January Postings 2026

Merry Christmas 2025

6968 Banknotes Collected

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 Happy New Year 2026

Poland - Here is another commemorative note of 20 zlotych Hybrid officially released on 05.11.2025. Like all previous commemorative notes issued, this one is also released in a simple folder and is not intended for general circulation, as this note is sold at a premium. In addition to these banknotes, commemorative coins minted in gold and silver were also released in April 2025 honoring the reign and coronation of Boleslaw the Brave. This is the 17th commemorative banknote issued by the National Bank of Poland since 2006. The bank has the ability to issue commemorative banknotes as the country has not adopted the Euro Currency system yet. The country has not set a target to do so, and as long as they have their own currency, we may see more commemorative notes coming out of the central bank... 

3rd January 2026   

Cuba - This is a commemorative note dated 2025 and is issued to celebrate the country's 65 Years of Cuban Banking System (1960-2025). This note was reportedly issued officially on 21.10.2025. Whilst this note was issued to celebrate the country's 65th year of banking system, it is not much of a banking system or celebration as all banks in Cuba were nationalised in October 1960. The nationalisation of all banks in Cuba commenced on 17.09.1960, started with the three major US owned banks, namely - The National City Bank of New York, Chase Manhattan Bank (was then known as Chase National Bank) and Bank of Boston. The rest of the remaining banks were nationalised on 13.10.1960. However, two foreign banks were not initially included in this nationalisation programme, namely The Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia. Despite this concession, these two banks later closed their operations in Cuba and both were acquired by the Cuban state by the end of 1960...

 

 

December Postings 2025

Merry Christmas 2025

6943 Banknotes Collected 

Hakuna Matata 

1st December 2025

Mexico - Posted here is a full set of five notes issued between 2024 and 2025 commemorating the central bank's 100th Anniversary 1925 to 2025. Banco de Mexico (Bank of Mexico) was established on 1st of September 1925 with its current head office located in the capital city of Mexico. Only five notes have been issued for this commemorative series as the 20 pesos note is not included. The designs for all five notes are the same as all current series in circulation but with commemorative text/logo printed (as above) to celebrate this special occasion. Like the current series, both the 50 and 100 pesos are printed on polymer substrate materials...

5th December 2025 

Namibia - Here, I have posted a full for five notes all reportedly released on 30.09.2025. The themes for this series are the same as those previously issued but with modified designs and additional security features added to the notes. On the front, the notes depict two Namibia national heroes and on the back it features all four-legged wild animals. The two lower denominations of $10 and $20 are printed on Hybrid substrate materials and both have a transparent square window in the center right. The transparent window is measured 10 x 10mm. The remaining three notes are all printed on paper materials...

7th December 2025

Shell V-Power Motorsport Collection 2025 Series -Well, they are back again. In October 2022, Shell Australia released seven Bluetooth remote control cars as toys or collectibles. In addition to the seven individual cars, Shell also released full sets in a presentation box at a price of A$124.95 per set. The presentation box also came with two rechargeable battery packs to power the cars. Fast forward 3 years, and in October 2025. Shell Australia again released another set of 8 Bluetooth remote control cars as toys/collectibles. This time, it is one car more than the 2022 series. The eight cars released for this second series are not the same as those released in 2022...

 

12th December 2025 

Transnistria - And there are more to come! This is the 30th commemorative note issued by Transnistria since 2009. Like previous issues, the designs are the same but with the commemorative logo added to the watermark area of the banknote. Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and to the locals simply as Pridnestrovie, is a landlocked breakaway state internationally recognised as part of Moldova. This note celebrates the 35 years of declaration of independence from Moldavian SSR (now Moldova) on 2nd September 1990...

17th December 2025 

Bhutan - Like most central banks around the world, standard banknotes are not always printed or reprinted in a full set and I believe this is the only odd note of 50 ngultrum issued in 2021. This is the third issue since this 50 ngultrum note was first introduced in 2008...  

20th December 2025 

Bhutan - I have added another 100 ngultrum printed with the date Series 2020 to my previous post. Only two notes were issued with this date. The other one is 500 ngultrum. This note completes my collection of Bhutan banknotes issued since 2006...

 

Christmas 2025

Tonga - Here is my first set of specimen notes issued by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT). I have another set of specimen notes from Tonga but these notes were issued by the Government of Tonga and were issued as a joint venture with the Franklin Mints as a numismatic product in 1978. NRBT was not established until 1989. The notes posted here were the first series ever issued under the authority of NRBT and these notes belonged to the 1992 series...

28th December 2025

Somalia - Here, I have posted three notes from the country of Somalia. These three notes are all 1000 shilin and are also from the same design. Two notes are dated 1996 from the same series and the third one is dated 1990 and this 1990 print was issued by a disputed region, called Puntland in Somalia...

 

November Postings 2025

November 2025

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6927 Notes collected

1st November 2025 

Sri Lanka - This is a 2,000 rupee issued on 29.08.2025, celebrating the 75th year of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The central bank was established on 28.08.2025, with its head office situated at Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka. This commemorative note is printed on paper material... 

4th November 2025 Happy Birthday J-M 

Papua New Guinea - Here, I have posted the 50 kina commemorative polymer note issued commemorating the country's 50th year of gaining independence from Australia. This note was reportedly released on 28.08.2025 to the public for circulation...

 

8th November 2025

Zambia - This set of six notes were first issued on 31.03.2025, with the denominations of 10, 20, 200 and 500 kwacha. I am not sure when the reminder notes of 50 and 100 kwacha were issued. The designs on all notes are new and all notes are printed with the year dated 2024. All notes on the front depict a flying African Fish eagle and a different image in the middle (underprint) on all the notes. On the back, a different tree is printed to the left, a waterfall and native wild animals. The designs on these notes, especially on the back, are related to tourism and it showcases the wildlife of the country and the natural beauty of Zambia's water falls...

 13th November 2025

The Bahamas - This is a reprint (Series 2024) of the $1 Hybrid note  first introduced on 27.09.2017. This note was printed by Giesecke & Devrient and was part of the CRISP Evolution (CE) family of notes...

 

15th November 2025

Shell V-Power Bluetooth Control EV Cars - In case you are also a collector as well...
 

 

22th November 2025 

Yemen - This is a 200 rials note reportedly issued on 16.07.2025 by the Houthi group which currently occupied a large part of the land, mainly situated in the western side of Yemen bordering the Red sea...

23rd November 2025

Bhutan - I have added the two notes of 20 and 500 ngultrum to my previous post. These five notes issued between 2000-2001. I personally find these kinds of designs very nice and to me very desirable. They are not over designed nor are they over crowded with various security features added to the notes. To me a banknote tells a thousand stories and should be treated as a work of art and not simply just a negotiable instrument. This is just my own personal opinion. I do not believe these notes are rare nor expensive to buy either...

October Postings 2025

 October 2025

6895 banknotes collected

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1st October 2025

Falkland Islands - Here is a set of three notes all printed with the date of 14 August 2025. These three notes are all printed in polymer substrates and these are new series replacing the previous paper series first introduced in 1983 (£5 commemorative). The £50 denomination is not included in this new series as I believe this note is rarely used on the island and according to a local online news outlet, there is plenty of stock available for the £50 to last the demand for a long time before reprints are required...

4th October 2025 - Happy Birthday K-M

Transnistria - The never ending story continues. Here, another 1 ruble overprint commemorative is released celebrating the end of the last war, World War II. Nazi Germany was defeated in Mid-April in Eastern Europe and the war did not end until the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on 08.05.1945. This is the 29th commemorative note issued by Transnistria since 2009. Like previous issues, the designs are the same but with the commemorative logo added to the watermark area of the banknote...

9th October 2025 

Libya - Here are the two polymer notes of 5 and 20 dinars reportedly issued in 2025. These are the second and third polymer notes issued since the 1 dinar polymer note was first introduced in 2019. Whilst these two notes were issued in 2025, no year dates are printed on either of the notes... 

12th October 2025

Hong Kong Bank Of China - I have now added the $100 printed with the date of 01.01.2023. The remaining missing denomination for these 2023 prints is the $1,000 note. It is not sure if this has been printed with this date...

 

18th October 2025 

Bhutan - Here are the two notes of 5 and 100 ngultrum, both printed as Series 2015. These are the only two notes issued for the 2015 series. The designs on these notes are the same with the exception of the year date...

 

24th October 2025 

Mauritania - Below are three notes all printed with the date of 28.11.2002 all with matching signatures. This series was first introduced in 1974 and was printed by G&D (Giesecke+Devrient) in Germany. The last print for this series was 2002 and here are the three notes from the final print. This series was introduced with four notes and I do not have the 1000 ouguiya for this series. However, it should be noted that there are no 1000 ouguiya printed with the date of 28.11.2002. And given that only three notes were printed with this 2002 date, the three notes below are considered as a full set...