Showing posts with label Polymer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polymer. Show all posts

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Fiji P-NEW

FIJI
Fiji dollar

P-NEW
Value: 5 dollars
Issued by: Reserve Bank of Fiji
Date: ND (2012)

Kulawai (red-throated lorikeet); Kato ni Masima (salt basket)

Crested iguana; Balaka palm; Masiratu flower; Mount Valili in Vanua Levu

Clear Window: i-Taukei man (native Fijian)
Printer: De La Rue, London
Material: Polymer

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Brunei Darussalam P-35

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Brunei dollar

P-35
Value: 1 ringgit
Issued by: Negara Brunei Darussalam (State of Brunei Darussalam)
Date: 2011

 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah; bunga simpur (Dillenia suffruticosa)

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque; Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation

Monday, June 24, 2013

Malaysia P-NEW

MALAYSIA 
Malaysian ringgit (MYR)

P-NEW 
Value: 5 ringgit
Issued by: Bank Negara Malaysia
Date: ND (2011)
Material: Polymer

Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1895-1960), the first Supreme Head of State or Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti, and second Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan; 
National flower of Malaysia, hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis);
Patterns of the traditional fabric or Kain Songket.

 Rhinoceros hornbills (Buceros rhinoceros), also known as Burung Enggang Badak, the state bird of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.  

Friday, May 17, 2013

Malaysia P-47

MALAYSIA 
Malaysian ringgit (MYR) 

P-47
Value: 5 ringgit
Issued by: Bank Negara Malaysia
Date: ND (2004)
Material: Polymer

  Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1895-1960), the first Supreme Head of State or Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti, and second Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan; 
national flower of Malaysia, hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis); patterns of the traditional fabric or Kain Songket.

Multimedia Super Corridor; Kuala Lumpur International Airport; Petronas Twin Towers

Watermark: Perdana Putra, office building of the Prime Minister of Malaysia in Putrajaya
Clear Window: numeral 5
Signatory: Zeti Azis 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Thailand P-102

KINGDOM OF THAILAND
Thai baht 

P-102a(4)
Value: 50 baht 
Issued by: Bank of Thailand
Date: BE 2540 (1997) 
Material: Polymer 

King Bhumibol Adulyadej (born 1927), the current Monarch of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX. Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's longest-serving current head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history. 

King Vajiravudh or Rama VI (1881-1925), the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death. King Vajiravudh is known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. 

Watermark: King Bhumibol Adulyadej 
Clear window: Numeral 50 

Monday, June 11, 2012

Nepal P-54

KINGDOM OF NEPAL
Nepalese rupee

P-54
Value: 10 rupees
Issued by: Nepal Rashtra Bank
Date: ND (2005)

King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (born 1947), the deposed King of Nepal. He has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather King Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre. King Gyanendra's second reign ended in 2008, when the monarchy was abolished by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly and the interim Federal Republic of Nepal formed ini its place. King Gyanendra became a private citizen and was stripped of his duties;
Image of Lord Changunarayan (a form of an appearance of Vishnu) on Garuda 

Black bucks; Coat of Arms of Nepal

Watermark: King Gyanendra
Material: Polymer
Clear Window: Image of the Royal Crown of Nepal
Remark: Regular issue 
Signature: Bijay Nath Bhattarai (2005-2007; 2009-2010)
For an earlier commemorative issue with horse-shoe shaped overprint see Nepal P-45

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Vietnam P-119

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Vietnamese dong (VND) 

P-119a
Value: 10,000 dong
Issued by: State Bank of Vietnam
Date: 2006

 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Vietnamese revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945-1955), and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He was a key figure in the foundation of the DR Vietnam in 1945, as well as the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. 
 
Offshore oil rigs

Watermark: Traditional house on a single pole
Material: Polymer 
Clear window: Numeral 10000

Monday, January 30, 2012

Paraguay P-228

REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY
Paraguayan guarani

P-228a
Value: 2,000 guaranies
Issued by: Banco Central del Paraguay
Date: 2008

Adela (1865-1902) and Celsa (1868-1938) Speratti, Paraguayan teachers and prominent education reformers.

Parade with flags. 

Material: Polymer
Clear windows: Book; numeral 2000
Series: A
Watermark: "BCP"
Printer: Oberthur Technologies, France

Monday, January 23, 2012

Romania P-117

ROMANIA
Romanian fourth leu (RON)

P-117
Value: 1 lei
Issued by: Banca Nationala a Romaniei
Date: 1 July 2005

Features
Obverse:
Nicolae Iorga (1871-1940), Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet, and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party, he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister, and briefly (1931-1932) as Prime Minister; willow gentian flower (Gentiana asclepiadea). 

 Reverse:
Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges monastery; stylised crusader eagle as Walachian Coat of Arms of Prince Constantin Brincoveanu.   

Material: Polymer
Watermark: Nicolae Iorga; BNR logo
Clear windows: Stylised crusader eagle
Signatures: Mugur Constantin Isarescu (Governor); Ionel Nitu (Cashier).  

Romania P-111

ROMANIA
Romanian third leu (ROL)

P-111a
Value: 2,000 lei
Issued by: Banca Nationala a Romaniei
Date: 1999

Features
Obverse:
Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999; solar system.

 Reverse:
Map of Romania, showing track of the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.      

Material: Polymer
Watermark: Banca Nationala a Romaniei logo
Clear windows: Normal sun and totally darkened sun
Occasion: Total solar eclipse of August 11, 1999 

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Nepal P-45

KINGDOM OF NEPAL
Nepalese rupee

P-45
Value: 10 rupees
Issued by: Nepal Rashtra Bank (Nepal National Bank)
Date: ND (2002)

Features
Obverse:
King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (born 1947), the deposed King of Nepal. He has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather King Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre. King Gyanendra's second reign ended in 2008, when the monarchy was abolished by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly and the interim Federal Republic of Nepal formed ini its place. King Gyanendra became a private citizen and was stripped of his duties; 
Image of Lord Changunarayan (a form of an appearance of Vishnu) on Garuda. 

 Reverse:
Black bucks; Coat of Arms of Nepal 

Signature: Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal (Governor of the NRB, 2001-2005)
Material: Polymer
Clear window: Image of the Royal Crown of Nepal 
Watermark: King Gyanendra
Occasion: King Gyanendra's Accesion to Throne

Monday, December 26, 2011

Hong Kong P-401

HONG KONG SPECIAL AUTONOMOUS REGION
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

P-401b
Value: 10 dollars
Issued by: Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Date: 1 October 2007

Features
 Obverse:
Geometric design 

Reverse:
Geometric pattern 

Clear window: Bauhinia flower
Material: Polymer

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Zambia P-44

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-43d
Value: 1,000 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); jacaranda tree

Reverse:
Aardvark; sorghum farming; tractor; Liberty Statue

Material: Polymer
Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Clear window: Bird
Date: 2009
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: South African Bank Note Company

Friday, September 30, 2011

Zambia P-43

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-43d
Value: 500 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); baobab tree

Reverse:
Head of an African elephant; cotton picking; Liberty Statue

Material: Polymer
Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Clear window: Bird
Date: 2005
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Nigeria P-NEW

Country or State: NIGERIA
Currency: Nigerian naira (ISO 4217 Code: NGN)

P-NEW (2)
Value: 50 naira
Dimension: 130 × 72 mm
Features
Obverse:
Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba men and a woman 

Reverse:
Local fishermen

Material: Polymer
Clear window: Logo of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Watermark: CBN
Signatures: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; Benjamin C. Onyido
Date: 2009
Issued by: Central Bank of Nigeria
Printer: Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited

Nigeria P-NEW

Country or State: NIGERIA
Currency: Nigerian naira (ISO 4217 Code: NGN)

P-NEW (1)
Value: 10 naira
Dimension: 130 × 72 mm
Features
Obverse:
Alvan Ikoku (1900-1971), was a Nigerian educator, statesman, activist, and politician. 

Reverse:
Fulani milk maids

Material: Polymer
Clear window: Logo of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Watermark: CBN
Signatures: Charles Chukwuma Soludo; Benjamin C. Onyido
Date: 2009
Issued by: Central Bank of Nigeria
Printer: Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited

Nigeria P-NEW

Country or State: NIGERIA
Currency: Nigerian naira (ISO 4217 Code: NGN)

P-NEW (2)
Value: 5 naira
Dimension: 130 × 72 mm
Features
Obverse:
Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), was a Nigerian politician, and the only prime minister of an independent Nigeria from 1960 until his death. 

Reverse:
Nkpokiti dancers

Material: Polymer
Clear window: Logo of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Watermark: CBN
Signatures: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; Benjamin C. Onyido
Date: 2009
Issued by: Central Bank of Nigeria
Printer: Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Nigeria P-34

Country or State: NIGERIA
Currency: Nigerian naira (ISO 4217 Code: NGN)

P-34d
Value: 20 naira
Dimension: 130 × 72 mm
Features
Obverse:
General Murtala Ramat Mohammed (1938-1976), a military ruler and Head of State (Head of the Federal Military Government) of Nigeria from 1975 until his assassination in 1976

Reverse:
Ladi Kwali (1925-1984), a Nigerian potter - the image features her pottery works

Material: Polymer
Clear window: Logo of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Watermark: CBN
Signatures: Charles Chukwuma Soludo; Benjamin C. Onyido
Date: 2008
Issued by: Central Bank of Nigeria
Printer: Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Limited

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Nicaragua P-202

Country or State: NICARAGUA
Currency: Nicaraguan cordoba (ISO 4217 Code: NIO)

P-202
Value: 20 cordobas
Dimension: 136 × 67 mm
Features
Obverse:
Hut of natives on the eastern coast of the Caribbean; girl pounding grain 

Reverse:
Illustration of the Palo de Mayo (Maypole) dance

Material: Polymer 
Watermark: Girl pounding grain
Clear window: Numeral 20
Date: 15 May 2009 (issue); issued under Resolucion del Consejo Directivo del Banco Central de Nicaragua CD-BCN-XXXVI-1-07 del 12 de Septiembre de 2007
Issued by: Banco Central de Nicaragua

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Papua New Guinea P-29

Country or State: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (ISO 4217 Code: PGK)

P-28
Value: 5 kina
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Parliament House; National Emblem of Papua New Guinea

 Reverse:
Traditional currencies of Papua New Guinea: Hombuli mask from Sepik, a Kina shell necklace, and shell necklace from New Ireland province

Material: Polymer 
Clear window: Complex clear window incorporating a vignette of the Bank of PNG logo
Shadow image: Bank of PNG logo
Date: 2008 (the first two numbers of the serial number give the last two numbers of the year of issue)
Issued by: Bank of Papua New Guinea