May 2025
6771 banknotes collected
1st May 2025
Cayman Islands - Two notes of $25 and $50, both overprinted with commemorative logos for the celebration of Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's 25th Anniversary. The CIMA was established on 01.01.1997 as the primary financial services regulator a.k.a. central bank. The bank is situated in the capital city George Town in the Grand Cayman island, the largest of the three main islands of Cayman Islands. These two notes are both dated 2022 but only released in 2023. The design on both notes are the same as the two notes of $25 and $50 previously 2010 series issued but with added commemorative logo on the front for this celebration. These two notes were initially scheduled to be released in 2022 but were delayed until mid-2023. The prefix series for these two notes is D/4. Cayman Islands have a rather small population of 74,000+/- and as such it is not expected many banknotes issued, even for those for general circulation. If you are like me, and have these two notes in your collection, you would agree with me that these two notes are just well overpriced...
4th May 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Two sets of Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible marks all
printed with the year date of 2024. These are reprints from the initial
series, first introduced in 2012. Since the introduction of this series,
this is the second time that the bank has issued this series in full
sets. The last time when a full set was issued was the 2019 series...
10th May 2025
India - As per one of my previous posts,
I have now posted another two 2000 rupees banknotes both dated 2017. On
19.05.2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of
the 2000 rupees from circulation commencing on 30.09.2023. The 2000
rupees was the highest circulation banknote issued in India and the
withdrawal was mainly due to illegal activities such as money
laundering. The 2000 rupees banknote is not commonly used for
transactions in the country and it is believed that many political
parties like to hoard them to fund their election campaign expenses in
order to get around tough spending limits imposed by the Election
Commission. It is unlikely we will get to see another 2000 rupees series
in the near future unless the circumstances have changed, like high
inflation or some other economic situations that they are forced to
issue one, or even with higher denominations like 5000 rupees...
17th May 2025
22nd May 2025
Moldova - Here, I have posted the three notes all printed with the year date of 1992. These three notes replaced the previous Cupon series of four notes, and for the first time, it had printed with the currency of Leu, which is the same as Romania's currency...
Brunei - Here I have added the 50 ringgit polymer note printed with the year date of 2022. This is a reprint of the 2017 commemorative series which celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the accession to the throne of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien lll. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah became the Sultan of Brunei on 05.10.1967, following the abdication of his father the late Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III (b.1914-1986)...