May Postings 2025

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

Lesotho - Posted here is a full set of five notes all printed with the year date of 2021. These notes are the reprint of the previous series, first introduced in 2011 (all dated 2010). The designs are the same, except that they are modified with wider and a different security thread and with new a signature as well. The previous 200 maloti was introduced in 2016 (dated 2015), and was printed in Hybrid material. These 2021 reprints are printed on paper material, including the 200 maloti...

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... 

25th May 2025

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)...

 

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