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2005 BANKNOTE NEWS: 31 Dec, 2005 - Uganda's Shs10,000 Notes for January 2, 2006. Compliments of Ronny Hick. 30 Dec, 2005 - Italian 50,000 lire notes of 1984-90 P113a,b,c will cease to be legal tender as of 4 February 2006. These notes can be differentiated from the later ones, which are redeemable until 2012, because the value at the top left of center is printed with reddish ink, as opposed to optical variable ink, which is used in the notes that remain valid. Compliments of MRI Bankers' Guide to Foreign Currency. 30 Dec, 2005 - Guernsey has issued a new 10 pound note which were put into circulation on 15 December 2005. The notes are similar to the previous issue, but a "cleartext" segmented security thread has been added. Compliments of MRI Bankers' Guide to Foreign Currency. 30 Dec, 2005 - Old Turkish Lire Banknotes Not Valid As of Jan 1, 2006. Link provided to Turkish Press. 29 Dec, 2005 - Azerbaijan Releases New Currency, Link provided to BakuToday. 29 Dec, 2005 - The New Azerbaijan Manat Banknotes. Link provided to AND, compliments of Cleo Phas. 28 Dec, 2005 - Bank of Uganda Press Release - Upgraded Shs10,000 Scheduled for January 2, 2006 28 Dec, 2005 - The Banco do Brazil is planning the issue of a completely new family of banknotes, possibly for release in 2006. Compliments of MRI Bankers' Guide to Foreign Currency. 28 Dec, 2005 - A new Cuban 5 peos Convertibles note, dated 2005, has appeared in the market. Image of the new note may be viewed in our Catalog Update Section. Compliments of MRI Bankers' Guide to Foreign Currency. 28 Dec, 2005 - New Issues of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino started showing up this week in ATMs. In the next couple of days these will be available from tellers. Compliments of MRI Bankers' Guide to Foreign Currency. 27 Dec, 2005 - In Early 2006 New Ukraine 100 Banknote to Circulate. Link provided to Media-Objektiv. Compliments of Cleo Phas. 26 Dec, 2005 - A New North Korea value chart has been added to our Catalog Update Section. 26 Dec, 2005 - New 2005 dated notes for Australia 5 & 20 Dollar reported by Ronny Hick. Notes may be viewed under our Catalog Update Section. Also supplied are new images for Cyprus, Lebanon, Philippines, Samoa, Thailand, and Tunisia. 25 Dec, 2005 - New Banknotes Symolize Azerbaijan's History, Culture. Extract from Azertac. 24 Dec, 2005 - Guyana New More Secure $1,000 , $100 Notes to be Circulated, Link provided to Stabroek News, Compliments of Ronny Hick. 24 Dec, 2005 - Central Bank of Oman Issues New Commemorative Banknote. Link provided to Times of Oman. 24 Dec, 2005 - Once again we must report another altered Polymer note being offered on eBay. This one is a Australia $5 note where the signatures have been faded through the use of chemicals. The tipoff is that besides the signatures, the bottom part of the denomination "5" is also faded. The printing of the signatures is a seperate procedure from the printing of the denomination, thus they could not be faded at the same time in printing. Thanks to Thomas Krause for bring this to our attention. 22 Dec, 2005 - Singapore will be issuing a $2 polymer notes from 12 Jan 2006. Portrait of Singapore's first President, the late Encik Yusof bin Ishak, on the front, and images related to the Education theme at the back, Same colour (predominantly purple), Same size (126 mm x 63 mm). Incorporated security features unique to polymer technology that are found on $10 polymer notes. They are: Two see-through windows - one on the top-left hand side, and the other at the bottom-right corner; A stylised gold Singapore Lion symbol with a hidden image, beside the top-left hand window. An image of the Singapore Arms will appear at varying angles. The security thread now takes the shape of the Singapore island instead of a straight line. Compliments of Tigerson. 21 Dec, 2005 - Cayman Islands releases new notes. Information provided in our Catalog Update section. 21 Dec, 2005 - Nazir Rahemtulla has provided additional information on the signatures for Madagascar P67 - 76. Information is posted in our Catalog Update Section. Nazir has also confirmed the release of Belize $5 and $20 with new 1/1/2005 dates. Another source has provided images of the $5 and $20, available in our Catalog Update Section, and reports a $10 as well. 21 Dec, 2005 - According to the Central Bank of the Republic website "The expression "Yeni" (New) placed before the "Turkish Lira" will be removed and the expression "TL" will be reinstated on a future date to be determined by the Council of Ministries." 21 Dec, 2005 - Long Live New Turkish Lira! Link provided to ZAMANonline. 20 Dec, 2005 - New notes for Mexico are issued for $100, $200, and $500. The designs are the same, but they include a distinctive relief for the blind. The $100 note will enter circulation from 20 December 2005, while the $200 and $500 will enter as reserves are depleted. Information and image compliments of Daniel Colombres Wohlenberg. Note may be viewed in our Catalog Update section. 20 Dec, 2005 - New Lebanon 10,000 Livres issued today. Also reported is a new Tunisia 10 Dinar note. For images visit our Catalog Update Section. Compliments of C. Turco. 18 Dec, 2005 - New Honduras Banknotes of 20 and 50 Lempria Enter Circulation. For images and news visit our Catalog Update Section under Honduras. Compliments of Yezid Acosta. 15 Dec, 2005 - Bank of Mongolia 20,000 Togrog Note May be Printed. Link provided to UB Post. 15 Dec, 2005 - Reserve Bank of India to Issue New Rs 500 Notes. Link provided to News India. 14 Dec, 2005 - Kazakhstan National Bank to Modify Banknote Design in 2006. Link provided to GAZETA.KZ. Compliments of Cleo Phas. 12 Dec, 2005 - Azerbaijan's New Money to be Delivered within 2 Weeks. Link provided to Assa-Irada. 12 Dec, 2005 - New South Korean W5,000 Ready for Release on Jan 2, 2006. Link provided to Biz/Tech. 12 Dec, 2005 - A new small sized LBP20,000 note has been issued by Lebanon. Thanks to Claudio Marana we have now added an image of this new note to our Catalog Update Section. 12 Dec, 2005 - Peru has issued a new S/.100.00 banknote. For image and security features visit our Catalog Update Section under Peru. 12 Dec, 2005 - New Turkish Lira Change Over Almost Complete. Link provided to Reporter.gr. 12 Dec, 2005 - New Designs for Switzerland Banknotes have been released. Images and Press Release have been added to our Catalog Update Section. Compliments of Claudio Marana. 11 Dec, 2005 - Argentina Provincia Notes. We have just added to our Catalog Update Section some images for Cordoba, Entre Rios, and Santiago contributed by Ronny Hick. 10 Dec, 2005 - The New Banknotes of the 10th Ann of Neutrality of Turkmenistan, Link provided to Turkmenistan: Social Developement. Compliments of Mark Allen and Ronny Hick. Images available in our Catalog Update Section. 06 Dec, 2005 - Macao's Banco Nacional has issued new notes in the denominations, 10 , 20, 100, 500, & 1,000 Patacas bearing the date 8 Aug 2005 according to Cleo Phas. The notes may be seen on Ron Wise's Banknote World. If anyone has these banknotes, or finds an article concerning them, I am sure our readers would appreciate your sending the information/scans to us. 06 Dec, 2005 - The Reserve Bank of India Will Shortly Issue New Rs 50 and Rs 100 Banknotes. Link provided to Business Line. 02 Dec, 2005 - U.S. to Release New $10 Bills on March 2, 2006, Link provided to AP. 01 Dec, 2005 - Colombia Banco de la República Releases New 1000 Mil Pesos Note. 29 Nov, 2005 - Central Reserve Bank of Peru Issues New 100 Soles Banknotes, compliments of Yezid Acosta. 29 Nov, 2005 - Body Image on Swiss Banknotes, Link provided to Times On Line, compliments of Thomas Krause. 28 Nov, 2005 - Printing Secret Service, Link provided to PC PRO, compliments of Thomas Krause. 26 Nov, 2005 - Turkmenistan Issues New 2005 Issues of 500, 1000, 5000, 10000 Manat Banknotes. For images of the notes and additional information visit our Catalog Update Section. Compliments of C. Turco and Claudio Marana. 26 Nov, 2005 - Claudio Marana has reported a new Morocco 20 Dirhams note in circulation since 2 November 2005. For image of the new note visit our Catalog Update Section. 26 Nov, 2005 - It is always with sadness that we have to warn our readers concerning people in our hobby who tend to take advantage of collectors. In this case we have received information from Ali Mehilba, President of the Arabic Chapter of IBNS concerning a dealer by the name of Ediz Ünlü, Elif Sahin Bahraiye Caddesi Kafhas Pasaji No. 37/12 Istanbul 34710, Turkey, email: istanbulnumismatik@gmail.com. Mr. Mehilba has stated that in a deal worth $825, Mr. Ünlü has acted in bad faith and has failed to provide the requested notes even though Mr. Mehilba has made several attemts to resolve the situation. Mr. Ünlü was listed as a seller on eBay under the user name: istanbulnumismatik, but is no longer a registered user. Likewise his Paypal account has been closed. Anyone wishing more information on Ediz Ünlü should contact Ali Mehilba at AliMehiba@yahoo.com 24 Nov, 2005 - National Bank of Serbia announced 28 November that the 5,000 Dinara notes, dated 2002 will cease to be legal tender. 24 Nov, 2005 - Reserve Bank of India to Issue New Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 Notes, link provided to The Times of India. 24 Nov, 2005 - Papua New Guinea Issues New K100 Note, Link provided to The National, compliments of Ronny Hick. For additional information and image visit our Catalog Update Section. 23 Nov, 2005 - Switzerland Has Announced Winner of New Design for Swiss Series. For more information and to view the new designs visit the Swiss National Bank Website, choose language, then click on "NEWS" and look for Press Release 23 Nov, 2005. Compliments of Cleo Phas. 22 Nov, 2005 - As part of its ongoing efforts to improve the security of Canadian bank notes, the Bank of Canada plans to issue a $5 bank note with upgraded security features in the second half of 2006. The upgraded note will have the same security features found on the $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes from the Canadian Journey series issued in 2004 and 2005. Extract from the Royal Canadian Central Bank, Compliments of Nazir Rahemtulla 22 Nov, 2005 - World Polymer Notes, A Standard Reference, 1st Edition, 2005 - 2006. Ordering link provided. 21 Nov, 2005 - A Portrait Of Kakutsa Cholokashvili Will Be Depicted On A 200 GEL Banknote, Link provided to Prime News, compliments of Ronny Hick. 21 Nov, 2005 - Philipine Piso Banknotes Still Legal Dispite Mispelling, Link provided to IOL. Additional information and an image of the error signature is available in our Catalog Update Section under Philippines. 20 Nov, 2005 - According to Claudio Marana New notes, The Bangladesh Bank plans to make it's notes of different sizes to prevent counterfeiters from washing small denomination notes and using the substrate to forge larger notes. The changed notes are due to be released in 2006. 16 Nov, 2005 - Mozambique Assembly Passes Bill to Simplify Currency, Link provided to All Africa, compliments of Ronny Hick. 10 Nov, 2005 - The World Plastic Money Catalog 2004-05, 2nd Version by Krause/Bauer is now available. Be sure to visit their website for a downloadable Demo Version. 09 Nov, 2005 - Haiti has now sceduled for release the long awaited P278 1,000 Gourdes banknote for December 2005. The note, dated 1999 commemorates the 250th Anniversary of Port-au-Prince as well as to honor President Hyppolite. For more information visit www.numismondo.com 09 Nov, 2005 - A variety of the new Nepal 10 Rupees ND (2002) Polymer note has been reported by Kai (Australia) of being printed with a black "mole" on the King's right cheek below sideburn. This variety has been verified by Peter Bauer who wrote that "Up till now, 99 notes with this error are known to me. Serial numbers 31438739 to 31438838." The note is listed in the Specialized Catalogue of World Plastic Money, 1st Ed. of 11.11.2004. The second edition is now available. For image of the variety visit our Catalog Update Section under Nepal.  09 Nov, 2005 - Once again we must report another altered note being offered on eBay. The note, Item 8351357840, is represented as being a "wet ink transfer" pair of two Australian $50 polymer notes. Advertized as a "Spectacular Investment" the note is being offered by "adminreply" (eBay feedback "0") with a minimum bid of AU $900.00 (ca.EUR 582.49). Our thanks to Thomas Krause, www.polymernotes.de for bringing this to our attention. 08 Nov, 2005 - EU Calls on Slovenia to Speed Up Euro Changeover Preparations. Link Provided to Slovenia Business Week. 05 Nov, 2005 - Bank of England Releases Defective Banknotes, Link provided to Sky News. 03 Nov, 2005 - Iran will issue a new 2,000 Rial Banknote on Nov 5, 2005. For further information visit our Catalog Update Section under Iran. 02 Nov, 2005 - South Korea Unveils Design for New 5,000 Won Banknote. Link provided to The Korea Times. Compliments of Ronny Hick. 31 Oct, 2005 - Nepal has issued new 2005 Banknotes. For images and information visit the Nepal section of our Catalog Update Section. 31 Oct, 2005 - Pressure Mounts for More Euro Banknoes, link provided to Kathimerini. 29 Oct, 2005 - Researve Bank of India to Issue New Rs100 Note with Letter "E". Link provided to newsindpress.com.  23 Oct, 2005 - Thailand Issues 100-Baht Banknote to Commemorate Abolition of Slavery. The Bank of Thailand will launch a new 100-baht banknote on October 21 to commemorate the abolition of slavery in Thailand 100 years ago. The side of the banknote feat-uring HM King Bhumibol Adul-yadej will remain unchanged. The reverse side, however, will feature a picture of HM King Chulalongkorn Rama V, who reigned from 1868 to 1910, standing above the slaves he freed. The launch will come two days before Chulalongkorn Memorial Day, on October 23. Extract from Gazette Online. 22 Oct, 2005 - Royal Bank of India to Issue New Varients of Rs500 & Rs1000 Notes. Link provided to India Infoline. 17 Oct, 2005 - Central Bank of Iceland Issues Updated 500 Kronur Banknote, Link provided to Central Bank of Iceland website. Compliments of Stefan Albert. For images of the new note visit our Catalog Update section for Iceland. 15 Oct, 2005 - National Bank of Ukraine To Issue Additional UAH 50 Notes With Signature of Stelmakh Instead of Tihipko. Link provided to Ukraine News. 12 Oct, 2005 - Indonesia to Issue new 10,000 Rupiah, and 50,000 Banknotes on 20 October 2005. Compliments of Claudio Marana. 12 Oct, 2005 - Kazakhstan to Issue New Banknotes, Link provided to Kazinform. 08 Oct, 2005 - Nigeria Central Bank Ready to Release New N1,000 Banknote, Compliments of Claudio Marana. 03 Oct, 2005 - WARNING: Once again Polymer notes which have been altered by having one side erased by chemicals are being offered on eBay. 50-BAHT=THAILAND-BANKNOTE-FRONT-ERROR 50-BAHT-THAILAND-BANKNOTE-BACK-SIDE-FRONT-ERROR For additional information concerning these scams visit Stane Straus' Polymer Bank Notes of the World. Compliments of Thomas Krause. 03 Oct, 2005 - Bank of Thailand Will Launch A New Version of the 100-Baht This Month, Link provided to ThaisNews. 30 Sep, 2005 - A previously undiscovered overprint has been reported for the North Korea P46 5,000 Won note. For an image of the note visit our Catalog Update Section under North Korea. Compliments of Minhua Zhang. 30 Sep, 2005 - U.S. Unveils Design for New $10 Note, link provided to the Money Factory. Complements of Cleo Phas.  27 Sep, 2005 - Altered Brunei 1 Ringget notes being offered on eBay. On 26 Jun, 2005 (See Below) we reported the existance of Polymer notes which were being offered as printing errors which were in fact notes where the ink on the reverse had been removed by chemical means. Today on eBay Item #5811301453 closed with 14 winning bids on a dutch auction. These notes were offered by a Singapore dealer in a private auction so that winning bidders could not be identified. Lowest bid was $6 with the highest bid $54. Be advised that these notes are FAKES. For more information visit Stane Straus' Polymer Bank Notes of the World. Information compliments of Thomas Krause. 27 Sep, 2005 - Central Bank of Nigeria to Launch N1,000 Banknote. Link provided to The Tide. Compliments of Thorsten Andersen 25 Sep, 2005 - A new variety of watermark placement as well as a color variation has been reported for North Korea's P44 500 Won 1998 notes. Visit our Catalog Update Section under North Korea for more information and images which have been provided by Minhua Zhang. 21 Sep, 2005 - National Bank of Georgia Announces Winner for Design of New 200-lari Note. Link provided to The Messenger. Compliments of Cleo Phas, and Ronny Hick. 19 Sep, 2005 - Iran Central Bank Not Planning Currency Change. Link provided to IranMania. 14 Sep, 2005 - The Royal Bank of Scotland has released it's first £50 Banknote in 278 years with date of 14 September 2005. The front of the note bears the usual image of the first governor, Lord Ilay (1621-1761), Left hand side of the note inlay watermark of Lord Ilay. The Back of the note depicts Inverness Castle, in line with the other notes in the banks history £100 – Balmoral Castle, £20 – Brodick Castle, £10 – Glamis Castle, £5 – Culzean Castle & £1 – Edinburgh Castle. Information compliments of Ronny Hick. Visit our Catalog Update section for images. 14 Sep, 2005 - Bulgaria Issues Upgraded Commemorative Banknote. Link provided to sofia News Agency. 13 Sep, 2005 - Call for Higher Denomination Banknotes in Iran. Link provided to IranMania. 10 Sep, 2005 - New Faeroes 1,000 Kronur Banknote. Jose Manuel Peso, Spain has reported that the new Faeroes 1,000 Kronur banknote wil be released shortly with the date September 15, 2005. Images are not currently available, but we hope to be able to show this new note soon. 09 Sep, 2005 - The Council of National Bank of Bulgaria on 8th Sept made the decicison to issue the first commemorative bank note 20 Leva. This banknote is issued in memory of the first two banknotes which were issued on 1st September 1885. This new note is 134 x 74 mm. It will be introduced to the public on 14th September 2005 at 12.00 noon in BNB in Sofia. There will be three prices for this note: 60 Leva for the first 100 numbers, and higher numbers to (???) 40 leva, normal note: face value: 20 Leva. The banknote will feature a unique see-through security feature, Varifeye. According to the Central Bank this will be the first time the Varifeye will be used internationally. Information provided by Wolfgang J. Mehlhausen - journalist for MÜNZEN & PAPIERGELD with additional information provided by Sofia News Agency. 07 Sep, 2005 - Reserve Bank of India to Release New Rs.50 Banknotes, Link provided to The Economic Times. 07 Sep, 2005 - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Provides Look Into the Various Security Features. Link provided to Antigua Sun 07 Sep, 2005 - Denominated Banknotes to Arrive in Azerbaijan in December 2005. Link provided to Baju Today Net 07 Sep, 2005 - Reserve Bank of India to Release New Rs. 50 Banknote Soon. Link provided to Hindustan Times. 07 Sep, 2005 - Reserve Bank of India Publishes New Security Features on Rs. 100 Banknotes. 06 Sep, 2005 - New Pakistan 5,000 Rupees expected for release in December 2005. Link provided to Peter Symes' Reference Site for Islamic Banknotes. 04 Sep, 2005 - The Latin American Paper Money Society (LANSA) has presented numismatist Ricardo M. Magan with it's 2005 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE for his recently published book, Latin American Banknote Records. The certificate design was based on an 1862 Paraguay 4 Pesos banknote (P.16) and was awarded in August. Link provided to numismondo.com. 03 Sep, 2005 - Karabakh Introduces Currency, link provided to PanArmenian Network. 01 Sep, 2005 - New 2005 Banknotes from the People's Bank of China were issued yesterday according to reports by Minhua Zhang, China. The new 2005 dated notes in denominations of 5,10,20,50 and 100 Yuan are similar to P897-P901. To view images of the new notes click on our Catalog Update Section. Link provided to Xinhuanet.com, compliments of Ronny Hick. 31 Aug, 2005 - Bank of Korea to Issue Large Denomination Bills, Link provided to Donga.com. 30 Aug, 2005 - De La Rue in Kenya to Print Banknotes Again, Link provided to Dotprint.com. 29 Aug, 2005 - Warning, New eBay Spoof Email. While we receive almost daily spoof emails which are suppose to be from eBay, or from Paypal asking us to verify our account number and password, this one almost got us. If it had not been for our use of Yahoo it might have downloaded a virus when I clicked on the Respond Button. I received a warning from Yahoo which gave me the option to continue or quit. The email looks almost perfect as a question from an eBay customer which did not receive their items. Looking at the message though it did not contain an item number, the person only used an eBay User Name and when I went into my eBay Account in the Messages section there was no record of the message. To be sure I forwarded it to eBay Security who verified that it was not from an eBay member. Click on the above link to view the message. Remember neither eBay, or Paypal will ever request your data. Report any attempt to gain that data to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com by forwarding the message to them. If your brower is capable of adding the full header then do so. In this way they can track the message back to the sender. Since I did not fully connect with their page I am unsure if this was an attempt at virus, or data collection, but they are getting smarter, and they want your money. 29 Aug, 2005 - Iran to Change Currencies, link provided to Finance24. Compliments of Ronny Hick. 28 Aug, 2005 - Bahamas' New $10 QEII Banknote Release to Circulation., Link provided to The Nassau Guardian. Compliments of Jerry Kvasnica and Arthur Matz, LANSA. For more information check out our Catalog Update Section. 25 Aug, 2005 - U.S. Mint Confiscates Rare "Double Eagle" Coins. Link provided to CentreDaily. Although this article refers to coins, it is being reported on this site since it could effect our hobby in general. 25 Aug, 2005 - Denmark Releases New 2004 50 Kroner Banknote. Visit our Catalog Update Section for additional information. Compliments of Cleo Phas. 23 Aug, 2005 - Nazir Rahemtulla has reported seeing the following new dates for Kenya 200/- with date June 1/2005, prefix BE and Belize $20 with date Jan 1/2005, Prefix DB and Canada current $5 and $20 now say "Printed in 2005" on the back of the notes. 23 Aug, 2005 - Pound note may fetch £4000, Link provided to Evening Times UK
22 Aug, 2005 - New Fiji Notes. Nazir Rahemtulla has reported to us that Fiji intends to place a new $100 note into circulation amid changes to currency approved by the Cabinet. Minister for Finance and Economics Planning Ratu Jone Kubuabola said that the Cabinet approval comes under the Fiji Currency Reform 2002-2007. Changes would include upgrading the security features of the new banknotes design series and changes in the banknote sizes. The banknotes will vary lengthwise as a blind recognition and security feature. The $100 banknote will be primarily yellow while the other banknote denominations will retain their existing primary colours. The highest banknote denomination would be the standard size of 156mm by 67mm receding at 5mm towards the lowest banknote denomination. 17 Aug, 2005 - Swedish Notes to be Withdrawn. The Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) decided on 27 October 2004, following a proposal from the Riksbank, that some older series of banknotes will cease to be legal tender after 31 December 2005. The banknotes that will become invalid are: the old, slightly larger version of the 20-krona banknote with the bluish shade; and the old 100- and 500-krona banknotes without a foil strip and see-through picture. Reference, Sveriges Riksbank Website. 15 Aug, 2005 - Georgia to Depict Abkhazia Images on New Banknotes, Link provided to Civil Georgia. 13 Aug, 2005 - Pakistan Releases New Rs.20/- Banknote. Compliments of Ronny Hick. For image of new note visit our Catalog Update Section under Pakistan. 12 Aug, 2005 - Central Bank of Nigeria to Introduce N1,000 Notes in October, Link provided to AllAfrica.com. Compliments of Ronny Hick. 12 Aug, 2005 - Kenya's Currency Printing Tender: The Facts, Link provided to AllAfrica.com. 08 Aug, 2005 - Russia to Issue 5,000 Ruble Banknote in 2006. Link provided to Novosti News. Compliments of Ronny Hick. 04 Aug, 2005 - Botswana Issues New 100 Pula banknote. For more information visit our Catalog Update Section under Botswana. Compliments of Thomas Krause. 04 Aug, 2005 - New 2005 dates reported for Ukraine P116 1 Hryvnia, P117 2 Hryvnia, and P118 5 Hryvnia notes with a new signature of Stelmakh. For more information visit our Catalog Update Section under Ukraine. Compliments of Ronny Hick 04 Aug, 2005 - New 15.1.2005 date reported for Slovenia 500 Tolarjev Banknotes notes. For more information visit our Catalog Update Section under Slovenia. Compliments of Ronny Hick 04 Aug, 2005 - New 2005 dates reported for Bangladesh notes. For more information visit our Catalog Update Section under Bangladesh. Compliments of Ronny Hick 04 Aug, 2005 - New 2005 date reported for Moldovia P8 1 Lev note. For more information visit our Catalog Update Section under Moldova. Compliments of Ronny Hick 04 Aug, 2005 - New Solomon Islands banknotes are reported circulating in the denominations of $10 and $50 with a new signature not reported in the SCWPM, VOL III, 11th Ed. The $10 note now bears a flag on the front. The $50 note now has a silver hologram on the from. Compliments of Ronny Hick. 02 Aug, 2005 - Call to Drop Northern Ireland Banknotes, link provided to Belfast Telegraph. 02 Aug, 2005 - Are Euro Banknotes Illegal?, link provided to Vnunet.Com. 01 Aug, 2005 - New Seychelles 500 Rupees Banknote Released Today. Link provided to Central Bank of Seychelles Press Release 25 July 2005. Compliments of Claudio Marana. The Central Bank of Seychelles new website is now online. You can find the link to the website under our BANK section. Be sure to check out our Catalog Update Section for information and images of the new 500 Rupees note. 29 July, 2005 - Belarus has issued. on July 15, 2005, a new 100,000 Rublei note featuring the entrance to the Radzivil Castle in Nesvitch (Minsk) with the castle on the back from a lithograph from 1876. The note measures 150mm x 74mm. For image and additional information visit our Catalog Update section under Belarus. Information provided by Ronny Hick. 27 July, 2005 - New signatures for Canadian Banknotes. Besides the new $10 which contains the signature of Jenkins - Dodge, the P101 $5 now has notes with the new signature. In keeping with the SCWPM numbers Canada's P101 should now be listed as P101a for the Knight - Dodge signature and P101b for the Jenkins - Dodge Signature. For images of signatures visit our Catalog Update section under Canada. 27 July, 2005 - Bahamas $10 Note to Lose Sir Stafford Sands, Link provided to The Nassau Guardian 27 July, 2005 - New Moroccan Banknote Soon, Link provided to Al Bawaba. 27 July, 2005 - New issues reported by Claudio Marana. 23 July, 2005 - Taiwan Releases New Banknotes, Link provided to Taiwan News Online. 22 July, 2005 - China Takes the Shackles Off Yuan, Link provided to Globe and Mail.com 20 July, 2005 - Taiwan Releases New Banknotes, Link provided to Taiwan News Online, Compliments of Thomas Krause. 7 July, 2005 - Burundi 1995 Ndadaye Note Not Issued, Compliments of Claudio Marana 7 July, 2005 - Malawi P49 50 Kwacha 06.07.2004, Fourty Years of Independence
Commemorative. With the publication of Krause's Vol.3, Modern Issues, 11th Ed. there are
many new notes which have not been listed or are listed without an image. Thanks to Claudio Marana we can now show you the note. Under the Philippines section we can add the new Philippines 20 Piso, dated 2004, issued to commemorate the UN Year of Microcredit 2005, supplied by Claudio Marana. 6 July, 2005 - Serbia Announces Release of New 200 Dinar Banknote, Link provided to the National Bank of Serbia. Information provided by Carlo Turco and Cleo Phas. For image of note visit our Catalog Update Section under Yugoslavia. 6 July, 2005 - Thialand's New Bt1,000 Note Hard to Copy, link provided to The Nation. 5 July, 2005 - Austrian Company to Print New Azerbaijan Banknotes, Link provided to Baku Today. 4 July, 2005 - Jack Nicklaus to Become First Living Non-Royal on U.K. Banknote, Link provided to Bloomberg.com. Complements of C. Turco 4 July, 2005 - Greece Calls for 1 and 2 Euro Notes, Link provided to Kathimerini 1 July, 2005 - Madagascar 2004 Notes Enter Circulation, Images provided, Compliments of Richard Gatto 1 July, 2005 - Mexico has placed into circulation a polymer plastic 20 Peso note with a new date of 23 May 2003 on it. This date begins with SERIE V, with two bars under the serial number. The note also has on it the signature of the new Chief Cashier, Maria Evelia Herendira Hernandez Barba, being it is the second issue to use this signature after the 100 Pesos note. Information and image compliments of Ricardo Ramirez G.  1 July, 2005 - Romania's New Leu Introduced. Link provided to the National Bank of Romania website. Compliments of Ricardo Ramirez G., and Arthur Matz, LANSA 1 July, 2005 - Bank Says Nicklaus is Golfer of Note, Royal Bank of Scotland may release Commemorative banknote. Link provided to Scotsman.com. 1 July, 2005 - Pakistan Legal Value of Five Rupee Notes Ends, link provided to GEO Business News 29 June, 2005 - Polymer Notes of the World, Thomas Krause, Publisher of World Plastic Money Catalog has offered a demo version of his new catalog on Polymer Notes of the World. The catalog is a must for collectors of these notes. 27 June, 2005 - Are South Korean W100,000 Cashier's Checks Now Banknotes?, link provided to Biz/Tech. 26 June, 2005 - BEWARE! Reports are surfacing of "doctored" Thailand and Singapore Polymernotes entering the collector's market as well as counterfeit Indonesian Specimen notes. The doctored Polymer notes are being advertized as Printing Errors whereas they have had ink removed from the notes by chemical means. The Indonesian notes have a handstamped "SPECIMEN TIDAK BERLAKU" in red ink on regular issued notes. Indonesian specimen notes have zero serial numbers. Also reported are "Miscut" notes which are actually made from sheets of notes issued by various countries. For more information visit Stane Straus' Polymer Bank Notes of the World. Information compliments of Stane Straus and Tigerson. 20 June, 2005 - Brazil Catalog Values Vol.3,11th Ed. As is often the case Krause has not taken into consideration exchange rates when placing a value on new issues. XE.com lists the BRL at 0.42728 USD. This would come to 10BRL = 4.206USD (Catalog $6.00); 20BRL = 8.412USD (Catalog $10.00); 50BDL = 21.036USD (Catalog $25.00). Now these values would be fine if you could just walk into a bank in Brazil and obtain a note, but in most cases this is impossible. Without a realistic markups in value dealers are unable to obtain these notes, thus collectors are unable to buy them. The end result is in years to come uncirculated examples of these notes will be scarce since the majority of them will have entered circulation. 18 June, 2005 - Colombia's New 1,000 Pesos Banknote, Link provided to numismundo.com 16 June, 2005 - Signature Charts. Your webmaster has just added to our Reference Website section quick links to some Signature Charts for Argentina, Egypt,Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives Island, Pakistan, and Somaliland. These charts are presented by WorldWideCoins.com. Feel free to visit our Reference Section and if you have any recommended sites please share the information. This site is dedicated to the sharing of information about our hobby. 11 June, 2005 - A new 5,000 Livres banknote was issued on 30 May 2005. The note features the same old design, but in a smaller size, carries the date of 22 November 2004 and is printed in Austria by Giesecke & Devrient GmbH., Compliments of Carlo Turco. 09 June, 2005 - South Korea's New 5,000 Won Bill Approved, Extract from The Korea Times. 06 June, 2005 - Latin American Bank Note Records, from the American Bank Note Company Archieves. A new book by Ricardo M. Magan. Your Nachthund Webmaster has personally reviewed this important reference book and has determined that this is a MUST HAVE for any serious collector of Latin American Banknotes. The author has presented a reference which not only provides images of original notes, dates, serial numbers, and number of notes issued, but has even cross referenced the notes to Pick numbers for easy identification, and has included numerious facts concerning the notes all taken from ABNC Archives. The book is available directly from the author, just click on above link for order information. 06 Jun, 2005 - Bank of Korea Sells Memorial 1,000 Won Banknotes, Link provided to The Korea Times. 05 Jun, 2005 - New 1,000 Dinar note from Algeria. It carries the date of 22 March 2005
and commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Arab League. Info and photo compliments of Carlo
Turco.  04 Jun, 2005 - Nigeria Prints N1000 Notes in Australia, Link provided to AllAfrica.com, compliments of www.polymernotes.de 03 Jun, 2005 - Bank of Macao to Circulate New Banknotes, Link provided to Moneyplans.net. 27 May, 2005 - The Central Bank of China unveils the New Version of the NT$500 and NT$1,000 Taiwan Banknotes, Link Provided to the China Post. 25 May, 2005 - Bank of Uganda Issues New Shs 1,000 Note, Link provided to The Monitor. 18 May, 2005 -
Bank of Canada Issues Upgraded $10 Bank Note, Link to CNW Group. 13 May, 2005 - New 200 Escodos Note from Cape Verde. The news is taken from the Cape Verde Central Bank Website and is translated from Portuguese to English through Babel. Compliments of Claudio Marana. 12 May, 2005 - Azerbaijan Banknotes to Show Historical Themes, link provided to Baku Today. 11 May, 2005 - We have just received word that Krause Publications has released a new Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Vol III, 11th Edition. Let us hope that they have taken into consideration the decrease in the U.S. dollar during the past year. It is hard to sell a note which has a $15 value attached to it when the exchange rate is $16. We are checking our sources for a copy so stay tune for our review. 11 May, 2005 -
Royal Bank of India to Update Bank Chiefs on Security Featurs of New
Notes, Link provided to Financial Express. 28 Apr, 2005 - A new North Korean 200 Won dated 2005 has appeared on eBay being offered by coinsell of China. No additional information is available.  27 Apr, 2005 - Two new notes have been reported by Claudio Marana. Paraguay new 1,000 g 2004 many differences Seychelles new 50 r now with a silver fish like 100 r that has a gold fish. Any additional information on these notes would be appreciated. 27 Apr, 2005 - Bank of Canada will Issue New $10 Note 18 May 2005. Compliments of Carlo Turco. 27 Apr, 2005 - Sweden Issues Commemorative Banknote, Link provided to Riksbank website. Courtesy of Carlo Turco. 26 Apr, 2005 - Kenya, the Burning of Money, Link provided to Finacial Standard. 22 Apr, 2005 - Romania to Introduce New Banknotes on 1 July 2005. Link provided to Central Bank of Romania Website. 20 Apr, 2005 - The Central Bank of Bolivia will soon place into circulation a new series "G" banknotes. The notes will be of the same design as the "F" series, but with enhanced security measures. Compliments of Valentin Rendon Sandoval 18 Apr, 2005 - Bank of Korea to Issue New Banknotes, Link provided to Biz/Tech. To avoid any controversy concerning the figures BOK has decided that they shall remain the same. Besides color changes the Central Bank will change the circle-shaped BOK governor's seal on the center of the bills into rectangular square shapes. Internet users have pointed out that the current seal is similar to that of the Japanese seal 05 Apr, 2005 - Nigeria's 1000 Note: From Naira to Lira?, Link provided to AllAfrica.com. 03 Apr, 2005 - The English Plastic Fiver, Link provided to Daily Mail. 02 Apr, 2005 - Upgraded Uganda Sh1,000 Notes in Offering, Link provided to AllAfrica.com. 31 Mar, 2005 - Azerbaijan National Bank, De La Rue to Start Talks on issuing New Banknotes, Link provided to BakuToday.net. 29 Mar, 2005 - Uganda Public to Decide on Future of sh1,000 Note, Link provided to New Vision website. 27 Mar, 2005 - The Man Who Collects Banknotes, Link Provided 24 Mar, 2005 - Police Services of Northern Ireland Release Serial Numbers of Stolen Banknotes, Link provided to PSNI Website. 14 Mar, 2005 - Notes and Coins of the Straits Settlements. A link provided to the Star online which has an interesting story concerning the Hong Kong Bank's roll in the issuing of banknotes in the Straits Settlement. 13 Mar, 2005 - The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has
put into circulation a new version of the 20,000 Rials which has changed
significantly. The portrait of Khomeini is smaller and more real than
previous issue. The colour is the same but on the reverse side it is light
blue.The building complex (Ali Qapoo and Imam Mosque) are brightened. The
signatures are Hosseini and Sheibani. Compliments of Carlo Turco.  11 Mar 2005 - Alert as Northern Ireland Swaps Banknotes, Link provided to Scotsman.com 09 Mar, 2005 - New Northern Bank Notes Unveiled, Link provided to BBC News. 09 Mar, 2005 - Burundi Issues New 10,000 Franc Note, Compliments of
Claudio Marana.  04 Mar, 2005 - Angola Authorizes Higher Denominations - Article is in Portuguese, link provided to Angola Press. Translation in English is provided. Compliments of Carlo Turco. 03 Mar, 2005 - Zimbabwe Prints New Bank Notes - Link provided to AllAfrica.com 19 Feb, 2005 - Last Call to Exchange French Centimes Draws Crowds, Link provided to International Herald Tribune. 16 Feb, 2005 - Angola's 2,000 Kwanzas Bank-Note Released, Link provided to All Africa.com. Compliments of Carlo Turco. 14 Feb, 2005 - Iraq, P80 5 Dinar - The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the Iraq P80 5 Dinar note in three different varieties, i.e., P80a. with border around embossed legend; P80b. embossed legend; P80c. without embossed legend. An examination of several bundles of what were suppose to be P80b revealed notes which with embossed legend, notes without embossed legend, and notes without embossed legend, but embossing on other parts of the note. While it cannot be shown that some notes were intentionally printed without the embossing, it does indicate that some notes without embossing are errors in the printing process. In addition a few examples of the notes with embossing of the legend show the impression of the plate which held the embossing, thus creating a "border" around the embossing. We believe this to be the P80a variety mentioned in The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. While the catalog value for P80a is the same as P80b, $1.00, it is shown that this variety only appears in 1-2 notes per 100 of the P80b variety making it scarcer. 14 Feb, 2005 - South Korean Government Hesitates to Redesign Banknotes, Link provided to The Korea Times. 14 Feb, 2005 - South Korea Banknotes to Get All-New Look, Link provided to Biz/Tech. 08 Feb, 2005 - Romania's Redenomination of Currenty. As of 1 July 2005, the leu (ROL), Romania's legal tender, will be subject to redenomination so that 10,000 old lei, in circulation on that date, shall be exchanged for 1 new leu (RON). The existing banknotes and coins, i.e. the old lei, shall be legal tender until end-December 2006. By 31 December 2006, the existing banknotes and coins, i.e. the old lei, are to be replaced gradually by the new banknotes and coins. Starting 1 January 2007, the exchange shall be made only at the NBR branches carrying out payments and at the offices of the credit institutions authorised by the NBR Governor's order to perform the exchange, during a three-year period, at most, until 31 December 2009. Reference National Bank of Romania website. 07 Feb, 2005 - Azerbaijan Plans to Cut Zeroes From Banknotes in Currency Reform. Link provided to Turkish Weekly. 02 Feb, 2005 - Switzerland Opens Competition for New Series of New Banknotes. Reference Swiss National Bank Press Release. Compliments of Mark Allen. 02 Feb, 2005 - New Banknotes for Macao, link provided to chinaview.cn. Official Press release, plus images of notes may be found on the Macau Monetary Authority Website 01 Feb, 2005 - Ponterio & Associates have posted auction results for their auction #133 on their website. The auction features many world banknotes. Auction #133 may be viewed at http://www.ponterio.com/currentsale.html, the auction results are located at http://www.ponterio.com/pr133.html 31 Jan, 2005 - New South African Banknotes to Hit Streets Tomorrow, Link provided to allAfrica.com. 27 Jan, 2005 - Sweden to Celebrate Tumba Bruk 250 years with a SEK 100 Commemorative Banknote. Link Provided to Sveriges Riksbank website. Compliments of Cleo Phyas. 17 Jan, 2005 - Mexico Will Issue New $50 Peso Notes In Polymer. Article appears in tvazteca.com and has been translated from Spanish by Rickey Stein. Compliments of Ricardo Ramirez G. 17 Jan, 2005 - The South African Reserve Bank Launches its New Banknote Series. For information on the upgraded banknotes and security features visit the South African Reserve Bank Website. Courtesy of Cleo Phyas 15 Jan, 2005 - Two Identical Notes with the Same Prefix, Serial Number? It is possible according to Tigerson of Singapore. At one time Singapore issued it's "Ship" $2 notes, with Prefixs from FA to KZ, printed by seperate companies. According to Tigerson "The answer lies at the back of the note. The top note is printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company Ltd and the bottom note by BA Banknote. One can tell which note belongs to which printer by looking at the round yellow circle at the center of the note. The Thomas De La Rue printer has a dull yellow circle commonly referred to as the 'moon'. The BA Banknote printer has a bright yellow circle commonly referred to as the 'sun'. These pairs are an unusual find and 1 in 812.05 million as the number of $2 ship notes issued by BCCS (now merged into MAS) as at 31 March 2003 was that figure :(Source: MAS) Actually the $2 note is quite special in that 3 different printers have printed the $2 ship notes. Besides Thomas De La Rue and Company Ltd and BA Banknote, Harrison and Sons Ltd had also printed the $2 note." We would like to thank Tigerson for providing this information. 14 Jan, 2005 - Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has Issued First Uncut Banknotes. Link provided to MENAFN.com. 13 Jan, 2005 - eBay Hikes Seller Rates, Angers Sellers. eBay, the
leading on-line auction has announced that it will sharply raise it's fees
for listings. This action has angered many sellers who are now faced with
the option of increasing their minimum bid offering, or taking their items
to other auction sites such as www.bidville.com/ who's fees are
approximately half what eBay has proposed. 10 Jan, 2005 - Madagascar continues the issue of it's new currency with the release of 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Aviary notes with an issue date of 20 December 2004. The complete issue may be viewed at the Banque Central de Madagascar website. Information compliments of Cleo Phyas, Tel Aviv. 07 Jan, 2005 - Northern Ireland Bank Withdraws It's Notes, Link provided to BBC News 04 Jan, 2005 - Indonesia's New Banknotes Printed by Russian Company Goznak now in Circulation. The new 10,20 and 100 Thousand Indonesian Rupies are printed on paper purchased from the only Russian printer of banknotes and producer of security paper, Goznak. Indonesian Authorities only had to print the design on the Russian-made paper. The security level of the banknotes has been increased significantly according to the Central Bank with 20 unique distinguishing signs. This became one reason why Indonesia returned to the use of 100 Rupie paper banknotes. Earlier the country printed them on plastic purchased from Australia. According to experts the new banknotes have a better security than the euro. Even average users can see the effects of appearing and disappearing colored stripes while tilting a banknote. Information provided by Novosti. 03 Jan, 2005 - Turkey Drops Six Zeros from its Banknotes, link provided to The New Zealand Herald. 02 Jan, 2005 - Europe "will have to act on dollar", Link provided to Money.telegraph. |
