Some rumours from Uzbekistan are circulating on the internet. The Central Bank of Uzbekistan is supposedly ready to issue a new banknote of 10,000 sum, making it the highest denomination and surpassing the 5,000-sum note which was issued in 2013.
There is no date yet confirmed when (or if) this new note will be issued. We only have the image below as of now which shows the statue of Amir Temur in Shahrisabz.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued a press release presenting the design for the new 10-dollars banknote which will be issued in September 2017. The Governor, Philip Lowe, said: "The $10 banknote celebrates two famous Australian writers, Dame Mary Gilmore and AB 'Banjo' Paterson. Their work is recognised in several design elements on the banknote, including images of a pen nib in two of the clear windows and excerpts of their poetry in microprint."
Innovative new security features have been incorporated in the new $10 banknote to help keep them secure from counterfeiting. These security features are similar to those in the $5 banknote issued in 2016, such as the top-to-bottom clear window and the patch with a rolling colour effect.
Each banknote in the new series will feature a different species of native Australian wattle and bird. The $10 banknote features the Bramble Wattle (Acacia victoriae) and the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).
The Bank has been working closely with various parties in recent years to ensure that the new banknotes can be used in a broad range of typical day-to-day transactions across the country, including in machines that take or dispense banknotes. Although the new $10 banknotes will be issued in September, it may take some time for them to be widely circulated. The existing series of banknotes can continue to be used as all previously issued banknotes remain legal tender.
Full details of the design and security features on the new $10 banknote are available on the Bank's website at banknotes.rba.gov.au.
Update 20-9-2017: here is a nice article about this new banknote and the Australian polymer notes in general.
The Central Bank of Nepal (Nepal Rastra Bank) has issued a new 1,000-rupees note on 14 February 2017. The front of the note shows Mount Everest, a watermark the of national flower 'Rhododendron' on the right side. The signature is that of Governor Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal in the lower part of the note, and there is a date mentioned as V.S.2073 in Nepali in the border.
The back of the note shows an Asian male elephant and the bank logo. The upper middle part shows NEPAL RASTRA BANK and above the bank logo RUPEES ONE THOUSAND written in English. The date on the back is 2016 A.D. The printer of the note is the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation.
Elephants are a popular collecting theme so this note could find its way to many collections.
Image courtesy of Shankar Shrestha of www.nuphil.com.
According to Africanews.com the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued its third bond note, the 5-dollar bond note. The new note comes two months after the introduction of $2 and $1 notes meant to help solve acute cash shortages in the country. Governor of the RBZ, John Mangudya said $15 million of the new notes will bring the total amount of bond notes in circulation to $88 million.
Update 7-3-2017: better pictures:
The Narodowi Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) has issued its new 500-zlotych banknote with the image of King Jan III Sobieksi (1629-1696) on it. This is the latest addition to the 'monarchs' series and is designed by Andrzej Heidrich who also designed the other denominations in this series. This banknote is the highest denomination in Poland.
From the press release: "The 500 zloty banknote has some of the most advanced security features in the world. The security features include a windowed security thread, colour-shifting ink and iridescent ink as well as a recto verso element (the graphical elements on both sides of the banknote align in transmitted light), a lobster-tailed pot helmet and windowed security thread (which change colour when tilted), and a watermark visible against the light (presenting a portrait of the king and the value numeral)."
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has issued a press release announcing a new commemorative banknote celebrating the first anniversary of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (born 5 February 2016).
I think the note looks great but if there is a price for "cutest banknote" Bhutan will most definitely win. From the press release:
"The Commemorative Banknote measures 146mm x 70mm in length. The Banknote bears the Commemorative message “Commemorating the First Birth Anniversary of HRH The Gyalsey”. The note bears the prefix “RB” marking the Royal Birth. In addition to the existing security features of the Banknotes, this Commemorative Banknotes has enhanced security features such as MicroPerf, E-type, SPARK Truspin and See through Register. The colour scheme is a combination of national colours, yellow and orange. The RMA is printing 1,000,000 pieces of Commemorative Banknotes through Orell Fussli, a Swiss Printing Company based in Switzerland."
The commemorative banknotes will be issued at a later date this year (perhaps around 16 April 2017, his name day?).
Courtesy of Elisabeth Limbacher.
After the updated design of the 200-pesos note earlier this year, the Banco Central del Uruguay has also issued updated design for the 20- and 50-pesos notes.
Both notes have the same general design but have updated elements like a new series, a new date, new signatures and updated security features.
Pictures from www.banknotenews.com
The Bank of Israel has made public what the design of the new 20- and 100-new shekels banknotes will be. An exact issue date hasn't been given yet but it could be at the end of 2017.
The front of the 20-new shekels note (129 mm x 71 mm) shows an image of Rachel the Poetess (Bluwstein), palm tree branches and in microtext the poem "Kinneret". The back of the note depicts a vista of the Sea of Galilee shoreline and a segment from the poem “Perhaps it was nothing…”.
The front of the 100-new shekels note (143 mm x 71 mm) shows Leah Goldberg, almond tree blossoms and the poem: “In the land of my love the almond tree blossoms”. The back shows a group of gazelles and a segment from the poem “White days”.
In the new series from the master creator of fantasy banknotes, Mujand takes us back to the Greek mythology. We enter the dangerous world of the Sirens. These mythical creatures lured passing sailors with their songs and their beauty to their doom. This new edition to the continuing series of the fictional planet Blissdane Naive shows the banknotes from the island of Eklisivia. You can read the history of this island here. It's the classic siren story but with a little twist: the sirens from Eklisivia are also vampires.
The banknotes are a hommage to this legend and in a fun way follow the story. At first glance the banknotes look like paintings from the Romantic era depicting a romanticized version of Greek history. Bright colors, beautiful women and delicious fruit. Until you look closer and see that the women have fangs in their mouth, snakes in their hair and the fruit consists mainly of poisonous berries. This series is a great addition to an already impressive line-up of fantasy banknotes.
If you're interested in buying this series you can do so here at the website of Mujand.
50 Nulas
100 Nulas
500 Nulas
1,000 Nulas
Disclaimer: this fantasy set was sent for review purposes. The text is entirely mine and was not paid for or asked for in any way.
Gibraltar has finally issued its polymer commemorative banknote honouring Sir Joshua Hassan. The note had been announced for September 2016 but has only now been issued.
This note uses a new holographic foil on the Safeguard substrate from De la Rue for the first time.
The Banco de Mexico is reportedly planning to issue a new commemorative note of of 100-pesos to celebrate the Centennial of the Constitution. The date of issue is supposedly 7 February 2017 and the number of issued notes would be limited to 1,000,000 pieces.
No confirmation of this news yet or pictures of the notes. I wonder if it would be a totally new note or a stamp on the existing 100-pesos notes. Mexico has already issued a commemorative 100-pesos note before in commemoration of the beginning of the Mexican revolution which had a totally new design.
Update 7-2-2017: here is the new issued note which looks very nice I think.
The main motive on the front is the solemn act in which Venustiano Carranza, Mexico’s president at the time, next to the chairman of Congress at the time, Luis Manuel Rojas, is sworn in before the Constituent Assembly after amending the Constitution. The back shows congressmen of the Constituent Assembly swearing to observe and enforce the Mexican Constitution.
The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands has issued the third note in the new series of banknotes. This 20-dollar note follows the 50- and 100-dollar notes introduced in 2013 and 2015.
From the press release: "The new $20 banknote includes new features, dimensions and sophistication in terms of banknote design, durability and security. (...) The new $20 dollar banknotes will be available from the commercial banks as from Monday 23rd January 2017." The new note is printed by De la Rue.
This video was recently posted on YouTube: The Evolution of the American One Dollar Bill. Some real beauty's here! And I never realised that the very first dollar note from 1862 didn't have George Washington on the front but Salmon P. Chase who was Secretary of the Treasury from 1861-1864 and used the note for better recognition of his face to further his political career.
Several websites report the the Bank of Ghana intends to issue a commemorative new 5-cedis banknote in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Central Bank on 4 April 2017. In August 2017 it's 60 years ago the Bank first opened its door to the public so we'll have to wait and see when the new note is issued but my guess would be the end of March or early April.
The note will be legal tender as well as a collector's item. It will have additional security features, that are sensitive to touch to aid the blind and visually challenged in identifying the new notes.
Banknotenews.com reports that Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) has issued two lower value denominations to complete the set that was issued in 2013. Now two notes of 5- and 10-kwanza are also available.
Both notes have images of José Eduardo dos Santos and António Agostinho Neto on the front. The back of the 5-kwanza shows a bird flying over the Ruacana Falls. The 10-kwanza note shows a pelican flying over waterfalls in the Luena river.
Images from Banknotenews.com.
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