As previously announced the National Bank of Georgia has issued a new banknote of 5 lari on 1 September 2017. The front of the note features the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and a portrait of historian and linguist Ivane Javakhishvili himself.
On the back we can see the painting "Fisherman in a Red Shirt" by Niko Pirosmani as well as the painting "Threshing Yard. Evening".
According to this article the Bank of China Hong Kong will issue a commemorative note in September 2017, celebrating the opening of the first branch of the bank in Hong Kong in 1917. There were rumours about this note circulating last year but it seems they might have had the issue date wrong, since the 100th anniversary is being celebrated this year.
"Bank of China Hong Kong will offer three types of notes (single notes, three-in-one uncut notes and 30-in-one uncut notes) (...) the number of notes to be issued will be a record high – substantially more than the two million HSBC issued two years ago."
Update 28-09-2017: finally pictures!
The Centrale Bank van Suriname has announced on 21 August 2017 it will issue new banknotes of 50- and 100-dollars. The notes will get a new signature of current Bank President Glenn Gersie on them (shown on the right).
The new notes will replace the damaged old notes of the same value. Old notes which are still good and have the signatures of former bank presidents, will remain legal tender for now.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has announced that from 22 August 2017 a new 50,000-som note has been issued.
The watermark has the form of the National Emblem of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the number "50000".The front shows the national emblem of Uzbekistan and the top of the "Ezgulik" ark in Independence Square in Tashkent. The back of the note shows the Palace of International Forums (Anjumanlar Saroyi) in Tashkent.
The new note is 144 x 78 mm and is the highest denomination in Uzbekistan.
The Reserve Bank of India has confirmed that a new 200-rupees note will be issued from 25 August 2017. There were already rumours circulating about the new note but there wasn't any confirmation yet. The accompanying picture was thought to be a photoshopped fake and the image that is now being shown confirms that.
Below an image of the actual new 200-rupees note:
The Reserve Bank of India has announced that a new 50-rupees note is on the way. We can see the usual face of Gandhi on the front and the note is fluorescent blue. The signature on the note of Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. The new denomination has a motif of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage.
The note will be issued 'shortly' according to the RBI.
On 10 August 2017 the Maldives Monetary Authority has issued the new polymer 5-rufiyaa note. The new note was designed by Abdulla Nashaath who also designed the current 'Randhiha Faheh' series which has been in circulation since 2016.
The new note has the same design theme and is the same size as the other notes in the series. It has a rendering of popular Maldivian footballer Ali Ashfaq (nicknamed Dhangadey) without his face on the front of the note.
The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu (RBV) has issued its new 5,000-vatu note. This is the first of two new notes this year. At the end of this year we will also get a new 500-vatu note. These are the last two notes from the new polymer series of which the first notes were issued in 2014.
The front of the note shows the Vanuatu emblem. The back of this beautiful new note shows some children on a boat, swimming and a fish.
The Narodowi Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland) has issued a press release stating that from 21 August 2017 a new commemorative note will be issued. The 20-zlotych note will celebrate the "300th Anniversary of the Coronation of the Image of Our Lady of Czestochowa".
This new note was previously announced for September 2017 but it seems we can get the note a few weeks sooner. For those who don't know the subject of this note: the icon was formally crowned in 1717 but the original icon is said to have been painted by the apostle St. Luke using a table top from the house of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The icon is considered to be the Queen of Poland and many legends about sightings of Mary are associated with it.
Some more information on the note: It has been designed by Justyna Kopecka and its dimensions are 150 mm x 77 mm. The note are manufactured by the Polish Security Printing Works and a total of 55,000 pieces of the new note will be issued.
BTW: isn't it rather strange that they haven't included an image of the actual icon on the note?
The Central Bank of Swaziland has started with the issuing of its new 10-lilangeni note. The new note is slightly different from the old 10-lilangeni note which was blue of color. The problem was however that it got easily mixed up with the blue 100-rand note from South Africa. The new note has green as its main color and has the text VISION 2022 added on the front and the back. The rest of the design of the new note is similar to the existing note.
So now the note won't be mixed up with the 200-rand note but the 200-lilangeni note is also green. How are they going to solve that? Well, the 200-lilangeni note will also be redesigned, as will the 100-lilangeni note. Both these new notes will be issued from 1 January 2018.
Oberthur Fiduciaire has acquired from Arjowiggins Security its banknote paper production plant known as VHP, as well as all its banknote related Intellectual Property. VHP is located in The Netherlands and is equipped to manufacture paper for the Euro.
The company will be renamed VHP Security Paper. From the press release: ""VHP Security Paper has been producing and supplying state-of-the-art banknote paper throughout the world for more than 200 years. It was the right choice and the perfect match for both Oberthur and VHP. We are very excited by this new acquisition which will furthermore consolidate Oberthur Fiduciaire’s position as one of the largest and fastest growing banknote printers in the world" said Thomas Savare, CEO of Oberthur Fiduciaire."
The Bank of Thailand has a long tradition of commemorative notes celebrating different occasions regarding the royal family. So it comes as little surprise that the death of King Bhumibol is the subject for new commemorative notes.
But this time it's not a single note but a whole series which will be issued. The regular 20-, 50-, 100-, 500- and 1000-bath notes of the 16th series will get a special reverse side depicting the life of the late King. From the press release we learn what the subjects of the different notes are:
The security features are identical to the 16th series banknotes. There is however a special feature located on the reverse side. The area around the portrait of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej will illuminate when viewed under ultraviolet light. The new banknotes will begin to circulate from 20 September 2017.
As previously announced the Banque Central de Madagascar (BCM) has issued the first 4 notes of the new series on 17 July 2017. These are the notes with the highest value (2,000-, 5,000-, 10,000-, and 20,000-ariary notes). The 100-, 200-, 500- and 1,000-ariary notes will be issued on 18 September 2017. The theme of the new series is "Madagascar and its Riches".
On 18 July 2017 the Bank of England has officially unveiled its new polymer 10-pound note featuring the image of writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) on the back. As it turns out, the leaked image from February 2017 was the actual new image.
The new tactile feature on this note is a series of raised dots in the top left-hand corner and has been developed in conjunction with the RNIB. This is in addition to the elements already incorporated in Bank of England banknotes for vision impaired people: the tiered sizing, bold numerals, raised print and differing colour palettes.
The full design can be viewed in high-resolution detail on the Flickr page of the Bank of England (I wish more bank's would provide such detailed pictures!).
The new 10-pound note will be issued from 14 September 2017. The public can continue to spend paper 10-pound notes as usual. They will however be gradually withdrawn as they are banked by retailers and the public. Legal tender status of the paper 10-pound featuring Charles Darwin will be withdrawn in Spring 2018 with the exact date being announced at least three months in advance.
The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu (RBV) has announced that the new 5,000-vatu note will be issued on 28 July 2017. The new 500-vatu note will be issued at the end of 2017. These new notes will be issued on polymer just like the already issued notes of the new series.
The Governor of the RBV has stated that the notes were printed by Note Printing Australia Limited, a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
