January Postings 2024

January 2024

Happy New Year

 

1st January 2024

Jamaica - On 23.07.2012, Bank of Jamaica released a full set of commemorative banknotes celebrating the country's 50th Anniversary of Independence after 300 years of British occupation. Independence was achieved on 06.08.1962. Ten years later, on 15.06.2023, Bank of Jamaica released a new set of polymer commemorative banknotes celebrating the country's 60th Year of Independence.

3rd January 2024

Kazakhstan - This is a commemorative note of 10000 tenge released on 15.11.2023, to mark 30th Anniversary of introduction of the national currency - Tenge 1993-2023. Unlike those previous commemorative notes issued, this one is not printed on hybrid material.

6th January 2024

Solomon Islands - Posted here are the reprints of the $10, $20 and $100 paper and hybrid notes, first introduced in 2017. There are no changes to the designs, except it has new signatures for the bank's Governor and for the Secretary, Minister of Finance. Those first issued series of 2017 were signed by the Governor, Denton Hehenoro Rarawa, and the Secretary, Minister of Finance, Shadrach Timothy Fanega and later by Harry Degruit Kuma. 

12th January 2024

Lesotho - This is a commemorative note released on 12.07.2023, for the celebration of King Letsie lll's 60th birthday. This is also the first commemorative banknote issued by the Kingdom since gaining independence from the British in 1966.

16th January 2024

United Arab Emirates - Three notes posted here are the 5, 10 and 500 dirhams all printed with the year date of 2023. These are all polymer notes and the third series of banknotes issued by the United Arab Emirates since 1973.

20th January 2024

South Sudan - I believe I have a full set of 2017 reprints of three notes - 20, 50 and 100 pounds. These are reprints of the 2015 series, when it first introduced with the year date on the notes. The designs are the same, with the exception of the signatures and the year date printed on the notes.

21st January 2024

Mexico - Posted here are the five polymer notes of 100 pesos all printed with the date of 08.05.2020. This is the first issue for this denomination for the historical identity and natural heritage series. After releasing this denomination, reprints were also issued with the dates of 31.08.2020, 06.01.2021 and 25.05.2022 and more.

26th January 2024

Argentina - Here are the two notes of 5 and 10 pesos, issued in 2015 for the 5 pesos and 2016 for the 10 pesos. Given the current economic crises happening in the country, it is not sure if these two notes are still worth the paper it printed on. Inflation in Argentina in 2023 was 211%+.