The Central Bank of Nicaragua has issued a 1000 córdobas banknote into circulation commemorating the centenary of the death of famous poet Rubén Darío. A press release dated 20 March 2017 from the Banco Central de Nicaragua confirms that the commemorative banknote was released into circulation three days earlier, on 17 March. The banknote is a limited…
The Bank of Ghana has issued a 5-cedi banknote to commemorate the Central Bank’s 60th anniversary. The design of the new banknote continues to use a predominantly blue colour scheme, but incorporates illustrations of Dr. James Kwegyir Aggrey, the famous educationist and missionary who died in 1927. The banknote includes a number of new security features…
On 5 February 2017, the Banco de México introduced a 100-peso banknote and 20-peso coin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Mexican Constitution. The paper banknote, which is 134mm by 66mm, is predominantly coloured red and yellow. It includes a colour changing security ink feature to illustrate a book which changes…
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has revealed the design of the Nu.100 banknote commemorating the first birthday of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck. One million of the Bhutan notes are being printed by banknote printers Orell Füssli Security Printing in Switzerland. The predominantly yellow and orange coloured banknote includes SICPA’s SPARK® Live Truspin optically…
The Central Bank of Barbados has issued a $50 commemorative banknote, celebrating 50 years of independence. The commemorative banknote, printed by UK banknote printer De La Rue, is based on the circulating version, but includes the official 50th anniversary logo displayed at the top right on the front of the banknote. Also in coin The…
The Bank of Thailand has issued a 500-Baht commemorative banknote, celebrating the 7th cycle birthday anniversary of Thailand’s Queen Sirikit on 12 August 2016. The banknote was unveiled by Mr Veerathai Santiprabhob, the Governor of the country’s central bank. The front of the commemorative banknote remains the same as the currently circulating denomination, but the reverse design…
A commemorative $50 Guyana banknote was issued on the 11th May by the Bank of Guyana. The new denomination note has been issued to celebrate 50 years of independence. Guyana Banknote The Bank’s Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga, said of the banknote’s release, “We are pleased to be marking Guyana’s 50 years of independence with a…
The State Bank of Vietnam held a press conference on the 4 April 2016 to announce that a souvenir (commemorative) 100 dong banknote will become available during May this year, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Banking Sector. The new note uses a substrate developed by paper producer Arjowiggins Security called DIAMONE® COMPOSITE which uses…
The East Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has announced that it will be issuing a circulating commemorative coin painted with different colours. The press release from the Central Bank has confirmed that the new coin will be issued this month, October 2015, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA) banknotes and the…