The National Bank of Poland (Narodowi Bank Polski) has announced (translation) that a commemorative banknote will be released in 2014. This will also be the country's first polymer banknote. The note commemorates the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Polish Legions by marshall and statesman Josef Pilsudski.
These legions were officialy formed with an order by Pilsudski issued on 22 August 1914. So I guess we can expect these notes to be issued at about the same date in 2014. (Update 21-1-2014: the new notes will be issued on 5 August 2014). Exactly 30.000 notes will be sold as numismatic products and will be featuring the portrait of Jozef Pilsudski designed by Andrzej Heidrich. This is a small number of banknotes so my guess is they will be sold out very quick.
In the press release they show the picture below but I'm not so certain this is the proposed design for the new note. What you see in the picture is the 5.000.000 zlotych note from 1995 which was never officially issued because of the revaluation of the zlotych. Perhaps they will use this design but with another value?
That particular note upclose:
The Banco Central do Brasil has issued two new banknotes completing the second series of real notes. On 29 July 2013 the 2 and 5 reals were issued. A press release can be found here (translation).
More information on the second series can be found on this site.
Front and back of the 2 reals:
Front and back of the 5 reals:
The central bank of Morocco, Bank Al-Maghrib, has announced that four redesigned banknotes will be released on 15 August 2013 of 20, 50, 100 and 200 dirhams (see update 2 below!).
The front of the notes shows the image of King Mohammed VI and an image of the royal crown which changes colour when you tilt the note. Each note also shows a Moroccan door to the left of the portrait of the King. The themes of the new series are solidarity, development and modernity, diversity and openness. Other design elements:
Update 1 - 2 August 2013: Controversy has risen (translation) among the Amazigh or Berber community that their language, which has been acknowledged as one of the official languages in Morocco after the new constitution of 2011, has been omitted from the new banknotes. The Amazigh community calls upon the Bank Al-Maghrib to rectify this.
Update 2 - 2 August 2013: More details have been published on the dates the four new banknotes will be issued (the last two dates are unconfirmed but are based on the occassion they help to celebrate):
- 200 dirham: 15 August 2013 - 14th anniversary of the coronation of King Mohamed VI
- 100 dirham: 21 August 2013 - Youth Day and birthday of King Mohammed VI
- 50 dirham: 6 November 2013 - anniversary of the Green March
- 20 dirham: 11 January 2014 - independance day
The rumours are true: the Bank of England has officially confirmed that writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) will be featured on the next 10-pound banknote. With this news the BoE seems to address the widespread criticism of having no women (other than the Queen) on English banknotes with the introduction of Sir Winston Churchill on the 5-pound note who will replace Elizabeth Fry.
Features of the design on the reverse of the Jane Austen note will include:
- The quote – “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” from Pride and Prejudice (Miss Bingley, Chapter XI).
- Portrait of Jane Austen. Commissioned by James Edward Austen Leigh (Jane Austen’s nephew) in 1870, adapted from an original sketch of Jane Austen drawn by her sister, Cassandra Austen.
- An illustration of Miss Elizabeth Bennet undertaking “The examination of all the letters which Jane had written to her”– from a drawing by Isabel Bishop (1902-1988).
- The image of Godmersham Park. Godmersham was home of Edward Austen Knight, Jane Austen's brother. Jane Austen visited the house often and it is believed that it was the inspiration for a number of her novels.
- Jane Austen’s writing table – the central design in the background is inspired by the 12 sided writing table, and writing quills, used by Jane Austen at Chawton Cottage.
The new note with Jane Austen will be issued in 2017, one year after the Churchill banknote which will be issued in 2016.
Update 2 August 2013: Not everybody is delighted with the choice for Jane Austen. Here's the (quite funny) criticism from a literary point of view.
Below is the artists impression of the new design based on the features mentioned above:
Update 7 February 2017: could this be an image of the actual note?
The Bahamas have recently issued a modified version of the 50 dollar banknote. In the new series dated 2012, Ragged Island has been added to the map shown on the note, which was missing from the 2006 version. The new notes were printed by Giesecke & Devrient.
The National Bank of Ethiopia has selected the french company Francois-Charles Oberthur (Oberthur Technologies) for the printing of 196.8 million five Birr notes, worth three billion Birr (about 122.8 million euro).
Oberthur has been in business for almost 200 years. The company's namesake was an engraver who founded Impremier Oberthur Technologies, in 1818. Impremerie Oberthur was regrouped as Oberthur Technologies, in 2007, specialising in security-based smart card technologies and notes printing. It employs over 6,000 people worldwide.
MRI Bankers' Guide issues a warning to potential buyers of new 2000 peso banknotes from the Dominican Republic:
In the Paris market there are many 2,000 peso notes dated 2013 which have not been officially released by the Central Bank. It seems that these notes are authentic and they were stolen at some point during the production and transportation process. False numbers were applied on them. DO NOT BUY!
The National Bank of Argentina has announced (PDF, translation) the second series of the 100 peso note with a portrait of Evita Peron which was introduced last year. This issue will have a 'B' after the serial number and an issue date of 01-07-2013.
At he same time the National Bank has also made clear that small business are obliged to accept the Evita notes as legal tender. Apparently some shops don't know the banknote even exists and think it's fake.
The previous version with an 'A' after the serial number:
Update 11-07-2013: Well isn't that nice? The Evita banknote has been crowned as the first Latin American Banknote of the Year.
Coinweek has another article online with a great discovery made at the Memphis International Paper Money Show. It is the only known "Territory of Alaska" $10 Series of 1882 Brown Back note issued by The First National Bank of Juneau. There are only two reported "Territory of Alaska" notes now known: this $10 Series of 1882 Brown Back and a $20 Series of 1882 Date Back discovered in St. Louis in 1977. This Brown Back note has serial number 1 which makes it even more special.
This is probably what every collector dreams about finding when they start cleaning the attic of their grandparents.
© picture: Coinweek.com
The island of Guernsey has issued a commemorative banknote of 1 pound on 4 July 2013 commemorating the 200th anniversary of Thomas de la Rue's first commercial venture. Nowadays De La Rue is the largest printer of banknotes in the world and prints over 150 different currencies.
The special banknote will be issued by the States of Guernsey and 300.000 pieces will be available to the public. The note is like the existing 1 pound note, but enhanced by a special design featuring Thomas de la Rue on the back and a special TD/LR prefix in the serial number. This is the first series of 1-pound notes to feature the signature of States Treasurer Bethan Haines. You can order them here (which I did as well).
Bangladesh will issue another new commemorative banknote (info on the previous issues from 2011, 2012 and 2013 can be found here). This time the banknote will be 100 taka in commemoration of 100 Years of Bangladesh National Museum. The date of issue is not yet known but is supposed to be soon.
(pictures from banknotenews.com)
Update: Above my original post from 21 March 2013. Now the banknote has been issued on 9 July 2013. See the press release here.
Paraguay plans to issue a new 500.000 guaraníes banknote in 2014. In a few weeks time the theme and design will be chosen. The issue date is unknown but will be in 2014. What seems certain though is that the new banknote won't be made from polymer but from traditional cotton. At the moment the 100.000 guaraníes is the highest denomination.
This news almost slipped by me: the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP: the Central Bank of the Philippines) has circulated 50 peso commemorative bills highlighting the golden anniversary of state deposit insurer Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) and its customer philosophy, "Committed to Serve".
The PDIC is the government entity mandated to provide depositor protection and help maintain stability in the financial system. The BSP issues commemorative bills to observe significant events of national interest. The 50 peso commemorative bills aim to raise public awareness on the PDIC and deposit insurance.
After initially denying news on a new banknote, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan has now officially released information on a new 5000 sum banknote. This makes it the highest denomination in the country. Previously the 1000 sum was the banknote with the highest denomination.
The new banknote will be released 1 July and measures 144 x 78 mm. More information can be obtained at this website (google translate) of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan.
The pictures below are cut from the info sheets ( and ) on the website of the Central Bank hence the arrows.
After the Bank of England announced that Sir Winston Churchill would be the next 'head' on the 5 pound note, all hell has broken loose. Not so much over Churchill but on the abscence of a woman on any of the English banknotes. Women's Rights groups, feminists, politicians: all of them are using their influence to get a woman back on an English banknote.
Now, outgoing Governor Sir Mervyn King has hinted that novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) might be the next historical figure who will appear on a 10 pound banknote. The author of works like Pride and Prejudice is "quietly waiting in the wings" according to Mervyn King.
The way the Bank's money-printing system works is that there are always two versions of a banknote "running in parallel" - the one in circulation, and a back-up note in case there are problems. The reserve figure on that second note often becomes the figure on the following note, he explained - revealing that in the case of the £10 note featuring Charles Darwin, the back-up is Austen.
King's successor as Governor Mark Carney will decide if Jane Austen is indeed the next figure on the 10 pound note. When that will be decided is unknown at this moment.
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