January Postings 2021

Happy New Year 2021

1st January 2021

Australia - $100 polymer note printed with (nd)2017. This is the ninth print of the $100 first generation of polymer note and the last print since it was first introduced in 1996. This note has since been replaced by the Next Generation of polymer series. Here I have posted the first and last prefix of this series. This is the only denomination of note printed for the first polymer series in 2017.

5th January 2021

Fiji - Another full set of specimen banknotes all issued in 2007. This is the last series of Fijian banknotes that depict a British monarch, despite the country became a republic in 1987. This full set comprise of 6 notes all printed on paper banknotes except that the $100 is printed on Hybrid material. This $100 note is the only Hybrid banknote ever issued in Fiji. I believe this is the third series of banknotes issued since gaining independence in 1970 (exclude commemorative issues).

10th January 2020

Zimbabwe - Here are the two notes both issued in June 2020 of $10 and $20. I believe these are Hybrid notes and were printed by the German company, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D).

12th January 2021

Bangladesh - Two commemorative notes of 100 and 200 taka released on On the 17/03/2020,  commemorating the centenary birth of its founding father the late Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman (a.k.a Sheik Mujib) was the first Prime Minister/President following the end of a civil war with Pakistan in late 1971. Bangladesh was once part of Pakistan and was known as East Pakistan following gaining independence from the British in 1947. 

 

18th January 2021

Fiji - Another set of five specimen notes issued in 2012. The $5 is a polymer note and the rest are paper banknotes. The $100 has been reverted to paper and not hybrid as per the 2007 issue.

24th January 2021

Fiji - This is a specimen commemorative note of $7 issued in 2017 celebrating Fiji winning the Rugby Sevens Gold medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Olympics games. The denomination is unique as per the game won and the word SPECIMEN is perforated and not printed. This note is printed by the French company, Oberthur Fiduciaire. 

26th January 2021

Singapore - I have added two notes from Singapore - $5 and $100. The $5 is a polymer note printed with a solid symbol star on the back and the $100 note is printed with a solid house symbol on the back. It appears that the $5 denomination is not a very popular note in Singapore. Since the first issue of the $5 polymer note in 2007, it has only been reprinted five times in - nd2010 [■], nd2013 [▲▲], nd2014 [▲], nd2018 [◆] and nd2020 [solid ★]; whilst both the $2 and $10 have been reprinted at least 13 times.

 

29th January 2021

Fiji - This is my final specimen polymer commemorative note of $50 issued in 2020 celebrating Fiji's 50th Year of Independence 1970-2020. It is not sure how many pieces were printed but if one had to guess, I would say it would be 500 pieces or even much less, say 200 to 300 pieces. It is also not sure if the central bank has retained any for their archive for future references.