The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced (14th June) they will be launching their first commemorative banknote series, in celebration of the birth centenary of the country’s first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela. These notes will include all currently circulating denominations R10, R20, R50, R100, and R200. As part of the celebrations, the South African Mint, […]
Azerbaijan: Central bank unveils design of the new 200-manat banknote denomination
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has unveiled (24th May) a new 200-manat banknote denomination, which, when issued, will be the country’s largest value of currency in circulation. The banknotes are part of the current family of banknotes initially introduced in 2006 during which a currency re-valuation was also introduced that saw one […]
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) introduces new polymer banknotes
The National Bank of Macedonia unveiled (24th April) the two denominations which will be issued as polymer banknotes starting today. The national bank has announced that the 10-denar (U.S. $0.20) and 50-denar (U.S. $0.99) values, which are the two smallest banknote values, will be printed on the plastic substrate — and with this change — new and […]
A few bank notes of the German hyperinflationary period
The hyperinflation period of Germany from 1922 to 1923 is one of the most turbulent times in economic history. In August 1914, at the start of World War I, it took 4.19 German Marks to get one U.S. dollar. By January 1922, this had increased to 207.82 Marks, and a year later in January 1923, […]
Heritage Auctions’ 2018 Chicago events bring over $38 million, part two
Dallas, Texas (May 2, 2018) — Hobby-changing discoveries of world and U.S. coins paced Heritage Auctions’ late April Chicago Coin Expo (CCE) and the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) auctions to $38,150,247, registering a 99 percent sell-through rate by value and lot for U.S. Coins. “It’s no exaggeration this season’s auction offered some of the […]
Lunch with. . . Ken Bressett
Welcome to the first installment of our series, “Lunch with. . .,” where we interview some of the most prolific authors and other noteworthy hobbyists in the field of numismatics — and satiate your appetite along with your hunger for knowledge! “Lunch with. . .” dives into the coinage-related aspects of some of the hobby’s […]
Rare 1863 $1,000 bill from the Joel R. Anderson collection sells for $960,000 at Baltimore Expo
During the Stack’s Bowers auction of the Joel R. Anderson Collection, a rare 1863 $1,000 bill sold for $960,000, one of only two known to be owned privately. CBS Baltimore reports: …Only four bills in total of the 1862 and 1863-dated $1000 Legal Tender Notes are known to collectors. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, […]
Welcome to March Baltimore!
The following is an excerpt from an article at Stack’s Bowers Galleries by Peter Treglia, director of currency: Welcome friends to our Official Currency Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Spring Expo. This marks our first live United States currency auction of 2018 and what a way to begin the year! As you almost certainly know already, […]
Ukraine introduces new coins to replace bank notes of the same denomination
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) have unveiled (14th March) the designs for their new coin denominations which are part of a programme to replace the lowest four bank note denominations of the same face value. The new coins will have face values of one, two, five, and 10-grivnia and will replace bank notes of […]
Thailand: Central Bank unveils new bank notes depicting King Rama X
The Bank of Thailand have unveiled (8th March) the new series of bank notes which will depict the country’s new King Rama X, who succeeded his father the late King Bhumibul Adulyadej (Rama IX), after a reign of 70 years — the longest reign within the Chakri dynasty and in Thai history. The new bank […]
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