The Central Bank of Armenia has issued the first three notes of of the new series on 22 November 2018, on the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the national currency. The first three are the 10,000-, 20,000- and 50,000-dram notes. The second batch of new notes (1,000-, 2,000- and 5,000-dram notes) will be issued from 25 December 2018.
These new notes were designed by Edward Kurginyan, Vardan Vardanyan and Suren Simonyan. In the new series we can see that the 100,000-dram note is not present but the Central Bank stated that the current notes will continue to be used.
The People's Bank of China has announced that a commemorative banknote of 50 yuan will be issued from 28 December 2018. The note commemorates the 70th anniversary of the issuance of the renminbi (RMB), China's national currency.
The front of the note shows the tree ring and the first to fifth sets of representative parts of the RMB. At the top left is the national emblem pattern, the name of the "People's Bank of China", and the words "The 70th Anniversary of RMB Issuance" and "1948-2018".
The back of the note shows the People's Bank of China Building, supplemented by Peony, the former site of the People's Bank of China, the first set of RMB distribution notices and the silhouette of the city building. In the upper left corner of the ticket is the denomination number "50", the Chinese Pinyin alphabet of the People's Bank of China and the words and denominations of the "People's Bank of China" in the four national languages of Mongolia, Tibet, Victoria and Zhuang.
Last year on 8 March 2018, International Women's Day, the Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz, revealed the new polymer 10-dollar banknote to the public. The new note gives a glimpse of the new series which will have a vertical orientation. The Bank of Canada chose Viola Desmond (1914-1965) as the face for the new 10-dollar banknote, the first note of a new series of banknotes.
From the press release: "The back of the $10 bank note features images and symbols that represent Canada’s ongoing pursuit of rights and freedoms. It features the Canadian Museum for Human Rights—the first museum in the world solely dedicated to the evolution, celebration and future of human rights. Also depicted on the note are an eagle feather—representing the ongoing journey toward recognizing rights and freedoms for Indigenous Peoples in Canada—and an excerpt from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms."
The press release als mentions some other interesting facts:
With the issuance of this new $10 note, the Bank of Canada’s approach to issuing bank notes is changing. Rather than issuing all five denominations within a short time frame, a new note will be issued every few years. This will allow the Bank to integrate the latest security features each time a new bank note is issued, ensuring that Canadians can continue to use their bank notes with confidence.
To continue to celebrate more iconic Canadians, the next $5 note will also feature a new portrait subject and supporting imagery. In due course, the Bank will launch another consultation process to seek input from Canadians on the design of the next $5 note.
As a result of the consultation processes to select new portrait subjects for the $10 note and the next $5 note, Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and first francophone Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, will be honoured on higher value bank notes when they are redesigned.
These changes mean that former prime ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and Sir Robert Borden will no longer be portrayed on bank notes. The $20 denomination will continue to feature the reigning monarch.
There will be live webcast for the presentation, so watch it while it lasts:
It's so nice to have family living around the world, so they can arrange new banknotes for you! Like the new 1,000-baht note! Just need the 500-baht note from the new series now...
The island of Guernsey has issued a commemorative 20-pound note to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
The note, which was issued on 8 November 2018, is like the existing 20-pound note but with (some pretty cool) special details added. From the press release:
The serial number has a special prefix of TGW denoting 'The Great War'
There are multiple poppy motifs throughout the front and back of the note:
The security hologram shows a poppy together with the denomination 20
There is a wreath of poppies around the gold seal
On the back of the note there is a prominent multi-coloured image of poppies
A limited issue of 500,000 notes has been commissioned. Uncirculated banknotes can be purchased from the Guernsey Post Office, Envoy House, La Vrangue, St Peter Port GY1 1AA website www.guernseystamps.com/bank-notes.
From the BBC: "Two Northern Ireland banks have announced a switch to polymer £5 and £10 notes. The new Danske Bank and Bank of Ireland currency will enter circulation in February 2019. (...)
Danske Bank's new £10 polymer note will be similar in design to its current paper note, bearing a portrait of inventor John Dunlop. (...) Bank of Ireland is to produce new £5 and £10 notes, with the polymer versions retaining the image of Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim.
Both banks will also introduce polymer £20 notes in 2020 or 2021. (...) Neither has said when the paper note equivalents will cease to be accepted, but they will be gradually removed from circulation."
The Bank of England has announced that the face of the future polymer 50-pound note will be a scientist. As seems custom these days, the people of Britain have been asked to provide the bank with suggestions for names.
Members of the public have six weeks to nominate a historical character who has contributed to science and influenced UK society. They could have worked in any field of science including astronomy, biology, bio-technology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medical research, physics, technology or zoology. Early favourites to be featured on the banknote are Ada Lovelace, Stephen Hawking and Alan Turing.
The final decision will be announced in 2019 alongside a concept design for the new note.
The overall design and other specifications of the currency note remain the same as the current currency notes in circulation. The new banknote has lots of new security features, such as a SPARK® Live colour changing security feature printed at the left-hand bottom corner on the front of the note. When the note is tilted, the colour shifts from green to blue and shows a bar of light moving from top to bottom. The numeral 100 is integrated in this feature.
Also, the existing colour shifting security thread has been replaced with an advanced Galaxy three dimensional security thread. The original silver filigree foil has been removed and replaced with intaglio overprint at the front upper right-hand side of the currency note. The denomination value "100" at the right-hand bottom corner on the front of the currency note has been removed.
The note has been put in circulation along with the currency notes currently in circulation. The notes have been printed at the banknote printing plant in the Khalifa Industrial Zone in Abu Dhabi.
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