Kyrgyzstan to issue new notes on 1 July 2009
Jul 02, 2009 09:08 PM Category:
Eurasia
New 20-, 50-, and 100-som banknotes
were scheduled to be introduced by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic on 1 July
2009.
Additional information and images requested of these three notes, as well as the 5,000-som note introduced on 2 March 2009.
According to the assistant president of the Kyrgyz National Bank, Zair Chokoev, “We retained the style of our banknotes but tried to make them more convenient. Notes of the third series were too large and inconvenient to use. And we decided to reduce their size,” Zair Chokoev said. The new fourth series will slowly replace the notes of the third series.
20 som (US$0.45)
Red. Front: Togolok Moldo. Back: Tash-Rabat. 120 x 58 mm.
50 som (US$1.15)
Orange. Front: Kurmanjan Datka. Back: Uzgen architectural complex. 126 x 61 mm.
100 som (US$2.30)
Blue. Front: Toktogul Satylganov. Back: Toktogul hydroelectric power station. 132 x 63 mm.
Additional information and images requested of these three notes, as well as the 5,000-som note introduced on 2 March 2009.
According to the assistant president of the Kyrgyz National Bank, Zair Chokoev, “We retained the style of our banknotes but tried to make them more convenient. Notes of the third series were too large and inconvenient to use. And we decided to reduce their size,” Zair Chokoev said. The new fourth series will slowly replace the notes of the third series.
20 som (US$0.45)
Red. Front: Togolok Moldo. Back: Tash-Rabat. 120 x 58 mm.
50 som (US$1.15)
Orange. Front: Kurmanjan Datka. Back: Uzgen architectural complex. 126 x 61 mm.
100 som (US$2.30)
Blue. Front: Toktogul Satylganov. Back: Toktogul hydroelectric power station. 132 x 63 mm.
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French Pacific Territories new signature varieties confirmed
Jul 02, 2009 06:39 PM Category:
Oceania
500 francs (US$6.20), ND (2003-). Like Pick 1, but new signatures.
According to visitor Rui Palhares, this note is from 2009 and the signatories are as follows:
Le Directeur Général - YVES BARROUX
Le Présidente du Conseil de Surveillance - JEAN-PIERRE LANDAU
Le Directeur - PATRICK BESSE
The 5,000- and 10,000-franc notes have also been confirmed with this new signature combo:
Furthermore, in late 2008 the 1,000-franc note was issued with the same signatories, except that Le Directeur Général was still SEVERINO:
Courtesy of Krassimir Dimitrov and Rui Palhares.
Australia new date (2008) 20-dollar note confirmed
Jun 30, 2009 06:04 PM Category:
Oceania
20 dollars (US$16.10), (20)08. Like Pick 59, but new date and new signatures (Glenn R. Stevens, Governor; Dr. Ken Henry, Secretary to the Treasury).
The Reserve Bank of Australia has apparently printed all denominations dated 2008, so all will eventually appear in circulation, though only the 20-, 50-, and 100-dollar notes have been confirmed to date.
Courtesy of Scott de Young.
Tanzania Pick 20a: Does it exist?
Jun 30, 2009 09:32 AM Category:
Africa
In trying to complete my catalog
chapter for Tanzania, I have managed to compile images of every
note type and variety with the exception of Pick 20a. According to
the SCWPM, this 200-shilling note was issued in 1992 with the
modified portrait of President Ali Hassan Mwinyi (see P20b below,
with signature 8) and signature 7 of Cleopa David Msuya and Gilman
Rutihinda (shown at bottom below, taken from P18b).
I have searched every web site and dealer inventory list I have at my disposal and yet have never been able to find Tanzania Pick 20a. So, is this yet another example of Krause including a listing for a note that doesn’t exist as described, or can someone please confirm it was actually issued by sending a scan of same? I welcome any and all input or leads for a definitive answer.
I have searched every web site and dealer inventory list I have at my disposal and yet have never been able to find Tanzania Pick 20a. So, is this yet another example of Krause including a listing for a note that doesn’t exist as described, or can someone please confirm it was actually issued by sending a scan of same? I welcome any and all input or leads for a definitive answer.
Free sample chapters from new catalog of world notes
Jun 29, 2009 02:48 PM Category:
Misc.
As regular visitors to this site are no doubt aware, I am working on a new catalog of world notes. This is a huge task, but I am slowly chipping away at it with the help of many contributors around the globe. I do not yet know when the entire catalog will be complete, but I am pleased to announce that I am making available a set of four sample chapters to provide a sneak peek at The Banknote Book. These chapters cover every note ever issued by Biafra, Eritrea, Qatar & Dubai, and Somaliland, with detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. Plus the PDFs include functional checkboxes so you can easily keep track of the notes you have in your collection!
To obtain your free copies of these chapters in Adobe PDF format, simply send me an email (use the Contact Me link at the bottom of this page) with your full name and postal address. All I ask in return is that you spread the word to other collectors and share your suggestions, comments, and corrections with me.
The Banknote Update revised for SCWPM 15th edition
Jun 29, 2009 10:13 AM Category:
Misc.
I began publishing The Banknote Update in late 2007 as an independent addendum to Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Since that time, it has been constantly revised, updated, and expanded into a book containing detailed information and hundreds of full-color images of brand new notes and new note varieties from over 140 countries, which are either not included or illustrated in the latest SCWPM, Volume III, 15th edition (download a sample spread from the update). I guarantee it is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and reliable source of information about new notes you can buy anywhere, at any price.
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Tunisia new 5-dinar note reported
Jun 29, 2009 07:56 AM Category:
Africa
On 22 June 2009, the Central Bank of Tunisia
introduced a new 5-dinar (US$3.70) note. The note is similar to
Pick 86, but with new date (November 2008), new signatures, more
durable paper, elements for the sight-impaired, and UV
printing.
Additional information and images requested.
Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.
Additional information and images requested.
Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels.
Curacao new 1-guilden specimen confirmed
Jun 29, 2009 07:48 AM Category:
Caribbean
Mauritania scans needed for catalog
Jun 29, 2009 07:46 AM Category:
Africa
I am working on a new catalog of world
notes and I need all the help I can get. If you have any of the
notes listed below, please email 300-dpi, 100% actual size, 24-bit
color scans of the front and back of these notes, saved as
uncompressed JPEG, BMP, or TIFF. Please download and follow these detailed scanning
instructions.
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Mauritania:
Pick 3A: 1,000 ouguiya dated 1977-6-26
Pick 4: 100 ouguiya dated 28.11.1983
Pick 6: 500 ouguiya dated 28.11.1989
Pick 7: 1,000 ouguiya dated 28.11.1989
Pick 13: 1,000 ouguiya dated 28.11.2006
Pick 14: 2,000 ouguiya dated 28.11.2006
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
I am looking for 300-dpi images of the following banknotes of Mauritania:
Pick 3A: 1,000 ouguiya dated 1977-6-26
Pick 4: 100 ouguiya dated 28.11.1983
Pick 6: 500 ouguiya dated 28.11.1989
Pick 7: 1,000 ouguiya dated 28.11.1989
Pick 13: 1,000 ouguiya dated 28.11.2006
Pick 14: 2,000 ouguiya dated 28.11.2006
As a contributor, you will receive the satisfaction of taking part in creating something of excellence, your note will be immortalized as the plate note for the catalog, plus your name will appear in the Acknowledgements along with your email address or URL, if you wish.
Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation!
Mauritania unissued 1,000-ouguiya note confirmed
Jun 29, 2009 07:17 AM Category:
Africa
The following note dated 28.11.1981 is
a recently-discovered unissued 1,000-ouguiya specimen, apparently
printed by G&D without imprint. Taking into consideration that
the new SCWPM lists another unissued specimen dated 1977-6-26 by
TDLR (Pick 3A), it appears plausible that Banque Centrale de Mauritanie
had put out a tender for security printers to propose new designs
to replace the 1974 series of notes. Neither of these specimens
were approved, and the old series continued in use with date and
signature changes through 2002.
Anyone with additional information about either of these specimens is encouraged to share same. I’m particularly interested in identifying the bearded man in the portrait of this note; it’s the same image used as the watermark for all notes except the original 1973 series. Also, can anyone translate the signature titles magnified below?
Courtesy of Weldon D. "Burt" Burson.
Anyone with additional information about either of these specimens is encouraged to share same. I’m particularly interested in identifying the bearded man in the portrait of this note; it’s the same image used as the watermark for all notes except the original 1973 series. Also, can anyone translate the signature titles magnified below?
Courtesy of Weldon D. "Burt" Burson.
Netherlands 1-raam banknote confirmed
Jun 28, 2009 09:46 PM Category:
Fantasy
Visitor Dr. Manjunath P. Iyer from
India sent me the following report of a new “banknote” that I had
not heard of before:
DETAILS OF THE BANKNOTE...
Country NEDERLAND
Value 1 RAAM
Main Colour Yellow & Green
Obverse Lord RAM
Reverse The Holy Cow Kamadhenu,Kalpavriksha(Wish fulfilling Tree),Mararishi University building,Flag with Sun.
Date of issue Vijaya Dashami(Victory Day), October 26, 2001
Governor Benjamin Feldman
The Raam, or the World Peace Bond as it is also known, was launched on October 26, 2001 by Maharishi Global Financing, one of the financial arms of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of Transcendental Meditation (TM) to become "the global development currency of the global country of world peace."
The Raam is considered a key element in the programs of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi "to promote a balanced world economy, reduce poverty, and create world peace," according to Dr. Benjamin Feldman, Minister of Finance of the Global Country of World Peace. 200 Million Euros worth of the notes were printed, by the same company that prints the Euro in Holland.
The Raam is a bond, issued in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 Raams, with one Raam equal to 10 Euros in Europe, or 10 US Dollars in America. It is convertible in Holland at the Fortis Bank in Roermond, Holland, or in the Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa.
According to Maharishi Global Financing, "agreements have recently been made, for instance, with a farmers' association in South America and with traditional leaders in Africa to start using the RAAM as the Farmers' Currency for agricultural development projects. The RAAM will act as a catalyst in the field of economy, enabling the development projects to start, and transforming itself into hard currency after the export of the crops."
That said, the Raam is promoted as a tool to "reduce poverty in the world", to "create peace" and to network a "global chamber of commerce to increase unity through economic development", and the "cultivation of agricultural lands producing healthy organic food", among other inducements for people to purchase Raam Bonds. Dr. Feldman continues, "There are 1.5 billion people living in extreme poverty and currencies like the US dollar are not available to most of them. The raam can be used to build new houses, roads, schools and health clinics," Mr Feldman said. These results have yet to be seen.
Courtesy of Dr. Manjunath P. Iyer.
DETAILS OF THE BANKNOTE...
Country NEDERLAND
Value 1 RAAM
Main Colour Yellow & Green
Obverse Lord RAM
Reverse The Holy Cow Kamadhenu,Kalpavriksha(Wish fulfilling Tree),Mararishi University building,Flag with Sun.
Date of issue Vijaya Dashami(Victory Day), October 26, 2001
Governor Benjamin Feldman
The Raam, or the World Peace Bond as it is also known, was launched on October 26, 2001 by Maharishi Global Financing, one of the financial arms of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of Transcendental Meditation (TM) to become "the global development currency of the global country of world peace."
The Raam is considered a key element in the programs of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi "to promote a balanced world economy, reduce poverty, and create world peace," according to Dr. Benjamin Feldman, Minister of Finance of the Global Country of World Peace. 200 Million Euros worth of the notes were printed, by the same company that prints the Euro in Holland.
The Raam is a bond, issued in denominations of 1, 5 and 10 Raams, with one Raam equal to 10 Euros in Europe, or 10 US Dollars in America. It is convertible in Holland at the Fortis Bank in Roermond, Holland, or in the Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa.
According to Maharishi Global Financing, "agreements have recently been made, for instance, with a farmers' association in South America and with traditional leaders in Africa to start using the RAAM as the Farmers' Currency for agricultural development projects. The RAAM will act as a catalyst in the field of economy, enabling the development projects to start, and transforming itself into hard currency after the export of the crops."
That said, the Raam is promoted as a tool to "reduce poverty in the world", to "create peace" and to network a "global chamber of commerce to increase unity through economic development", and the "cultivation of agricultural lands producing healthy organic food", among other inducements for people to purchase Raam Bonds. Dr. Feldman continues, "There are 1.5 billion people living in extreme poverty and currencies like the US dollar are not available to most of them. The raam can be used to build new houses, roads, schools and health clinics," Mr Feldman said. These results have yet to be seen.
Courtesy of Dr. Manjunath P. Iyer.
Cuba new date (2008) 1-peso note confirmed
Jun 28, 2009 08:23 AM Category:
Caribbean
Dominican Republic new date (2009) 1,000-peso oro note confirmed
Jun 28, 2009 07:51 AM Category:
Caribbean
Ethiopia new date (2008) 50- and 100-birr notes confirmed
Jun 27, 2009 07:42 AM Category:
Africa
The following 50- and 100-birr notes
are identical to Pick 51 and 52, respectively, except for the new
date of 2008. According to the National Bank of Ethiopia, the other denominations were
not and will not be issued with this date.
Please note that the AK prefix on the 50-birr note (US$4.40) represents an overlap in serial prefixes with the 2006 date, which is available in AK and in AL. Normally prefixes in Ethiopian notes continue the progression (the only other example of this that I know of is 100-birr Pick 34 where the serial prefixes for varieties a and b overlap).
For the current designs, replacement notes (AZ) have been confirmed for 100-birr notes (US$8.80) dated 2000 and 2004. If anyone has information regarding other replacements, please send an email with scans to confirm.
Courtesy of Chris Hall.
Please note that the AK prefix on the 50-birr note (US$4.40) represents an overlap in serial prefixes with the 2006 date, which is available in AK and in AL. Normally prefixes in Ethiopian notes continue the progression (the only other example of this that I know of is 100-birr Pick 34 where the serial prefixes for varieties a and b overlap).
For the current designs, replacement notes (AZ) have been confirmed for 100-birr notes (US$8.80) dated 2000 and 2004. If anyone has information regarding other replacements, please send an email with scans to confirm.
Courtesy of Chris Hall.
Thailand new signature varieties confirmed
Jun 26, 2009 06:43 PM Category:
Asia
Thailand new 50-baht commemorative confirmed
Jun 26, 2009 12:11 PM Category:
Asia
This 50-baht (US$1.45) specimen with commemorative overprint was issued on 1 November 2004 to commemorate the inauguration of the Note Printing Works. The banknote comes in a blue folder. This note exists only as a specimen; there is no regular issue with this overprint (shown below broken into two lines for legibility), which reads in English “In commemoration of the inauguration of the Banknotes Management Department of the bank of Thailand, 1 November 2004 (B.E. 2547)”:
Courtesy of Rafal Nogowczyk.
Cambodia new date (2005) 10,000-riel note confirmed
Jun 26, 2009 12:08 PM Category:
Asia
10,000 riels (US$2.40), 2005. Like Pick 56, but new date.
Courtesy of Rafal Nogowczyk and Wally Myers.
P.S. Be aware that I am still looking for scans of several Cambodian notes for my catalog. Please help if you can.
Hungary new dates (2008 and 2009) 20,000-forint notes with Omron rings confirmed
Jun 26, 2009 11:43 AM Category:
Europe
Hungary new date (2007) 2,000-forint note with Omron rings confirmed
Jun 26, 2009 11:42 AM Category:
Europe
India new date (2009) 5-rupee note confirmed
Jun 26, 2009 07:02 AM Category:
Asia
5 rupees (US$0.10), 2009. Like Pick 88A, but with date at lower center on back (previous issues were undated), new signatures, windowed security thread with demetalized text, and inset letter E.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.