The Banknote Update
An
Independent Addendum to Krause’s
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Vol. III, 13th Ed.)
Collectors
everywhere rely upon Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper
Money (SCWPM)
despite the widespread acknowledgement that the catalog
contains many inaccuracies and omissions
(download a review of the
catalog).
In my role as editor of the International
Bank Note Society Journal, I have
reported and confirmed hundreds of new banknotes and
varieties that have not yet appeared in the SCWPM, Volume
III: Modern Issues (13th edition).
This very site contains many late-breaking postings about
new issues, but the printed page remains more practical and
portable than the web. Therefore I have compiled
The
Banknote Update to serve
as an independent addendum to the catalog.
The Banknote Update is a
professionally designed and meticulously edited 100-page
book containing detailed information and more than 725
full-color images of 220 brand new notes and 350 new note
varieties from over 120 countries (download a sample spread from the
update). In
short, if a new note is missing from the latest SCWPM,
it's probably in The
Banknote Update.
If you're a collector or dealer looking for definitive
information on the very latest banknote issues,
The
Banknote Update is a
must-have addition to your reference library.
Each note is listed in ascending order by denomination and
includes face value in US dollars, printed date, actual
date of issue, and other available information that is far
more detailed than anything you'll ever find in the SCWPM.
You'll learn exactly what distinguishes each new variety
from previous issues, including signatories identified by
name and title whenever possible, not cryptic numerical
references to signature combos for charts that don't even
exist in the SCWPM.
You can view the PDF version of The
Banknote Update on a
Macintosh or Windows computer with the free Adobe Reader or
any other other PDF-compatible program. You can also
print the update in whole or part in color or in black
& white. However, keep in mind that all of the
information and images in the update are the result of
painstaking research and a considerable investment in
time and energy. These contents are copyrighted and may
not be reproduced without permission.
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Banknote Update today.
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