July Postings 2023

 July 2023

1st July 2023

Indonesia - A full set of premiums notes all printed with matching serial numbers of AAA 000464 issued in 2022. The main designs on the notes are the same as those issued in 2016, but with updated images on the portraits and with some colour changed on the back. This set was released on 18.08.2022 to coincide with the 77th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Indonesia Independence, but these notes were not released as commemorative.

4th July 2023

Samoa - A commemorative note of 60 tala released on 31.05.2023 celebrating the nation's 60th year of independence from New Zealand. This note is printed on paper material with a quantity of 1 million pieces issued.

8th July 2023

Macau, Bank of China - This is the other 10 patacas commemorative note which is the continuation of the Chinese New Year Zodiac series of banknotes, first released in 2012. This note is for the Year of the Tiger 2022. Whilst the Tiger year started on 01.02.2022 and ended on 21.01.2023, this note was only released to the public on 22.05.2023, together with the Banco Nacional Ultramarino.

15th July 2023

Fiji - Recently we discovered that there are two types of $5 polymer specimen notes printed for the 2012 series. The common type are those issued with just the word 'Specimen' printed in red on the front and on the back. However, the second type is the same as the first type but with a tiny specimen word and a 3-digit control number printed on the bottom left corner. It is believed that only 100 pieces are printed and one would assume that these are meant to be issued to commercial banks for their references. Here I have added this nd2023 specimen note second type to my previous posting.

20th July 2023

Russia - Two notes of 5 and 10 rubles both released in 2022. These two are reprints of those previously issued. The 5 rubles is the first reprint since it was released in 1998, whilst for the 10 rubles, this is the 8th variety since it was introduced. Both notes are dated 1997. Whilst the main designs are still the same, there are minor alterations or text added to distinguish from earlier issues.

23rd July 2023

South Sudan - This is my one and only 10 pounds note printed with the year date of 2016. Here I am missing the 3 other notes for the denominations of 20, 50 and 100 pounds.  

28th July 2023

Singapore - I have added the two current polymer notes of $5 and $10, both reportedly released in 2023. These two notes bear the Chairman signature of Tharma Shanmugaratnan. Tharma Shanmugaratnan resigned from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on 07.07.2023 and was succeeded by Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai, who is also one of the two Deputy Prime Ministers of Singapore. Going forward, we will expect to see Lawrence Wong's signature on all new banknotes. The reason Tharma Shanmugaratnan resigned from MAS is that he will be contesting the Singapore Presidential election which is due on 13.09.2023.

 

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If you think that I can improve my site, please feel free to let me know. I have used the original template provided by Blogspot and have not changed that since then. I tried to see if I can change it to a different appearance but find it hard to locate one that I am happy with. A visitor once told me that it's hard to read from my site and the current background green colour is not helping either. For that I sincerely apologise for my ignorance..