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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April Postings 2025

April 2025

 Banknotes Collected - 6,756 notes

 

1st April 2025

Oman - This is a reprint of the 50 rials Hybrid note first issued in 2020. This note was initially issued as a commemorative note for the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the rise of the Modern Omani Renaissance, and also in memory of its founder, the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimur (b.1940-2020). Sultan Qaboos ruled Oman between 1970 to 2020. Please click here to view my previous post on this note. Like the first print, this is also a Hybrid note...

4th April 2025

Tonga - I posted a full set of six notes (nd)2023 on 01.05.2024. Now, I have posted another full set with matching serial numbers. This set was purchased recently at a show here and I bought this because it has matching low serial numbers. These are specially put together in a limited edition in folders and sold at a premium as Numismatic Collectable items. This set consists of 2 polymer notes and 4 paper banknotes. The denominations for 5 and 10 are both printed on polymer substrate. This is the first time polymer notes have been issued in the Kingdom of Tonga. This set was introduced on 04.12.2023 and is the 9th series of banknotes issued since 1921. The notes were issued to commemorate the birthday of the Kingdom's moderniser King Tupou I. King George Tupou I was born on 04.12.1797 and died on 18.02.1893. He was the King of Tonga from 1845 for 48 years until his death at the good old age of 95. He lived a very long life as this is very uncommon as life expectancy in those days was around 60...

9th April 2025

Belarus - Here I have posted a full set of banknotes all printed with the year dated 2009. These notes were released into circulation on 01.07.2016. A complete set comprises eight notes. The first four notes for the lower denominations came from an exchange partner from Italy back in October 2016, and since then I have been wanting to get the remaining high value notes to complete my collection. Recently I found three dealers having the remaining four notes in stock, so I decided to buy them to complete my collection. Needless to say, the 200 and 500 rubles are not cheap to collect. This set of banknotes is now 9 years old, and there is no shortage in supply in the market. Since this series was introduced, a few reprints have been issued and you can tell by the year date printed on the center top left side of the note. The signature for the reprints are also omitted from the designs as well. Please note that there are two varieties for the 5 rubles for this 2009 series. It is fair to say that since the reprints are not quite the same as those initial issued series, the set that I have posted here is the only notes issued for this series...

13th April 2025

Malaysia - Posted here is a full set of six notes from 1 to 100 ringgit (polymer and paper) all bearing the bank's governor's signature of Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus. This series was first introduced on 05.07.2009 with the 50 ringgit. I have all the notes except for the 20 ringgit for quite a while and only managed to get the missing 20 ringgit recently. The first two notes of 1 and 5 ringgit are both printed on polymer substrate and the rest are on paper...

18th April 2025 Happy Good Friday

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...

Happy Birthday Myla - 19th April 2025

Hong Kong, Bank of China  - I have added the Hong Kong Bank of China $20 note dated 01.01.2022 commemorative note celebrating Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. This note is printed with the prefix of AB. Some sellers are selling this note as a replacement note, which I believe is incorrect. This series of notes are printed with the prefixes of AA, AB and without letter prefixes. With all three notes, I have now completed this series. All notes were issued in a folder...

25th April 2025

New Zealand - On 21.04.2020 I posted the $50 nd2018. At the time of my posting, only the $50 was released for circulation. Since then, the $100 nd2018 polymer note has been released and here I have added this note to my previous post. The designs for this note is the same as the one released previously...

 

March Postings 2025

 March Postings 2025

Collection - 6721 pieces

1st March 2025

Romania - This is one good thing about European Union members that are yet to adopt the European common currency - the Euro, for whatever reasons or restrictions they may be encountering. Since the issue of the Euro currency by The European Central Bank in 2002, the central bank has never issued any commemorative banknote, and this allows countries like Romania (and Poland too) to issue commemorative notes as and when it sees fit. And right now, it seems that Poland is the only EU member that has been non-stop producing commemorative banknotes on an annual basis - Go Polska! This note celebrates King Carol I's 185th birthday 1839-2024. This is the fourth commemorative note issued by Romania since becoming an EU member in 2007. This note is printed on a polymer substrate and issued in a folder with an envelope. Like those three previous issues, this 100 lei commemorative note is also issued as a numismatic product in limited edition and sold at a premium. A total of 30,000 sets in folders were released on 02.12.2024, at a price of 150 lei per set plus tax. In my opinion, 30,000 sets is quite a lot and should be sufficient to meet overseas demands as well...

 6th March 2025

Macau, Banco Nacional Ultramarino - Here are the two notes of 50 and 100 patacas both released on 20.01.2025. These are the second phase of the 2020 series where the notes for 10 and 20 patacas were first issued for circulation in early 2023. Traditionally, new banknotes are in demand before the new year and one would assume these were released to meet the public demand. The next two notes to be released are the 500 and 1000 patacas...

10th March 2025

Zimbabwe - Posted here are the two notes of 10 and 20 ZiG which were reportedly released on 08.04.2024. The initial report was that a full set comprises 8 notes and so far only two have been released and there are no further details for the rest of the series. However, recently it was reported that the bank is redesigning the notes to improve their quality and durability. These two denominations released in April 2024 are prone to wear and tear and the redesigned notes will have enhanced security devices to combat counterfeiting. For this reason, I have posted the first two notes here and will post the newer version of these new notes once they are available to the public...

15th March 2025

Bangladesh - Here, I have posted 2 x 200 taka commemorative reprints with the year dates of 2022 and 2023. Whilst the initial commemorative release consists of two notes (100 and 200 taka), only the 200 taka have been reprinted twice. So far, no reprint for the 100 taka has been sighted...

20th March 2025

Venezuela - Here is a full set of seven notes issued between 2021 and 2023 following the country's currency reform. This series replaces the previous currency reform of 2018. This series is to reduce six zeros from the previous issues. The reform is one new bolivares for 1,000,000 old bolivares. In the previous series, the central bank issued three hyperinflation notes of 200,000, 500,000 and 1,000,000 bolivares... 

 

 

 22nd March 2025

South Sudan - I have added this 20 pounds to my previous 2016 series post. There are four notes issued for the 2016 series, but I am still missing the two notes of 50 and 100 pounds...

 

28th March 2025 Happy Birthday

Egypt - Here are the two polymer notes of 10 and 20 pounds both released in (nd)2023. The 10 pounds note was a reprint from the 2022 issue, whilst the 20 pounds note is the first release. To date, only the 10 and 20 pounds notes are printed in polymer substrate material. The rest of the Egyptian banknotes are still printed on paper material...

 

February Postings 2025

 February 2025

Collection - 6,704 banknotes

 

1st February 2025

Samoa - Here are the three specimen notes of 5, 10 and 20 tala all printed on polymer substrate. The 5 tala was issued for circulation on 18.12.2023, while the remaining two notes were released on 31.01.2024...

 

3rd February 2025

Moldova - It always gives me enormous satisfaction when I manage to get a full set of uncirculated banknotes even though they are not that expensive, and especially these were issued more than 30+ years ago. Here is a full set of four notes issued by the National Bank of Moldova. These Cupon notes were released in stages and are dated 1992 (50 and 200 cupon) and 1993 (1000 and 5000 cupon). I understand that these are the first series of notes issued by the central bank since the bank was established in 1991, following the breaking up of the Soviet Union empire. Moldova achieved independence from the Soviet Union on 27.08.1991...

8th February 2025

Philippines - On 19.12.2024, the Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines, Eli M. Remolona launched the three new polymer notes of 50, 100 and 500 piso. These three notes were complete the polymer series, since the first denomination of 1000 piso was introduced in 2022. For the three notes posted here, the 50 piso note is dated 2025, and the remaining two are dated 2024. For the purpose of this post, I have also included the 1000 piso issued earlier with the year date of 2024...

12th February 2025 (Last Day of Chinese New Year celebrations)

Macau - Here are the two notes of 50 and 100 patacas both released on 20.01.2025. These are the second phase of the 2020 series where the notes for 10 and 20 patacas were issued for circulation in early 2024. Traditionally, new banknotes are in demand before the new year and one would assume these were released to meet the public demand. The next two notes to be released are the 500 and 1000 patacas...

 

14th February 2025

Papua New Guinea - Posted here are three polymer notes all printed with the year nd2023. At present, only these notes have been reported and we are not sure if the five, twenty and fifty kina have been released as well, as the last print for these notes were all dated nd2021. Time will tell if more than 3 notes have been issued for the nd2023 series... 

 

19th February 2025

South Sudan - Two notes of 50 and 100 pounds printed with the year date of 2019. Since getting independent in 2011, South Sudan has been battling rampant high inflation, poor economic performance, and the civil war fought from 2013 to 2020. I believe these are the last prints for these two denominations as the buying power for these two notes have shrunk tremendously since the South Sudan pound was established...