January Postings 2025

2025

Happy New Year

Collection carried forward - 6681 banknotes

Happy New Year 2025

Samoa - On 22.10.2024, the Central Bank of Samoa released four commemorative banknotes celebrating the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). This meeting was held from 21.10.2024 to 26.10.2024. The first three notes are from the current polymer series, and the 60 tala was from the 2023 independence commemorative series...

4th January 2025

Argentina - Posted are three commemorative notes of 2000 pesos released in 2023 and 2024. These notes were issued to celebrate the country's development of Science and Medicine. All notes are undated but were introduced on 22.05.2023 (Series A) and 08.11.2023 (Series E) and in 2024 (P suffix)...

8th January 2025

Brunei - Posted here is the reprint of the 2011 series of 1 ringgit polymer note. It is not sure if other denominations with the year date of 2019 have been printed and awaiting to be issued. As this is a reprint, the designs on both the front and the back are the same, except that this one has a year date of 2019 printed on the back of the note...

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December Postings 2024

December 2024

Merry Christmas

Year end stock take - 6681 pieces of banknotes

1st December 2024

Samoa - I posted the 60 tala commemorative note here on 04.07.2023. The note was issued on 31.05.2023 for the celebration of Samoa's 60th year of independence from New Zealand. To read more above my previous post, please feel free to click here. Now, I have posted the specimen note for this issue. As a specimen note, this note is printed with the serial number ST 0000000 but with no printer control number on the bottom left side of the note. The word "Specimen" is printed diagonally in red in the center of the note on the front and back...

4th December 2024 (YY1918)

Cambodia - This is a commemorative note of 200,000 riels issued on 16.10.2024 for the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni. King Norodom Sihamoni was crowned on 29.10.2004 (-29.10.2024). This is the largest denomination of note issued in the Kingdom of Cambodia since 1955...

8th December 2024

Iraq - Posted here are four notes of 5000, 25000 and 50000 (x2) dinars all printed with the year date of 2023. The 5000 note is printed on paper substrate material and the remaining are on hybrid substrate material. The two 50000 dinars notes are the same designs except it has different signatures on it. The first one is signed by Mustafa Ghaleb Mukheef, who was the bank governor from 2020 to 2023. He voluntarily resigned on 23.01.2023 due to the continuous falling in the value of the Iraqi dinar currency. He was then replaced by Mushen al-Allaq. Apart from the signatures and dates, there are no changes to the designs on all three notes.

12th December 2024

The Netherlands Antilles - The Netherlands Antilles, also known as the Dutch Antilles are a group of Caribbean islands comprises the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles region, and Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire in the Leeward Antilles (south of the Caribbean). This country was created in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curacao and Dependencies. This union of tiny nations was then dissolved on 10.10.2010 when each nation was granted specific statues by the government in the Netherlands. Since then, Curacao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, managing their own affairs with the exceptions of defence and foreign policy... 

15th December 2024

Singapore - I have added the latest, and possibly the last of the $50 note (nd2024) with two solid houses symbol with the signature of Tharma Shanmugaratran. As Tharma Shanmugaratran is no longer the Chairman of the central bank, since 2023, it is very likely that we will get to see the next $50 with a new signature...  

16th December 2024

Transnistria - This is a never ending story..... Here is another commemorative numismatic banknote of 1 ruble, reportedly released on 15.08.2024, for the celebration of the territory's 30th anniversary of the Pridnestrovian Ruble currency 1994-2024. The Transnistria ruble is divided into 100 kopecks...

20th December 2024

The Philippines - This is a reprint of the 1000 piso polymer note dated 2024. This series of polymer notes was first introduced on 18.04.2022, and the note was dated 2022. The note posted here is dated 2024. The design of this 2024 note is the same as those previously issued except for the Governor's signature and of course for the year printed...

Merry Christmas 2024

French Pacific Territories - Here I have added the 500 francs to my previous post. This is the third note printed all with matching signatures. I am still missing the 5000 francs print to complete this series. If only I can find one...

28th December 2024

Yugoslavia - On 25.08.2024, I posted a 1000 dinara note dated 01.12.1931 issued by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In my original post, I mentioned that this is the only note I have from this kingdom, and I have no intention to look out for any other notes issued for this series. I visited a local dealer recently for the first time and saw this beautiful 100 dinara note for sale. Obviously I am not good with my words, so I decided to buy this note because it is in uncirculated condition, albeit with a couple of small stains on the top edge of the note. Given that this note is 95 years old, I believe this is acceptable as the note is in great condition. No doubt that I will buy the remaining series if I can find them in the same or similar condition as this 100 dinara note. It is not easy to find old and large size notes in such great condition. Most large size banknotes tend to get folded the moment they are released by the banks, unless you received them by the bundles...

November Postings 2024

 November 2024

1st November 2024

Mozambique - Here is a full set of six notes (polymer and paper) and all dated and issued on 16.06.2024. This is the fifth series of banknotes issued since gaining independence from the Portuguese in 1975. This series of new notes was first announced on 17.05.2024 by the central bank governor Rogerio Zandamela... 

4th November 2024 (Happy Birthday JM)

Hong Kong, Bank of China - Here are the three reprinted banknotes of $20, $50 and $500, all printed with the date of 01.01.2023. This series was first introduced in 2018, and since then few reprints have been released in 2020, 2021, and now 2023. Despite the initial release being in full set of five notes, since then only odd notes were reprinted for the 2020, 2021 and 2023 dated notes...

8th November, 2024

Scotland, Bank of Scotland - Here I have the latest 20 pounds polymer note dated 16th August 2021. This series was first issued in early 2020 (dated 1st June 2019). The designs on this note (front and back) are still the same, except for the new date and also the titles of the signatures on the note...

13th November 2024

Czech Republic - Posted here are three notes of 100, 500 and 1000 koruna all originally printed and issued between 1961 and 1985 during the union of Czechoslovakia. The three banknotes that I have posted here all have an adhesive stamp on the top left corner of the note and are considered as the first three notes issued by the Czech Republic following the breakout that split Czechoslovakia into two nations in 1993...

16th November 2024

Singapore - I have added the following 2 notes with new symbols printed on the back all bearing the signature of Tharma Shanmugaratnam, who is now the President of Singapore since July 2023.

1) $2 - polymer with three solid houses nd2023; and 

2) $100 - paper with two solid houses nd2024.

The date of release may not be correct. I am still missing the $2 with one inverted triangle, $5 with one solid house, and a few more for the $1,000 notes, which I have no intention to collect...

19th November 2024 (Happy Birthday km)

Hong Kong, Standard Chartered Bank -  Here are the three known Standard Chartered Bank's banknotes issued with the date of 01.01.2023. The three notes are the $20, $50 and $500. It is not sure if others are also printed but not issued yet. The other two issuing-banknote commercial banks, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Bank of China also released the denominations of $50 and $500 but none has released a full set for the 2023 series. However, Standard Chartered Bank did release a full set for the 2020 series from $20 to $1000...

 24th November 2024

Nepal - Posted here are a full set of seven notes from 5 to 1000 rupees. Whilst the notes here are considered as full sets, not all notes issued here are with the same governor's signature. Each notes are printed with a year date and no full set was issued in a given year...

 

   

 28th November 2024

Guatemala - This commemorative note of 1 quetzal note was reportedly released on 10.09.2024. Unlike current circulation of 1 quetzal, this commemorative note is printed on paper subtracte...

 

 

..... and plenty more to come.....

October Postings 2024

October 2024

To all my visitors, please feel free to contact me for a chat. We can share our views and even the possibility of doing an exchange deal with my spares banknotes. Always love to have a chat. Thanks.

 

1st October 2024

East Caribbean States - This is a commemorative polymer note of $50 issued in August 2024 for the celebration of Grenada's 50th Year of Independence anniversary from the British. Despite gaining full independence, the country adopted a unitary parliamentary system with King Charles III as the Head of State (King of Grenada) and has been represented by a Governor-General, Dame Cecile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade since 2013. Grenada was one of the founding members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States when it was first established on 18.06.1981. Prior to this, Grenada was a member of the West Indies Associated States (together with Antigua, Dominica, Saint Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent). Grenada's association ended in 1974 when it became independent.

Happy Birthday KM - 4th October 2024

Hong Kong, HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation - Here are the three reprinted banknotes of $20, $50 and $500, all printed with the date of 01.01.2023. This series was first introduced in 2018, and since then few reprints have been released in 2020, 2022, and now 2023. The initial release for the 2018 series was in full set of five notes, but since then only odd notes were reprinted for the 2020 (four notes), 2022 (one note) and 2023 dated (three) notes

12th October 2024

Northern Ireland, Danske Bank - All three commercial banks in Northern Ireland have adopted polymer banknotes series since 2019. Unlike the Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank, Danske Bank is the only bank that did not issue a £5 polymer note. So far the bank has only introduced the £10 and £20 notes, and it is very unlikely that the £50 or the £100 polymer notes will be introduced either. Here, I have the £20 note dated 25.07.2022.

16th October 2024

Morocco - On 21.07.2024, I posted the two notes of 100 and 200 dirhams Series 2023 . Here I have added the remaining two notes of 20 and 50 dirhams all dated 2023. The notes for this series were released in stages. The first two notes of 100 and 200 dirhams were released in 2023 and the remaining two notes were made available in 2024. 

 

19th October 2024

Philippines - This is a reprint of the 1000 piso polymer note. This note was first introduced on 18.04.2022, and the note was dated 2022. The note posted here is dated 2023.

 25th October 2024

Tonga - Posted here are the three notes of 1, 2 and 5 pa'anga belonging to the nd1995 series. It is not sure when these three notes were issued, but most likely is between 1996 and 2000 given that the tenures for the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance both ended in 2000. This series was first introduced in 1995 and these three notes are the first reprints for the series. Only three notes were issued with these signature combinations. The first series consists of five notes of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 pa'anga.

 

   ...... More to come....