January Postings 2025

2025

Happy New Year

Collection carried forward - 6681 banknotes

Happy New Year 2025

Samoa - On 22.10.2024, the Central Bank of Samoa released four commemorative banknotes celebrating the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). This meeting was held from 21.10.2024 to 26.10.2024. The first three notes are from the current polymer series, and the 60 tala was from the 2023 independence commemorative series...

4th January 2025

Argentina - Posted are three commemorative notes of 2000 pesos released in 2023 and 2024. These notes were issued to celebrate the country's development of Science and Medicine. All notes are undated but were introduced on 22.05.2023 (Series A) and 08.11.2023 (Series E) and in 2024 (P suffix)...

8th January 2025

Brunei - Posted here is the reprint of the 2011 series of 1 ringgit polymer note. It is not sure if other denominations with the year date of 2019 have been printed and awaiting to be issued. As this is a reprint, the designs on both the front and the back are the same, except that this one has a year date of 2019 printed on the back of the note...

15th January 2025

Thailand - A full set of five banknotes - 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 bahts. These notes belong to the 17 Series, which was first introduced in 2017 and 2018. Since then, there were few reprints issued but not in full sets. The below notes were reportedly released in (nd)2022 and I believe these are the only full sets issued since these were first introduced in 2017. The 20 baht note has since been replaced by a polymer series, whilst the rest are still printed on paper materials...

19th January 2025

Czech Republic - These are the only two notes I have from the 1997-2018 series. The two notes posted here are the 100 and 200 koruna, both printed with the year date of 2018. The 100 koruna was first introduced in 1997, whilst the 200 koruna was introduced the following year. Despite being a member of the European Union since 2004, the Czech Republic has not adopted the Euro common currency yet. Out of the 27 EU members, seven nations have yet to adopt the Euro common currency. Until they all do, this can be seen as a weakness among the 27 members...

23th January 2025

Mozambique - I have added this 1000 escudos note to my other three notes, thus completing my collection for this first post independence series. These notes were previously released by the Portuguese occupier and were first issued in Mozambique in 1970 for the 50 escudos, 1961 for the 100 escudos, 1967 for the 500 escudos and 1972 for the 1000 escudos. Mozambique became independent on 08.09.1974 and have decided to continue using the colonial currency until they can develop with a new currency with their own identity and value. In order to show that these are post-independence series, all notes issued are printed with the new central bank's name - Banco de Moçambique on the front. In 1980, the first 'Metical' currency was introduced...

 

26th January 2025

France - This is the final note of France's last series before taking up the Euro common currency in early 2002. I have been wanting to get this note to complete my last French series collection. I do not have the entire series, but I do have one note each from all the denominations from 50 to 500 francs now. It was always my intention to get one note each before seeing them disappear from circulation, and this has been a making for 20+ years for me. I delayed getting this note due to the selling price and also I have other priorities for other notes to collect too. Furthermore, this note was issued so long ago, one has to be careful when buying one as all notes sold as uncirculating may actually not be in the condition described. This 500 francs came from the first print and is dated 1994. I did not aim for this as long as I have one in uncirculated condition...

27th January 蛇年新年快乐 (29.01.2025)

China - On 03.01.2025, the central bank released the second polymer commemorative note of the new year series celebrating the Year of the Snake. It is unclear when the origins of the Chinese zodiac system first started, but it is believed this tradition was first established during the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). The Year of the Snake commences on 29.01.2025 and will end on 17.02.2026. In total, there are 384 days for the Year of the Snake and this is because it is a leap year in the Chinese calendar (13 months). People who are born in the Year of the Snake are said to be wise, enigmatic, and sympathetic. Are there any politicians born in the Year of the Snake?