) in foreground, Laguna del Santo Cristo (Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada) in background on back.

100 bolivares fuerte. Rust and green. Simón Bolívar. Two black-hooded red siskin birds (carduelis cucullata) in foreground, Guaraira Repano (Parque Nacional El Ávila) in background on back.
Images courtesy of Ömer Yalcinkaya (http://stores.ebay.com/OMER-YALCINKAYA-STORE).
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Venezuela's new bolivar fuerte note designs surface
Oct 14, 2007 10:46 AM
As
previously reported, on February 15, 2007, President
Hugo Chavez announced plans to strip three zeros from
the bolivar, replacing it with the bolivar fuerte
(Bsf) on January 1, 2008. The Central Bank of
Venezuela is also said to be considering a switch to
polymer notes.
Recently a PDF marked “Información Confidencial” surfaced that purports to be from the Banco Central de Venezuela and the Casa de la Moneda. It depicts the new family of notes, but the images in the PDF are clearly mock ups only, not actual printed notes, so details are subject to change. It appears the intended security features for each note includes intaglio printing with the denomination in OVI, watermark of portrait and electrotype watermark of denomination numerals, wide windowed security thread, registration device, microprinting, raised symbol for the blind, and latent image. The arrows on the following images are vestiges of the original PDF call outs and are not part of the actual note designs.
If you can provide confirmation of these designs or better identifications of the animals on the backs, please share this information.

2 bolivares fuerte. Blue and orange. Francisco de Miranda. Two porpoises on back.

5 bolivares fuerte. Light orange and tan. Pedro Camejo. Armadillos on back.

10 bolivares fuerte. Dark orange and brown. Cacique Guaicaipuro. Owl on back.

20 bolivares fuerte. Pink and aqua. Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi. Turtles on back.

50 bolivares fuerte. Green and yellow. Simón Rodrígues. Bear on back.

100 bolivares fuerte. Rust and green. Simón Bolívar. Birds on back.

200 bolivares fuerte. Yellow and brown. Antonio José de Sucre. Jaguar on back.

000 bolivares fuerte (reserved). Orange and red. Rafael María Baralt. Monkey on back.
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Recently a PDF marked “Información Confidencial” surfaced that purports to be from the Banco Central de Venezuela and the Casa de la Moneda. It depicts the new family of notes, but the images in the PDF are clearly mock ups only, not actual printed notes, so details are subject to change. It appears the intended security features for each note includes intaglio printing with the denomination in OVI, watermark of portrait and electrotype watermark of denomination numerals, wide windowed security thread, registration device, microprinting, raised symbol for the blind, and latent image. The arrows on the following images are vestiges of the original PDF call outs and are not part of the actual note designs.
If you can provide confirmation of these designs or better identifications of the animals on the backs, please share this information.

2 bolivares fuerte. Blue and orange. Francisco de Miranda. Two porpoises on back.

5 bolivares fuerte. Light orange and tan. Pedro Camejo. Armadillos on back.

10 bolivares fuerte. Dark orange and brown. Cacique Guaicaipuro. Owl on back.

20 bolivares fuerte. Pink and aqua. Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi. Turtles on back.

50 bolivares fuerte. Green and yellow. Simón Rodrígues. Bear on back.

100 bolivares fuerte. Rust and green. Simón Bolívar. Birds on back.

200 bolivares fuerte. Yellow and brown. Antonio José de Sucre. Jaguar on back.

000 bolivares fuerte (reserved). Orange and red. Rafael María Baralt. Monkey on back.
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Paraguay to issue new 50,000-guaranîe note in 2008
Oct 11, 2007 01:06 PM

Perhaps as early as March 2008, the Banco Central Del Paraguay will replace the current 50,000-guaraníe note (US$10) shown above with a new design featuring a portrait of guitarist and composer Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré). The note will be designed with a new predominant color of purple to distinguish it from the current notes of the same denomination (see above).
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Chile new date (2006) 5,000-peso note reported
Apr 21, 2007 04:56 PM
5,000 pesos (US$9.25), 2006. Like Pick 155, but new date, two horizontal sorting bars in lower left corner on front, and new signatures (Vittorio Corbo Lioi, PRESIDENTE; Leonardo Hernández Tagle, GERENTE GENERAL).
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Peru new date (28.10.2004) 20-nuevos soles note reported
Apr 21, 2007 04:56 PM
20 nuevos soles (US$6.30), 28 de Octubre de 2004. Like Pick 169, but new date, new signatures, and FCOF printer imprint on back.
Anyone who knows the names of the signatories is encouraged to share that information.
Also, please note that the date is printed “Octubre de 2004,” but an earlier issue has it spelled as “Octubre del 2000.” Is this an error, or correct Spanish spelling based upon the year?
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Peru new date (28.10.2004) 100-nuevos sole notes reported
Apr 21, 2007 04:56 PM
100 nuevos soles (US$31.55), 28 de Octubre de 2004. Like Pick 169, but new date, new signatures, and FCOF printer imprint on back.
Anyone who knows the names of the signatories is encouraged to share that information.
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Peru new date (2001) 10-nuevos soles note reported
Apr 15, 2007 05:14 PM
Two new varieties of the 10-nuevos soles (US$3.15) note have been reported:
10 nuevos soles), 1 de Marzo del 2001. Like Pick 166, but new date, new signatures (above top), and FCO printer imprint on back.
10 nuevos soles, 27 de Setiembre del 2001. Like Pick 166, but new date, new signatures (above bottom), 10 in watermark, and DE LA RUE printer imprint on back.
Anyone who knows the names of the signatories is encouraged to share that information.
Images courtesy of Ronny Hick.
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Peru new date (12.10.2000) 20-nuevos sole note reported
Apr 15, 2007 05:14 PM
20 nuevos soles (US$6.30), 12 de Octubre del 2000. Like Pick 169, but new date, new signatures, and B A BANKNOTE printer imprint on back.
Anyone who knows the names of the signatories is encouraged to share that information.
Also, please note that the date is printed “Octubre del 2000,” but a later issue has it spelled as “Octubre de 2004.” Is this an error, or correct Spanish spelling based upon the year?
Images courtesy of Ronny Hick.
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Uruguay new date (2004) 1,000-peso note reported
Mar 15, 2007 05:31 PM
1,000 pesos uruguayos (US$41.15), 2004. Like Pick 79, but new date, new signatures, series B, and printer imprint De La Rue on back.
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Chile new date (2005) peso notes reported
Mar 13, 2007 05:39 PM
Although all are dated 2005, the 1,000- and 5,000-peso notes have a different signature combination than that which appears on the 10,000-peso note.
Images courtesy of Menelaos Stamatelos, Southeastern Numismatics.
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Peru issues revised 50-nuevos sole note
Mar 12, 2007 05:31 PM
On March 12, 2007, the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú issued a revised 50-nuevos soles (US$15.70). Like Pick 169A, but new date, new signatures, and new security features: vertical denomination 50 at right in fuschia-to-green OVI, and old color-changing hexagonal planchettes replaced by iridescent stripe with 50 and BCRP repeating to left of portrait, plus a windowed security thread.
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Venezuela to issue “new bolivar” notes in 2008
Feb 15, 2007 06:00 PM
Paraguay 100,000-guaraníe notes dated 2004 and 2005 reported
Dec 21, 2006 09:54 AM
100,000 guaraníes, 2004. Like Pick 219, but B prefix, new date, new signatures (unknown, Gerente General; unknown, Presidenta), redesigned hologram, and vertical serial number now with novel numbering. Printer: De La Rue (with imprint).
100,000 guaraníes, 2005. Issued December 2006. Like above, but C prefix, new date, new signatures (Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General; Monica Perez, Presidenta), and hologram replaced by gold OVI. Printer: François-Charles Oberthur (with imprint).
Images courtesy of Andrés Michelfelder.
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Uruguay issues revised 200- and 500-peso notes dated 2006
Nov 25, 2006 10:06 AM
The
Central Bank of Uruguay
is
improving the security features of its current
family of notes. The first two denominations in
Series C, the $200 and $500, have been issued and
other denominations are to follow.
200 pesos uruguayos (US$8.25), 2006. Issued November 2006. Like Pick 77, but new date, series C, and new security features, including Pedro Figari as watermark with denomination spelled out in script, iridescent stripe with $200 repeating, and latent image of Artigas, BCU, and 200 in upper right.

500 pesos uruguayos (US$20.60), 2006. Issued November 2006. Like Pick 82, but new date, series C, and new security features, including Alfredo Vaquez Acevedo as watermark with denomination spelled out in script, iridescent stripe with $500 repeating, and latent image of Artigas, BCU, and 500 in upper right.
Special thanks to Cleophas Elmakias Schockemohle for bringing this to my attention.
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200 pesos uruguayos (US$8.25), 2006. Issued November 2006. Like Pick 77, but new date, series C, and new security features, including Pedro Figari as watermark with denomination spelled out in script, iridescent stripe with $200 repeating, and latent image of Artigas, BCU, and 200 in upper right.

500 pesos uruguayos (US$20.60), 2006. Issued November 2006. Like Pick 82, but new date, series C, and new security features, including Alfredo Vaquez Acevedo as watermark with denomination spelled out in script, iridescent stripe with $500 repeating, and latent image of Artigas, BCU, and 500 in upper right.
Special thanks to Cleophas Elmakias Schockemohle for bringing this to my attention.
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Colombia issues smaller 1,000- and 2,000-peso notes dated 2005
Nov 17, 2006 09:54 AM
1,000 pesos (US$0.45), 1° de noviembre de 2005. Issued November 17, 2006. Like Pick 450, but new date, new signatures (unknown, Gerente General; unknown, Gerente Ejecutivo), and smaller size. 130 x 65 mm.
2,000 pesos (US$0.90), 7 de marzo de 2005. Issued November 17, 2006. Like Pick 451, but new date, new signatures (unknown, Gerente General; unknown, Gerente Ejecutivo), and smaller size. 130 x 65 mm.
Images courtesy of Banco de la República Colombia.
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Peru issues revised 10-nuevos soles note dated 2005
Nov 14, 2006 10:06 AM
On November 14, 2006, the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú issued a revised 10-nuevos soles (US$3.10) note dated 11 de Agosto de 2005. Like Pick 166, but new date, new signatures, and new security features: vertical denomination 10 at right in fuschia-to-green OVI, and old color-changing hexagonal planchettes replaced by iridescent stripe with 10 and BCRP repeating to left of portrait of José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales.
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Paraguay cancels new G50,000 notes due to theft
Oct 23, 2006 10:41 AM
The Central Bank of Paraguay reported that six boxes containing 250,000 new 50,000-guaranies notes were stolen during shipment by sea between France (where they were printed by François-Charles Oberthur) and Uruguay. The notes carry a “C” serial number prefix, have “50 MIL” in the upper left-hand corner, feature an intaglio-printed star below the watermark area, and are dated 2005 between the signatures or Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General and Monica Perez, Presidenta. They were intended to enter circulation in early December 2006, but in response to the theft the Central Bank has canceled the emission of the “C” series in this denomination. The total value of the theft exceeds US$2.3 million.
Some of these notes entered circulation before the theft was made public and are beginning to surface in the collectors’ market at prices up to US$200.
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Venezuela issues revised 50,000-bolivare note dated 2006
Oct 16, 2006 10:47 AM
Pick 94: 50,000 bolivares, 2006. Issued October 16, 2006. Like Pick 83, but with “REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA” in upper left, windowed security thread now 2.5 mm wide, new signatures (unknown, Presidente; unknown Primer Vice President), circle in gold to green OVI, “50MIL” added to José María Vargas wmk, denomination no longer fluoresces under UV. Printer: Casa de la Moneda, Venezuela (with imprint).
More details can be found on the Banco Central de Venezuela web site and in this press release (Spanish only).
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Paraguay issues revised 20,000-guarani note dated 2005
Aug 31, 2006 11:00 AM
20,000 guaranies, 2005. Issued August 31, 2006. Sky blue and gray. “A” prefix, novel serial numbers at left, “BCP” registration device and latent image, windowed security thread, denomination fluoresces under UV light. Signatures: Ramon Arréllaga, Gerente General; Monica Perez, Presidenta. Woman holding vase at right. Central Bank of Paraguay building on back. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Germany (with imprint). 157 x 67 mm.
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