Dec 2006
Slovenia unlisted date (2004/2005) and signature combos
Dec 31, 2006 06:21 PM Category: Europe
Slovenia
adopts the euro tomorrow, so it’s fitting that we
report on a half dozen previously unlisted
date/signature combos:
200 tolars (US$1.10), 15. Januar 2004. Issued August 2, 2004. Like Pick 15, but new date and signatures (Mitja Gaspari, Guverner; Samo Nucic, Clan Sveta Banke).
1,000 tolars ($5.50), 15. Januar 2004. Issued August 2, 2004. Like Pick 32, but new date and signatures as above.
5,000 tolars (US$27.50), 15. Januar 2004. Issued August 2, 2004. Like Pick 33, but new date and signatures as above.
10,000 tolars (US$55), 15. Januar 2004. Issued April 4, 2005. Like Pick 34, but new date and signatures as above.
500 tolars (US$2.75), 15. Januar 2005. Issued June 20, 2005. Like Pick 16, but new date and signatures (Mitja Gaspari, Guverner; Ivan Ribnikar, Clan Sveta Banke).
1,000 tolars (US$5.50), 15. Januar 2005. Issued June 20, 2005. Like Pick 32, but new date and signatures as above.
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200 tolars (US$1.10), 15. Januar 2004. Issued August 2, 2004. Like Pick 15, but new date and signatures (Mitja Gaspari, Guverner; Samo Nucic, Clan Sveta Banke).
1,000 tolars ($5.50), 15. Januar 2004. Issued August 2, 2004. Like Pick 32, but new date and signatures as above.
5,000 tolars (US$27.50), 15. Januar 2004. Issued August 2, 2004. Like Pick 33, but new date and signatures as above.
10,000 tolars (US$55), 15. Januar 2004. Issued April 4, 2005. Like Pick 34, but new date and signatures as above.
500 tolars (US$2.75), 15. Januar 2005. Issued June 20, 2005. Like Pick 16, but new date and signatures (Mitja Gaspari, Guverner; Ivan Ribnikar, Clan Sveta Banke).
1,000 tolars (US$5.50), 15. Januar 2005. Issued June 20, 2005. Like Pick 32, but new date and signatures as above.
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Moldova new date (2006) 10-leu note reported
Dec 30, 2006 06:21 PM Category: Europe
Lithuania to issue revised 10- and 100-lita notes
Dec 29, 2006 05:53 PM Category: Europe
On December 29, 2006, the Bank of Lithuania announced plans to order 50 million 10-litas notes, 45 million 50-litas notes, and 50 million 100-litas notes.
Both the 10- (US$3.80) and 100-litas (US$38.15) notes will contain additional security features, and therefore the new year of issue will be 2007. The 50-litas (US$19.05) notes will be unchanged from the 2003 design (Pick 67).
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Brunei issues new $500 and $10,000 polymer notes
Dec 28, 2006 06:21 PM Category: Asia
500 ringgit (US$325), 2006. Issued December 28, 2006. Orange. Pink and gold flower as clear window, transparent window embossed HB500, al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien as portrait and wmk, misai kucing (java tea) flowers at center, red crest on gold patch of 16 petals, novel serial numbering, leaves as registration device. Bandar Seri Begawan mosque and lagoon on back. Polymer. Printer: NPA. 168 x 80 mm.
10,000 ringgit ($6,500), 2006. Issued December 28, 2006. Green and brown. Green and magenta 10-pointed star as clear window, transparent window embossed 10K, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah as portrait and wmk, red crest on gold patch, novel serial numbering, 8-pointed star as registration device. Parliament on back. Polymer. Printer: NPA.
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Australia new dates (2005 and 2006) reported
Dec 28, 2006 09:38 AM Category: Oceania
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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Macedonia new date (2006) 10-denar note reported
Dec 27, 2006 09:39 AM Category: Europe
Guatemala new date (25.8.2006) 20-quetzal note reported
Dec 24, 2006 09:39 AM Category: Central
America
Jordan new date (2006) 50-dinar note reported
Dec 23, 2006 09:39 AM Category: Middle East
50 dinar (US$70.50), AH1427/2006. Like Pick 38, but new date and new signatures.
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Israel new date (2006) 200-new sheqalim note reported
Dec 23, 2006 09:39 AM Category: Middle East
200 new seqalim (US$47.75), 2006. Like Pick 62, but new date and new signatures.
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Hungary 5,000-forint note dated 2006 reported
Dec 23, 2006 09:39 AM Category: Europe
5,000 forint (US$25.70), 2006. Like Pick 191, but new date and new signatures (Péter Adamecz, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi).
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Hungary 10,000-forint note dated 2006 reported
Dec 23, 2006 09:39 AM Category: Europe
10,000 forint (US$51.45), 2006. Like Pick 192, but new date and new signatures (Péter Adamecz, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi).
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Jordan new date (2005) 1-dinar note reported
Dec 22, 2006 09:54 AM Category: Middle East
New varieties of Kazakhstan Pick 13, 20, and 21 notes reported
Dec 22, 2006 09:53 AM Category: Eurasia
There are two different 100-tenge notes dated 1993. The original (Pick 13a, top left) was issued in 1993. It features an intaglio rosette in the upper left corner of the front of the note. There is a second variety also dated 1993 (top right), but issued in 2001. It has the rosette in OVI.
There are two different 200-tenge notes dated 1993. The original (Pick 20, middle left) was issued in 2000. It features the denomination embossed on a rosette in the lower right corner of the front of the note. There is a second variety (middle right) also dated 1993, but issued in 2002. It has a latent image instead of embossing, and a different background design to the right of the portrait.
There are two different 500-tenge notes dated 1999. The original (Pick 21, bottom left) was issued in 2000. It features the denomination embossed on a rosette in the lower right corner of the front of the note. There is a second variety (bottom right) also dated 1999, but issued in 2002. It has a latent image instead of embossing, and a different background design to the right of the portrait. This note is listed as Pick 27, erroneously indicated as a 2004 issue.
If anyone has additional information about these or other unlisted varieties for other denominations, please add your comment below.
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Clydesdale Bank commemorates Robert the Bruce on £20 note
Dec 21, 2006 06:22 PM Category: Europe
20 pounds (US$39.15), 25th March 2006. Issued December 21, 2006. Like Pick 228f, but RB prefix, new bank logo, Bruce’s original heraldic shield plus 700th anniversary 1306 - 2006 at right, and 700th anniversary of the enthronement of Robert the Bruce as King of Scots, which took place at Scone Palace on 25 March 1306 on back.
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1950 Lebanon 50-livres (Pick 52) reported missing
Dec 21, 2006 09:54 AM Category: Misc. | Middle East
Lee Gordon (IBNS member LM100) reports a Lebanese 50-livres note dated 1950 (Pick 52) has gone missing in the mails. The note was sent from Switzerland to the United States by TNT in a registered package posted November 17 by Hans Kajblad (IBNS member 4277). The package was never delivered and it’s feared that the note may have been stolen.
Anyone with information about the location of this note (number 3026627, series B.122 - 627) is asked to contact Lee Gorden ASAP.
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Paraguay 100,000-guaraníe notes dated 2004 and 2005 reported
Dec 21, 2006 09:54 AM Category: South
America
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).
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Hungary 1,000-forint notes dated 2005 and 2006 reported
Dec 21, 2006 09:54 AM Category: Europe
1,000 forint (US$5.25), 2005. Issued April 10, 2006. Like Pick 189, but new dates, new signatures (Péter Adamecz, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi), copper holographic stripe, and iridescent stripe.
1,000 forint (US$5.25), 2006. Issued April 10, 2006. Like Pick 189, but new dates, new signatures (Henrik Auth, Zsigmond Járai, Dr. György Surányi), copper holographic stripe, and iridescent stripe.
According to my sources, a small batch of these notes were dated 2005 but now these are very hard to obtain and the majority of notes are dated 2006. The two dates also bear different signature combinations.
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Estonia to print a new round of krooni notes
Dec 20, 2006 09:54 AM Category: Europe
According to an article in The Baltic Times dated December 20, 2006: “Due to the ever-retreating prospects of joining the euro currency zone, the central Bank of Estonia has announced it will print a new round of bank notes. The currency supply was expected to be phased out and replaced by the euro. But the bank said the nation would need a new injection of notes prior to Estonia’s entering the eurozone. The first to be replenished will be the two and 10 kroon banknotes – which may come as a surprise to many Estonians, who find their wallets overflowing with the near-worthless paper money.”
No word on when the new notes would be released, nor what changes will be made to the design of same. The 2-kroon note (Pick 70a) is worth US$0.15 and the 10-kroon note (Pick 77a) is worth US$0.85.
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Cuba issues new convertible peso series dated 2006
Dec 18, 2006 09:54 AM Category: Caribbean
On
December 18, 2006, the
Banco Central de Cuba
issued
new convertible peso (CUC) notes. The front of
each denomination remains similar to the previous
family (Pick FX37 - FX45), which will be gradually
withdrawn from circulation. Instead of the
national shield which appeared on the backs of all
denominations in the previous family, the new
notes have individualized backs. Furthermore, an
electrotype watermark of the denomination has been
added to the watermark portrait of José Martí and
BCC appears as a latent image. 150 x 70 mm.
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.
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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.
Images courtesy of Banco Central de Cuba.
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Bank of Scotland new date (2006) £5 note reported
Dec 15, 2006 10:14 AM Category: Europe
Bahamas issues revised $50 note dated 2006
Dec 13, 2006 06:21 PM Category: Caribbean
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.
More information is available at the Central Bank of the Bahamas web site.
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Vanuatu revised 1,000-vatu note reported
Dec 03, 2006 10:05 AM Category: Oceania
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.
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New Zealand rejects common currency with Australia
Dec 02, 2006 10:05 AM Category: Oceania
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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Romania issues new polymer 200-lei note
Dec 01, 2006 10:13 AM Category: Europe
Pick 122: 200 lei, 1 decembrie 2006. Orange. Lucian Blaga (1895-1961) as portrait and wmk, poppies, open book with page from poems Self-portrait and 9 May 1895, coat of arms, NBR logo, signatures (Mugur Isarescu, Governor; unknown, Head Cashier), transparent window with pen and 200 embossed, denomination in gold-to-green OVI, registration device, security thread, and microperforations. Neolithic statue of the Thinker of Hamangia, rainbow, water mill with NBR latent image, sessile oak, NBR logo, vertical serial number in black, horizontal novel serial number in red, and iridescent stripe on back. Polymer. 150 x 82 mm.
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