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Happy New Year 2012

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Brazil 1990 to 1993 Issue

January 25, 2012 - Brazil 8 notes from 100 to 100,000 Cruzeiros inflationary notes issued during the early 90s. SCWPM P228 to P235. The complete set comprises of 9 notes, and I am missing the 500,000 Cruzeiros note. These are cheap notes and till very affordable. I only bought them because of the design of the 1000 Cruzeiros (above note). This has to be the best design for this series.

Algeria 1000 Dinar 2005 P143

January 21, 2012 - Algeria 1000 Dinar 2005 60th Anniversary of the Arab League commemorative note. The Arab League or The League of Arab States was first established in Cairo Egypt on 22.3.1945 by the six founding members, namely Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Since then, it's members grew to 22 nations stretching from Mauritania to Iraq and from Syria to Comoros. The Arab League headquarter is situated in Tahrir Square in Cairo. The aim of the organisation is to have a better understanding and collaboration between member States. Due to the recent Arab Spring Uprising, Syria has been temporary suspended since November 2011, and the League has also approved the NATO force involvement in the recent civil war in Libya which let to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi regime. This note was issued in 2005 celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Arab League organisation.

New Zealand 2007 Annual Collector Set with Matching Serial Number

January 18, 2012 - New Zealand 2007 Annual collectors set. When the last annual set for 2004 was issued in late December 2007, it was then said that, the 2004 set would be the last for the current series issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand unless there are new design of notes or new Bank Governor appointed. Well, out of no where, two sets of collector notes for 2007 and 2008 were issued. What a surprised! Like those previously issued, only 1000 folders are printed to satisfy the needs of collectors from around the world. These annual sets are sold for NZ $295 per set. Here I have listed the 2007 Annual set. The 2008 Annual set will be uploaded at a letter date. It should be noted that the Annual sets for 2005 and 2006 are not printed, unless they want to give us another surprise at a later date!

Mozambique - 2011 Polymer Notes Set

January 13, 2012 - A set of polymer notes, 20, 50 and 100 Maticals, all issued in 2011. Mozambique is the third nation in the African continent, after Zambia and Nigeria, to issue polymer notes. The design of these notes are similar to those paper notes issued in 2006.

Hungary 200 Florint, Dated 1998 P178a

January 8, 2012 - Listed here is the Hungary 200 Florint dated 1998. Nothing special here. This is the only Hungarian note I have that issued between 1997-1999.

Thailand 100 Baht 2011 Commemorative

January 6, 2012 - Thailand 100 Baht 2011 Commemorative. Another commemorative note issued to celebrate the Thai's King 7 Cycle birthday 5th December 2011. This folder note was issued on the 2nd December 2011. Thailand has been issued a fair bit of commemorative notes to commemorate special events. Most of these commemorative notes issued are related to the Thai Royal family.

Costa Rica 1000 Colones Polymer 2011

January 3, 2012 - One Thousand Colones, dated 2.9.2009 (released 20.06.2011) PNL Polymer note. Costa Rica first issued a plastic (tyvek) 20 Colones banknote in 1983. The issue was short lived and only 1.0M pieces were printed for circulation. Since then it has reverted back to paper banknotes until recently, this 1000 Colones polymer note was introduced.

Fiji 2011 Reprints

January 1, 2012 - Happy New Year to all my friends and visitors. I hope the new year will bring you many happiness and more importantly, plenty of new banknotes to your collection. Here I have posted the Fiji 2011 set. This set (3 notes) was released on 5.11.2011 and signed by Barry Whiteside, who was then the Acting Governor of the Bank. Since then, he has been appointed to the post. As Fiji has announced that new series of banknotes will be issued in 2012, it is believed these reprint notes issued in 2011 will be the last for the current series. This series was first introduced in 2007. The portrait of QEll will not be part of the new design for the 2012 new issues.

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R E V E R Y O N E !
Total notes count as at 31.12.2011 = 3,734

December 2011 Postings

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December 25, 2011 - Chile 1000 Pesos 2010 (11.5.2011) Polymer. This is a new design and replaced the previous 1000 pesos paper. This is the third polymer notes in the current Chiliean banknotes series. The other donominations in polymer are the 2000 and 5000 pesos. Both the 10,000 and 20,000 pesos are still printed on paper banknotes.

December 23, 2011 - Tunisia 10 Dinars x 2. With the recent Spring Uprising in the Arab World, I thought I better get some of these notes before it too late. As today is the last working day before the Christmas break, here I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends and visitors a Merry Christmas. Also it has been reported that Christchurch in New Zealand has been hit by a series of earthquake today. Barely 12 months ago, the city was almost destroyed by an earthquake. If you have experienced an earthquake before, no matter how minor it was, you will know the scarey feeling of it. My thoughts are with the people of Christchurch. If they can survived the first one, I am sure you will survive this one too.

December 18, 2011 - Serbia & Montenegro 1000 Dinara. My first note from that region since the end of the Yugoslav War (1991-1995). I got this via exchange from a collector in Slovenia. This is quite a nice note. The highest denomination is 5000 Dinara and I do not have one yet.

December 16, 2011 - The Royal Bank of Scotland. This is a five pounds note issued recently. This note is dated 21.11.2008, and signed by the Group CEO Stephen Hester. It is also interesting to note that this is also the date that Stephen Hester took over the Group CEO position from his predecessor Sir Fred Goodwin. The design of this note is the same as those previously issued. This is the first note issued by the bank since the Global Financial Crisis started in 2007 (aka Global Recession or Credit Crunch).

December 10, 2011 - Bhutan 100 Ngultrum. This is a commemorative note issued on the eve of the Royal Wedding between King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchue and Ashi Jetsun Pema Wangchuck (b.4.6.1990). The Royal Wedding took place on the 13.10.2011 with the main ceremony held at the Punakha Dzong (Palace of Bliss). This is also the second largest dzong structure in Bhutan. King Jigme Wangchue was born on 21.2.1980 and became King of Bhutan on 14.12.2006 following the adication of his father the former King Jigme Singye Wangchue. The note was issued at a price of 500 Ngultrums each or 5 times the face value.

December 8, 2011 - Indonesia - 20000, 50000 and 100000 Rupiah, a set of commemorative notes. According to the Jakarta Post, these notes were issued on 28.10.2011 to commemorate the Youth Pledge Day (Hari Sumpah Pemuda). The declaration of the Youth Pledge Day (one motherland, one nation and one language) by young Indonasian nationalists was first made on 28.10.1928. The designs of these notes are similar to those previous issues but with upgrade securities, such as rainbow printing, blind codes etc. The quantity issued for these notes are Rp20000 (7.6M), Rp50000 (103.5M) and Rp100000 (125.8M).

December 3, 2011 - Canada $100 dated 2011. This is the first of the Canadian polymer note (Frontier) series issued on 14.11.2011. The note was officially released into circulation by Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney at an event in Toronto Ontario, at the MaRS Centre. The next note to be released will be the $50 and that will be in March 2012. The remaining of the series, being the $20, $10 and $5 will be released by 2013. The new polymer notes series will eventually replace the current circulating Journey series, which was first introduced in 2001.

December 1, 2011 - England £50. Released on 2.11.2011. This is a new design of the English GBP50 and is also the first note signed by Chris Salmon since appointed as Executive Director, Banking and Chief Cashier on 1.4.2011. The reverse of the note depicts the portraits of Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and James Watt (1736-1819). Boulton was a manufacturer and Watt was a Scottish Engineer. Both were business partner and were involved in the manufacturing of coins (Soho Mint) by adopting the latest technology available then for Britain (including the Royal Mint) and other countries. Well, technically, these two gentlemen were money makers!

November 2011 Postings

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November 26, 2011 - Here I have re posted all the Denmark note issued between 2009-2011. The 2009-2011 Bridge series comes with at least 5 signature varieties. I am not sure if there are more. This series of notes are signed by the Board of Directors, namely Torben Nielson (full set), Nils Berstein (full set), Hugo Fry Jensen (1000 Krone), Per Callesen (1000 Krone) and Jens Thomsen (50 to 500 Krone). Again, I am not sure if all signatures are appeared on all denominations either. All notes are counter signed by Lars Gerrild Sorensen.

November 23, 2011 - Indonesia 1000 Rupiah. This is a reprint of the 2000 series with year date of 2000/2001. The reference number for this note, according to the SCWPM is P141b. The 1000 Rupiah is currently the lowest banknote denomination circulating in the country and needless to say this is also a very affortable note to collect too. Cheap Cheap!

November 19, 2011 - Hungary 2008 prints. There is a birthday celebration in the family today (not mine) and so I thought I put up few more notes on my site today. Here I have added the notes of 1000 and 5000 Forint to the original post. The first two notes (500 and 2000 Forint) was first posted on 15/8/2011.

November 16, 2011 - Sweden 100 Krona. 2005 P66. A commemorating note issued to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Tumba Paper Mill. In 1755, the Swedish National Bank established a paper mill called Tumba Bruk in Tumba, a town located on the outskirts of Stockholm. The purpose of this company was to manufacture all the Swedish banknotes required by the country.. In 2002, Tumba Bruk was sold to the current owner Crane & Co, a paper banknotes supplier. This 100 Krona commemorative note is rather a large note measuring 170mm x 92mm. Original issue price for this folder note was 150 Kroner. The folder is the size of the A4 paper.

November 11, 2011 - Barbados $50. I was lucky to get this replacement note at a very affordable price. This note is listed as Pick 40a (40r) and was issued in 1989. The Governor signature on this note is Dr Kurleigh King. I have previously saw this note listed on Internet auction site with asking price of US$260+. Of course, I didn't paid for this kind of asking price. It's cheaper than you thought.

November 8, 2011 - Kazakhstan 10,000 Tenge. Another commemorative note issued to celebrate the country’s 20^th year of independence. The design of the note on the front is in vertical format. This note was released on 4.7.2011. Similar main features retained for the design of this note as pre previous note of same demonination issued, such as the "Kazak Eli ", the Residence of the President of the country and the contours of the map of Kazakhstan territory. The note issued is inscripted with the following words "KAZAKHSTAN TAUELSIZDIGINE JYIRMA JYL" or "20 years of Independence of Kazakhstan", including the Independence Day of 20-year celebration logo. Quantity issued, 30,000,000 pieces.

November 4, 2011 - Cayman Islands 2010. A complete set of new notes released for general circulation on the 4.4.2011. These notes were released under section 18 of the Monetary Authority Law (2010 Revision). Previous laws were the 1971 Currency Law, then followed by the Currency Law of 1974, The Currency Law was then repealed and replaced by the 1983 Currency Law Revised. This is the forth series of notes issued by Cayman Islands and as such the "D" letter prefix. This series comprises of 6 notes - $1, $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100. All previous notes issued since 1971 are still legal tender in Cayman Islands. It should be noted that the first Cayman Islands currency was issued in 1971. Prior to that, they used Jamaican Dollars;

November 1, 2011 - Brunei 2011 "D" Series. Here I have posted 3 polymer commemorative notes all issued on the 18.7.2011. These notes were released for circulation to coincide with the celebration of the Sultan of Brunei's 65th birthday (dob 15.7.1946). These notes replaced the "C" series polymer notes which was first released in 1996 (still legal tender). Only 3 notes were released for this special occasion. It seems that nowadays, Central Banks around the world have a habit in releasing new banknotes to commemorating special events even there are no overprints or additional special texts imprinted on the notes. I have few spare sets for exchange at face value if interested.

October 2011 Postings

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**** To my Indonesian collector friends, if you wish to exchange banknotes with me, please contact me. Thanks ****

October 30, 2011 - Singapore $2 Millennium note. Here I have posted two commemorative folder note sets. This is the $2 millennium note issued on 8.12.1999 to celebrate the Millennium year. Two folder varieties were issued with the following themes; "Silver hard folder - The New Millennium" and "Maroon hard folder - The Millennium Dragon". These folders were exclusively packaged and distributed by United Overseas Bank in Singapore and was sold for S$12.50 per folder. Whilst this note is more that 10 years old, I have these in my collection since the day it was released. This commemorative note is still plenty available in the market and recently I saw a set (3 notes without the folder) at a dealer shop selling in Singapore for S$21.00. After 10 years plus, it's still very affordable. Don't let others to fool you if they tell you this note is rare! Quantity issued = 5 million pieces.

October 25, 2011 - Dominican Republic 500 Peso Oro. This is a commemorative note issued in 1992 to commemorate the Quincentennial of the First Landfall by Christopher Columbus 1492-1992. Four notes (P139 to 142) were issued then to celebrate this special occasion in 1992, but this is the only note released that depict the famous explorer. Was Christopher Columbus (31.10.1451-20.05.1506) an explorer or simply just another European invader? You to decide!

October 22, 2011 - Singapore $10 (Polymer). This note was issued early this year and it has two tiny triangles (stealth fighters flying) printed on the back of the note just underneath the word 'Sports'. Same design as the previous issue except the extra triangles.

October 19, 2011. Tanzania 2011 Full set. Here I have up loaded a full set of notes all dated 1.1.2011. The denominations are 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 shillings.These notes were released for circulation in early January 2011.

October 15, 2011 - Vanuatu 10,000 Vatu. Here I have uploaded a Vt10,000 polymer uncirculated note. This note was issued in 2010 to celebrate the country's 30th Anniversary of Independence. Since the released of this note, few collectors argued that this note should not be classified as commemorative as it has no commemorative texts or logo imprinted on the note. Well, what do they know? The folder comes with this note confirmed that. Please read the inside folder information yourselves. All these folder notes are hand signed by both the Governor and the Minister of Finance. Needless to say, no two notes are the same and that makes this note very unique! Quantity issued unknown to me, however I have been informed by a collector friend that only 100 pieces has been issued. I assume this could be right, after all both the Governor and the Minister of Finance have to personally sign each note, unless someone can show me one with serial number higher than 100. This note posted has a low serial number of AA10 000 008. A very nice number for a very special occasion! Other serial numbers worth collecting including the single digit notes are #10, #18, #28, #30 (30th Anniversary), #38, #88 (double lucky), the last note #100 (yet to be confirmed) and whatever what your lucky number is.

October 12, 2011 - Trinidad and Tobago $100. This is a commemorative note issued in 2009 to celebrate the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting (CHOGM, 27-29 November, 2009). The meeting was held in the capital city of Port of Spain and was chaired by the Prime Minister Patrick Manning who was then the head of the government of Trinidad and Tobago. CHOGM is a biennial meeting of all the heads of the commonwealth nations. The meeting is held in difference member state and is usually chaired by the President or Prime Minister of the host nation.The first CHOGM was held in 1971 in Singapore and a set of postage stamps were released to commemorate this event. The next meeting (21st) will be held in Perth Australia (28-30 October 2011) and will be chaired by the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. This is the third time Australia is staging this event and unfortunately only coins are issued to celebrate this special occasion. The meeting in 1971 lasted for 9 days and over the years it reduced to a week, 5 days and now to just 3 days. The topic of discussions varies from economy to election frauds, military coups etc. The Commonwealth nations comprise of 54 member States, with Fiji currently been suspended. Zimbabwe withdrew from the group in December 2003. The next meeting, after Perth, will be in 2013 in Sri Lanka.

October 8, 2011 - Belarus 20 Rouble, 2001. This is a commemorative note, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (1991 to 2011). This folder note was issued on 1.1 2001 and limited to 5,500 folders. Issued price was 1200 Rouble. If you think you have paid too much for this note, don't worry, me too. Enjoy viewing the note.

October 4, 2011 - Kazakhstan 1000 Tenge. It seems that the landlocked Asian country of Kazakhstan has been releasing commemorative notes to celebrate few special occasions recently. Here I have posted a 1000 Tenge value note issued on 25.5.2011. This note is to commemorating the Chairmanship in the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Conference held by Kazakhstan. The OIC organisation comprises of 57 member States and the event was held in the capital city of Astana between 28-30 June 2011.

October 1, 2011 - Solomon Islands Specimen Overprint (PCS1). This set of specimen notes was released in 1979 in a joint-venture with the Franklin Mint, Thomas De La Rue and the Solomon Islands Monetary Authority as part of the "Banknotes Around The World" series. All serial numbers of these notes are printed with a Maltese cross with matching serial numbers. Obviously these are numismatic products. The issued price then was USD$14 per set and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and an information card. Whilst this set of notes is more than 30 years old, they are by no means rare as there are still plenty available in the market. Pity that the dealers asking price for such set is so inconsistent. In addition to this set, other countries/commercial bank also released this "Maltese Cross" series, such as Tonga, Ghana, Bank of Ireland (Northern Ireland), Gibraltar, Sierra Leone and the Philippines etc.

September 2011 Postings

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September 25, 2011 - Cayman Islands 2001 C/1 series P27 and P29. Today is a very sad day to me, and not a day that I would like to remember or looking forward to. In order to remember this day, I though I post two more notes (nothing in particular). Here I have uploaded two notes from the Cayman Islands. This is the 2001 series with $5 and $50. Missing in this series are the $1 and $10. The $100 was not issued for this series.

September 23, 2011 - Mauritania 2004 Prints. Here I have posted 4 notes, with demoninations of 100, 200, 500 and 2000 Ouguiya. Missing from this series is the 1000 value.

September 21, 2011 - Costa Rica 1000 Colones. This is a dated 24.2.1999 and has a Pick reference number of P264c. I got this note via exchange with a great collector from the USA. The condition of this note is uncirculated.

September 17, 2011 - Gibraltar 2010 to 2011 issues. Here I have posted the remaining of the Gibraltar new series of notes, which was first released on 8/7/2010 with the £10 and £50. The remaining notes were released on 11/5/2011, which also included the £100 hybrid note.A full set comprises of £5, £10, £20, £50 and £100. The obverse designs of this series are all the same, whilst the reverse features either a famous landmark of Gibraltar or a historical event.

September 13, 2011 - Jamaica 1987 Commemorative set. Here I have posted a set of 4 notes with denominations of $1, $2, $5 and $10, issued in 1987 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth The Second (June 2, 1953). Strange is that none of the notes have the portrait of the Queen to celebrate this special occasion. I supposed it's cheaper this way than to print new design of notes. Whilst I knowledge this set of notes are not rare, the one note that really caught my eyes is the $2 note which printed with the following words - "Out Of Many, One People". Now, you ask yourself, how true is that! All notes printed with this design ($2) have the same words printed on the reverse side of this note.

September 9, 2011 - Singapore $1,000. Today is the 12th anniversary for the release of the Portrait banknotes series. This note was first issued on 9.9.1999 and for the first time since 1967, the S$500 denomination was not included in the series, halleujah! This note is considered a high value note but not the largest in the land. This is a reprint and is signed by the country formal Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong and this note is printed with tiny 2 triangles (underneath the word Government) on the back.

September 4, 2011 - Vanuatu 10,000 Vatu Polymer. This is the highest denomination of banknote currently circulating in Vanuatu. This note was issued in 2010 to commemorate the country 30th year of Independence from the British and French (30.07.1980). This note displayed here is a 2-Uncut sheet.

September 1, 2011 - A complete set of Cayman Islands notes all dated 1998. Whilst a full set of Cayman Islands notes usually comprises of $1, $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100, the $50 denomination note was not printed for this series. Four of the notes posted here are all with matching serial number. All these notes were acquired from a seller in Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands currency is one of the strongest currency in the world. It's currency value is more or less pegged to the USD approximately at KYD1=USD1.25 or USD1=KYD0.80. No wonder the KY currency is so expensive to acquire.

August 2011 Postings

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August 26, 2011 - Brunei BR1 (P22). Since the released of the BR1 in 1996, only two reprints have been issued, in 2007 and 2008. It appears that a large quantity of these were initially printed in 1996. Given the recent release of the new BR1 note "D" Series (together with the BR5 and BR10), I believe this 2008 could be the last print of this "C" series.

August 23, 2011 - Nothing special here. I have added the Singapore $5 polymer note to the post. This S$5 note was issued recently and it has a tiny little dot on the back, just under the words - Garden City. Five denominations have been released with a single dot on the back of the note. These are the $2, $5 and $10, all polymer, and the other two are the $50 and $100, both paper notes.

August 19, 2011 - Cayman Islands 1996 prints. Here I have posted 3 notes with denominations of $1, $25 and $100. This series was printed with prefix of B over 1. Missing are the $5 and $10 notes. The $50 note was not printed for this series.

August 15, 2011 - Hungary 500 and 2000 Forint. Both notes are dated 2008. The Forint currency was first introduced on 1.8.1946. Hungary became a member of the European Union in 2004 but still issuing it's own currency. I am sure won't be long, it will too be converted from Forint into Euro. The expected date of conversion, the earliest, is in 2020.

August 10, 2011 - Gibraltar 100 Pounds. This is a Hybrid note and is dated 1.1.2011. This note was released for circulation on 11.5.2011. This is the highest denomination banknote currently in circulation in the tiny British colony of Gibraltar. In 2010, Gibraltar issued a new series of banknotes with denomination of 10 and 50 pounds. In May, it released the rest of the series with the 5, 20 and 100 Pounds. All notes issued with letter prefix of A/AA.

August 6, 2011 - Once again the Australia (20)10 prints are out. For 2010, only three denominations are printed, $20, $50 and $100. All notes are signed by the Governor Glen Stevens and Dr Ken Henry, the Secretary to the Treasury. It should be noted that Dr Ken Henry resigned from the Treasury in February 2011 and has been replaced by Martin Parkinson. Needless to say, we expect his new signature to be on the notes printed for 2011, if any, are scheduled to be released next year.

August 3, 2011 - Guinea 2006 to 2008. Four notes of 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 Francs. All notes uncirculated. A very colourful set.

August 1, 2011 - Singapore $50 (P5b) and $100 (6a). I received these two notes few days ago from Singapore, and I thought I posted them here and share it with my viewers. There is a story to tell on these two notes. These notes came from a customer of a bank, who just wanted to exchange them to current currency. Total amount exchanged was about S$1,000 and I managed to get hold of $250 worth of notes ($50 x 1 and $100 x 2) via a close source at face value. The condition of these two notes are still very good. Both notes have a very light and soft fold in the center but no graffiti. Such fold for circulated notes is expected given that these are fairly large size notes. These notes are very beautiful designed and full credit to the designer(s). I understand that they are still plenty of these Orchard notes available in Singapore but it's fun getting them this way. Thank you for reading this story. I hope you have similar good stories to tell too. By the way, I have yet to pay for these notes. IOU is just fine!

July 2011 Postings

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July 26, 2011 - Netherlands Antilles 5 Gulden P15b. This note was issued in 1984. I somehow have very little luck in getting banknotes from that part of the world!

July 23, 2011 - Hungary 500 Forint PNL. According to my old SCWPM, this note was not listed yet. This is currently the lowest denomination issued by the Hungarian government. I enjoy collecting European banknotes with the exception of Euro, mainly due to it's value. With EU ever expending, eventually more and more countries will convert their national icon into Euro, and I though it's better to get some before it's too late. More Hungarian notes to come later.

July 20, 2011 - Sri Lanka 2006 Prints. Here I have updated few missing 2006 notes. However I believe that I am still missing the 500 Rupee piece. These notes are now been replaced by the recent 2011 new issue.

July 15, 2011 - Australia $10 Commemorative P49a. This is the world first polymer note commemorative issued in 1988 to celebrate the 200th years of European settlement in Australia. This is an uncut strip of 4 with selvedge and only 1,673 of the strip of 4 were issued to the public and the note is dated 26.1.1988, which is also a public holiday (Australia Day). Unfortunately as my scanner is not large enough, I can only scan the sheet showing 3 1/2 of the notes. Apart from this, it also released a block of 4 for the same note too. This note is now 23 years old! As far as the single note is concerned, they are plenty available in the market, especially in UNC condition.

July 10, 2011 - Scotland, Bank of Scotland. This is a ten pounds note with date 18.6.2001 (P120d). This note is signed by John Shaw, the Bank's Governor and George Mitchell, Treasurer and Managing Director. The letter prefix of this note is EU, which is also the last prefix of this 2001 series.

July 8, 2011 - Dominican Republic. This is a 20 Peso Oro specimen polymer note. This note is dated 2009 and was released to the public for circulation on 1.7.2010. This note depicts General Gregoria Luperon in full military uniform. General Gregoria was the 20th President of the Dominican Republic and was in power between 1879 to 1880 (less than a year). He died in 1897.

July 3, 2011 - Philippines - 200 Piso commemorating the 400th Anniversary of University of Santo Tomas 1611-2011. 10 million notes issued, as well as 400 sheets of 2 Uncut, medallion and postage stamps too. The commemorative note issued is the same design as the previous 200 piso note (not those new notes announced in December 2010) and it features the Quadricentennial logo (tongues of fire forming the letters U, S and T emanating from the Main Building) on the dorsal portion. The University of Santo Tomas is the oldest university in the Philippines and was established on 28.4.1611 by the archbishop of Manila Muguel de Benarides. The UST is situated at Sampaloc, Manila, The Philippines. This note was released on 21.1.2011.

July 1, 2011 - Barbados, a complete set of 2007 notes from $2 to $100 all signed by Governor Dr Marion Williams. All notes are dated 1.5.2007 and the SCWPM references are from P66a to P71a. Nothing much has changed since the designs of these notes were first issued in the 70s. Whilst these notes are still circulating in the country, the $2, $5 and $10 have now been replaced by the Governor's signature Dr Delisle Worrell, and won't be long, we hope to see the rest of the series for Dr Worrell too.

June 2011 Postings

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June 25, 2011 - Bhutan 500 Ngultrum. Another commemorative note released in 1994. This note celebrates the National Day of Bhutan. A nice mystical note for my own collection.

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June 17, 2011 - Iran 5000 Rials. This is a Commemorative note issued in 2009 to celebrate the country great achievements in Space. As expected, the design on the back of this note is space related, with the picture of the OMID satellite orbiting the earth.

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June 13, 2011 - Barbados $100. This note was issued in 2001 and signed by the Governor Dr Marion Williams. This note is has a reference no of P65 in the SCWPM.Unbelievable that this note is listed at US$125 value!

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June 11, 2011 - Hong Kong $500 x 3: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC), Chartered Bank (SC) and Bank of China (BoC). This is the second note issued by the three banks in Hong Kong for the new series. The first note issued by the Banks was the $1000 and was released on 7.12.2010. These $500 notes were released on 22.2.2011. The remaining series, mainly the $20, $50 and $100 will be released later.

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June 7, 2011 - Swaziland 100 Emelanheni. This is a hybrid note. Whilst most hybrid notes come with a see-through window, this note is manufactured with a thin layer of protective film laminated coating on the paper note. Because of this, the note also looks a bit glossy too. This note is dated 6.9.2010 and was released for circulation on 1.11.2010.

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June 4, 2011 - Barbados $20 1999 P57. Nothing much has changed on the design of this note since it was first introduced in the early 70s, except with some additional security features and minor alterations added since then. Perhaps it's time to replace them with a newer designs. This note was signed by the Governor Dr Winston Cox. More Barbados notes to come later.

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June 3, 2011 - Denmark 1000 Krone. This is the final of the Danish bridge series which first released on 11 June 2009, from 50 Krone to 1000 Krone. Each note depicts a bridge in Denmark on the front. This last note was issued on 24.5.2011. Here I have uploaded the two notes signed by Nils Bernstein/Lars G Sorensen and Hugo Frey Jensen/Lars G Sorensen. Please do enjoy viewing the new notes.

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June 1, 2011 - East Caribbean States full set. This is a complete set of notes from $5 to $100 issued in 2008 (P47-51) by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. These notes are circulating in the tiny nations of Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher & Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and The Grenadines with a combined population of 640,000 (est.). Up to 2008, East Caribbean notes were issued with a letter suffix to represent where the notes were printed for. Since then, they have do away with this. To some, this is an excellent move as it makes our collection much easier, after all there are no shortage of banknotes to collect around the world. However to others, this means less challenging for those who likes to hunt the entire series for their collection. For me I have no complaint!

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May 2011 Postings

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May 28, 2011 - New Zealand $10 ND2007. Three notes were printed for the year 2007. Apart from the $10 polymer note, I have also uploaded the $50 note. The missing note that I do not have is the $5 note, which I hope to get one soon. New Zealand has fully converted to polymer notes since 1999.

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May 24, 2011 - Malaysia RM1 no date. The Letters prefix on this note is measuring at 3cm in height as compared to 2.5cm on previous issues. Obviously the width on the letter prefix on this note is also slightly wider too. The central bank of Malaysia has released information that new series of banknotes (fourth series) will be released early 2012. This is great news to all collectors.

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May 19, 2011 - Mauritania 100 Ouguiya dated 28.11.2008. This is a hybrid note which has the same design as those previously issued. This note is manufactured in such a way that the inner core of the substrate is the traditional cotton fibre-base construction and is protected with a thin film, laminated to both sides. And because of this, it has a glossy look as compared to previous issues.

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May 14, 2011 - Singapore $10. This is a Singapore polymer $10 note. As compared to previous similar issues, this note has a tiny little triangle added to the back of the note, just underneath the word "Sports". I am not sure when it was released, but I only got this note recently. And this note is now been replaced by another one with two triangles. This note has the signature of Goh Chok Tong, a former Prime Minister of Singapore and is also a Senior Minister in the Singapore ruling party, the People's Action Party (PAP).

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May 8, 2011 - Bhutan 2006 series. Back in 2008, I acquired 3 Ngultrum 2006 series notes all low denominations. I have now acquired the remaining of the notes for this series. I thought I better get them now. It is always better to have notes in full set than not. At least it looks nice in complete set too. These are fairly common notes, and easy to find too, and therefore if you haven't got any right now, don't worry. Plenty out there for you to buy.

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May 7, 2011 - Belarus 20,000 rouble. This note was issued on 1.12.2010 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus. The central bank was first established in 1922 but was not active nor independence until the break up of the Soviet Union empire in 1990. Three thousand of these folders were issued at a price of 30,000 rouble each. It seems that Belarus has a habit of releasing commemorative note in small quantity.

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May 3, 2011 - This is a Barbados $5 commemorative note printed in 2002 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados. The design of this note is the same as those printed in 2000 (P61), except that it has the commemorative text printed on the left and the number "30" overprinted in the center of the note. The reverse on the note is the same as those issued in 2000. The note has the signature of Dr Mario Williams, who was then the Governor of the Central Bank. I believe this note is not listed on the current SCWPM edition. To me, this is a very nice note and the gold foil numeral number of "30" is very eye catching too. This note was issued together with a card type folder. I hope you like viewing this note as I like it very much. Latest update: It has been reported that only 1000 commemorative folders were issued!

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May 2, 2011 - A complete set of the Philippines notes released in late 2010 and early 2011, from 20 to 1000 Piso. Each note is printed with the outline map of the Philippines on the reverse. A rather nice set of notes in my opinion. This new series of banknotes comprises of 6 denominations ranging from 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 to 1000 Piso, and out of the 6 notes, two notes are dedicated to the UNESCO World Heritage site - namely the 20 Piso (Banaue Rice Terraces) and the 1000 Piso (Tubbataha Reefs National Park). I am wondering if these two notes can be considered as commemorative issues? Anyone? In my opinion, this set is worth collecting.

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May 1, 2011 - This is the one and only Olympic banknote issued by China to commemorate the 2008 29th Olympiad held in Beijing between 8.8.2008 to 24.8.2008. This commemorative note was issued on the 8.7.2008 at face value and sold out within hours of its released. Customers were restricted to one note each over the counter at first come first serve basis. Given such a large Chinese population, this was expected as limited quantity (only 6.0m pieces) were printed on such a low value note. I am not sure why the 10 Yuan value was selected or why only 6.0 million pieces were printed. It doesn't make sense to me. If the Chinese government wanted all their citizens to have one as souvenir, then they should have printed more. If they wanted this to be exclusively for the very few, then perhaps a face value of say 5,000 or 10,000 Yuan note would be more appropriate. However, despite saying this, there are collectors/dealers hoarded the above note by the bundles, despite the official restriction. In view of the high demand on this note, the note was resold at US$99 each on OnLine Auction house, almost the very same day it was released. Whilst there are no shortage in supplying this note, the current asking price is now well over the $500+ mark. As long as Chinese economy is good, I do not expect the price for this note will come down, especially if the original cost was at face value. Apart from China, the Bank of China both in Hong Kong and Macau also issued a note each to commemorate this special occasion.

April Postings 2011

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Show and TellA rather nice surprise for myself when I got this note. This is, I believe, is the last of the Vanuatu paper note issued (together with the Vt1,000) and signed by Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa. Once the current stock is depleted (for this note and the rest of the paper banknotes), it will commence releasing polymer notes which already printed for all denominations, including the new denomination of Vt2000. The above is also the third Vt5,000 printed since independence from the British and French in 1980. I was delighted to get this low serial number of '88', and I believe the letters 'BB' is also the first prefix for this signatures variety. Vanuatu has a habit of printing with double matching letter prefixes such as AA, BB, CC, DD etc for all notes issued.

April 25, 2011 (Easter Monday)
Iran - This is a 200 Rials (P136) with overprint on the front. Since I do not read Persian, I have no idea what it says. I do not believe this note is listed on SCWPM, but whoever did the overprint, I have a feeling that this may not have been sanctioned by the Central Bank either. Could this be part of a promotional thingy, commemorating a historical event or perhaps even a propaganda matter. If any readers out there can explain what the meaning of those overprints are, can you please let me know? BTW, this is a very cheap note.

April 22, 2011 (Easter Friday)
Malaysia - A couple of RM10 (P46) replacement notes issued in 2011 with prefix ZD and ZE.

April 16, 2011
Tajikistan - 500 Somoni Hybrid issued in 2010. This is also the current largest denomination issued in the country.

Nicaragua - 50 Carbodas polymer commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank. Note was issued on 19.10.2010.

April 13, 2011
Australia - Report on a new 20 cents coins to be issued after the Roya Wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton for general circulation.

April 12, 2011
Taiwan - 100 Yuan 2011 3-Uncut Sheet Commemorative. This was issued to commemorate the 100th year of the founding of the Republic of China 1911 to 2011.

April 9, 2011
Jamaica - $50 2010 commemorating the 50th year of the Bank of Jamaica. I have few spares to offer if interested.

April 8, 2011
Australia - I have uploaded one 50 cents coin issued in 2010 to celebrate the Royal engagement of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. The engagement was announced on the 16.12.2010. I have also uploaded a PNC commemorating Queen's 85th Birthday celebration. The PNC is issued together with a miniature sheet of stamp. Please enjoy.

April 6, 2011
Kazakhstan - This note was issued in 2008 to celebrate 15th year of the national currency, Tenge. The National Bank of Kazakhstan was found on the 13.04.1993 following the fall of the Soviet empire. The primary goal of the Bank is to ensure the stability of prices in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Aruba - This is a 10 Florin note and dated 1.1.1986. Catalogue reference is P2.

April 3, 2011
Guinea - Last month I posted two commemorative notes from Guinea celebrating the 50th Year of Guinea Francs currency. I have now added the 1000 Francs to my collection.

Jamaica - Three notes all dated 15.1.2010 and signed by current Governor Brian Wynter.

Iran - 100,000 Rials issued in 2010. This is currently the largest denomination of banknote circulating in Iran.

April 1, 2011 (no fools)
Vanuatu - 5000 Vatu signed by Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa. BB is the first prefix and this note came from the first bundle. Nice!

Singapore - $50 x 2, 2002 Commemorative notes. These two notes, with matching serial numbers, were issued to commemorate the changing of name for the central bank from the Board of Commissioner of Currency of Singapore (BCCS) to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). These notes carried the signatures of Dr Hu Tsu Tau (BCCS) and Lee Hsien Loong (MAS). Only 5000 folders issued at the initial release price of S$168.

Mauritania - 1000 Ouguiya dated 28.11.2006

March 2011

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Estonia 500 Krooni (approx. USD$42.00) note dated 1996 (reverse)A barn swallow (national bird of Estonia) flying over an open field. The green-yellowish background colour is much nicer that those later issues, like those dated 2000 and 2007 (in my opinion only).

MORE NOTES TO COME!

March 27, 2011
Cambodia - 20,000 Riels. This note was issued to commemorate the coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni, the current King of Cambodia. King Norodom Sihamoni was born on 14.05.1953 and also the eldest son of the former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. He became king of Cambodia on 14.05.2004 following the surprise abdication of his father King Norodom Sihamoni a week earlier. Prior to his accession to the thrown, he was the Cambodia ambassador to UNESCO since 1993.

Singapore - I have added the $100 Ship series note (P23b). This note was signed by Dr Hu Tsu Tau. As you will see, there were two varieties for this denomination signed by Dr Hu. The second reprint issued with the exposed security thread (P23c).

March 13, 2011
Denmark - 500 Kroner, 2009 series issued on the 15.02.2011. Two signatures variety with signatures of Nils Berstein and Torben Nielson. Both notes are counter signed by Lars G Sorensen. New issue will be the 1000 Kroner, which is also the last note of the 2009 series.

March 12, 2011
Kazakhstan - 2000 Tenge. This note was released on 17.01.2011 to commemorate the 7th Asian Winter Games that held between 30.01.2011 to 06.02.2011 in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan. This is the first time that Kazakhstan staged such a major event since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in early 1990s. The game was awarded to Kazakhstan in Kuwait on 04.03.2006. Total notes issued 20 millions.

El Salvador - 5 Colones dated 7.7.1997 (P147).

Sudan - 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 Pounds all dated 2006.

March 8, 2011
Sri Lanka - New set of notes issued on 4.2.2011. All notes are dated 2010.01.01. It was also reported that the 5000 Rupees was issued to commemorate the 60th year of the central bank too.

March 6, 2011
Denmark - I have now Added the 2 x 500 Kroner both dated 2008. These notes are signed by Nils Berstein/Torben Nielson and Lars Sorensen. It appears that both Nils Berstein and Torben Nielson signed half the notes each issued and all notes counter signed by Lars Sorensen. You lucky Lars Sorensen! The remaining notes missing are the 1000 Kroner.

Philippines - 100 Piso. This note was issued in 2008 to celebrate the Centennial of the University of The Philippines (UP). The university was established on 18.06.1908 and is located at Diliman, Quezon City Manila. 10 millions notes issued to commemorate this special occasion.

March 5, 2011
Hungary - 2000 Forint. This is a millennium folder note issued in 2000. In addition to the millennium celebration, this note also celebrates 1000th year of Hungarian State. It was reported that 600,000 of these were released. Plenty to share around if you have not go one yet.

Zimbabwe - 2006 One Cent - my opinion.

Singapore - $2 1994 commemorating 25th Anniversary of Board of Commissioner of Currency Singapore (BCCS).

March 4, 2011
Tanzania - A set of notes issued between 2003 and 2008. Please enjoy!

March 2, 2011
Paraguay - 2000 Guaranis 2009 print. Same design as previous print (2008), however this note has some slight alterations as compared to 2008 print. For a start, the letter prefix is smaller, and also the imprinter logo G+D is also added on the new note.

March 1, 2011
Estonia - Following the country adopting the Euro currency on 1.1.2011, I have decided to do a bit of catching up and managed to exchanged some of these beautiful Estonia krooni with a collector friend. Estonia has been re-issuing it's own currency since the early 90s, following the breakup of the Soviet empire. These notes are quite nice, especially the 500 Krooni design on the reverse which depicts a barn swallow, the national bird of Estonia. I am now only missing 5 notes from Estonia series since 1991, and unfortunately four of them are high value notes ie 100 and 500 Krooni, Whilst the actual face value is not expensive, these missing notes are all issued in 1991 and 1992. So close and yet so far away.

1 Kroon - 1992 print. This is the one and only print since 1991 issues;
2 Krooni - 1992, 1996 and 1997 prints;
5 Krooni - 1991, 1992 and 1994 prints;
10 Krooni - 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006 and 2007;
25 Krooni - 1992, 2002 and 2007. Missing the 1991 print;
50 Krooni - 1994, and the only print since 1991. It appears this denomination was not popular among the people in Estonia;
100 Krooni - 1994, 1999 and 2007. Missing are the 1991 and 1992 prints;
500 Krooni - 1996 (my favourite design), 2000 and 2007. Missing are 1991 and 1992 prints;

Mongolia - 1 to 100 tugrik. This set was released in 1955. Back in early 90s, I saw this same set at a local dealer shop selling for $10. At that time, I didn't buy. I got this set from an overseas seller recently. These are still considered as cheap notes despite it's more than 55 years one. Do get one set if you come across them at a very reasonable price. The notes for this set is graded between aUNC to UNC.

Guinea - 5,000 and 10,000 Francs. These two notes were issued to celebrate the 50th Year of Guinean Francs currency. The notes has the same design of those issued previously except the year date and additional logo imprinted on the obverse side of the notes. Generally speaking the designs of these notes are quite nice.

February 2011

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Latvia 500 Lats Replacement Note

Any viewers who is interested to exchange banknotes with me, please feel free to contact me. Ta!

February 26, 2011
Philippines - 50 Piso Commemorative. Note issued to commemorate the Centennial Birth of President Sergio Osmena. Sergio Osmena was born on 9.9.1978 in Cebu. At the time of his birth, his mother Juana Osmena y Suico was only 14 years old. The Osmena family came from a prominent clan of Chinese-mestizo heritage. Sergo Osmena was President of the Republic of Philippines between 1944 to 1946. He took over the Presidency following the death of President Manuel L Quezon. Sergio Osmena died of both liver failure and breast cancer on 19.10.1961. He was 83 years old.

Singapore - Ship series 1987 to 1999. Almost the complete set. Missing are the $100 P23b (no exposed security thread) signed by Dr Hu Tsu Tau, and of course that S$10,000 note too.

February 25, 2011
Philippines - 50 Piso 1999 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank.

February 19, 2011
Canada - $100 printed in 2009. This note has the signatures of Jenkins and Carney. The note is posted at the bottom of the post.

Oman - 5 Rials 2000 print. I bought a full set of the Omani Rials 2000 prints in November 2010, but the seller sent me the wrong 5 Rials note. Instead the seller sent me the one printed in 1995. This 5 Rials note posted is to complete the series.

Jamaica - J$5000 Hybrid note. Just added a scan of the note with "AB" prefix.

Brunei - $10 dated 2008 polymer. New and latest know date note. Second note from the top.

February 16, 2011
Chile - 2000 Pesos dated 2009 but released on 17.11.2010. This is a new design of the 2000 denomination as compared to previous issue, which was also a polymer note.

February 11, 2011
Ghana - Two Cedis. This note celebrated the Centenary birth of Dr Kwame Nkrumah. He was born on the 21.9.1909 and died on 27.4.1972. Between 1957 to 1960, he was the first Prime Minister of Ghana and between 1960 to 1966 the first President of Ghana. In February 1966 while on state visit to North Korea and China, his government was overthrown by a military coupe led by Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka and the National Liberation Council. He never returned to Ghana and lived in exile in Conakry, Guinea. In 1971 he then went to Bucharest Romania for medical treatment and in February 1972 died of skin cancer in Bucharest at the age of 62. In Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is named after him.

Great Britain - £10 Millennium Folder note issue. As this note was not listed on SCWWPM, I was not aware of this note until recently. This note was issued to celebrate the millennium year. This note has a same design as P385. Now you might want to know how can one tell if this is millennium issue? Well, the only way one can tell is from the serial number. In order to differential from those already released, this note is specially printed with a prefix of YR00 and follow by 00xxx. As a commemorative issue, this note was released in a folder and a certificate of authentication. Only 1500 folders issued, thus making this a very special and unique note.

February 9, 2011
China - 50 Yuan 1999 commemorative. This is nothing new as I have this note for quite a while now. This note was issued to commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Peoples' Republic of China. The Republic was established on 1.10.1949 following the defeat of the Nationalist Kuomintang Government let by the late Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek after a long and bitter civil war. Price for this note has gone up the roof, just like many other Chinese banknotes.

February 7, 2011
Laos - A common 1957 100 Kip note which is quite popular among the collectors mainly due to the colourful design of this note, and it's still very affordable too. I have this note in my collection for many years now.

February 4, 2011
Australia - This is a pair of $50 released in 1995 to mark the end of the $50 paper note and the beginning of the polymer series. Both notes are signed by Bernie Fraser and Ted Evans. Both notes have red serial numbers and an overprint date of "4 October 1995" imprinted on the back of the polymer note. The interesting about this paper note is that, not only did it features red serial numbers, but also for the first and only time that the serial numbers format of AA95 is used. All previous paper notes issued were printed with the 3 letters prefix. One thousand sets printed but only 900 sets were issued to the public with the first 100 sets retained by the Reserve Bank.

Libya - 10 Dinars ND1972. Large size note measuring 192mm x 95mm.

February 1, 2011
Latvia - This is a Hybrid 500 Lats note printed in 2008 and released on 19.1.2009. This is the largest denomination note currently circulating in Latvia, however I am surprised to see that given the denomination value, the size of this note is relatively small as compared to other countries banknotes. On a closer look at this note, I also noticed there is a slight difference in the manufacturing of this Hybrid note as compared to the 100 Lats issued in 2007. The vertical translucent band on the 100 Lats appears to be placed on top of the note whilst for this 500 Lats note, it looks like this band is embedded into the paper material (note) just like the security thread used on the note. As Latvia is now part of the EU community, it is also believed that the country will adopt the Euro by 2014.

Laos - 100000 kip celebrating 450th year of the nation's capital Vientiane, 15.11.1560 to 15.11.2010 and also 35th Anniversary of National Day. The design of the note depicts the statue of Chao Xaysettha, the founder of Vientiane. Accordingly, this note was also released on 15.11.2010 to celebrate this special occasion. According to official press release, this note was not meant for circulation fearing that such a high denomination note may let to high inflation in the country. It was also reported that only 1.5M pieces were printed for this note.

1st January 2011

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Happy New Year To You All
Show and TellHong Kong Standard Chartered Bank 1000 Dollars dated 1.1.2010 Chinese Dragon note. This note was released to the public, together with the 1000 dollar notes printed by The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and Bank of China, on the 7.12.2010. This is a high value note and also a large size note which is always my favourite too.
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Welcome to the new year 2011. Another year gone by and a new one begins. More notes is expected to be issued and this is always a challenge to find the best notes available. As usual, pricing is always the main hurdle, and one can only get what one can afford. The year 2010 was a good year for me. According to my records, I have added approximately 280 new notes to my collection in 2010. These 280 new notes (averaging 23 notes per month) exclude duplicates, which I have a habit of getting for my own collection if the price is right. I do not think I can repeat this record in 2011, but one must be optimistic in ones ability. It should be noted that a large percentage of my acquisition in 2010 came from the Zimbabwe hyper inflation notes which I bought in January 2010. As at 31.12.2010, I have a total collection of 3393 notes.

To all my regular visitors, thank you for your continuing support. Without you, it would be meaningless to maintain this site in the first place, and I really appreciated that. If you have a banknotes site of your own and I am not aware of it, please do let me know and I would reciprocate your good gesture. Like you, I am also keen to know what you have in your collection too. In order to improve my collection, I am also constantly looking for new exchange partners too.

For those who would like to view this site in his/her own mother's tongue, I have now added the Google Translator gadget on the top right hand corner for your convenience. Simply clink onto the drop down box and select the language you know best.

The following are my latest acquisitions; -

January 26, 2011
New Zealand - 1999 $20 Uncut pair issued in folder. I can't remember how many of these were issued, but back then, when I first noticed about this, it was all sold out. Apart from this, the 4 Uncut sheet was also released back then.

Transnistria - 500 Rubles (P10). Back in December 2010, I posted a Transnistra 10 Rubles note. In that post, I also mentioned that Transnistra is a nation that is not recognised by any members of the United Nations member state. Following the break away from Moldova, Transnistria imported used Russia Rubble in 1994 and re issued them to the public for circulation with a Transnistria sticker placed over the note. This note that I have uploaded is the same as the Russian 500 Rubles (P245) and is in uncirculated condition. However according to SCWPM, those Rubles notes imported in 1994 were all supposed to be used condition and for that, it is believe that this note that I have may have been deliberately 'manufactured' after 1994. Well, either way, this is still one note (Russia or Transnistria) that I do not have in my collection, as I am also looking for a set of the Russian notes. Any readers who can assist me, please feel free to contact me.

January 21, 2011
Taiwan - 100 Yuan. This note was first released in 2000. This new note is now overprinted to celebrate the 100^th year of the founding of the Republic of China, following the Chinese revolution that started on 10.10.1911. The revolution was started during the Wuchang Uprising (Hebei province) which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. The interesting story was that the uprising started purely by accident when a bomb built by the revolutionaries exploded in the Russian concession of the city. This led to police to investigate and discovered list of Literary Society members in the Qing Dynasty army. Knowingly that these members will certainly face arrested and execution, they staged a coup immediately. The local official panicked and fled and the army took over the city in less than a day. The revolutionaries then telegraphed other provinces asking them to declare their independence and within six weeks, 15 provinces had seceded. The revolution did not end until 12.2.1912 following the abdication of the last Emperor of China.

Whilst this note depicts Dr Sun Yat-sen, it should be noted that Dr Sun has nothing to do with the uprising, as he was visiting in the US then. He only found out the uprising following a report on the local newspaper in US. Following the uprising, the revolutionaries realized that they needed a high ranking officer to be their figurehead leader. Li Yuanhong, a General in the Qing Army, was then forced at gun point to lead the revolutionaries. General Li initially was reluctant to accept but later agreed when he saw the growing momentum of the uprising. On 1.1.2012, Dr Sun Yat-sen was appointed as the first Provisional President with Li Yuanhong as his Vice President. Following a successful negotiation with General Yuan Shikai, Dr Sun stepped down as the Provisional President in favour of General Yuan, who was appointed as the Provisional President on 14.2.1912 with Li Yuanhong as his Vice President.

In Taiwan the uprising is known as Double Ten (++) and in China, Hong Kong and Macau, this day is known as the Anniversary of Xinhai.

Quantity Issued
Single note - 400 millions;
3-Uncut Sheet - 300,000 sets at NT$500 each. Uncut sheets are all sold out.

January 15, 2011
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - or commonly known as North Korea. I have uploaded two sets of notes issued in 1947 and 1959. These notes were acquired some 15 years ago at a very affordable price. After so many years, they are still very cheap today. I bought them because it was cheap then and also the 1959 issue for the 100 won is a very large note, measuring 205mm x 95mm. All notes are in uncirculated condition.

January 8, 2011
Malaysia - Various 3-uncut sheets issued between 1995 to 2000 from RM1 to RM10. I believe these are the only uncut sheets (regardless of size) ever issued and released by the Central Bank of Malaysia. Of course I have deliberately exclude the RM50 3-Uncut polymer printed for the Commonwealth Games in 1998, as I am not sure if this was meant to be for public distributions. Generally uncut sheet is fun to collect but storing them can be a bit of challenge, and because of this, I usually restrict myself to collect uncut sheets not larger that 4-Uncut. Anything larger than that can be a bit of a nightmare to store them. For those who lives in a high humidity environment, foxing can also be another problem to worry about. To me, this is one problem that I do not have over here. As these are numismatic products, these uncut sheets were released to celebrate the change over designs of new banknotes, and as for the RM1, it was the reintroduction of this denomination. Please click here to view the notes for; -
RM1; RM2; RM5 x 2 and RM10 x 2.

January 7, 2011
Transnistria (also known as Trans-Dniestr or Transdniestria) is a breakaway territory from Modova, and is located between the boarders of Ukraine and Moldova. Transnistria was formerly part of the USSR and declared its independence following the dissolution of the USSR empire in 1990. However since then, Transnistria sovereignty is not recognised by members of the United Nations, and needless to say it's currency too. This 10 Rubles was issued in 2009 to commemorate 15th year of National Currency. It was reported that only 1000 of this notes were issued with a folder. How true is this, I have no idea. With or with the folder is not a concern. It is the note that I was interested in.

Belarus - 50000 Rubles. This commemorative folder note was released on 31.5.2003 to commemorate the Mir Castle been listed as the UNESCO World Heritage site. The Mir Castle was built in the 16th century by the Ilyinichy magnate family. Only 1000 folders released.

January 5, 2011
Guatemala - 200 Quetzal, the is a new and the largest denomination issued not long ago (23.8.2010). The note is dated 18.2.2009 . It's good to have high denomination notes in ones collection.

Israel - Current complete set of New Sheqalim from the value of 20 to 200. The 20 New Sheqalim is a polymer note whilst the rest are paper. These notes were printed between 2006 to 2008 and all notes have the same signature. I thought I better get them now before new series of notes are released in 2012.

First day of the new year.
Hong Kong - The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of China. These are the three major banks in Hong Kong that issue their own banknotes and these were released on 7.2.2010 for general circulation. The $1000 note is the largest denomination currently circulating in Hong Kong. This is the first note of the new series with improved security features. The rest of the series from $20 to $500 will be released some time this year. Nice notes and should get one if you are a collector of banknotes from the Far East!

Update 15.1.2011: According to a collector friend who alerted me on these new Hong Kong $1000 notes. It appears that there are two very light indented horizontal lines running parallel across the note. The lines are about 24mm apart, on all three notes. I have no answer as to why, but can only guess that this could be caued by some mechanical devices or rollers holding down the sheet of notes during the printing process. Of course, I am guessing here. I could be wrong after all I know nothing about banknotes printing.

Great Britain - A complete set of notes all signed by the Chief Cashier Andrew Bailey. Year issued various between 2004 to 2009. I though I better get them now in case new design of notes are released.

China - RMB100. This note was first issued in 1999 and then reprint in 2005. This note posted is the 2005 series. The difference between this note and those printed in 2005 is the letter prefix. Previous prints only have two letters prefix. Latest released still have the two letters prefix, but instead it also inserted a numeral number in between the two letters prefix. I wonder why didn't they adopt the 3 letters prefix instead, or perhaps a prefix and a suffix too?

2010 Postings

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2010, and what a year it was!

June to December 2010 - (67)

June 2010 - (16)

May 2010 - (7)

April 2010 - (13)

March 2010 - (7)

February 2010 - (5)

January 2010 - (10)

Have a great New Year Eve celebration......
P/S...just collected my 100th flag (from Bahrain) today (31.12.2010). Nothing special, I thought I just want to mention it. This is the beauty of Internet where collectors from all four corners of the earth can view the collection from the comfort of their homes!

July to December 2010 postings

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Northern Ireland Northern Bank 10 Pounds Dated 9.11.2008 P210
Obverse: John Boyd Dunlop, Reverse: Belfast City Hall Building

This is a Northern Ireland Northern Bank 10 Pounds note. The bearded guy on the note is John Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921) who invented the bicycle inflatable tyre. As "GG" is the first prefix of the 2008 print, this note came from the first bundle. In addition to this, I also have the specimen note for this series. To finish off with a trifecta, I will need to find a replacement note for this series, which is the “YY” prefix. However I don’t think I will be spending anymore ‘money’ on this series for the time being.

And the latest are....

December 22, 2010
This was reported on Australian news yesterday. Dr Ken Henry, whose signature has been on Australian polymer notes since 2002 will step down as Secretary to the Treasure in February 2011. He will be replaced by Martin Parkinson, and with that we will expect new signature on new notes to be issued. However, given that only the 2009 print ($50) has been released so far, notes with new signature may not be available to collectors, perhaps until 2012. Well, still a long way to go then!

December 20, 2010
Vanuatu - A set of Vanuatu notes put together by the Central Bank of Vanuatu in 1982 to celebrate the first set of Vanuatu banknotes issued by the country following gaining independence from Britain and France in 1980. These folder note sets were sold at a premium and all three notes come with low matching serial numbers (AA000168). I believe there are no certificate issued for this release. All notes were signed by Philip Shing (President) and John A Howard (General Manager). Other denominations were later added to the series, with Vt5000 in 1989, Vt200 in 1995 and Vt10,000 (polymer) in 2010. We will expect to see new notes from Vanuatu, all polymers, to be released including the new Vt2,000 later, and this will depends on the current remaining stock of the paper notes. Vanuatu is still the only nation that I have managed to collect all it's banknotes issued for circulations, including commemorative since it's independence in 1980.

December 17, 2010*
Oman - This new Hybrid commemorative note was released on 22.11.2010 to commemorate the 40th National Day celebration of Oman. The National Day is celebrated on the 18th of November.

As per current Omani Rials in circulation, this note carries the portrait of the Sultan of Oman, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and is also signed by His Majesty as well. Included in the design are the National Emblem (coat of arms) at the centre of the note and the wording “40th National day” and Year of issue in Arabic: 1431 AH and 2010 at the bottom of the note. The note also features the Grand Mosque at the centre. At the back of the note, it carries the name of CBO and denomination in English. The design on the back features mainly the Royal Opera House, national Emblem (coat of arms) and also the National Day Logo for this very special occasion.
This is the second commemorating note ever issued by the Central Bank of Oman . The first one was the One Rial released in 2005 celebrating the 35th year of National Day of the nation too.

Nepal - These two notes were issued in 1997 to celebrate the silver jubilee of King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. He acceded to the thrown on 31.1.1972 and was killed on 1.6.2001 by his eldest son following a Nepalese royal massacre. After his death, he was succeeded by his brother King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, who was later forced to abdicate when the Nepalese Monarchy was dissolved in 2008 by the elected government without a popular referendum.

December 15, 2010
Vanuatu - Vt1000. This note was released recently but I am not sure which year. The signatures on this notes are Odo Tevi and Sela Molisa, and the letters prefix is "JJ". As I do not have the latest SCWPM, I have labeled this note as P10c. Look for the scan second from bottom up. I am pleased to say that Vanuatu is the only nation that I have managed to collect all it's banknotes printed since independence in 1980 from the British and French.

December 11, 2010
Singapore - $50 printed with 2 square dots on the reverse. I am not sure what the rational behind this. As a collector, one would expect to see a date or name of the printer added to the design of the note, but hardly anything like a dot or triangle etc. After printing this with one, 2 square dots, triangles (1 and 2), then maybe they will move on to say diamonds, round dots, bars and then what? With the new year approaching fast, I am sure we will see more of these.

December 10, 2010
New Zealand - This is the 2007 $50 reprint. Both the $5 and $10 are also printed for 2007 but unfortunately I do not have them yet. Like Australia, New Zealand also adopted the similar prefix system with 2 alphabet letters following by 2-digit number as the year of the note printed. This note has the same design as previous issues and signed by Alan E Bollard as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

December 5, 2010
Malaysia - I have just added the "ZB" replacement note for the RM50 second issue released in 2009. This note has approximately between 8 to 10 minor changes to the note as compared to those first released for circulation in January 2008.

Malaysia - I have also added the RM1 with three letter prefix. This is the first time that the Central Bank of Malaysia has issued banknote with 3 letter prefix.

December 4, 2010
Malaysia - Complete prefix set (AA to AE) of Malaysia RM50 issued on 31.01.2008, commemorating the country's 50th Year of Independence (1957 to 2007). Apart from this, a folder note was released in December 2007 celebrating this special occasion. Only 20,000 folders issued and all sold out on the day of released.

Brunei - $100 dated 2008. This is a reprint of the previous issue. However previous issued was dated 15.07.2004 celebrating the birthday of the Sultan of Brunei. This new issue only have the year date of 2008.

December 3, 2010
Oman - 5 Rials to 50 Rials, all 2000 prints. Given the strong value of the Omani rials, the highest denomination is 50 Rials. These notes are quite colourful. With a rather small population base, every new print of notes tend to last donkey years.

Oman - 100 Baisa to 1 Rial all dated 1995.

Fiji Islands - Like many countries around the world, Fiji Islands released two notes commemorating the Millennium year 2000. The denominations of the two noted released were the $2 and $2000, which I do not have in my collection. The $2 note features Sir Kamisese Mara on the front and with the following words printed “Commemorating the Year 2000 where the Millennium begins”. Technically, I though the Millennium starts in 2001. I could be wrong. The reverse features the people of Fiji of various backgrounds, sunrise and a map of Fiji Islands. This note is printed with a special prefix of “2K”.

November 27, 2010
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman - Bought these two notes some 10 years ago (Quarter and Half Rial Saudi). Obviously the name is now obsolete, and has been replaced by Oman. These two notes were relatively expensive when I bought them (comparing to its face values), but considering they were 30 years old when I bought them. The Omani currency is relatively still very strong, must be the vast natural resources such as oil found in the country.

Nigeria (Federal Republic of) - 50 Naira dated 2010. This note was issued on 29.9.2010, commemorating 50th year of Independence from British rule (1960-2010). Independence day is celebrated on 1st of October. Nigeria is made up of 37 States plus a Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. It is also the most populous nation in Africa, with an estimated population of 128 millions. This note has the same design of the current N50 note but has an overprint of the 50th logo. Like previous N50, this note is also printed on polymer. This note was a gift from a good collector friend. Thanks Ted.

Transdniestria - 10 Rubles, dated 2007. This is a cheap value note and was given to me as a gift when I purchased another Transdniestria note from a dealer recently. In case you do not know where is this nation located at, Transdniestria (also known as Trans-Dniestr or Transnistria) is a breakaway territory situated mostly on a strip of land between Moldova and Ukraine. It declares independence following the break up of the USSR in 1990, and briefly fought a war with Moldova which ended in 1992 (March to July 1992). While the war has ended, the territory's political status still unresolved. Transdniestria sovereignty is not recognised by any members of the United Nations member state nor they have any diplomatic relation with them either.

November 21, 2010
Malaysia - Just put up some Malaysian notes. Nothing special, just doing some catching up. I will upload more later. Apologies of the scans quality. These were done long time ago, on 100dpi, and I am not going to re scan them all again. I will only scan them at 200dpi for those new acquisitions. Please enjoy.

November 20, 2010
Australia - As I am not a keen coins collector, I have recently purchased a 20 cents coin celebrating the cricket game played between England and Australia, called the Ashes Test Series. The competition between these two nations commenced since 1882 and has been played biennially in England and Australia. The 2010-2011 series returns once again to Australian shores.

I bought this coin solely due to the design, as it really caught my eyes. The design is quite simple and it is designed like the shape of the cricket ball, on both sides. As usual, QEll bust is minted on one side but its quite small. I can't remembered when was the last time an Australian coin minted with such a small QEll bust. However I do not believe this coin will be put on general circulation, but if you are looking for one, the mintage is around 100,000 pieces. Therefore, plenty around for all collectors. I am wondering the design of this coin will be the same as the actual ball to be used for the series, well maybe minus the QEll's bust!

November 16, 2010
Denmark - This is the 200 Krone note printed in 2008, which has recently been replaced by the new 200 krone (released on 19.10.2010). This series was first released on 10.3.1997, and since than subsequent reprints had minor chances on the note. The most obviously changed was the hologram on the top right hand corner (from latent image). This 200 Krone (C series) comes in two signature varieties, and are signed by Nils Berstein and Torben Nielson. Each signed half the quantity printed. It is interesting to see this kind of arrangement within the Board of Directors. The other signature is Lars G Sorensen. I have also added the 50 Krone (2007) with signatures of Torben Nielson and Lars G Sorensen. However, it appears that only one signature variety for the 100 Krone for the previous last issue.

November 10, 2010
South Africa - A complete set of banknotes printed in 2005. These are nice notes depicting difference kind of local animals found in South Africa. I understand that due to counterfeiting, the SARB has recently withdrew the circulation of those older 200 Rand issued. New 200 rand are issued with better security features.

November 8, 2010
Denmark - I have added the the new Denmark 200 Krone note that issued on 19.10.2010. Until recently, I was not aware that current Danish notes issued are signed by both Nils Berstein and Torben Nielson, separately. Nils Berstein is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Danish National Bank. The Board of Governors comprises of three (3) members, and Torben Nielson is also a board member. The third member is Jens Thomsen. Both Nils Berstein and Torben Nielson, each signed half of the new notes printed. The other signature that co signed these new notes is Lars G Sorensen. This kind of arrangement is very similar to those issued by Mexico and Bermuda, where almost everyone on the Board of Directors get a change to have their "Johnny Hancock" printed on a banknote. It should be noted that Jens Thomsen signature has also appeared on previous notes issued. So, have you got all the signature varieties for the latest issues yet? If not, you better start hunting for them now. Next new release will be the 500 krone denomination. In addition to these, I have also added the 50 and 100 Krone (2009) with signatures of Torben Nielson and Lars G Sorensen. The previous ones that I have uploaded were signed by Nils Berstein and Lars G Sorensen. Interesting concept of having two sets of signature varieties for every new issues.

November 5, 2010
Papua New Guinea - A complete set of polymer notes issued on 15.9.2010 to commemorate 35 Years of Independence (Independence Day 16.9.1975, from Australia). Unlike the two commemorative notes issued in 2009, this full set of notes are printed on polymer. As per previous commemorative released, all notes have the commemorative logo added to the notes ie 35 Anniversary 1975-2010. The design of the notes are similar to previous issues but with minor alterations. All notes are signed by the Governor Leonard Wilson Kamit and Simon Tosali (Secretary, Department of Treasury), and it should be noted that L Wilson Kamit has been replaced as the Bank Governor by Loi Martin Bakani since 9.12.2009 for a term of 7 years. Obviously that these commemorative notes were planned well in advance before the end of L Wilson Kamit term as Governor.

The first 500 sets were released in a folder and sold at a premium price. The folder provides additional features/information on each note, and the size of the folder is so large that I am not be able to scan the entire cover for displaying it here on my site. These sets all come with matching serial numbers. These limited premium edition sets are for worldwide distribution and it comes with a certificate. Generally speaking, the issue price for this set is quite expensive in my opinion, but it is still worth having one set as collection. I suppose they have justified the selling price by also providing a plastic cover for protection of the cover/album too. This is the only way to get them with AA prefix and with low serial number. Whether this premium folder release is a success or not, time will tell.

November 2, 2010
Saudi Arabia - This is a 20 Riyals issued in 2000 to celebrate the Centennial of the Saudi Kingdom. Two notes were issued for this occasion. The other note issued was the 200 Riyals which I do not have it in my collection yet. However I am hopping to get one, if I can find one at an affordable price.

October 27, 2010
Madagascar - 2000 and 5000 Ariary 2007 Commemorating Madagascar Action Plan (MAP) 2007-2012. I find this a bit curious. In case you don't, the Republic of Madagascar was once a colony of France until 26/6/1960 when they got independence. In addition to the national language of Malagasy and French, the local population also speaks English. What I find these two notes interesting is that all the wording printed are either Malagasy or French, but the commemorative overprint is in English "Madagascar Action Plan 2007-2012". I do not see these words are repeated in Malagasy or in French. Even the letter prefix is presumably in English too ie "MAP". If any one has a good explanation on this, I would like to hear about it.

October 15, 2010
Iran - 1971 Commemorative 50 and 100 Rials celebrating 2500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire.

Iran - 100 Rials commemorating 50th Year of Pahlavi Dynasty.

October 10, 2010 (a very special day)
Thailand - 1000 Baht commemorating the King's 72nd birthday. This note was issued in 1999;

Thailand - 1000 Baht 1992 issue, celebrating Queen Sirikit's 6oth Birthday;

October 9, 2010
Morocco - 50 Dirham. The is a 2009 issue commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the country central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib. I, personally find this note quite nice, and you have to see it physically to appreciate the design. The obverse of this note depicts three Kings of Morocco, both past and present, namely King Mohammed Vl, King Hassan ll and King Mohammed V.

Israel - 5 Lorit 1968. This is a must have if you are a lover of physic or science. This note was issued in 1968 and feature the world famous German born scientist, Albert Einstein. This note comes in 2 varieties, black and red serial numbers. Whilst this note has no legal tender value anymore, it is a very collectible banknote and it is still very affordable.

October 8, 2010
Thailand - 50 and 500 Baht issued in 1992 to commemorate the 90th birthday of Princess Mother.

October 5, 2010
Libya - 5 Dinar 2009. This complete my Libya 2009 prints collection all with matching signature.

October 4, 2010
Zambia - 500 Kwacha polymer 2009 print, printed by South Africa Bank Note (SABN). Same designs as those first issued in 2003, except the year date on the seal/crest and now with imprinter SABN printed on the reverse.

Zambia - 1000 Kwacha polymer 2009 print, printed by SABN.

October 1, 2010
Northern Ireland Ulster Bank - Three notes of £5, £10 and £20 all printed with year 2007. The £10 note is a replacement note with prefix "Z". I like banknotes of Ulster Bank. This is the only modern British banknotes that I do not have it in full set. How disappointing!

September 24, 2010
Philippines - 2000 Piso dated 1998, commemorating 100th year of Republic 1898 to 1998. This is rather a large note but not as large as the 100,000 Piso 'poster' note issued for the same occasion. Unfortunately this 100,000 Piso note is out of my reach even if I can find one.

September 18, 2010
Northern Ireland Northern Bank - £20 dated 6.11.2010. Same design as those printed in 2005 but with new date.

September 10, 2010
Vanuatu - 10,000 Vatu released on 28.7.2010. The note was released and coincide with Vanuatu's 30th year of Independence anniversary. Some might say this is a commemorative note, but there are no overprint or special text printed on the note. Vanuatu is the latest and 35th nation to release a plastic/polymer banknote. Note is "AA10" prefix (AA[20]10). This note has a face value of approx. USD$100, and given a small population (est. 200,000 in 2010), I am not surprised that this could be the only prefix printed for the time being. I suppose we will find out later if this is not the case, right? Other polymer denominations printed but not released yet are Vt200, Vt500, Vt1000, Vt2000 and Vt5000.

September 3, 2010
Congo Democratic Republic (formerly known as Zaire) - 500 Francs. This is a commemorative note, celebrating 50th Year of Independence. This note was given to me as a gift from a very good collector friend. Thanks Ted.

Thailand - Complete set of 2008 print all with same signatures. Thailand is reported to release new notes soon and I thought I get a current set for my collection before the arrival of the new replacements.

August 28, 2010
Thailand - 2007 One-Five-Ten Baht Se-tenant commemorative. This uncut sheet was issued on 5.12.2007 commemorating the Thai King 80th Birthday. All these Thai notes are not new to my collection. I am only uploading them now to my blogsite. More notes to come in the coming months.

Thailand - 2006 Thai King's 60th Year of Coronation.

Thailand - 2004 Thai Queen's 72th Birthday commemorative.

Thailand - 2002 100th Year of Thai Bath printing.

Thailand - Commemorative 20 Baht issued in 2002. I am not sure what the occasion was for this issue, but one will have to guess that it is related to the Armed Forces, as the young looking King is in full uniform as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. If any readers know the answer, please free free to let me know. Many thanks.

Thailand - 2000 Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Thailand - 1987 Thai King's 60th Birthday commemorative

August 27, 2010
Indonesia - Few cheap notes from my collection. These were printed in 1964 from 1 sen to 50 sen. Most collectors would have these in their collection.

Netherlands Indies - One Reopiah. This is the only note I have during the Dutch occupation.

August 14, 2010
Dominican Republic - 20 Pesos Oro polymer note dated 2009 but released on 1.7.2010. This is the first polymer note issued by Dominican Republic and the 9th nation to issue polymer/plastic notes in the American continent.

Thailand - 100 Baht commemorating 60th year of Royal Wedding anniversary. Note released on 4.5.2010. Thailand is one nation that they seem to like issuing commemorating notes commemorating the Royal family.

Papua New Guinea - 5 Kina reprint polymer note ND2009. Same design as the 2008 print except the year date.

August 7, 2010
Canada - Complete collection of all Journey series, issued since 2000 from $5 to $100. Nothing special about these notes as they are all normal uncirculated notes. The only note that I am missing right now is the 2009 $100 print, and I am hoping to get this one soon too. I wanted to collect a full Journey series set before the release of the new Polymer notes, commencing in 2011. As I do not expect the entire Polymer series to be issued in 2011, I will continue to get all new Journey reprints to ensure that I will have a full set in my collection when the switch over is completed. Happy hunting everyone!

August 5, 2010
Australia - $20 paper commemorative x 2 (Centenary of Lawrence Hargrave). Issued with red and black overprints. 5000 folders issued of which 1000 with Red overprint and 4000 with black overprint.

August 4, 2010
Australia - $50 ND1995 VG95 last prefix. If you ask any Australian collectors, they will tell you that this is one of the most difficult polymer last prefix note to find especially in aUNC or UNC condition. I got this from "a hole on the wall" and I have been keeping an eye for one of this note for my collection for quite sometime. Unfortunately, the grading for this note at best is between good to fair condition. The note is heavy circulated, however this note is now 15 years old and the condition is expected. All I want is just one and I got one finally.

August 3, 2010
Gibraltar - £10 and £50 all dated 1.1.2010, and released 8.7.2010. These are rather very nice notes, and the £50 is a very large note too. I suppose, the £100 note to be issued later would be larger too, just like those circulating £100 notes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Mongolia - 20,000 Tugrik dated 2009. More and more Hybrid notes are expecting to be released. It's not too late if you like high value notes as there are not that many Hybrid notes issued so far.

July 24, 2010
Australia - $5 released in 1992. This is a two un-cut pair released to commemorating 25th Anniversary of Australia's $5 Note. The first $5 note was issued on 29 May 1967. This note is printed with a special prefix of "XXV" (25). As this is an uncut pair, two varieties were released. One in vertical pair (2,000 folders) and the other, horizontal pair (4,000 folders). Note posted here is the vertical pair. As for the horizontal pair, my scanner is not large enough for me to scan the note in full, and any attempt to scan part of it may damage the note. The issue price for this note was $32.50. In addition to this, it also released a 4-Uncut sheet for $65 each (2,000 folders released). No single note was released for this commemorative.

July 21, 2010
Jersey - 2010 issues from £1 to £50 all with matching serial numbers. These notes were released on 29.4.2010.

Jersey - £1 to £50 specimen notes released on 29.4.2010. A collector friend told me that only 200 of the specimen printed. If this is correct, then at least I have a set in my collection.

Great Britain - 10 Shillings note issued between 1962 to 1966 and signed by J Q Hollom. I bought this note sometime ago, quite cheap. I believe the postage was more expensive than the note.

July 8, 2010
Australia - Commemorative $20 (paper), 1997 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith commemorative note issued together with a silver $1 coin. The prefix ADK used is the last prefix of the paper notes series of Bernie/Evans signatures.

Australia - Commemorative $50 (paper), 1995 Lord Howard Florey Portfolio note issued together with pane of Lord Howard Florey 10 stamps of $2.50 each. Both note and stamps have matching serial numbers.

July 3, 2010
Australia - 1996 Annual individual folders for $5, $20 and $50 all with matching serial number AA09 000 739. Missing is the $10 unfortunately. No $100 was issued for the 1996 annual folder note.

Australia - Commemorative twenty dollars (paper) issued in 1993. This note was specially produced to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the production of Australia's first distinctive notes. The first Commonwealth note was printed in Melbourne Australia. This is the first time that a $20 is printed the serial numbers in red.

Nigeria - 20 Naira 2009 print with 6 digit serial numbers. A gift from a collector in South Korea.

July 1, 2010
Australia - has recently released the $50 ND2009 note signed by Glenn Stevens and Dr Ken Henry. The design of this note is the same as the one released last year (2008), except the year date print. Apart from the first polymer issue in 1992 and the commemorative notes issued in 1988 and 2001, this is the second time that a single normal circulating note is released in a given year. The last time happened was in 2004 and it was also the $50 note too. Based on the letter prefix printed, it appears that they have printed extra quantity to meet public demand. As expected, the first prefix is AA09 and the last prefix is SF09. Just under 532,000 pieces were printed for the last prefix note, as compared to only 49,998 pieces (MD08) in 2008. As usual, 999,999 pieces were printed for the AA09 first prefix. Given that a full set was released last year for the 2008 print, perhaps the $50 is the most popular note in term of demand and circulations among the public. Australia has been printing/reprinting polymer notes since 1992 with the exception of year 2000.

June 2010 Postings

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Latest Update

June 20, 2010
Canada - The birds series collection. Still missing few signatures varieties. Not to mention the C$1,000 note too, of course.

Canada - Canadian Journey Series $5 issued in 2002. This is a special folder issued together with the last $5 bird series, both notes with matching prefix and serial numbers. Only 50,000 issued. I am not sure if this was popular among collectors in Canada and the rest of the world. I have a feeling that they are not, as I believe both the $5 and $10 were issued. As I was not aware of others, if any, I could be wrong on this.

Canada - Canadian Journey Series $10 issued in 2001. Like the above, this folder was released together with the $10 bird serie with matching prefix and serial numbers. For this, 50,000 folders were issued to collectors. This one was released in 2001.

June 17, 2010
Libya - 2008 and 2009 prints. Nice notes. The 50 Dinar is nice. Missing here is the 5 Dinar 2009 print. The 50 Dinar was first introduced in 2008.

Libya - 2004 prints. Only 1, 5 and 10 Dinar notes.

Libya - 20 Dinar. I am not sure about the year issued. Nice note, will all African leaders standing on the reverse, including the late Yasser Arafat in front row.

June 16, 2010
Northern Ireland Northern Bank - 10 Pounds, Specimen note dated 9.11.2008. I got this free as a gift.

Northern Ireland Northern Bank - 10 Pounds first prefix low serial no GG0000046. This new note incorporated some minor changes from the 2005 note and also including the new bank logo too. Other changes are security thread, underprint designs etc.

June 15, 2010
Hong Kong HSBC - $20 dated 2005, 2006 and 2007 with two ZZ replacement prefixes. The other one is ZY prefix (2007 print). I wonder how many replacement notes are normally printed in a given year? Would it be just restricted to a million? What letter would they use if more than a million of ZZ prefix is needed?

Hong Kong HSBC - $50 dated 2005, 2006 and 2007, all ZZ replacement notes. All these replacement notes came from a good collector friend in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong HSBC - $100 dated 2006 ZZ replacement note. In addition to this, I also have a replacement pair with serial numbers in sequential order for the 2003 first issue. I won't be uploading the scans here for this note.

Hong Kong Bank of China - $20 dated 2008. Normal prefix only.

Hong Kong Bank of China - $500 dated 2007 ZZ replacement prefix. High value replacement note is always my favorite.

June 1, 2010
Denmark - 2009 new series, 50 and 100 Krone. The new 50 Krone was released on 11.8.2009 and the 100 Krone was released on 4.5.2010. The main motifs for this series are Danish bridges and the surrounding landscapes. The artist Karin Birgitte has chosen these designs as bridges are linked between the past and present. The present is represented by the bridges and the past by the prehistoric objects found near those bridges. One interesting point about the window thread on the reverse side of the note is that it has a moving wave pattern effect. When the note is titled up and down, the motif moves sideways. And when the note is titled sideways, the motif moves up and down. I don't think I have seen any other modern banknotes that have such security feature. Seeing is believing. The new notes also have a hidden thread too. These notes are printed on a rotary press which means that they are printed on a roll of security banknotes, in pair continuously. As I hardly know anything in security printing, please correct me if I am wrong.

Denmark - 50 (ND2007) and 100 Krone (ND2008). These notes will be eventually be phased out and replaced by the new series as listed above. It should be noted that all Danish notes issued since 1945 are still legal tender. If you have any of these krone in any condition, would you cash them in at your local banks?

Faroe (Faeroe or Faeroes) Islands - Complete set of Krone issued between 2001 to 2005 (one note per year). The motifs for this series are local animals - 50DKK (ram's horn), 100DKK (cod fish tail), 200DKK (flying ghost moth), 500DKK (shore crab) and 1000DKK (sandpiper in flight). The reverse are watercolours art works of Faroe landscapes by Artist Zacharias Heinesen. This is rather a very nicely designed set of banknotes. The designs are a bit unusual and difference from current issues of banknotes issued by other countries. The Faroe Islands currency is at par with the Danish krone.

May 2010 Postings

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I spent some of my spare time surfing the net looking for banknotes sites to see what other collectors are up to. On many occasions, I see collectors commenting that they intend to collect at least one banknote from all nations including past and present. This is indeed what I was once told myself that I would do, but until now I have yet to complete this task. My reason is simple. Some of these old notes are just a bit too expensive to get, and even if you can find them and in most cases they are in poor condition. If you are one of those collectors, here are some of the notes that you might find it a bit hard to find. These are usually old notes from countries that are no longer exist or has gained independence and changed it’s name since then; -

“Andorra, Azores, Belgian Congo, Bohemia & Moravia, British Guiana, British Honduras, Monaco, British North Borneo, British West Africa, China Imperial, Curacao, Danzig, French India, French Oceania, French Sudan, German East Africa, German New Guinea, German South West Africa, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hejaz, Isle of France and of Bourbon, Italian East Africa, Italian Somaliland, Kiau Chau, Leeward Islands, Madeira Islands, Martinique, Memal, Montenegro, Netherlands New Guinea, Newfoundland, Palestine, Panama, Portuguese Guinea, Portuguese India, Reunion, Rhodesia & Nyasaland, Saar, Saint Lucia, French West Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Tangier, Tannu-Tuva, Turks & Caicos Islands and Zanzibar.”

From the above, you can see that I am still missing at least 47 notes from these nations. Few of the notes mentioned are still very affordable but some are quite impossible to find either. If you are one of those who has successfully achieved this task, congratulations to you. You have done well. For me, as I still have such a long way to go, most likely is that I will not achieve this task, and for that, I will just continue to do what I do best, is to get current issues of banknotes in complete set if possible.

Another month gone, and here are my new additions.

May 22, 2010
Clydesdale Bank Scotland - 10 Pounds note with special NAB prefix dated 1.5.1997 issued to commemorate the first 10 years of the bank under the ownership/management of the National Australia Bank Group (1987 to 1997). The National Australia Bank (NAB) Head Office is based in Melbourne Australia

Nigeria - 20 Naira 2007 polymer with 6 digits serial number. A gift from a good collector friend from South Korea. Thanks Jason, for the gift.

May 16, 2010
Sources from Malaysia have informed me that the Central Bank is planning to release a new RM1 note in polymer. Not sure of the design yet.

May 7, 2010
Chile - 10000 Pesos dated 2009.
Chile - 2008 prints from 1000 to 20000 Pesos except the 2000 Pesos polymer (see below)

May 1, 2010
Chile - 2000 Pesos 2008 polymer. The first polymer note was printed in 2004. In 2007 a reprint was released with new signature. This latest note issued also see a difference (President) signature too.

Jamaica - $50, $100, $500 and $1000 dated between 2007 and 2008. This is a rather very affortable set which I bought for my world banknotes collection. All notes are printed by De la Rue, including the $5,000 hybrid note I posted last month on 15.04.2010.

Singapore - I have posted the following notes; -
$2 & $10 - Polymer notes printed with one dot on the back;
$2 & $10 - Polymer notes printed with two dots on the back;
$50 & $100 - one dot printed on the back
$100 - two dots printed on the back.

The design of these notes are the same from the previous issues except the dot. I am not sure if the $100 is the same as the previous note or has any minor changes since it was first issued on 9.9.1999. Needless to say, if any $100 issued after 9.9.1999 till this one with a dot, then I don't have them. I am also wondering as to why the year date was not used instead of a dot. It appears that the current $5 note has not been sported with any dot yet. However the $1,000 note has been issued with triangles instead of dots.

April 2010 Postings

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My latest acquisitions. Please enjoy viewing the notes.

Northern Ireland Ulster Bank Limited - 1 Pound (P325b), 5 Pounds (P335a) and 10 Pounds (P336b). Personally, I find Ulster Bank notes are a bit hard to find expecially those larger denominations, and even if you managed to find one, they are always very expensive. However I was lucky enought to get hold of the 5 Pounds George Best note at face value few years ago. I got this note from a very good collector friend. The thing is that, you are always restricted to just one or sometime 2 notes, unless you are willing to pay market price for more quantity. Well, as a collector, I can't be complaining about this.

April 15, 2010
Jamaica - $5,000 dated 15.1.2009. This is the hightest denomination note ever issued by the Jamaican government, and is also the first hybrid note of Jamaica. This note depicts the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Rt Hon Hugh Lawson Shearer who died in 2004. Jamaica is the second nation in the American region to issue a Hybrid note. The other nation was Bermuda. I also have the rest of the Jamaician notes from $50 to $1000 issued dated 2007 and 2008, which I will be posting them on my site early next month. As Jamaician dollar at the moment is fairly weak against the US, these Jamiacian dollars are very affortable.

April 10, 2010
Guyana - Uploaded about 8 notes from $20 to $1000 with various signatures. These are cheap and very affortable notes to collect. These notes came from a dealer in Guyana, and I also bought some of the lower denominations issued some 20 years ago. Unfortunately these notes all have foxing on it, but fortunately for me, I have already got those notes in my collection. Please enjoy viewing.

April 5, 2010
Australia Warner Bros. Movie World - $1, $5 and $10. These are neither fantasy or novetly money. The reason I said that, as I believe these currencies are still legal tender at the Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast Australia. These are just like those DisneyLand notes issued in the US. I got these set back in September 2002 when my familily visited the theme park. The design of these notes are the same on both the front and back. The only difference is that the serial number only appears on one site. The size of the these notes are similar to Australian last paper notes. I have not sighted anyone actually using these notes at Movie World, but I was told that if presented all shops must accept them as legal tender. Whilst not everyone collects these kind of notes, I have seen a local dealer few years ago selling this set for in excess of $66 plus. Of course you can still get them at face value at the Movie World. Just add the theme park entrance fee, return air tickets, accommodation, foods etc, and you should be able to get as many sets as you like to your heart desired. The good thing is that you can actually select the best notes you want from a bundle. Or perhaps $66 is not that bad after all LOL!

Australia - CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation). This is a novelty note issued in 2006 to celebrating 80 years of CSIRO inventions and successes. This "note" is printed on the same material as those polymer notes used in Australia. If you have not physically seen one before, and has been offered one, my opinion is that don't buy it. As I said early, this is a novelty and it is manufactured and printed more like a thin cardboard than a real "Banknote". I have seen collectors paying $75+ for this piece both on local show and online auction. Of course I paid much less that this. My own personal opinion is that it is not worth collecting.

April 4, 2010
United State of America - Two days ago, I posted a complete set of 1 dollar Series 2003A given to me by a collector friend as gift. In fact this same collector friend sent me two sets on 2 difference occassions and I though they were the same. I had a look again today and noticed that they are not the same. The previous set posted was the Series 2003A (P515b), whilst the one I have just posted are the Series 2003 (P515a). I can now say that I have the complete notes for the $1 issued in 2003.

April 2, 2010
United States of America - A complete set of 2003 Series A One Dollar issued by all 12 Federal Reserves from L1 to L12. A rather nice set to have. This set was given to me by a good collector friend from the US. Thanks mate.

Nigeria - Polymer notes for 5, 10 (x2) and 50 Naira all 2009 added. I personally find collecting polymer notes less challenging now than when it first started. It's getting more and more common and less interesting. Personally, I still prefer the good old cotton based paper banknotes.

Vietnam - I have uploaded all my Vietnam polymer notes collection. However I am still missing the 2007 prints for the 100,000 and 500,000 Dong. If any one out there have spares to trade, please do drope me a line. I am always keen to exchange for one or two for my collection.

April 1, 2010
Comoros - A complete set of notes issued in 2006. A rather nice set of notes. Unfortunately it seems that they have lost the French influence on notes designing, not like those previously issues. What a pity.

French Pacific Territories - A complete set from 500 to 10,000 Francs. Unfortunatelly these are not all with matching signatures, and given that the SC WPM is not up todate, I have no idea what year(s) or the who the signatories are. French Pacific Territories banknotes are always a favourite amount paper banknote collectors, as they are so colourful and nice. Surpricingly they still issued notes with such a large size like the 5,000 and 10,000 Francs.

Hong Kong - $150 Commemorative Charity 2009 folder note prefix 'HK'. I have added this note to the 'SC' prefix. So far only two prefixes (SC and HK) have been sighted. If any readers think or know that there are more than two, please let me know. It is believed that the HK prefix was designated as replacement note. Wondering why they didn't use ZA or ZZ letters etc for replacement.

Chile - Second polymer note denomination 5,000 Pesos released on 24.9.2009. First polymer issued was the 2,000 pesos in 2004, 2007 and 2008.

March 2010 Postings

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Another month gone, and more notes to acquire. If only I can get just buy them all from a local shop would be great. Of course this is just my wishful thinking. From now on all newly issue of notes acquired will be posted with the actual date of release (if known) as part of the posting heading.

I am looking for, and if possible, a complete set of the current English pounds from 5 to 50 quids in uncirculated condition. If you are from England and you are looking for an exchange partner, please contact me with a chat to see if we can come to an arrangement. I can offer you a full set of Australian 2008 prints in uncirculated condition. I can exchange these at face value (both GBP/AUD).

And finally, if we had a successful trade and when you received my mail, please don't forget to let me know. A simple email message is all I need. Thank you.

March 17, 2010
Kazakhstan - 1000 Tenge 2010 commemorating Kazakhstan’s Chairmanship of the Origanisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

March 16, 2010
Maldvies - 20 Rufiyaa dated 29.12.2008 (released 29.12.2009)

March 10, 2010
Poland - 20 Zolty commemorating 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Francois Chopin.

March 6, 2010
Iran - Uploaded my Iranian notes plus some from 500 to 50,000 Rials obtained recently.

March 1, 2010
Bolivia - 10 to 200 Bolivianos Series "H"'. This is a very nice set of notes.

Honduras - Few notes added, mainly low denominations between 2003 and 2008 prints;

Honduras - 20 Lempiras polymer dated 13.7.2008. This note was released on 12.1.2010.

February 2010 Postings

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Friends

Exchanging banknotes with collectors is the cheapest way of improving your collection. If you have any banknotes to offer, please contact me for a chat. All messages are most welcomed. However, if you just want to have a chat or exchange of information, you are most welcomed too. There is nothing wrong to have new friends.
Thanks..........

February 17, 2010
Sri Lanka - 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 Rupees all dated 2005.11.19.

Sri Lanka - 1000 and 2000 Rupees all dated 2006.07.03.

February 1, 2010
Iceland - 100kr, 500kr, 1000kr x 2, 2000kr and 5000kr. Nice note especially for the 5000kr. The latest 1000kr has an interesting story behind this. Modern Iceland banknotes are usually issued with 2 signatures. Following the financial melt down in Iceland recently (2009), the government sacked the entire Central Bank board of directors and hired a Norwegian Banker S. Harold Eygard to head the bank and unfortunately this only lasted for 6 months. During his short tenure, a 1000kr was issued with his (only one) signature on it;

Samoa - 2 tala ND2009 polymer with prefix AAN. I am not sure what happen to prefix AAM. I have few spares of this note in uncirculated condition. Contact me for exchange if interested. I can spare you more than one piece. Pick Catalogue used to label them each with its own reference numbers until recently;

Sri Lanka - 1000 rupees commemorative folder issue. Issue price 1500 rupees. I bought these at 1,700 rupees each. Two hundred rupees extra premium is fair I believe. It's better than paying double the issue price to dealers. Only 10,000 folders released to the public. For those who are interested in military hardwares, this is a must to collect. There are not that many modern banknotes issued with so much firing powers. I have two spares which I can offered for exchange if interested. Any offer is most welcomed.

January 2010 Postings

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January 23, 2010
New Zealand - I have uploaded my New Zealand collection from 2002 to 2006 notes issued for general circulation. No notes were issued in 2001 and only one note was released in 2000 (NZ$10 Millennium). However annual collector sets of 1000 were issued between 1999 to 2004. Please feel free to view my collection. Whilst I have all the annual sets with serial no #98, I have only uploaded the 1999 set and the 2004 annual set uploaded has the serial number of AA04 000031. I also have the set no AA04 000036. Needless to say, this is my spare set for the 2004 notes set and if anyone interested to buy and trade with me on this set, please let me know. I can tell you that the issue price for this annual set was NZ$295 per set. Below were the issue prices for all annual sets issued since 1999: -

1999 - Face Value NZ$185, Issue Price NZ$240.00;
2000 - Face Value NZ$195, Issue Price NZ$255.00 (6 notes);
2001 - Face Value NZ$185, Issue Price NZ$250.00;
2002 - Face Value NZ$185, Issue Price NZ$270.00;
2003 - Face Value NZ$185, Issue Price NZ$270.00;
2004 - Face Value NZ$185, Issue Price NZ$295.00.

2004 was the last annual set issued. Whilst a thousand sets were issued from 1999 to 2004, it is believed that only the 2000 sets were completed sold out. Since then all unsold sets have been locked away at the Reserve Bank vault and I am not sure if those reminder sets will be ever released for sale at a later date. Time will tell.

January 19, 2010
New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) - 100, 500 and 1000 Francs. Got these at a very affortable price. Excellent notes with beautiful and nice colours.

Vanuatu - A complete set of 4 notes (Vt100 to Vt5000) issued under the previous name of Central Bank of Vanuatu from 1982 to 1989.

Vanuatu - I have updated the Vt200 Commemorative with serial no AA000555. If you are looking for one of this, perhaps drop me a line and I will see what I can do. Of course it will not be this #555 note, but it will be with low serial #5** too.

I have now collected a complete set of all Vanuatu notes issued since independence (1980), including the two commemorative notes. Please click here to view all the notes.

January 14, 2010
North Korea - 200 Won Specimen dated 2005. The postage is more expensive than the price I paid for this note. Perhaps the postage should be my purchase price and the price I paid for should be the postage!

January 13, 2010
North Korea - Commemorative sets, 60th Anniversary of the End of WWll and 95th Birthday of late President Kim Il Sung, a set at a very affortable price.

January 8, 2010
Isle of Man - One Pound, ND2009 signed by Peter Mark Shimmin. First prefix, serial # AA000555. Nice serial number at a very reasonable price (cost me less that what you can imagine!)

January 6, 2010
Clydesdale Bank PLC - 20 pounds commemorative dated 25.3.2006, 700th Anniversary (1306-2006) of Robert The Bruce;

January 5, 2010
Clydesdale Bank PLC - Complete set of 2009 folder issue with matching serial number W/HS 000118. This got to be one of my most satisfied acquisition for a long time. Excellent design in all notes and very educational too. Notes with map is also one of my favourites;
Zimbabwe - One Z$1 to Z$100 Trillion dollars dated 2007 to 2008 (all 27 pieces). Super hyperflation notes. Is a must to have for world banknotes collectors;

December Postings

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December 10, 2009
Zimbabwe - Special Agro-Cheques 5 to 100 Billion Dollars (4 notes)
Zimbabwe - 2009 Prints (6 notes)

December 9, 2009
Zimbabwe - Hyper Inflation dollars 1 cent to 500 million dollars P33 to 60 (28 pieces).

December 1, 2009
Macau - 50 Patacas dated 8.8.2009

November Postings

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November 23, 2009
Poland - Three commemorative notes added.

November 16, 2009
Central African States - 10,000 Francs, ND2002 P205Eh

November 5, 2009
Honduras - Four notes issued between 2004 and 2006

November 1, 2009
Mexico - 100 Pesos 2009 commemorating 100th Year of Mexico Revolution (polymer). Five notes all with difference combination of signatures;
Mexico - 200 Pesos 2009, commemorative issue, 200th year of independence;
Nicaragua - 10, 20 and 200 Cordobas 2009 (polymer);

October Postings

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Date: October 15, 2009
Australia - 2008 prints $5 to $100

Date: October 13, 2009
Hong Kong - Standard Chartered Bank Commemorative Charity $150 Banknote. Celeberating 150th year of Banking in Hong Kong.

Date: October 12, 2009
Australia - 1989 Commemorative 10 Years of Polymer Banknotes. Black serial nos set with 2500 set issued.

Date: October 8, 2009
Papua New Guinea - 5 Kina dated 1973-2003, commemorating 30th Year of Papua New Guinea Bank

September Postings

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Date: September 25, 2009
Isle of Man - ₤10 and ₤20 both not dated and signed by Peter Mark Shimmin

Date: September 17, 2009
INDONESIA - 2000 Rupiah Dated 2009. New denomination.

Date: September 2, 2009
THE PHILIPPINES - 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 & 1000 Piso Commemorating 60 Years of Central Banking in the Philippines.

Date: September 1, 2009
AUSTRALIA - $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 & $100 Bank Training Banknotes;
VANUATU - VT500 (ND2006) and VT200 (ND2007) both with new and difference signatures;

Contact Me HERE

August Postings

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Date: August 13, 2009
MALAYSIA - 50 Ringgit ND15.7.2009, third print without commemorative logo and the year 1957-2007 obmitted on reverse. There are at least 8 other chances/modification from previous issue.

Date: August 11, 2009
THE MALDIVES - 2000 (Rf20, Rf50, Rf100) and 2006 (Rf5, Rf10, Rf500) prints.
Solomon Islands - $50 ND2001 (National flag added to this note)

Date: August 7, 2009
GUATEMALA - One Quetzal second print dated 12.3.2008 with new signature.

Date: August 4, 2009
TONGA - 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 & 50 Pa'anga all issued on 21.01.2009. The 1 Pa'anga note on reverse is very well designed.

Date: August 1, 2009
AUSTRALIA - $5, $10, $20, $50 & $100 1992 to 1996 Dated Standard Souvvenir Single Note Folder all printed with First Day of Issue;

AUSTRALIA - Special NPA Portfolio Notes Collection $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Only 1,000 folders issued. All notes printed with prefix "OO96";

AUSTRALIA - 1997 Banknote and Coin Collection $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Only 1,500 folders issued. All notes with prefix "ZZ97". These are NOT replacement notes;

AUSTRALIA - 1998 Banknote and Coin Collection $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Only 1,000 folders issued. All notes with prefix "ZZ98". These are NOT replacement notes;

Previous Postings

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July Postings: -

1) Scotland Clydesdale Bank - £20 Commemorative 700th anniversary of the enthronement of Robert the Bruce as King of Scots, which took place at Stone Palace on 25 March 1306.

2) Jersey Specimen - £1 to £50 George Baird and £1 to £50 Ian Black, two varieties for Ian Black £1 note, double and triple letters prefix specimen.

3) Papua New Guinea - 20 and 100 Kina 2009 Folder, only 500 released.

4) Guernsey - £5, £10 and £20. Both the £5 & £10 were signed by Dave Michael Clark, States Treasurer and both notes with additional Stardust Thread security. The £20 was released on 4.6.2009 and signed by Bethan Haines Chief Accountant (#C900333). Serial no for this denomination commencing C900001.

5) The States of Jersey - £1 (P26) and £5 (P27) s. Ian Black. The £1 note is with 3-Letter prefix and the font is smaller that those previously issued.

6) Swaziland - 100 and 200 Emalangeni 2008 Hybrid notes. Double Commemorative, celebrating 4oth year of King's birthday and also 40th year of Independence. Notes laminated with a thin layer of polymer/plastics on both side.

7) South Korea - 50,000 Won ND23.6.2009 First prefix AA*******A. A very nice and bright note.

8) Algeria - 100 Dinar dated 1992.05.21
Thailand - 10 Baht Commemorative 120th Year of Ministry of Finance 1995

June Postings: -

1) Japan - 1000, 5000 & 10000 Yen all 2004 prints;

2) Pakistan - 5 Rupees - 1,000 Rupees [2005-2008];

3) Sweden - 20 Krona - 500 Krona [2002-2007];

4) Maldives Islands - 5 Rufiyaa 2006 print (EF condition);

5) Sri Lanka - 10 Rupees & 100 Rupees both 2005 reprints

Welcome

2009-06-07T14:10:00.001+10:00

Welcome to my collection of world banknotes home page.

As a collector, I welcome any collectors who wish to exchange with me. As for me, I am more interested in current uncirculated banknotes of your own country, and as the notes are still current, I usually exchange them at face value or at cost for those commemorative issues with folder. In return I will offer you banknotes of Australia as well as some other spare foreign banknotes I have in my collection. If you have any to offer, please contact me and see if we can arrange for a deal.

Thanks for visiting my site and please do come back for more updates.

Have fun.

Bad Traders - How to aviod them at all cost!!

2009-06-07T09:34:00.006+10:00

Occasionally, I read about someone has been cheated, so and so is a liar, items agreed but not sent, arguments went back and forward, etc, etc, etc. Even an experienced dealer can tell you his sad side of his unfortunate story. I am afraid I do not have an answer here for you.

First of all, there are no boundaries for thieves. They come from all walks of life, from all four corners of the earth, regardless of which countries, rich or poor. However some might even argued that certain countries tend to have more thieves than others, which I incline to agree with (see item 5 below).

To date, nothing had happened to me yet (touch wood!). I have been very lucky so far, but I am sure one of these days someone out there will get me. Perhaps someone is already plotting right now! Until then, my record is still 100% perfect. I will endeavour to avoid being part of the statistics at all cost. For those who had tried in the past and of course unsuccessful, I thank you for the valuable experience you had given me. Perhaps you should try to get a real job like everyone else. Better luck next time, you loooosers!

Basically, there are at least three type of main deals: -

a) Genuine collector looking for a fair deal;
b) A collector looking for a deal in his/her favour; and
c) Someone out there simply looking for a sucker just like you and me!

Below I have listed 10 basic tips and precautions that you can avoid being part of this statistics: -

1) Before proceeding with a deal, ask for some references if possible. If you are a member of an Internet club, seek for an opinion on that person too. Even if a reference is given, be very careful that the referees given could be a fake (ie from the same person using a difference email address) unless you know that referee personally. Also do a name search on the Internet to see if there was any outstanding trades on this person. When contacting the referee ask them what was the condition, if any, for their trade. Some thieves may on purposely conducted few good trades with one or two good collectors and then used them as referees for their illegal activities;

2) Be very careful when someone offers you hard to get banknotes. If it is too good to be true, beware! A bit of research can be very helpful here. Ask for a scan of the notes if you can, preferable at 300dpi. This may avoid being supplied with scans copied from other collectors web sites;

3) Beware of banknotes that are offered at a rock bottom price. If it is cheap, then it is too good to be true. Sometime it is better not to have them than to incur unnecessary losses;

4) Study the way how your potential trading partner reacts to your proposal. If they agreed to everything you have requested for, then there is a big warning sign here too;

5) Use registered post in every deals if possible and make sure you pack them securely but not too obvious. Sad to say, postal thieves in certain countries is a real concern;

6) Agreed on the deal right down to the finest details in order to avoid any misunderstanding at a later date. Don't assume! If you have to, write down the serial numbers of the notes that you are going to send out too;

7) Be fair and reasonable to each other. Treat your potential trading partner like the way you want to be treated. Also negotiate very deals like it is your first deal, including repeating ones. Some may just use the first deal as a bait on you;

8) If this is the first time and you are not sure, try a small swap first. Don't rush into it. Take your time, but don't drag it either;

9) Keep all registered postage receipts as this may be required to track the item sent at a later date. Don't forget to advise the details to the other party too as they may also keep track on the item posted;

10) Finally, try not to be greedy and asked for more than you can offer as this can be a trap from the other party.

I wish I can say that above tips will save you from all the potential hassles and worries. Unfortunately, this is not that simple but it would at least minimized your potential losses. Even a most experienced collector can be a victim too. Whilst I am no expert in this field, I do find the about precautions are very helpful. If you cannot come to a conclusion in a deal and no matter how desperate you wanted those notes, don't force yourself into it as you may regret this at a later date. I know that talk is easy as the heart always seem to have control over the mind! Remember that most collectors are honest and reliable but there is always one or two scums out looking for a sucker like you!

I have also on several occasions sent postage stamps, coins and banknotes to some collectors friends as a gift. Unfortunately some of these so called "friends" did not even bother to acknowledge upon receipt of my letters. I am not sure why. It is not that they have pay for the postage for sending me an acknowledgment? Perhaps they were expecting me to get something in return too. Just to let you know that if I voluntarily sent you a gift without first letting you know, then I do not expect anything in return. This is what we called “Gifts” for being such a good friend. All I need is just a simple acknowledgment of my mail. Sometime I just wonder, with “friends” like these, who needs enemies?

Below are some of the past experiences I encountered: -

a) Requesting Middle East notes from my collection at a discounted exchange rate (approximately by 10%) against his own country currency in his favour (like subsidising him) [from Brazil];

b) References given came from the same people that I was negotiating with. The style of writing were the same [From Romania];

c) Offering a substantial discount sale price on an expensive specimen polymer note (discounted from Euro to USD with same price digit value) ie from Euro 400 to USD400 for the same note. Amazing list of rare and expensive notes offered but can't provide any scans of the notes offered for viewing. I later found out that this person traded with 2 well known collectors/dealers and used them as references. In these two trades, I was told that his conman sent his notes first. What this conman was note aware that I knew these two collector/dealer he first traded with. [from Brazil];

d) Agreed to my request for what I was looking for without hesitation or asking for any compensation for the value, but insist that I have to send first. This is a classic case [from Romania];

e) Sent me scans of Banknote copied from another well known Internal site, claiming to be theirs [Iran];

f) Insisted on exchanging based on catalogue value again some of my more expensive face value notes. Notes offered were low value and common type. There is nothing wrong with that but I don't exchange based on catalogue value [quite common];

g) Offering cheap and common notes in return for my spare notes which are not that common. Again, this is quite normal [from US and few other countries];

h) Insist on me sending first because of me who was initiated the contact first and later I discovered (via Internet search) some outstanding deals owing (dishonour activities) by this same person. This person claimed to be doing his PhD at a local University in his own country. I wonder what thesis was he working on, "How to con someone on Internet and not getting caught?". Hmmm... I was not born yesterday! [from Georgia];

i) Offering banknotes from their own country in return for my foreign banknotes. Now, I do not consider this as wrong or unusual but one must understand that it costs me extra to get foreign banknotes as compared to those issued in your own country. I must say that I did on many occasions exchanged in this manner. At least it is still cheaper than buying from dealers [several countries].

And finally, I know that it is quite hard to come to a conclusion as to who should send first. I have seen collectors agreed to post out their respective notes at the same time but later it ended up that the registered tracking nos given was a fake. I consider this as the main deal breaker in many of my past negotiations experience and I don’t blame them. We are all here trying to safe guard out properties and not having a deal going through is always better that cheated by someone. I am just trying not to be just another victim in this wonderful hobby of collecting banknotes. I can only hope if there is a safer or fairer way to conduct an exchange with mutual understanding.

It's a jungle out there. So please be very careful. Good luck to you all.

Exchange Message

2008-08-09T09:27:00.006+10:00

Dear Collectors,

As we all know that exchanging banknotes is the cheapest way of improving your collection. Since creating my own site, I have successfully exchanged my banknotes with many collectors around the world.

Whilst I welcome any collectors to contact me for a possible deal, however it is not always that I will accept your offers due to the following reasons; -

a) I already have the notes or have arranged to get them from another collector;
b) I am not looking for such notes;
c) I am only interested in Uncirculated notes; or
d) The amount of the proposal is too small due to high postage cost in posting my notes out to you via registered mail.

In most cases, I find collectors only willing to exchange notes of their own country and in return looking for uncirculated banknotes around the world. I am sorry to say that I don’t operate this way as this is just like you buying foreign banknotes with your own local currency at face value. If you are offering your local national banknotes, then be prepared to accept banknotes from my own country too.

The following are some of my rules of exchanging: -

1) I am primarily interested in banknotes of any countries, with the exceptions of US dollar and Euro;

2) If you are only offering your country’s banknotes, then please be prepared to accept banknotes of my country too;

3) In some cases I may be willing to allow whatever notes you desire from my listing but if there is a shortfall in your favour, then I expect the balance to be covered with Australian banknotes;

4) All my notes, both Australia and foreign, are offered at face value unless otherwise stated. I expect you to do the same too. I generally do not exchange my notes based on catalogue value, as what is catalogue value to you may not be the catalogue value to me;

5) I am only interested in current issues of banknotes. However if you are willing to offer previous issue of notes at face value, I welcome that too;

6) The notes I am looking for must be in uncirculated condition, such as free from any folds, teller flicks, creases, marks, and more importantly it has nice, clean and sharp corners;

7) Please be honest with the condition of your notes. I have accepted some less that perfect notes in the past, but I will reserve the right to return your notes if there are not what it was described in the first place. Any minor defect on the note should be mentioned upfront before posting them out to me. You can do the same to me if I have breached this understanding. Generally I do accept notes with "cutting cup mark" especially those located on the top edge where the security thread is in bedded;

8) Due to high cost of postage, and if possible, I like to get your notes in full set, provided the total amount is not too expensive;

9) I usually post my notes to you via registered mail. However if the amount involved is small, then I will post them out to you via normal air mail. I will let you to decide on this before concluding our agreement;

10) Finally, if we can’t come to an agreement, please don’t get disappointed, after all it takes two to tango. More importantly we can still be friends and hopefully we can come to an arrangement later.

Please feel free to contact me for a chat if you have any notes to offer me.

Exchange Listing

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Dear Collector Friends,

Below are some of my spares notes I have in my collection. Please read this first before contacting me for a possible exchange. Thanks

Please contact me below to discuss if you are interested. All notes are in UNC condition unless otherwise stated.

Australia
Paper
- $5 ND1985 Paper [circulated and washed with stains, prefix QDB];
- $100 ND1991 paper [G-F]. Minor tears on top margin. Still legal tender. Large note;
Polymer
- $5 ND2008;
- $10 ND2007;
- $10 ND2008;
- $20 ND2007 [IJ prefix];
- $20 ND2008;
- $50 ND2007 [FA prefix];
- $50 ND2007 [aUNC, AA first prefix];
- $50 ND2009;
- $100 ND2008;
- ~~$20, $50 & $100 all 2010 prints~~
- $2-$100 (6 notes) Bank training banknotes printed on genuine banknote paper [teller flick];

Bermuda
- ~~$2 to $100 2009 Hybrid set with matching no set~~;
- ~~$2 to $100 2009 Hybrid set Specimen~~;

Brunei
- ~~BR1 Dated 1992 [EF];~~
- BR1 ND2011

- BR5 ND2011
- BR10 ND2011

Chile
- 2000 Peso 2004 [EF+ centre fold, nice repeat no BLo4 455455];

Fiji
- ~~$2 ND2002 [aUNC Center fold];~~

Gibraltar
- ~~£1, Dated 4.8.1988~~;
- £5 Millennium issue

Guatemala
- 1 Quetzal Dated 2006, Value $1;
- 1 Quetzal Dated 2008, Value $1;
- ~~20 Quetzal Dated 2007~~;

Hong Kong
- ~~$10 Dated April 2007 polymer~~;
- $10 Dated 1st October 2007 polymer;
- ~~$150 Commemorative Folder. Issue price HK$280~~

India
- 20 Rupees Dated 2008 [aUNC, binding marks];

Indonesia
- 1000 Rupiah Dated 2003;
- 5000 Rupiah Dated 2003;

Isle of Man
- £1, ND1983 (P40b) Y Prefix;

Jamaica
- $50 - 2010 Commemorative;

Jersey
- £1, ND2010;

Malaysia
- RM1 ND2000;
- RM2 ND1996 [VF s. Ahmad Mohd Don];
- RM5 ND2004 Polymer;
- RM10 ND2005 [with holographic strip];
- RM50 ND2001;
- ~~RM50 2007 Commemorative Folder Note~~:
- ~~RM50 ND2008 Circulating Commemorative~~;

Maldives
- ~~5 Rufiyaa Dated 2006 [aUNC but center fold];~~

- 10 Rufiyaa Dated 2006;

- 50 Rufiyaa Dated 2000;

Nepal
- 10 Rupees Polymer Replacement 2002 P45 (Prefix Nga/81)
[267536, 267538, 267540] For these, and given that these are replacement prefix (Prefix Nga 81 to 85), I have listed these with value of USD3.00 each.;

New Zealand
- $20 ND2005;
- ~~$100 ND2005~~;
- ~~$100 ND2006~~;

Papua New Guinea
- 2 Kina ND2007, few left;
- 2 Kina ND2008 Commemorative;
- 5 Kina ND2008, few left;
- 10 Kina ND2008, few left;
- 20 Kina ND2007, 1 only;
- 50 Kina ND2008, 1 only;
- 100 Kina ND2007, 1 only;
- 20 Kina ND2009 Paper;
- 100 Kina ND2009 Hybrid;
- ~~2 to 100 Kina 2010 full set commemorative~~;
- ~~2 to 100 Kina 2010 Matching full set commemorative~~:

Samoa (Western)
- 2 Tala Polymer AAN prefix ND2009;

Scotland
- £5 Dated 2002 [F];

Singapore
- $20 ND [F+, Bird series];
- $20 2007 Commemorative [F];

Sri Lanka
- 1000 Rupees, 2009 Folder commemorative issue price 1,500 Rupees;
- ~~20 to 5000 Rupees Folder matching set 2011~~;

Vanuatu
- ~~100 Vatu ND1982 P1 Central Bank of Vanuatu;~~
- ~~200 Vatu ND1982;~~
- ~~500 Vatu ND1982;~~
- ~~10,000 Vatu 2010 Polymer~~;

OTHERS

The following notes are offered for exchange but not at face value as legally, these notes have no monetary value whatsoever. All notes offered are uncirculated unless otherwise stated: -

Papua New Guinea
20 Kina – 2008 Commemorative Specimen;
100 Kina – 2008 Commemorative Specimen Hybrid;

Samoa
2 Tala – ND third print Specimen Polymer Prefix AAA [with one minor dent mark];
5 Tala – 2008 Specimen;
10 Tala – 2008 Specimen;
20 Tala – 2008 Specimen;
50 Tala – 2008 Specimen Hybrid; and
100 Tala – 2008 Specimen Hybrid.

The above Samoa 5 to 100 Tala specimen is offered as a set only.

Please contact me should you are interested. Given that these are specimen notes, I am hoping to get your spares specimen notes in return too. However I am open to negotiation to your offer (specimen or not). Please let me know if you are interested.

Thank you and have a great day.