December Postings 2025

Merry Christmas 2025

6943 Banknotes Collected 

Hakuna Matata 

1st December 2025

Mexico - Posted here is a full set of five notes issued between 2024 and 2025 commemorating the central bank's 100th Anniversary 1925 to 2025. Banco de Mexico (Bank of Mexico) was established on 1st of September 1925 with its current head office located in the capital city of Mexico. Only five notes have been issued for this commemorative series as the 20 pesos note is not included. The designs for all five notes are the same as all current series in circulation but with commemorative text/logo printed (as above) to celebrate this special occasion. Like the current series, both the 50 and 100 pesos are printed on polymer substrate materials...

5th December 2025 

Namibia - Here, I have posted a full for five notes all reportedly released on 30.09.2025. The themes for this series are the same as those previously issued but with modified designs and additional security features added to the notes. On the front, the notes depict two Namibia national heroes and on the back it features all four-legged wild animals. The two lower denominations of $10 and $20 are printed on Hybrid substrate materials and both have a transparent square window in the center right. The transparent window is measured 10 x 10mm. The remaining three notes are all printed on paper materials...

7th December 2025

Shell V-Power Motorsport Collection 2025 Series -Well, they are back again. In October 2022, Shell Australia released seven Bluetooth remote control cars as toys or collectibles. In addition to the seven individual cars, Shell also released full sets in a presentation box at a price of A$124.95 per set. The presentation box also came with two rechargeable battery packs to power the cars. Fast forward 3 years, and in October 2025. Shell Australia again released another set of 8 Bluetooth remote control cars as toys/collectibles. This time, it is one car more than the 2022 series. The eight cars released for this second series are not the same as those released in 2022...

 

12th December 2025 

Transnistria - And there are more to come! This is the 30th commemorative note issued by Transnistria since 2009. Like previous issues, the designs are the same but with the commemorative logo added to the watermark area of the banknote. Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and to the locals simply as Pridnestrovie, is a landlocked breakaway state internationally recognised as part of Moldova. This note celebrates the 35 years of declaration of independence from Moldavian SSR (now Moldova) on 2nd September 1990...

 

 

November Postings 2025

November 2025

Hakuna Matata

 

6927 Notes collected

1st November 2025 

Sri Lanka - This is a 2,000 rupee issued on 29.08.2025, celebrating the 75th year of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The central bank was established on 28.08.2025, with its head office situated at Colombo, the largest city in Sri Lanka. This commemorative note is printed on paper material... 

4th November 2025 Happy Birthday J-M 

Papua New Guinea - Here, I have posted the 50 kina commemorative polymer note issued commemorating the country's 50th year of gaining independence from Australia. This note was reportedly released on 28.08.2025 to the public for circulation...

 

8th November 2025

Zambia - This set of six notes were first issued on 31.03.2025, with the denominations of 10, 20, 200 and 500 kwacha. I am not sure when the reminder notes of 50 and 100 kwacha were issued. The designs on all notes are new and all notes are printed with the year dated 2024. All notes on the front depict a flying African Fish eagle and a different image in the middle (underprint) on all the notes. On the back, a different tree is printed to the left, a waterfall and native wild animals. The designs on these notes, especially on the back, are related to tourism and it showcases the wildlife of the country and the natural beauty of Zambia's water falls...

 13th November 2025

The Bahamas - This is a reprint (Series 2024) of the $1 Hybrid note  first introduced on 27.09.2017. This note was printed by Giesecke & Devrient and was part of the CRISP Evolution (CE) family of notes...

 

15th November 2025

Shell V-Power Bluetooth Control EV Cars - In case you are also a collector as well...
 

 

22th November 2025 

Yemen - This is a 200 rials note reportedly issued on 16.07.2025 by the Houthi group which currently occupied a large part of the land, mainly situated in the western side of Yemen bordering the Red sea...

23rd November 2025

Bhutan - I have added the two notes of 20 and 500 ngultrum to my previous post. These five notes issued between 2000-2001. I personally find these kinds of designs very nice and to me very desirable. They are not over designed nor are they over crowded with various security features added to the notes. To me a banknote tells a thousand stories and should be treated as a work of art and not simply just a negotiable instrument. This is just my own personal opinion. I do not believe these notes are rare nor expensive to buy either...

October Postings 2025

 October 2025

6895 banknotes collected

Hakuna Matata

 

1st October 2025

Falkland Islands - Here is a set of three notes all printed with the date of 14 August 2025. These three notes are all printed in polymer substrates and these are new series replacing the previous paper series first introduced in 1983 (£5 commemorative). The £50 denomination is not included in this new series as I believe this note is rarely used on the island and according to a local online news outlet, there is plenty of stock available for the £50 to last the demand for a long time before reprints are required...

4th October 2025 - Happy Birthday K-M

Transnistria - The never ending story continues. Here, another 1 ruble overprint commemorative is released celebrating the end of the last war, World War II. Nazi Germany was defeated in Mid-April in Eastern Europe and the war did not end until the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on 08.05.1945. This is the 29th commemorative note issued by Transnistria since 2009. Like previous issues, the designs are the same but with the commemorative logo added to the watermark area of the banknote...

9th October 2025 

Libya - Here are the two polymer notes of 5 and 20 dinars reportedly issued in 2025. These are the second and third polymer notes issued since the 1 dinar polymer note was first introduced in 2019. Whilst these two notes were issued in 2025, no year dates are printed on either of the notes... 

12th October 2025

Hong Kong Bank Of China - I have now added the $100 printed with the date of 01.01.2023. The remaining missing denomination for these 2023 prints is the $1,000 note. It is not sure if this has been printed with this date...

 

18th October 2025 

Bhutan - Here are the two notes of 5 and 100 ngultrum, both printed as Series 2015. These are the only two notes issued for the 2015 series. The designs on these notes are the same with the exception of the year date...

 

24th October 2025 

Mauritania - Below are three notes all printed with the date of 28.11.2002 all with matching signatures. This series was first introduced in 1974 and was printed by G&D (Giesecke+Devrient) in Germany. The last print for this series was 2002 and here are the three notes from the final print. This series was introduced with four notes and I do not have the 1000 ouguiya for this series. However, it should be noted that there are no 1000 ouguiya printed with the date of 28.11.2002. And given that only three notes were printed with this 2002 date, the three notes below are considered as a full set...

 

 

September Postings 2025

September 2025

6849 banknotes collected

No worries, be happy!

 

1st September 2025

Fiji - On 04.11.2023, I posted the single note for the Fiji 100 cents polymer  commemorative note with the design of a Chinese Dragon. This note was issued in a joint-venture between the Reserve Bank of Fiji and a company in China called China Coin Industrial Co. Limited (CCIC) trading as Shenzhen China Coin Investment Co. Limited. CCIC was granted full license to distribute this note and was first released on 08.08.2023. The intention for this note was to celebrate the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Dragon 2024. Since the release in 2023, it is not sure how successful this issue is and I wonder if they are still selling them or they are all sold out by now. If not, then I do not believe it will ever get all sold out as the note was sold at a pretty high price given the face value is nominal...

4th September 2025

 

Somalia - Posted here are five notes, out of a possibility of 6, all reportedly printed in Sudan in 2010 but were never released until it surfaced recently (2023) in Sudan. Printing for these notes was ordered by the then Somalia Transitional Federal Government but was never released due to uncertainty of the country's economy or the weakest of the country's financial institutions at the time. Since then, these new banknotes were stored in Sudan awaiting further instruction. In April 2023, civil war broke out in Sudan between the two rival factions of the military government of Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. Clashes between the two factions were reported in the capital city of Khartoum and in the Darfur region. Since then, these Somalia banknotes began to show up in the streets of Khartoum. So far only five notes (out of the possible 6) have been sighted and these are the 1000, 2000, 10000, 20000 and 50000...

10th September 2025

Ireland, Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited - This is my odd note of one pound issued by the Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited. The Provincial Bank of Ireland was established in 1825. In 1966, the bank, together with the Royal Bank of Ireland and the Munster & Leinster Bank merged and formed the Allied Irish Banks (AIB). AIB is considered as one of the big four commercial banks in Ireland...

15th September 2025

Tonga - The two specimen notes posted here were printed with no signatures and with no dates either. I believe these two notes belong to the third series since 1921. The 20 pa'anga was first issued in 1985 (Series 1985-1989) and was issued by the Government of Tonga, whilst the 50 pa'anga was first issued 1988 and a reprint was issued with the year date of 1989. In general, the 50 pa'anga was a short series which has only been printed twice. However, this design was later re adopted and issued under the National Reserve Bank of Tonga...

18th September 2025

Hong Kong, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited - I have added the $100 dated 2023 to my previous post. The only remaining missing note for this 2023 series is the $1,000 note, which we are not sure if this has been printed awaiting to be released. No other $1,000 dated 2023 has been sighted yet.  

25th September 2025

Swaziland/eSwatini - Here are the two hybrid notes of 10 and 20 emalangeni both printed with the date of 1.4.2024. These are the first denominations of 10 and 20 emalangeni printed with the new name of the country, eSwatini since the name was adopted on 19.04.2018. Since the name changed, the central bank has printed/issued all denominations from 10 to 200 emalangeni. However, the 100 emalangeni has not been sighted yet, but is believed that this denomination has been printed. In addition, the bank has also issued a 50 emalangeni dated 1.4.2024 commemorative note celebrating the country's 50th Year Central Bank... 

 

26th September 2025 

Singapore - I have added the $1000 bearing the signature of Tharma Shanmugaratnam. This note was reportedly released in 2017, and is printed with one tiny solid house on the back. The note that I have added is in circulated condition with 3 folds and looks like it has coffee stains on the bottom edge of the note. I believe there are only four $1000 printed for this series with the signature of Tharma Shanmugaratnam. It was reported that the Authority has ceased issuing the $1000 note since 01.01.2021. I now have three of these notes and the missing note that I do not have is the one printed with the two tiny symbols of solid houses...

28th September 2025 

Lebanon - Here is a full set of 6 notes issued with various year dates printed on the notes. As these are not released or printed in the same year, the signatures on the notes are not all the same...

 

 

 

August Postings 2025

August 2025

6846 banknotes collected

Hakuna Matata

 

1st August 2025 

Barbados - I knew about these reprints since June 2024 and only recently managed to get them recently. Posted here are the latest series of polymer notes, first introduced in 2022. The notes that I have posted here are all reprints of the 2022 series, but with a new bank governor's signature and dated 2024. Only five notes posted here as I am not sure if the $10 has been printed or issued. The first two notes of the $20 and $100 were reportedly released in June 2024. There are no changes in the design for this series, except that the notes are printed with the year date of Series 2024 and also with the new signature... 

 

 4th August 2025

Samoa - On 31.08.2019, I posted the ten tala commemorative polymer note issued to celebrate the XVI Pacific Game. The game was held in the capital city of Apia from 07.07.2019 to 20.07.2019. You can read more about my original post here. Here, I have posted the same note but printed with the word 'specimen' on the front and on the back...

8th August 2025 

Abkhazia - This is the fifth note issued by this disputed region of Abkhazia since 2018. The National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia has released, since 2018, the denomination of 500 apsars (2018), 25 apsars (2023), 10 and 100 apsars (both 2024), and now this 50 apsars. This is part of the Investment Bank Notes series, just like the 10 and 100 apsars as preciously issued...  

15th August 2025

Estonia - Here I have posted 10 notes issued by the Bank of Estonia from 1991 to 2006. These notes were put together by the central bank in a plastic sleeve each sealed with a silver coloured label and were sold to the public individually as collectibles at a premium over the face value of the note...

 

 18th August 2025

Sudan - This is an odd note of 1000 pounds printed with the year date of June 2024. I am not sure why I bought this note, perhaps it was not that expensive, and it's a new series with only one note released so far. I do have the habit of buying new and cheap notes for no reasons whatsoever...  

20th August 2025

 

South Sudan - These are the two known notes issued with the year date of 2024 printed on the notes. These two notes were reportedly released on 12.06.2024. It is not sure if other denominations have been printed with the same year as per these two notes. Due to inflation and a weak currency, larger denominations of notes may be required, apart from these notes. The denominations of 500 and 1000 pounds were issued from 2020, and since then the central bank has not printed any banknotes that are lower than 500 pounds...

24th August 2025

Abkhazia - On 08.08.2024, I posted the two notes of 10 and 100 apsar, both released on 10.06.2024. Here, I have added the 10 apsar note printed with the prefix of AB. According to some sites, this note is claimed to be a replacement prefix. As you can see, the normal notes are printed with the first prefix of AA and follow with 9 digits. A total of 500,000 pieces were reportedly printed and therefore the 9 digits serial numbers would cover the entire prints. I have no confirmation to say that this AB note is a replacement prefix, and I believe these are the only two prefixes have been sighted so far...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July Postings 2025

July 2025

6788 banknotes collected (no change since June 2025) 

 1st July 2025

Belarus - This is a commemorative note of 80 rubles reportedly released on 31.03.2025 for the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War or the Second World War (1939-1945). I believe this note celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany in Belarus (Belorussian SSR) in mid-April 1945. A total of 80,000 pieces issued for this commemorative note... 

5th July 2025 

Curacao and Sint Maarten - Here is a full set of five notes all released on 31.03.2025. These are new currencies of Curacao and Sint Maarten called Caribische Gulden (Caribbean Guilder), replacing the previous currency of Netherlands Antillean Gulden/Guilder. As these are new currencies, all notes are also printed with the new central bank's name of the Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten (Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten)...

10th July 2025

Namibia - On 05.03.2025, the central bank announced the release of a new commemorative polymer note of $60. This note was printed to honour the late President Hage Gottfried Geingob, and the note was released on 17.03.2025. According to one report, this is a limited edition and all notes are printed with the prefix of HGG which is also the initials of the late President... 

 15th July 2025

Moldova - Posted here is a full set of 8 notes of the 2015 first series, all printed with the year date of 2015 and all signed by the same bank governor, Dorin Dragutanu. Subsequent reprints are also dated 2015 but with different signatures. Whilst I have posted a full set here for the first prints, the bank has not issued any reprints in full set for a given year since then...

19th July 2025 

Bhutan - Posted here are the two notes of 1 and 10 ngultrum both issued as part of the 2019 series. It is believed that these are the two notes released with the year date of 2019. I believe both notes are printed on hybrid materials, just like those first released in 2013 (Series 2013). Nothing has changed on the design except the year date and signature on the two notes...

 26th July 2025

Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland Limited - Here is the only ₤1 note of the 1981 series I have in my collection. This note belongs to the Scottish castles series. The design for this Edinburgh was first introduced in 1969 with the ₤5 note. In 1970, the bank issued another ₤5 note with the same theme and design but with different colours. In 1972, it released a full set of banknotes all depicting different Scottish castles on the back. Since then, the bank went on and issued the Castle series, albeit different designs, until 2017. However, despite releasing banknotes featuring various Scottish castles, the bank ceased issuing the ₤1 note after the 2001 series...

 

 

 

 

 

June Postings 2025

June Postings 2025

6788 banknotes collected

 

 1st June 2025

Thailand - This is a commemorative banknote of 100 baht, together with a 50 baht coin, celebrating the 150th year of the establishment of the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Finance of Thailand (MOF) was established on 14 April 1875. The MOF is a cabinet ministry responsible for overseeing Thailand's public finance, including taxation, the treasury, government properties and state-owned enterprises. In addition to these, it is also responsible for regulating the financial sector, providing loan guarantees and ensuring the government's financial stability...

6th June 2025

Bermuda - Here are the two polymer notes released during the second week of November 2024. In 2009, Bermuda became the first country to issue a complete set of Hybrid banknotes with denominations of $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. These Hybrid notes were printed by De La Rue (DLR). Is DLR abandoning their Hybrid banknote technology? Few countries adopted Hybrid banknotes over the last 10 years or so, and these have since been replaced, mostly with polymer notes. Given that DLR's Hybrid notes were first introduced more than 10 years ago, it appears that they are not that popular and most countries that have issued Hybrid notes are mostly from small countries, mostly from the Pacific nations. Bermuda is now one of the very few countries that have their banknotes printed on paper, hybrid and now polymer substrate material... 

9th June 2025

Transnistria - Here is another low value commemorative banknote of 1 ruble. issued in October 2024 for the celebration of 100th year since the formation of MASSR (Памятная банкнота 100 лет со дня образования МАССР)...

15th June 2025

 

Australia - It has been a while since I last uploaded Australia's current series of banknotes. Here are the two notes of $20 nd2019. The two notes posted here are the first prefix AA19 and last prefix EA19. Both notes are in UNC condition, and I have had these in my collection for a few years now. Obviously, I paid a high premium for these two notes, but I believe it's worth it. I have posted this note before in one of my previous posts but that note has a normal prefix...

20th June 2025

South Sudan - Since I started collecting the South Sudan banknotes when the country became independent in 2011, I thought I should keep collecting them, as they are fairly cheap and quite easy to obtain. However, I must admit that I was a bit slack, as I am still missing two notes from the 2016 series, which I will have to look around eventually to complete my collection. Here I have posted the two notes of 500 and 1000 pounds both printed with the year date of 2023. I believe these are the only two notes printed/issued with this year's date... 

 21st June 2025

Argentina - Posted here is the latest and largest denomination of note issued on 13.11.2024 with the face value of 20000 pesos. This is the largest value of note issued since the 1989-1991 series. This high value note was issued due to the country's ongoing high inflation rate. According to the central bank, this will be the highest denomination note for the 'Heroines and Heroes of Homeland' banknote series. Time will tell if more higher denominations of banknotes are required...

28th June 2028

Singapore - I have added two notes of $2 (nd2024) and $10 (nd2025) to my previous post of the Tharma Shanmugaratran (tenure 2012-2023) series. Both are polymer notes. With the exception of the $1000 and $10000, I am still missing the $5 note printed with the symbol of one solid house. I doubt there are any new prints for the $10000 note as the government has ceased releasing this denomination since 2024.

May Postings 2025

May 2025

6771 banknotes collected

 

1st May 2025

Cayman Islands - Two notes of $25 and $50, both overprinted with commemorative logos for the celebration of Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's 25th Anniversary. The CIMA was established on 01.01.1997 as the primary financial services regulator a.k.a. central bank. The bank is situated in the capital city George Town in the Grand Cayman island, the largest of the three main islands of Cayman Islands. These two notes are both dated 2022 but only released in 2023. The design on both notes are the same as the two notes of $25 and $50 previously 2010 series issued but with added commemorative logo on the front for this celebration. These two notes were initially scheduled to be released in 2022 but were delayed until mid-2023. The prefix series for these two notes is D/4. Cayman Islands have a rather small population of 74,000+/- and as such it is not expected many banknotes issued, even for those for general circulation. If you are like me, and have these two notes in your collection, you would agree with me that these two notes are just well overpriced...

4th May 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Two sets of Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible marks all printed with the year date of 2024. These are reprints from the initial series, first introduced in 2012. Since the introduction of this series, this is the second time that the bank has issued this series in full sets. The last time when a full set was issued was the 2019 series...

10th May 2025

India - As per one of my previous posts, I have now posted another two 2000 rupees banknotes both dated 2017. On 19.05.2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of the 2000 rupees from circulation commencing on 30.09.2023. The 2000 rupees was the highest circulation banknote issued in India and the withdrawal was mainly due to illegal activities such as money laundering. The 2000 rupees banknote is not commonly used for transactions in the country and it is believed that many political parties like to hoard them to fund their election campaign expenses in order to get around tough spending limits imposed by the Election Commission. It is unlikely we will get to see another 2000 rupees series in the near future unless the circumstances have changed, like high inflation or some other economic situations that they are forced to issue one, or even with higher denominations like 5000 rupees...

17th May 2025

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

22nd May 2025

Moldova - Here, I have posted the three notes all printed with the year date of 1992. These three notes replaced the previous Cupon series of four notes, and for the first time, it had printed with the currency of Leu, which is the same as Romania's currency... 

25th May 2025

Brunei - Here I have added the 50 ringgit polymer note printed with the year date of 2022. This is a reprint of the 2017 commemorative series which celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the accession to the throne of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien lll. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah became the Sultan of Brunei on 05.10.1967, following the abdication of his father the late Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III (b.1914-1986)...

 

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