Mar 2008
Nigeria new date (2007) 1,000-naira note reported
Mar 25, 2008 07:38 AM Category: Africa
1,000 naira (US$8.60), 2007. Like NGN1,000 issued October 12, 2005, but new date. 151 x 78 mm.
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Moldova new date (2007) 200-leu note reported
Mar 23, 2008 02:27 PM Category: Europe
Pakistan issues revised 20-rupee note
Mar 22, 2008 08:32 AM Category: Asia
Responding to the public outcry over the similar colors of the 20-rupee banknote (P45) issued on August 13, 2005, and the 5,000-rupee note issued on May 27, 2006, the State Bank of Pakistan today issued a revised Rs20 note which is identical to the previous issue, except the colors have been revised to facilitate distinguishing it from all other denominations in the new series. The previous brown Rs20 remains legal tender.
20 rupee (US$0.30), 2007. Issued March 22, 2008. Orange, green, and yellow. Mohammad Ali Jinnah as portrait and watermark with electrotype denomination, signature (Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Governor), microlettering, security thread fluoresces blue under UV light, and denomination as latent image and registration device. Mohen-Jo-Daro in Larkana on back. Printer: Security Printing Corporation. 123 x 65 mm.
Images courtesy of Muhammad Rizwan.
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Czech Republic releases details about revised 1,000-korun note
Mar 21, 2008 08:03 AM Category: Europe
1,000 korun (US$60.65), 2008. To be issued April 1, 2008. Like P15, but new date, new signature (Tůma, GUVERNER), and many additional security features, including bichrome patterned iridescent strip of overlapping gold and blue, Omron rings, 1000 and linden leaf added as electrotype watermark, 3.0-mm windowed puce-to-green security thread with hatched ČNB 1000 Kč, and additional UV features. Designer: Oldřich Kulhánek. Printer: State Printing Office, Prague. 158 x 74 mm.
Images courtesy of Claudio Marana.
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Nigeria new date (2007) 500-naira note reported
Mar 16, 2008 01:20 PM Category: Africa
Looking for Myanmar P70a, P71a, and P77a
Mar 16, 2008 09:53 AM Category: Misc.
I am writing an article on the banknotes of the Central Bank of Myanmar and believe I have discovered errors in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
The SCWPM lists two varieties for the 5- and 10-kyat denominations, the first type (P70a and P71a) supposedly issued in 1996 with a chinze watermark, and the second type (P70b and P71b) issued in 1997 with the denomination added to the chinze watermark. The SCWPM definitely has the first date of issuance wrong, and I strongly suspect that it's also in error when it comes to the existence of two varieties.
The official Central Bank of Myanmar press dated April 21, 1995, makes no mention of the denomination being included in the watermark, but this could be a mere oversight. It would be odd, but not inconceivable, to issue new notes with old-style (chinze only) watermarks when the bank had begun the process of switching to the new-style (chinze and denomination) watermarks 13 months prior. I have not personally seen these notes without the denomination in the watermark, nor have I been able to find anyone with such varieties in their collections.
The SCWPM lists the 1,000-kyat note as available in two varieties: P77a with a security thread in negative script and the chinze-only watermark, and P77b with a security thread in positive script and a watermark of the chinze with the denomination. Not only does the SCWPM have it backwards when describing positive and negative script on the security threads of all Myanmar notes, I believe it's also wrong in claiming there are two watermark varieties of this denomination. It defies all sense of logic that after revising its three highest denominations with windowed security threads that the bank would revert back to using the less-secure solid thread. Likewise, why would the bank issue its newest note with the old-style chinze-only watermark after having gone to the trouble of adding the denomination to the watermark of all other notes except the 1-kyat?
If there's anyone out there who has a 5-, 10-, or 1,000-kyat note without the denomination in the watermark, I would very much like to hear from you to that effect.
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Bahrain issues new note series
Mar 15, 2008 10:39 AM Category: Middle East
All
of the new notes measure 154 x 74 mm and are
presumably printed by De La Rue (based upon their
inclusion of StarChrome security threads and an
unique screen trap pattern on the back). All of the
notes have the following security features: King
Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa as watermark with
electrotype denomination, intaglio printing, windowed
green-to-red StarChrome security thread with CBB
repeating, gold iridescent stripe with denomination
in Arabic and English, registration device,
denomination as latent image, CENTRALBANKOFBAHRAIN
microprinting, novel serial number fluoresces under
UV light. Additionally, the 5-, 10-, and 20-dinar
notes also include a hologram on the front.
In addition to the security features, the new banknotes also incorporate, for the first time, a feature to enable the visually-impaired to easily recognize the value of each note. The feature—which has erroneously been called braille by some media outlets—comprises a series of short, raised lines, which appear at the top right on the front face of the note. The BD1/2 has one line; BD1 has two lines and so on, up to BD20, with five lines.
1/2 dinar (US$1.30), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Orange and brown. Old Bahrain Court on front, Bahrain International Circuit (motorsport facility) in Sakhir on back.
1 dinar (US$2.65), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Red. Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya School (Bahrain’s first school) on front, Sail monument in Manama City and five galloping Arabian horses on back.
5 dinars (US$13.25), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Blue. Shaikh Isa House in Muharraq and Riffa Fort on front, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) smelter and the first oil well in Bahrain near Jebel Dukhan mountain on back.
10 dinars (US$26.50), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Green. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Causeway on back.
20 dinars (US$53.05), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Brown and light blue. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Al Fateh Islamic Center in Juffair on back.
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In addition to the security features, the new banknotes also incorporate, for the first time, a feature to enable the visually-impaired to easily recognize the value of each note. The feature—which has erroneously been called braille by some media outlets—comprises a series of short, raised lines, which appear at the top right on the front face of the note. The BD1/2 has one line; BD1 has two lines and so on, up to BD20, with five lines.
1/2 dinar (US$1.30), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Orange and brown. Old Bahrain Court on front, Bahrain International Circuit (motorsport facility) in Sakhir on back.
1 dinar (US$2.65), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Red. Al Hedaya Al Khalifiya School (Bahrain’s first school) on front, Sail monument in Manama City and five galloping Arabian horses on back.
5 dinars (US$13.25), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Blue. Shaikh Isa House in Muharraq and Riffa Fort on front, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) smelter and the first oil well in Bahrain near Jebel Dukhan mountain on back.
10 dinars (US$26.50), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Green. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Causeway on back.
20 dinars (US$53.05), ٢٠٠٦ (2006). Issued March 17, 2008. Brown and light blue. King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa on front, Al Fateh Islamic Center in Juffair on back.
300-dpi scans of actual notes requested.
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Lithuania issues revised 10- and 100-lita notes
Mar 13, 2008 01:37 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.
On March 5, 2008, both the 10- (US$4.40) and 100-litas (US$43.95) notes dated 2007 were issued with additional security features. Previous 10-litas notes dated 1997 and 2001, as well as 100-litas notes dated 2000, remain legal tender.
10 litas (US$4.40), 2007. Issued March 5, 2008. Like P65, but iridescent stripe to right of portraits with denomination as latent image, and no microperforation. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient.
100 litas (US$43.95), 2007. Issued March 5, 2008. Like P62, but holographic stripe, denomination at left front in green-to-magenta OVI, denomination as electrotype watermark, and paper tinted green. Printer: François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire.
Images courtesy of Valdemar Griskevic.
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On March 5, 2008, both the 10- (US$4.40) and 100-litas (US$43.95) notes dated 2007 were issued with additional security features. Previous 10-litas notes dated 1997 and 2001, as well as 100-litas notes dated 2000, remain legal tender.
10 litas (US$4.40), 2007. Issued March 5, 2008. Like P65, but iridescent stripe to right of portraits with denomination as latent image, and no microperforation. Printer: Giesecke & Devrient.
100 litas (US$43.95), 2007. Issued March 5, 2008. Like P62, but holographic stripe, denomination at left front in green-to-magenta OVI, denomination as electrotype watermark, and paper tinted green. Printer: François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire.
Images courtesy of Valdemar Griskevic.
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Zambia new date (2008) 1,000-kwacha note reported
Mar 10, 2008 05:14 PM Category: Africa
1,000 kwacha (US$0.25), 2008. Like P45, but new date and new printer imprint. Printer: SABN (South African Bank Note). Polymer.
Images courtesy of Bwananick.
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Macau to issue 20-pacata note celebrating Olympics
Mar 08, 2008 01:04 PM Category: Asia
According
to a March 8, 2008, article in
Macau Daily
Times,
the Macau branch of the Bank of China (BOC)
is set to issue four million 20-pataca (US$2.50)
banknotes in commemoration of the 29th Olympic
Games that will be held in Beijing during August
2008.
A spokesman of the executive council, Mr. Tong Chi Kin, said the note will be the same purple color as the currently circulating 20-pacata note (Pick 103). The front of the new note will feature the Bank of China building, the architecture representing the location of the torch relay of the ancient Olympic Games, as well as the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games, and a vertical line that reads "In Commemoration of the 29th Olympic Games" in both Chinese and Portuguese. The back of the note will depict the Beijing Olympic Stadium (also known as the "Bird's Nest"), and Macau's Golden Lotus symbol.
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A spokesman of the executive council, Mr. Tong Chi Kin, said the note will be the same purple color as the currently circulating 20-pacata note (Pick 103). The front of the new note will feature the Bank of China building, the architecture representing the location of the torch relay of the ancient Olympic Games, as well as the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games, and a vertical line that reads "In Commemoration of the 29th Olympic Games" in both Chinese and Portuguese. The back of the note will depict the Beijing Olympic Stadium (also known as the "Bird's Nest"), and Macau's Golden Lotus symbol.
300-dpi scans of actual notes requested.
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Indonesia to issue new 2,000-rupiah note
Mar 05, 2008 08:40 AM Category: Asia
According
to a March 3, 2008, article in
The Jakarta Post,
Bank Indonesia (BI)
is set to issue a 2,000-rupiah banknote (US$0.22)
and 1,000-rupiah coin in the second semester of
this year. “BI has decided to issue a new banknote
and coin after considering people’s needs, as well
as costs for making banknotes,” said BI Deputy
Governor Budi Rochadi. The 2,000-rupiah note will
be the country’s smallest denomination note once
the existing 1,000-rupiah note (Pick 141) is
replaced by a coin. The new banknote and coin will
be employ braille making them more convenient for
blind people. BI is preparing new designs and
security systems to discourage counterfeiters. The
last time BI issued revised banknotes was in 2005,
with its released of new 50,000- and
100,000-rupiah notes (Pick 144).
300-dpi scans of actual notes requested.
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Zimbabwe's banknotes produced by G&D
Mar 05, 2008 08:22 AM Category: Africa
According to a March 2, 2008, article in the The Sunday Times, every week German security printer Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) delivers to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) banknotes with a face value of Z$170 trillion, for which it receives more than €500,000 (US$763,000). A source at the RBZ claims G&D delivers 432,000 sheets of banknotes every week to Fidelity printers in Harare, where they are stamped with the denomination. Each sheet contains 40 notes and the current production is entirely in Z$10m notes, the country’s highest denomination, initially issued January 18, 2008. G&D has printed Zimbabwe’s notes since the 1970s.
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IBNS Journal 47.1 is now online
Mar 01, 2008 10:43 AM Category: IBNS
I’m pleased to report that members of the International Bank Note Society can now download the current 80-page issue (Vol. 47 No. 1) of the IBNS Journal from the Extranet section of www.theIBNS.org. You must be an IBNS member with a web password to access this section of the site.
Members will receive their printed copies in the mail in the coming weeks.
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