February Postings 2026

 February 2026

(17th - Year of the Fire Horse)

7,042 Banknotes Collected

Hakuna Matata

 

1st February 2026

Samoa - On 08.12.2025, the Central Bank of Samoa finally released the two remaining polymer notes of 50 and 100 tala, thus completing the adoption of polymer notes in full. The current series of 5, 10 and 20 tala polymer were first released in late 2023 and early 2024... 

3nd February 2026 

 

Qatar - After waiting for almost 3 years, I now managed to get the last 100 riyals note to complete the 2022 reprints in full. These are the full set of seven notes all printed with the year date of 2022. These are the reprints of the fifth series, first issued on 18.12.2020 to coincide with the country's National Day celebration in 2020. I have been holding back from posting this set as I was missing the 100 riyal denomination to complete my collection for this series until now. I believe these are all hybrid banknotes...

7th February 2026 

 

Syria - Here are two 5000 pounds banknotes printed both with the same Gregorian year date of 2023. Whilst both are dated the same, the notes were not issued during the same Islamic calendar year. One note was released in the year 1444 (Islamic years ١٤٤٤ - prior to March 2023) and the other one was in 1445 (١٤٤۵ after April 2023). It is believed that these are the only two notes issued in 2023...

8th February 2026

Fiji - As of 17.01.2026, I posted a full set of the new polymer series of five notes, which was officially released on 02.01.2026. Please feel free to visit my previous post to read the descriptions of the notes. 

In addition to the official release of this series, the bank also issued numismatic products for the benefits of collectors, and below is one of the many collectibles items made available to the public. Here, I have posted a full folder set with matching serial number of AA 028016.

10th February 2026

Barbados - I have now added the final missing $10 note Polymer Series 2024 to my previous post, thus completing my Series 2024 collection. Unlike the original polymer Series 2022, the notes for this Series 2024 were not all released on the same day. Each denomination was only put into circulation, as and when stock for the previous denomination was depleted and as such collecting them in full set took some time to achieve...

17th February 2026

 

China - 新年快樂 This is the third commemorative polymer note of the Chinese New Year zodiac 12 cycle series, first introduced in 2025 with the Year of Dragon. For the year of 2026, it's the Year of the Horse. Traditionally, the celebration for Chinese New Year is for 15 days. In China, the official holidays are for 8 days starting from 15.02.2026. I am not sure if there are any other countries that have such long continuous public holidays for one single celebration? In China, the New Year is also referred to as the 'Golden Week' holidays. The designs and themes of this note are similar to the last two notes issued, featuring a Zodiac animal on the front and children activities on the back celebrating the new year. It is believed a hundred million pieces were issued to the public...

 

23rd February 2026 

Bhutan - I have now added the 500 ngultrum to my previous post. This is a note from the Series 2011 and only three normal notes were issued printed with this given year date...

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