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Bangladesh new date (2004) 2-taka note reported

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2 taka (US$0.05), 2004. Like Pick 6C, but new date, new signature. Shaheed Minar on front, magpie robin (Doyal) on back. Tiger head and bank logo as wkm. Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh. 100 x 60 mm.

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Southeastern Numismatics.

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Bangladesh to issue 1,000-taka note in mid-2007

By mid-2007, the Bangladesh Bank plans to issue a 1,000-taka (US$14.50) note featuring the emblem of the Shaheed Minar on the front and the Curzon Hall on the back. Currently the 500-taka is the largest denomination in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh issues new date (2007) 2-taka note

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On January 27, 2007, the Bangladesh Bank issued a 2 taka (US$0.03), 2007. Like Pick 6C, but new date, new signature (Siddique ur Rehman Chaudhry, Finance Secretary), and windowed security thread. Shaheed Minar on front, magpie robin (Doyal) on back. Tiger head and bank logo as wkm. Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh. 100 x 60 mm.

Courtesy of
Mohammed J. Islam and Ronny Hicks.

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Bangladesh issues smaller 5-taka note dated 2006

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Pick 46: 5 taka, 2006. New date. Issued October 8, 2006. Like Pick 25, but reduced size (118 x 62 mm), new signature (Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor), and 3-mm windowed security thread.

The 5-taka note was discontinued some years ago and has now been re-introduced, reportedly as a temporary emergency issue printed on 100-taka paper due to lack of coinage.

Images courtesy of
Morris Lawing (IBNS member 4282).

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Bangladesh issues smaller 10-taka note dated 2006

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Pick 47: 10 taka, 2006. New date. Issued September 21, 2006. Like Pick 39, but reduced size (123 x 60 mm versus 130 x 60 mm), new signature (Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor), and signature in blue instead of red.

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Morris Lawing (IBNS member 4282).

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Bangladesh issues smaller 100-taka note dated 2006

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Pick 49: 100 taka, 2006. Issued July 16, 2006. Light blue, dark blue, and brown. Like Pick 44, but reduced size and security thread now 3 mm wide. National Mausoleum and Sixty-dome Mosque in Bagerhat. Signature: Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor. Bengal tiger and bank symbol of as wmk. Banganabdhu Multipurpose bridge on back. 140 x 62 mm.
 
Images courtesy of Peter Symes.

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