Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Macau P-108

Country or State: MACAU
Currency: Macanese pataca (ISO 4217 Code: MOP)

P-108
Value: 10 patacas 
Dimension: 138 × 69 mm
Features
Obverse:
A-Ma Temple

Reverse:
Bank of China building, Macau branch; bridge

Watermark: Lotus; numeral 10 
Date: 8 August 2008
Issued by: Bank of China/Banco da China

Macau P-81

Country or State: MACAU
Currency: Macanese pataca (ISO 4217 Code: MOP)

P-81
Value: 20 patacas 
Dimension: 143 × 71.5 mm
Features
 Obverse:
Macau International Airport
 
Reverse:
Banco Nacional Ultramarino building in Macau 

Watermark: Lotus
Date: 8 August 2005
Issued by: Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Printer: Royal Joh. Enschede, The Netherlands

Macau P-77

Country or State: MACAU
Currency: Macanese pataca (ISO 4217 Code: MOP)

P-77
Value: 10 patacas
Dimension: 138 × 69 mm
Features
Obverse:
Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
 
Reverse:
A view of Macau in the 1990's; Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge, Macau

Watermark: Chinese junk (traditional boat) 
Date: 8 June 2003
Issued by: Banco Nacional Ultramarino

Guinea P-39

Country or State: GUINEA
Currency: Guinean franc (ISO 4217 Code: GNF)

P-39
Value: 500 francs
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Guinean woman

Reverse:
Mining facility 

Watermark: Guinean woman
Date: 2006
Issued by: Banque Centrale de la Republique de Guinee
Remark: Full printing

Egypt P-50*

Country or State: EGYPT
Currency: Egyptian pound (ISO 4217 Code: EGP)

P-50*
Value: 1 pound
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features

Obverse:
Sultan Qaitbay Mosque

Reverse:
Temple of Abu Simbel

Watermark: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Date: 11 February 2002*
Issued by: Central Bank of Egypt
*not listed in catalog

Egypt P-62*

Country or State: EGYPT
Currency: Egyptian pound (ISO 4217 Code: EGP)

P-62*
Value: 50 piastres
Dimension: 135 × 70 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Al-Azhar Mosque

Reverse:
Pharaoh Ramesses II the Great (c. 1303 BC - 1213 BC; reign: 1279 BC - 1303 BC)

Watermark: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Date: 3 March 2004*
Issued by: Central Bank of Egypt
*not listed in catalog

Egypt P-57

P-57*
Value: 25 piastres
Dimension: 130 × 70 mm
Features
 Obverse:
Al-Sayida Aisha Mosque 

Reverse:
Coat of Arms of Egypt 

Watermark: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Date: 10 September 2008*
Issued by: Central Bank of Egypt
Remark: Wide security thread
*not listed in catalog

Egypt P-57

Country or State: EGYPT
Currency: Egyptian pound (ISO 4217 Code: EGP)

P-57b(2)
Value: 25 piastres
Dimension: 130 × 70 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Al-Sayida Aisha Mosque 

Reverse:
Coat of Arms of Egypt 

Watermark: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Date: 5 December 1999 (date format YDDMMY; in this note it reads: 905129)
Issued by: Central Bank of Egypt
Remark: Wide security thread

Egypt P-189

Country or State: EGYPT
Currency: Egyptian pound (ISO 4217 Code: EGP)

P-189b
Value: 10 piastres 
Dimension: 117 × 62 mm
Features
Obverse:
Sphinx; The Great Pyramids of Giza

Reverse:
Mohammed Ali Mosque, Cairo

Watermark: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Date: ND (2002); issued under Law No. 50/1940
Signature: Medhat A. Hassanein (Minister of Finance)
Issued by: Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt P-NEW

Country or State: EGYPT
Currency: Egyptian pound (ISO 4217 Code: EGP)

P-NEW
Value: 5 piastres 
Dimension: 95 × 57 mm
Features
Obverse:
Queen Nefertiti (ca. 1370 BC - ca. 1330 BC), Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten

Reverse:
Indication of value

Watermark: Pharaoh Tutankhamun
Date: ND (2002); issued under Law No. 50/1940
Signature: Medhat A. Hassanein (Minister of Finance)
Issued by: Arab Republic of Egypt

Libya P-62

Country or State: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Currency: Libyan dinar (ISO 4217 Code: LYD)

P-62
Value: ¼ dinar (250 dirhams) 
Dimension: 142 × 71 mm
Features
Obverse:
Trajan Arch, Leptis Magna (now called Lebda or Lebida to modern-day residents of Libya), located in Al Khums, 130 kilometers east of Tripoli

 Reverse:
Murzuq Fortress

Watermark: Coat of Arms of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Muammar Gaddafi's era)
Date: ND (2002)
Issued by: Central Bank of Libya 
Series: 5

Indonesia P-150

Country or State: INDONESIA
Currency: Indonesian rupiah (ISO 4217 Code: IDR)

P-150
Value: 10,000 rupiahs
Dimension: 145 × 65 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (1767-1852), Sultan of Palembang (1803-1813; 1818-1821), national hero of Indonesia

Reverse:
Traditional Rumah Limas (Limas House) of Palembang region, South Sumatra

Watermark: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II; ornament
Date: 2010 (2005 imprint)
Signatures: Darmin Nasution (Senior Deputy Governor); Muliaman D. Hadad (Deputy Governor)
Issued by: Bank Indonesia
Printer: Perum Percetakan Uang Republik Indonesia (Peruri)
Remarks: with devices for visually impaired, champagne dots, and rainbow printing

Uruguay P-80

Country or State: URUGUAY
Currency: Uruguayan peso (ISO 4217 Code: UYU)

P-80
Value: 5 pesos
Dimension: 159 × 74 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949), Uruguayan plastic artist and art theorist, founder of Constructive Universalism

Reverse:
Pintura Constructiva (1943), one of Garcia's painting

Watermark: Jose Gervasio Artigas
Date: 1998
Issued by: Banco Central de Uruguay
Printer: De La Rue, London

Uruguay P-62A

Country or State: URUGUAY
Currency: Uruguay nuevo peso (ISO 4217 Code: UYN)

P-62A
Value: 100 nuevo pesos
Dimension: 159 × 74 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Jose Gervasio Artigas (1764-1850), national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called the father of Uruguayan independence

Reverse:
Estevez Presidential Palace in Montevideo

Watermark: Jose Gervasio Artigas
Date: ND (1978-1986)
Issued by: Banco Central del Uruguay 
Printer: De La Rue, London
Remark: without text "pagara portador y a la vista" above value in center; with overprint on watermark area

Brazil P-243

Country or State: BRAZIL
Currency: Brazilian real (ISO 4217 Code: BRL)

P-243Ae
Value: 1 real
Dimension: 140 × 65 mm
Features
Obverse:
The Republic's Effigy, portrayed as a bust

Reverse:
Sapphire-spangled emerald hummingbird (Amazilia lactea)

Watermark: Flag of Brazil
Date: ND (1997-2003)
Series: B0001B-B9999B
Issued by: Banco Central do Brasil
Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
Remark: with imprint DEUS SEJA LOUVADO

Bolivia P-167

Country or State: BOLIVIA
Currency: Bolivian peso (ISO 4217 Code: BOP)

P-167
Value: 1,000 pesos
Dimension: 155 × 66 mm
Features
Obverse:
Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780-1862), Bolivian and Argentine soldier, military leader during independence movement. She is remembered as a heroine in both countries.  

 Reverse:
Casa de la Libertad, now National Museum in Sucre, Bolivia

Watermark: Juana Azurduy de Padilla
Date: 25 June 1982
Issued by: Banco Central de Bolivia (Central Bank of Bolivia)
Printer: De La Rue, London

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Belize P-67

Country or State: BELIZE
Currency: Belize dollar (ISO 4217 Code: BZD)

P-67d
Value: 5 dollars
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981-present); Medal of Thomas Potts

Reverse:
Views and map of St. George's Caye; Coffin of Thomas Potts; Fauna of Belize

Watermark: Carved head of the Sleeping Giant 
Date: 1 July 2009
Issued by: Central Bank of Belize
Printer: De La Rue, London

Belize P-66

Country or State: BELIZE
Currency: Belize dollar (ISO 4217 Code: BZD)

P-66c
Value: 2 dollars
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981-present); Mayan stone carvings

Reverse:
Maya ruins of Belize - Altun Ha, Lubaantun, and Xunantunich; Fauna of Belize

Watermark: Carved head of the Sleeping Giant 
Date: 1 September 2007
Issued by: Central Bank of Belize
Printer: De La Rue, London

Bahamas P-68

Country or State: BAHAMAS
Currency: Bahamian dollar (ISO 4217 Code: BSD)

P-68
Value: 50 cents (half dollar)
Dimension: 156 × 67 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973-present); Outline map of the Bahamas

Reverse:
Sister Sarah; Nassau Market 

Watermark: Spanish galleon 
Date: 2001
Issued by: Central Bank of the Bahamas
Printer: De La Rue, London

Mexico P-122

Country or State: MEXICO
Currency: Mexican peso (ISO 4217 Code: MXN)

P-122
Value: 20 pesos
Dimension: 120 × 66 mm
Features
Obverse:
Benito Juarez (1806-1872), President of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872

Reverse:
Archeological site of Monte Alban in the State of Oaxaca; statue of the God of Rain and Thunder Cocijo in Zapotec mythology

Material: Polymer
Shadow image: Benito Juarez
Window: Zapotec pattern
Date: 28 April 2008
Issued by: Banco de Mexico (Bank of Mexico)
Printer: Banco de Mexico (Bank of Mexico)

Tonga P-38

Country or State: TONGA 
Currency: Tongan pa'anga (ISO 4217 Code: TOP)

P-38
Value: 2 pa'anga
Dimension: 151 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
King George Tupou V (1948-2012), King of Tonga from 2006 until his death on March 18, 2012. 

Reverse:
School; rugby players

Watermark: King George Tupou V
Date: ND (2009)
Issued by: Pangike Pule Fakafonua 'o Tonga (National Reserve Bank of Tonga)

Tonga P-37

Country or State: TONGA 
Currency: Tongan pa'anga (ISO 4217 Code: TOP)

P-37
Value: 1 pa'anga
Dimension: 151 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
King George Tupou V (1948-2012), King of Tonga from 2006 until his death on March 18, 2012.

Reverse:
Pacific Ocean's whale

Watermark: King George Tupou V
Date: ND (2009)
Issued by: Pangike Pule Fakafonua 'o Tonga (National Reserve Bank of Tonga)

Canada P-84

Country or State: CANADA
Currency: Canadian dollar (ISO 4217 Code: CAD)

P-84a
Value: 1 dollar
Dimension: 153 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)

Reverse:
First Parliament Building in Ottawa

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1967
Issued by: Bank of Canada/Banque du Canada
Occasion: Centennial of Canadian Confederation (1867-1967)

Turkey P-198

Country or State: TURKEY
Currency: Turkish lira (ISO 4217 Code: TRL)

P-198
Value: 5,000 lira 
Dimension: 146 × 72 mm
Features
Obverse:
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938), founder and First President of Turkey from 1923 until his death in 1938

Reverse:
Thermal power station of Afsin, Elbistan

Watermark: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Date: 1970
Issued by: Turkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)
Printer: CBRT Banknote Printer 

Syria P-93

Country or State: SYRIA
Currency: Syrian pound (ISO 4217 Code: SYP)

P-93e
Value: 1 pound 
Dimension: 130 × 65 mm
Features 
Obverse:
Turner (lathe operator) 

Reverse:
Water wheel of Hama in Orontes River

Watermark: Head of an Arabian horse
Date: 1982
Issued by: Central Bank of Syria