Nicaragua - 50 Cordobas Bank Anniversary

Fifty Cordobas, Dated 16.9.2010 PNLReverse

Note issued to commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Central bank. 6 million pieces of these notes were issued.

Taiwan - 100 Yuan 3 Uncut Sheet Comm 100th Year of the Republic of China

One Hundred Yuan, ND6.1.2011 P998

Three Uncut Sheet

100th Year of the Republic of ChinaReverse

Folder Front Cover

The above note was first released in 2000. This new note is now overprinted to celebrate the 100th year of the founding of the Republic of China, following the Chinese revolution that started on 10.10.1911. The revolution was started during the Wuchang Uprising (Hebei province) which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China. The interesting story was that the uprising started purely by accident when a bomb built by the revolutionaries exploded in the Russian concession of the city. This led to police to investigate and discovered list of Literary Society members in the Qing Dynasty army. Knowingly that these members will certainly face arrested and execution, they staged a coup immediately. The local official panicked and fled and the army took over the city in less than a day. The revolutionaries then telegraphed other provinces asking them to declare their independence and within six weeks, 15 provinces had seceded. The revolution did not end until 12.2.1912 following the abdication of the last Emperor of China.

Whilst this note depicts Dr Sun Yat-sen, it should be noted that Dr Sun has nothing to do with the uprising, as he was visiting in the US then. He only found out the uprising following a report on the local newspaper in US. Following the uprising, the revolutionaries realized that they needed a high ranking officer to be their figurehead leader. Li Yuanhong, a General in the Qing Army, was then forced at gun point to lead the revolutionaries. General Li initially was reluctant to accept but later agreed when he saw the growing momentum of the uprising. On 1.1.2012, Dr Sun Yat-sen was appointed as the first Provisional President with Li Yuanhong as his Vice President. Following a successful negotiation with General Yuan Shikai, Dr Sun stepped down as the Provisional President in favour of General Yuan, who was appointed as the Provisional President on 14.2.1912 with Li Yuanhong as his Vice President.

In Taiwan the uprising is known as Double Ten (++) and in China, Hong Kong and Macau, this day is known as the Anniversary of Xinhai.

Quantity Issued
Single note - 400 millions;
3-Uncut Sheet - 300,000 sets at NT$500 each all sold out.

Jamaica - $50 2010 Commemorative Central Bank 50th Anniversary

Fifty Dollars, Dated 1.10.2010 PNLReverse

This note was released on 15.11.2010 to commemorate the 50^th Anniversary of the Bank of Jamaica. It should be noted that the actual anniversary celebrations should begin in May 2011, however since the Bank of Jamaica Act was passed in October 1960, and as such the note is released in 2010. The BoJ did not open its door for business until May 1961. The new note is a limited addition and is signed by BoJ Governor Brian Wynter. The obverse design of this note is similar to the existing J$50 note but with the overprint of “50^th anniversary and 1960-2010” logo.

On the reverse side of the commemorative note is completely difference from the existing $50 note. The BoJ building situated at Nethersole Place is the main feature of the design replacing the usual Doctors Cave Beach vignette.

Kazakhstan - 5000 Tenge 2008 Currency Commemorative 15th Anniversary of Tenge Currency

Five Thousand Tenge, ND2008 PNLReverse

This note was issued in 2008 to celebrate 15th year of the national currency, Tenge. The National bank of Kazakhstan was found on the 13.04.1993 following the fall of the Soviet empire. The primary goal of the Bank is to ensure the stability of prices in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Guinea - 1000, 5000 and 10000 Francs 2010 Commemorative

I have added the two varieties for the 1000 and 5000 Francs commemorative notes. I have listed them with the references of P43b and P44b for ease of identification. The difference between these two are the two sets of serial numbers printed on the notes. On the bottom left hand side, the first print (P43a & P44a), you can see that the two letter prefixes printed are slightly taller (about 4mm) than the numerals (about 3.5mm height), whilst the same set of serial numbers for the second print (P43b & P44b) for the same denomination are all having the same height (all about 4mm height). Also the fonts for the serial numbers for both prints are not the same either. This is very obvious that these notes were printed by two difference security firms. The prints for P43a and P44a both have the Cornerstone features, which is a registered trademark of De La Rue since 2001. The purpose of the Cornerstone feature is to strengthen the corners of the note (to prevent the corners from folds or bends) which has been a problem for ATMs. However no other variety has been reported yet for the 10000 Francs piece.

Commemorating 50th Year of Guinean Currency
Notes issued in November 2010

One Thousand Francs

Dated 2010, P43a

Reverse

One Thousand Francs (Variety)

Dated 2010, P43b

Reverse

Five Thousand Francs

Dated 2010, P44a

Reverse

Five Thousand Francs (Variety)

Dated 2010, P44b

Reverse

Ten Thousand Francs

Dated 2010, P45

Reverse

...Singapore - 2002 BCCS to MAS Commemorative

Fifty Dollars, ND2002 PNL
Notes issued to commemorate the changing of name from Board of Commissioner of Currency of Singapore to Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Note printed with Old and New Central Bank Logos
s. Lee Hsien Loong Without Overprint, Matching Serial Numbers
s. Hu Tsu Tau

Reverse

Folder Cover

Only 5000 Folders issued at S$168 each.