tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17308396299269158682024-03-18T17:02:31.059+14:00commemorativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-22195963088668715192024-03-16T03:00:00.002+14:002024-03-16T09:23:18.785+14:00...Solomon Islands - 10 Dollars Specimen Commemorative Polymer Note 2023 XVll Pacific Games<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Solomon Islands</span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) <span style="font-size: x-small;">(est.<span>1983)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Dollar (SBD)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I posted the circulating note on 01.03.2024. Here, I have posted the specimen note for the same polymer commemorative series. I have no information as to how many have been printed. As this series is printed by DLR, I would guess the quantity would be between 300 to 500 pieces. It is unlikely they would have printed anything more than that. The specimen note that I have posted here is also printed with a tiny control number on the bottom left corner. However, it is not sure if there are other varieties for this specimen series.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ten Dollars (Specimen)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupaIAzsMDHMr2LVx9cdbl1hXczmTdZAcjb5-fRdhvFX1AG3QCgHhRNTyZU6FIG9-NAQGuPqO_Mm2ucIM1wEXaAsbpt3PbG015xqBcn0t1U9nxhbyw4ZAsysE_Zjg_ggpOXrUIqh8kS8K4-o3Lp2nws0V5WaPB4MOohhVfvHCGC9q24hJOX4esOGhATQ/s1592/SOLOMONISLANDS-39S10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesSpecimenPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1592" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupaIAzsMDHMr2LVx9cdbl1hXczmTdZAcjb5-fRdhvFX1AG3QCgHhRNTyZU6FIG9-NAQGuPqO_Mm2ucIM1wEXaAsbpt3PbG015xqBcn0t1U9nxhbyw4ZAsysE_Zjg_ggpOXrUIqh8kS8K4-o3Lp2nws0V5WaPB4MOohhVfvHCGC9q24hJOX4esOGhATQ/w400-h197/SOLOMONISLANDS-39S10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesSpecimenPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sanfords sea eagle head, billowing flag, Coat of Arms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Front - A Sanford's sea eagle head (Solomon eagle) is printed on the left, which is traditionally the watermark for paper banknotes issued in the Solomon Islands. The Sanford's sea eagle is a native bird of Solomon Islands. The tournament logo illustrates the year 2023, a billowing
Solomon Islands flag in the middle. To the right is the Coat of Arms. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signatures</div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Dr Luke Forau<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Electrotype CBSI<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 137mm x 68mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Various sporting events, depicting from left to right: man running
with a rugby ball in his right hand, two men playing in a basketball game, woman lifting weight, footballer, athlete and bodybuilder posing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYhgKF9tUpCJbITpprD-xCOp8iKY6-NNHRczlVx0AAmQVlR6jOW-VyDbOYEPQilA-e3B7Fnsw9FXj0oyBZZrsUcuuMHaPFQSEiknphMKf3Rbv3rmCnMUBYX5ieJcYuqaHfhaoqDQAUxGjNH_NKVw7c8-jWGu0CCpuGUlyMFa7grHxbvMnXbMhQMFzfg/s1594/SOLOMONISLANDS-39S10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesSpecimenPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="1594" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYhgKF9tUpCJbITpprD-xCOp8iKY6-NNHRczlVx0AAmQVlR6jOW-VyDbOYEPQilA-e3B7Fnsw9FXj0oyBZZrsUcuuMHaPFQSEiknphMKf3Rbv3rmCnMUBYX5ieJcYuqaHfhaoqDQAUxGjNH_NKVw7c8-jWGu0CCpuGUlyMFa7grHxbvMnXbMhQMFzfg/w400-h198/SOLOMONISLANDS-39S10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesSpecimenPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Six sports - soccer, weight lifting, marathon, bodybuilding, rugby and basketball </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-61026214417329987022024-03-08T03:00:00.001+14:002024-03-08T03:00:00.164+14:00...East Caribbean - $2 2023 Commemorative 40th Year of Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 1983-2023<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Anguilla, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and Martinique) </span></div>
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank <span style="font-size: x-small;">(est. 1983)</span><br />
Currency : Dollar (CXD)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a new $2 commemorative polymer note issued for the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. The announcement of the new $2 note was made on 01.12.2023 by the Minister for Finance of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Chairman of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) Monetary Council Camillo Gonsalves, and the Governor of ECCB Timothy N.J. Antoine. The commemorative notes were made available to the public via commercial banks on 06.12.2023.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The ECCB was established on 01.10.1983, succeeding the previous central bank, East Caribbean Currency Authority (1965-1983), and prior to that the British Caribbean Currency Board (1950-1965). The ECCB is the central bank for 8 island nations in the Eastern Caribbean. The countries that use the Eastern Caribbean Dollar are St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Lucia. Whilst there are eleven members in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the remaining three members (British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and Martinique) use other currencies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The design for this commemorative note is completely new. Unlike those banknotes previously issued, there are no portraits of a British monarch (past or present) as part of the designs. Instead of a monarch, this note bears the image of a living legendary former West Indies cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Reports have indicated that only two million pieces have been issued, however, I have now sighted at least 4 prefixes - AA, AB, AC and AD and I have all four prefixes of the notes posted here.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two Dollars <br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-xSx7FwaQz6AozOju0HR0vjCAA9xFaS_wuatQkmpjFEQtzO5pEs4KbKICflOdflrjt7PDX0XpOz-pm3rCWyv_S5MgY9rIQh2jO-MfyNY1GD16Qe2wndgrwXVUAMdixC9Sw_92oOCUJ4wb45VcZ6Zln1_mgIwZvhtdU7dhmrDE2VtkzuaRx4UzOzH/s1556/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixAAPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="758" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-xSx7FwaQz6AozOju0HR0vjCAA9xFaS_wuatQkmpjFEQtzO5pEs4KbKICflOdflrjt7PDX0XpOz-pm3rCWyv_S5MgY9rIQh2jO-MfyNY1GD16Qe2wndgrwXVUAMdixC9Sw_92oOCUJ4wb45VcZ6Zln1_mgIwZvhtdU7dhmrDE2VtkzuaRx4UzOzH/w195-h400/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixAAPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (b.1952-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Prefix AB <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ti061PezfN571L-RSd3a7L90h9gPlFv-2xLHgxKmWyZNdvP8dABo5ElAq_l-84sUHuhHZCePU4QVBgC5saG314MZG6nasciDHteWoC29nMgp6Rb2ld4HG14buQ1YwJiWaGhckkxnmjhA5VDTmg10jLlnIzUhm9sZhFMjPtHebR2tSuzZlA7o2anM/s1556/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixABPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ti061PezfN571L-RSd3a7L90h9gPlFv-2xLHgxKmWyZNdvP8dABo5ElAq_l-84sUHuhHZCePU4QVBgC5saG314MZG6nasciDHteWoC29nMgp6Rb2ld4HG14buQ1YwJiWaGhckkxnmjhA5VDTmg10jLlnIzUhm9sZhFMjPtHebR2tSuzZlA7o2anM/w196-h400/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixABPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="196" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (b.1952-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Prefix AC<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJvEIbi20OFjoZY-7fm_m60PfXREkgSBle8Ra3QCRdIPD0MHkNfk9KR97gUUYBfWEgaNVFJl_ZQiVsp-p1n0gvkw1Z6NjSTQUFr40EAMEpEKg0LdRzcCZO3fru5Lp9Yok6SXDQqbHa1CS0eZ0JwAtVrrUbt5vJOl1-pxuud4dsILK5ApBsKFHN1ot/s1551/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixACPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="758" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJvEIbi20OFjoZY-7fm_m60PfXREkgSBle8Ra3QCRdIPD0MHkNfk9KR97gUUYBfWEgaNVFJl_ZQiVsp-p1n0gvkw1Z6NjSTQUFr40EAMEpEKg0LdRzcCZO3fru5Lp9Yok6SXDQqbHa1CS0eZ0JwAtVrrUbt5vJOl1-pxuud4dsILK5ApBsKFHN1ot/w195-h400/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixACPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (b.1952-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Prefix AD</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GXIkbXlxFC8LsBLTZD3MYfcav58-iXXEal2OWKNCfJMBLhuhftzfyj2eaPLb0WiMp6zHh1_OrYW6sFJdTMojV76kQHhYYcZBMYF9hROO5HtLyhqfFeQyDI7creIMqmEYHXt0N5FiH9C5QXS512CxPOrZN5WucB47aR7wp06dFcriGh8BgRlmeDZS/s1564/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixADPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="763" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GXIkbXlxFC8LsBLTZD3MYfcav58-iXXEal2OWKNCfJMBLhuhftzfyj2eaPLb0WiMp6zHh1_OrYW6sFJdTMojV76kQHhYYcZBMYF9hROO5HtLyhqfFeQyDI7creIMqmEYHXt0N5FiH9C5QXS512CxPOrZN5WucB47aR7wp06dFcriGh8BgRlmeDZS/w195-h400/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixADPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (b.1952-)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - The legendary former West Indies cricketer and Antigua and Barbuda Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards (b.1952-) a.k.a. 'The Master Blaster', wielding a cricket bat. He represented the West Indies cricket team from 1974 to 1991 and is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He first represented the West Indies cricket team in 1974 in a test match against India in Bangalore and in 1975, he helped the team by winning the inaugural Cricket World Cup final in London, by beating Australia. He captained the West Indies team from 1984 to 1991, and was the only captain that had never lost a Test series. He retired from the sport in 1993. In the middle left is the Eastern Caribbean Bank headquarters building located at Basseterre on the island of St Kitts. To the right is the commemorative logo. On the bottom it also features an aqua-blue tinted holographic foil. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Timothy N.J. Antoine (tenure 2015-)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Imprinter - De La Rue</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - 2.0 million pieces<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 65.5mm x 133mm <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Aquatic design which depicts the region rich in marine lives. The design features a coral reef with fish (Queen Angelfish and Abudefduf Saxatliis or Sergeant-Major fish), a star fish and a Caribbean Sea turtle swimming around. Also printed on the notes are the islands of the Caribbean states of (top to bottom) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, the nations that are currently using the Eastern Caribbean dollar currency. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W7vaSjqQS06L-iFUJarTdm3BrwDeSn2o5jk9p461hwnQ7KDeTGWWXuXMYe34W8ShXibfeioCcg6MJsO5Wq2OBzN5BXJXLYQ8bFcKdFO2qQkXO55aYLGuDs0xpQ__cmW3O56Dp6oi_J4eU0ac5jP1t35C6gCett8_vz3AFqley9ppK5m08KwyPizd/s1554/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixAAPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="757" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W7vaSjqQS06L-iFUJarTdm3BrwDeSn2o5jk9p461hwnQ7KDeTGWWXuXMYe34W8ShXibfeioCcg6MJsO5Wq2OBzN5BXJXLYQ8bFcKdFO2qQkXO55aYLGuDs0xpQ__cmW3O56Dp6oi_J4eU0ac5jP1t35C6gCett8_vz3AFqley9ppK5m08KwyPizd/s320/EASTCARIBBEAN-61-2Dollars2023Comm40thYrOfEarsternCaribbeanCentraBankPrefixAAPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="156" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Coral reef</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-5795969712742609472024-03-01T03:00:00.002+14:002024-03-01T03:00:00.152+14:00...Solomon Islands - 10 Dollars Commemorative Polymer Note 2023 XVll Pacific Games<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">Solomon Islands</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) <span style="font-size: x-small;">(est.<span>1983)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Dollar (SBD)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative polymer note of 10 dollars issued on 27.10.2023 to celebrate the 17th Pacific Games held in the capital city of Honiara in Solomon Islands. The sporting tournament was held from 19.11.2023 to 02.12.2023. There were 24* nations competing in this tournament.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Final Medals Tally</div><div style="text-align: center;">1st New Caledonia - 197 medals (G82; S57: B58);</div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd Tahiti - 160 medals (G57; S53; B50); and</div><div style="text-align: center;">3rd Australia - 84 medals (G50; S24; B10).</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The host nation, Solomon Islands finished 7th place with 80 medals (G12; S37; B31). Tokelau is the only nation without winning a single medal. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Pacific Games first started in 1963 when Fiji staged the tournament in Suva. The Games were then known as the South Pacific Games. In 2007, it then changed the name to Pacific Games. The Pacific Games is a multi-sporting event that is held every four years. Since its inception, only six nations have held the games, namely Fiji (1963, 1979 & 2003); New Caledonia (1966, 1987 & 2011), Papua New Guinea (1969, 1991 & 2015), Samoa (1983, 2007 & 2019), French Polynesia (1971 & 1995, and scheduled to host the games in 2027), and Guam (1975 & 1999). This is the first time Solomon Islands has hosted this event.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">It should be noted that the Pacific Games is not the same as the Pacific Mini Games (PMG). The PMG is a scaled down version of the main Pacific Games, and its purpose is to allow smaller nations in the Pacific region to host this tournament. The PMG first started in 1981 and was hosted by Solomon Islands. In 2017, Vanuatu hosted the PMG and issued a 500 vatu commemorative note celebrating this event. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Since 1963, only three nations have issued commemorative banknotes celebrating the events, namely Papua New Guinea (1991, 2007 & 2015), Samoa (2019) and Solomon Islands (2023). Despite hosting the event three times, neither Fiji nor New Caledonia had issued any banknote to celebrate these occasions.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As expected, the design for this new note is completely new, and it retains the predominantly red colour as the current $10 paper note. This commemorative note is printed by De La Rue on SAFEGUARD® polymer substrate. A total of 1,000,000 pieces have been issued. All notes are printed with a special prefix of SI/23 (Solomon Islands/2023), and for the replacement notes, they are printed with the prefix of X/23.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ten Dollars <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNd4sUvecEb0mJnN8ukskuESp1jUDBcEM6J3Nq6Mlq6RveXt8q6R9sBkGkSwExUNy7q1oLCFp_SRixbTD8L9GgM56C_wr1OkfnwEm6Jb3T_v07THEeDRIIi1PouG7ADeVqa_D8d_Wa11EGeqLJHLccztAjrxiBtluWW5bQfeYIxpyfsZF0VJS9ZsXJw/s1594/SOLOMONISLANDS-39-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1594" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNd4sUvecEb0mJnN8ukskuESp1jUDBcEM6J3Nq6Mlq6RveXt8q6R9sBkGkSwExUNy7q1oLCFp_SRixbTD8L9GgM56C_wr1OkfnwEm6Jb3T_v07THEeDRIIi1PouG7ADeVqa_D8d_Wa11EGeqLJHLccztAjrxiBtluWW5bQfeYIxpyfsZF0VJS9ZsXJw/w400-h198/SOLOMONISLANDS-39-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sanfords sea eagle head, billowing flag, Coat of Arms<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Replacement Prefix X/23 031 031 (Repeater)<br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVnVtL3rp_NzsZuUdgfH_4Z_G2bTHV81uHI9RpaYFFRaajgXxtOOIoW2tTYhpaiZ9X8hsHPe7-Srip4tTSHQxDudfPgBuwrIqIl7157cyZqj-vRGoOL4TqexWzzoMFIxfDsYpbwBsBrJq5gpwTJxEyv3nMXYZrqpjTG2hCjW6nmuL8-dI1h_GLrtNuw/s1594/SOLOMONISLANDS-39R-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesReplacementX1Polymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1594" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVnVtL3rp_NzsZuUdgfH_4Z_G2bTHV81uHI9RpaYFFRaajgXxtOOIoW2tTYhpaiZ9X8hsHPe7-Srip4tTSHQxDudfPgBuwrIqIl7157cyZqj-vRGoOL4TqexWzzoMFIxfDsYpbwBsBrJq5gpwTJxEyv3nMXYZrqpjTG2hCjW6nmuL8-dI1h_GLrtNuw/w400-h196/SOLOMONISLANDS-39R-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesReplacementX1Polymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sanfords sea eagle head, billowing flag, Coat of Arms<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - A Sanford's sea eagle head (Solomon eagle) is printed on the left, which is traditionally the watermark for paper banknotes issued in the Solomon Islands. The Sanford's sea eagle is a native bird of Solomon Islands. The tournament logo illustrates the year 2023, a billowing Solomon Islands flag in the middle. To the right is the Coat of Arms. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signatures</div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Dr Luke Forau<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Secretary, Minister of Finance - McKinie P Dentana</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Electrotype CBSI<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 137mm x 68mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Various sporting events, depicting from left to right: man running with a rugby ball in his right hand, two men playing in a basketball game, woman lifting weight, footballer, athlete and bodybuilder posing for a front double biceps pose.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_gIL1uiCnAREu6pgLG6cF-E7v44bvSSlsWE6KE8wjzqCXE2O_7-4p7FdPECmDC00KHbwJjyT_qd1N0vHgU2fO2mj9N8jTGaKUijYH3FM8AgRq4tQmX3D7PstHyFVKtqKx7mKBxX_QnwqvkniKgPQEvFG9D8BWu8B5ifeg0rf3l4cPoYeeuCpXIR9ZQ/s1597/SOLOMONISLANDS-39R-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesReplacementX1Polymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1597" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_gIL1uiCnAREu6pgLG6cF-E7v44bvSSlsWE6KE8wjzqCXE2O_7-4p7FdPECmDC00KHbwJjyT_qd1N0vHgU2fO2mj9N8jTGaKUijYH3FM8AgRq4tQmX3D7PstHyFVKtqKx7mKBxX_QnwqvkniKgPQEvFG9D8BWu8B5ifeg0rf3l4cPoYeeuCpXIR9ZQ/w400-h196/SOLOMONISLANDS-39R-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesReplacementX1Polymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Six sports - soccer, weight lifting, marathon, bodybuilding, rugby and basketball </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the notes, the bank also released a folder (dimensions 211mm x 149mm) for this commemorative series. It is not sure how many of these were issued or if they were presented to the participants who attended the games. This folder is sold separately without the banknote. Inside the folder, it printed with the following text:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">"The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is issuing a commemorative banknote printed on Safeguard polymer substrate. Our new $10 Dollar Note has been produced to commemorate the XVll South Pacific Games 2023 which are being held in Solomon Islands for the first time in November 2023.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Signed Governor Dr Luke Forau" <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">And the inside back folder, it printed with the text of: -</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">"The design of the newly vibrant commemorative banknote celebrates the Solomon Islands first historical hosting of the South Pacific Games and its sporting progress and success. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Front: The image depicts the Solomon Islands flag and coat of arms as seen in all circulating banknotes </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Back: Participation in this South Pacific Games in both team and individual sports are depicted in soccer, weight lifting, marathon, body building, rugby and basketball inviting all to remain united in SPORTS. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">2023 Pacific Games </div><div style="text-align: center;">Solomon Islands"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM2zE8RZMgRVG3syoL9giIngiwNjvp09Vue_Y8JJpd2N5WIOrD8zXPqnkqyUX7Yl0ftkEkqnC6aRjR23BmjdEHKQwR0wEPiDzl1Olpn2J7eYRtTpxNh63MSrPIrov-AV5ZYaIIKGeM-cuWexfh2FU3wHvvKw6EH4fKeAojJjKHydC5KBT2C9Kvf0WnQ/s2453/SOLOMONISLANDS-39-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesFrontFolderCover_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2453" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKM2zE8RZMgRVG3syoL9giIngiwNjvp09Vue_Y8JJpd2N5WIOrD8zXPqnkqyUX7Yl0ftkEkqnC6aRjR23BmjdEHKQwR0wEPiDzl1Olpn2J7eYRtTpxNh63MSrPIrov-AV5ZYaIIKGeM-cuWexfh2FU3wHvvKw6EH4fKeAojJjKHydC5KBT2C9Kvf0WnQ/w400-h280/SOLOMONISLANDS-39-10Dollars2023Comm17thPacificGamesFrontFolderCover_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Folder front</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote*</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Medal Tally</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Caledonia - 197 (G82; S57; B58), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tahiti </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">- 160 (G57; S53; B50), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australia -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 84 (G50; S24; B10), </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Samoa -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 76 (G34; S21; B21), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Papua New Guinea </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> - 105 (G29; S37; B39), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fiji -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 91 (G21; S30; B40), </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Host - Solomon Islands -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 80 (G12; S37; B31), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">35 (G10; S13; B12), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nauru </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">- 28 (G10; S12; B6), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Guam -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 17 (G7; S4; B6), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cook Islands -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 18 (G5; S3; B10), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marshall Islands -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 10 (G5; S3; B2), </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Northern
Mariana Islands -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 12 (G5; S1; B6), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wallis and Futuna -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 15 (G3; S6; B6), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vanuatu -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 19 (G3; S5; B11), </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Kiribati -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 11 (G3; S2; B6), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Federated States of Micronesia -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 4 (G3; S1; B0), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tonga -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 19 (G2; S8; B9), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Niue -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 2 (G1; S0; B1), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tuvalu </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">- 5 (G0; S5; B0), <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">American Samoa -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 6 (G0; S3; B3), <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Palau -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 3 (G0; S0; B3), </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Norfolk Island -</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 1 (G0; S0; B1), <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tokelau - 0. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-41592114409288382002024-02-17T03:00:00.002+14:002024-02-17T13:12:18.546+14:00...Bangladesh - 50 Taka 2023 Commemorative The Inauguration Of The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel<div style="text-align: center;"> গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Bangladesh Bank)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency : Taka (BDT)
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is another Father and Daughter theme commemorative banknote.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative note of 50 taka issued on 20.10.2023. This note is issued to celebrate the inauguration of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel (বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান টানেল), aka Bangabandhu Tunnel. The tunnel is situated in the southern port city of Chittagong, and is an underwater expressway tunnel built under the Karnaphuli river. This is a toll paying tunnel and it is just over 9+ kilometers in length. This was a joint venture between the Bangladesh and Chinese governments and it cost about US$1.1B to construct. This tunnel, no doubt will improve the traffic flows between the capital city Dhaka and the southern city of Chittagong.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With this tunnel now in operation, the authority is expecting 17,000+ vehicles will use this tunnel daily, and the theme for this tunnel is Connectivity Creates Opportunities.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fifty Taka</div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlBhWbIr1-pkwScmR5K4MittjG0rWbC5ueXjZuKIhO3q2vW8t52J9qxckobvezxyFOfFQfNZmqWMikWXcZc9ufH3bZY4CFjp_-x7gyQ97Wc4eCHwGCmtnG3pCwjwr49NImOKU6Mr3UJTyV03zf4_SfQ9ym6tAnCT_IPnEB-IBKULCnSVNhEoXEty4/s1525/BANGLADESH-73-50Taka2023CommOpeningOfBangabandhuSheikMujibutRahmanTunnel_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1525" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlBhWbIr1-pkwScmR5K4MittjG0rWbC5ueXjZuKIhO3q2vW8t52J9qxckobvezxyFOfFQfNZmqWMikWXcZc9ufH3bZY4CFjp_-x7gyQ97Wc4eCHwGCmtnG3pCwjwr49NImOKU6Mr3UJTyV03zf4_SfQ9ym6tAnCT_IPnEB-IBKULCnSVNhEoXEty4/w400-h181/BANGLADESH-73-50Taka2023CommOpeningOfBangabandhuSheikMujibutRahmanTunnel_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (b.1920-1972), Sheikh Hasina Wazed, entrance to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Front - On the front it features the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (b.1920-1972), who was the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and next him is Sheikh Hasina Wazed, who is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She is also the eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The portraits designs are almost identical to the 100 taka commemorative issued in 2022. Printed in the center is the entrance to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel and in the background is the view of the Karnaphuli river.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Abdur Rouf Talukder (since 04.07.2022)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and electrotype 50<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 130.5mm x 60mm <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - A view inside the two-lane tunnel. The text on the back are all printed in English, with the year date of 2023.<br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMVRPNmvl2zgbMn5eiwB4PzQ60xg3zwXgqbptYvaGRsF78JtxGAs9e4wBRRzVJGe02rMSwtFTXAOXLxfKNQRzA2yXLGyUA9SqKmpPmsk0ZWai2zh1JvVRGsn9XZFncUvV845I4a0aKu4xuVRyFfktTzz82RiaBpaJPH6WYcQrlGSezuzzadZC3FVc/s1528/BANGLADESH-73-50Taka2023CommOpeningOfBangabandhuSheikMujibutRahmanTunnel_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1528" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMVRPNmvl2zgbMn5eiwB4PzQ60xg3zwXgqbptYvaGRsF78JtxGAs9e4wBRRzVJGe02rMSwtFTXAOXLxfKNQRzA2yXLGyUA9SqKmpPmsk0ZWai2zh1JvVRGsn9XZFncUvV845I4a0aKu4xuVRyFfktTzz82RiaBpaJPH6WYcQrlGSezuzzadZC3FVc/w400-h181/BANGLADESH-73-50Taka2023CommOpeningOfBangabandhuSheikMujibutRahmanTunnel_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A view inside the two-lane tunnel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-40383087502106166582024-02-09T03:00:00.014+14:002024-02-09T21:31:34.144+14:00...China - 20 Yuan 龙(龍)年 Commemorative Year of the Dragon 2024<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>中华人民共和国</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(中華人民共和國)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>中国人民银行</b> <span>(<span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-TW"><span class="JLqJ4b" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-TW" data-language-to-translate-into="zh-CN" data-phrase-index="0"><span>中國人民銀行)</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng / People's Bank of China)</span><br />
Currency : Renminbi 人民币 (CNY)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-CN"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">龙(</span></span></span></b><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>龍</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">)🐉</span></span></span></span><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb"><b>年</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">10 February 2024 to 28 January 2025 (353 days)</span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Year of the Loong! The last time a dragon banknote design was issued in modern China was in 2000. In that year, China released a commemorative 100 yuan polymer note to celebrate the Millennium year 2000, and also the Year of the Dragon<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-CN"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">龙(</span></span></span><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb">龍<span>)</span></span></span></span><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">年</span></span></span></span>. The design for the 2000 note on the front featured an Imperial Dragon with a fireball. In December 2023, the bank announced the release of a twenty yuan 贰拾圓 commemorative note to celebrate Chinese Zodiac 2024 The Year of the Dragon. This banknote also features an Imperial Dragon on the front. A total of 100 million pieces have been issued.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Year of the Dragon celebration begins on 10.02.2024 and will end on 28.01.2025. It is reported that the Chinese central bank intends to release a full 12 cycle of the Chinese Zodiac animals series with the first note for the Dragon year. The remaining eleven notes will be progressively issued over the next 11 years with one zodiac animal each, just like those issued by the two commercial banks in Macau from 2012 to 2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In the 12 Chinese Zodiacs, the Dragon is positioned 5th in the animal signs cycle. Among the 12 animals, the Dragon is the most powerful creature, and it symbolises power, good luck, strength and health. It is also a fact that more babies are usually being born during the year of the Dragon, than any other animal signs. Well, at least this is according to the Chinese. If you were born in the Year of the Dragon, get yourself this banknote as a souvenir. You would be either 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 or 84 years old or even older.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Online applications for pre-orders for these notes were opened from 03.01.2024 and each is restricted to 20 pieces per application at face value. If the entire prints were up for grabs, and with a population of 1.4 billion people, this equates to 5,000,000 applicants, assuming each applicant submitted for 20 pieces of notes each. Of course, this was not the case. Due to high demand, several banks' websites were inaccessible and causing issues such as lag, delay in delivery of security verification codes and others. These notes were then released to the public on 09.01.2024. It would be fair to say that these new notes are expected to be used as red package (hong pao/<span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb">紅包</span></span></span>) for the Chinese New Year. No doubt many will keep them as souvenirs as the New Year Dragon notes are always popular among the Chinese people. I am sure many of these notes will end up as 'hong pao' too. In addition to this banknote, 120 million pieces of 10 yuan bimetallic copper alloy were also released. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">It should be noted that whilst this note was issued as a commemorative banknote, there is nothing printed on the note to indicate this, nor any wordings or logo, except the single letter prefix of 'J'. The letter 'J' prefix has been used for all commemorative notes issued since the 2000 Year of the Dragon and Millennium polymer note. This note is printed in a vertical format on both front and back, and like the 2000 commemorative note, it is also printed on polymer substrate material. The colours selected for this note are predominantly red and reddish, as these are the auspicious colours to the Chinese. Like all modern Chinese banknotes there are no signatures printed, but only the usual square Central Bank seal. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the 7th commemorative banknote issued by the People's Bank of China and the second commemorative banknote for the Year of the Loong. Previous commemorative issues were - <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2011/02/china-50-yuan-1999-50th-year-of-peoples.html" target="_blank">1999</a> - 50 yuan 50th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Revolution 1949-1999;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2000/09/china-100-yuan-2000-millennium-issue.html" target="_blank">2000</a> - 100 yuan Year of the Dragon/Millennium polymer;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2011/05/china-10-yuan-olympic-2008.html" target="_blank">2008</a> - 10 yuan 2008 XXIX Beijing Summer Olympics;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2016/01/china-100-yuan-2015-chinas-aerospace.html" target="_blank">2015</a> - 100 yuan Aerospace and Science Technology;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2022/02/china-xxiv-beijing-winter-olympics-2022.html" target="_blank">2022</a> - 20 yuan 2022 XXIV Beijing Winter Olympics;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2022/02/china-xxiv-beijing-winter-olympics-2022.html" target="_blank">2022</a> - 20 yuan 2022 XXIV Beijing Winter Olympic polymer;</div>2024 - 20 yuan Year of the Dragon polymer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Twenty Yuan</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4Rnmb5cTF9nWJs0IS82Ag4MjzAkG0X3E5xwdeHjlwMWsPpJExHl8seKAbExDWxslYbWN0CjvkG0YKM5yq7cGLCbFUr7qJBEO4ViJukUbopdM5LZXSNWfToWlC8PFvGlcdPL1U-Bg3e9Sb638nxqP8YKIvZMdSvkvObvKUYgkBGR5aaTfqE3LGcyYbw/s1708/CHINA-920-20Yuan2024CommYearOfTheDragonPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="822" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4Rnmb5cTF9nWJs0IS82Ag4MjzAkG0X3E5xwdeHjlwMWsPpJExHl8seKAbExDWxslYbWN0CjvkG0YKM5yq7cGLCbFUr7qJBEO4ViJukUbopdM5LZXSNWfToWlC8PFvGlcdPL1U-Bg3e9Sb638nxqP8YKIvZMdSvkvObvKUYgkBGR5aaTfqE3LGcyYbw/w193-h400/CHINA-920-20Yuan2024CommYearOfTheDragonPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imperial dragon</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - A Chinese Imperial writhing dragon (with five claws) in green and gold colours. The writhing dragon is facing east. Unlike the 2000 100 yuan note, this one did not have the fireball printed in the design. The dragon is surrounded by Chinese stylised clouds. The Coat of Arms of China is printed on the top left-hand corner. At the bottom is an ancient Chinese writing of 'Fu' (福/Luck), and is written/designed in such a way that it can be seen on either side of the note.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signature - N/A</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - 100 million pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 71mm x 146mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Three children playing a lantern dance together, with one holding a paper dragon lantern. Another little girl is holding a resemblance of a ball (fireball) lantern and a little boy is holding a paper drum shaped lantern with his left hand. The background depicts Beijing quadrangle courtyards with tree surroundings. This note looks a bit like those Chinese red packets used during new years.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4DZyoXfabN2Mu2NkXBRKfj1X4n6lq27yzKu04eeiGrepfao15r3WLzoblyMqSlyAceoWtX_K2JvcXilQkAxj6Ua6LwcERv3nUVyJs7FSfiFl2j8B0ORwACa-UQ09Xj9OLjoT2leb5MpJHwybQwLrohQzxlv4UjtI7LpInj5L7dnvUGtUgO8XJmnyDA/s1711/CHINA-920-20Yuan2024CommYearOfTheDragonPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4DZyoXfabN2Mu2NkXBRKfj1X4n6lq27yzKu04eeiGrepfao15r3WLzoblyMqSlyAceoWtX_K2JvcXilQkAxj6Ua6LwcERv3nUVyJs7FSfiFl2j8B0ORwACa-UQ09Xj9OLjoT2leb5MpJHwybQwLrohQzxlv4UjtI7LpInj5L7dnvUGtUgO8XJmnyDA/w191-h400/CHINA-920-20Yuan2024CommYearOfTheDragonPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Children playing a lantern dance</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">rat ox tiger rabbit <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">DRAGON</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>snake horse goat monkey rooster dog pig<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">...Facts; -</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Why does Chinese New Year not fall on the first of January or on a fixed day, like the Gregorian calendar? Chinese New Year is based on the lunisolar calendar. Like the Gregorian calendar, there are also 12 months in a year. However, the number of days in a month is based on the cycle of the Moon and that can vary between 29 and 30 days and for a normal year, it can be 353, 354 or 355 days. In the event of a leap year, a full month is added to the calendar. This is usually added every three years. In the past 19 years, an extra month was added seven times. For a leap year, the total number of days in a year is between 383 to 385 days.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the second new moon after the Winter Solstice (冬至 Dongzhi festival) on December 21 (22nd or 23rd) and the Chinese New Year can fall between the fourth week of January and on the last week of February on the Gregorian Calendar. I do not believe any Chinese New Year has ever come before January 21st or later that February 20th.</span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-49169064703142459112024-02-04T15:30:00.002+14:002024-02-04T15:30:00.246+14:00...Transnistria - One Ruble 2007(2021) Commemorative 30 Years Of Ihe PMR Financial System<div style="text-align: center;">Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Приднестровская Молдавская Республика</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Transnistrian Republican Bank<br />Currency : Ruble (RUP)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is another one ruble overprint commemorative banknote released on 18.05.2021, for the celebration of 30 years of the PMR financial system in Transnistria. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is an overprint commemorative on the current 1 ruble design similar to the 2012 (2007) modified series. A total quantity of 2,510 pieces printed with 2,500 notes sold in booklets/folders.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The commemorative text/logo is printed to the right side of the note where the usual watermarks are. The design consists of two numerals and a Transnistria billowing flag. The following text are also printed on the note: </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">30 лет финансовой системе ПМР</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> (30 years of the PMR financial system [in three lines])</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> One Ruble</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-7piE4KS3KLodZq3TxmKUeeQktPPAhTpJy24i9KXvV_RCyJcfQroqdQak7I3Flwq5TjPv2yWrE6wuAsHxoRu0Ed48-r-Vp2f7saTj0Wv6bbioQAFKmQqb0soN18k5lp4xZy07j8n8wovw-kyOEcooYbvl3kLdcYRoy26Uy_Tfoa55CKsW_lViJxrlQ/s1520/TRANSNISTRIA-69-1Ruble2021Comm30thYrOfPMRFinancialSystem_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="1520" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-7piE4KS3KLodZq3TxmKUeeQktPPAhTpJy24i9KXvV_RCyJcfQroqdQak7I3Flwq5TjPv2yWrE6wuAsHxoRu0Ed48-r-Vp2f7saTj0Wv6bbioQAFKmQqb0soN18k5lp4xZy07j8n8wovw-kyOEcooYbvl3kLdcYRoy26Uy_Tfoa55CKsW_lViJxrlQ/w400-h171/TRANSNISTRIA-69-1Ruble2021Comm30thYrOfPMRFinancialSystem_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en">Russian General Alexander Vassilyevich Suvorov (b.1730-1800)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A portrait of the Russian General Alexander Vassilyevich Suvorov (b.1730-1800) in military uniform. General Suvorav was a Russian born military hero holding the rank of Field Marshal Generalissimo. He was the fourth Generalissimo of Russia; To the far right is the commemorative logo.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signature - n/a</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermarks - General Alexander Vassilyevich Suvorov and electrotype bank logo<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 130.5mm x 56.5mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Kitskansk Bridgehead memorial or Chiţcani monument in Chitcani. This monument was built in 1972 (opened 09.05.1972) to commemorate victory against the German invasion during the Second World War in 1944.
Chitcani is situated north of Tiraspol, the capital city of Transnistria.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIxsg_p_G_H4tSYnbxoNt77MZC7xC0DqdED4j_XkHeFJcSxuCRTXxkwKQxQLWKzPjg6hvnlKq6eNSQtNgbOg6HlYG9IOoHZ_ZrbLCcZpkghbpEPDS9n6sP8TAXnd4aNrPJWsnOOI2DuB0g4pWBt3kslZTErxdAkoWRwDpLwg_DVXscVlp5zr3QUE2zw/s1521/TRANSNISTRIA-69-1Ruble2021Comm30thYrOfPMRFinancialSystem_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1521" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIxsg_p_G_H4tSYnbxoNt77MZC7xC0DqdED4j_XkHeFJcSxuCRTXxkwKQxQLWKzPjg6hvnlKq6eNSQtNgbOg6HlYG9IOoHZ_ZrbLCcZpkghbpEPDS9n6sP8TAXnd4aNrPJWsnOOI2DuB0g4pWBt3kslZTErxdAkoWRwDpLwg_DVXscVlp5zr3QUE2zw/w400-h171/TRANSNISTRIA-69-1Ruble2021Comm30thYrOfPMRFinancialSystem_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en">Kitskansk Bridgehead memorial or Chiţcani monument in Chitcani</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyG5NCg_mWYbN7ioaVmiNSImKHm3JkuRjq-kcSOQdH90sJ5QANy_VwVNG8hbBDguFNlEQLKl_B6-8UM0Ugb5w712gYN8mr7dQrdQhLfXyrjuGk2nSIu9hKaKj9ZL8r-K96ykUxR29pcZQKALtnVmt75OqpvSIullwoetxV2K6EwkuIRhs3jLwMOWJh8w/s2448/TRANSNISTRIA-69-1Ruble2021Comm30thYrOfPMRFinancialSystemFrontCover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="2448" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyG5NCg_mWYbN7ioaVmiNSImKHm3JkuRjq-kcSOQdH90sJ5QANy_VwVNG8hbBDguFNlEQLKl_B6-8UM0Ugb5w712gYN8mr7dQrdQhLfXyrjuGk2nSIu9hKaKj9ZL8r-K96ykUxR29pcZQKALtnVmt75OqpvSIullwoetxV2K6EwkuIRhs3jLwMOWJh8w/w400-h195/TRANSNISTRIA-69-1Ruble2021Comm30thYrOfPMRFinancialSystemFrontCover%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Front Cover</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Footnotes:-</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">1) Transnistria is an unrecognised state. However, it is recognised by three other unrecognised states, like Abkhazia (Georgia) Artsakh (Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh), and South Ossetia (Georgia).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">2) Independence or secession from Moldova was declared on 02.09.1990.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">3) The Government of Transnistria controls a narrow strip of land (4,463 square kilometers) situated between the Dniester river and the Moldova-Ukraine border.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">4) Internationally, Transnistria is recognised as part of Moldova. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">5) Transnistria first introduced it's own currency on 22.08.1994. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">6) The Transnistria ruble is a non recognised currency outside its territory and as such it is not possible to exchange it into Moldovan lei or any other currencies.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">7) Transnistria has a population of less than half a million people, and most people speak the Russian language.</span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-32215336955579904872024-02-01T03:00:00.004+14:002024-02-01T21:36:31.522+14:00...Cayman Islands - $70 2022 Queen Elizabeth The Second First Anniversary of Her Death<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Cayman Islands</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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Currency : Dollar (KYD)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Remembering Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative note of $70 released on 12.10.2023. This note was issued to celebrate the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth the Second 1926-2022, and also her Platinum Jubilee (70 years) to the British throne. Queen Elizabeth was born on 21.04.1926 and died on 08.09.2022. She was 96 years old.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne on 06.02.1952, following the death of her father, King George Vl. Queen Elizabeth was born in Mayfair London and died in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">When Queen Elizabeth ascended to the British throne in 1952, she was the Head of State for 33 nations (including Rhodesia and Tanganyika) around the world, and by the time of her passing, this was reduced to 15 nations. From 1952 to 2022, the Queen had appointed 15 United Kingdom's Prime Ministers. The first British Prime Minister she appointed was Anthony Eden (b.1897-1977) in 1955 and the last was Liz Truss. The longest serving Prime Minister that had served under her reign was Margaret Thatcher (b.1925-2013) from 1979 to 1990 and the shortest was Liz Truss (only 43 days - from 06.09.2022 to 25.10.2022 resigned). The Queen died two days after Liz Truss was appointed as the British Prime Minister.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The face value for this banknote represents the 70 years of her reign as the Queen of the United Kingdom, and as the Head of States of the Commonwealth. This is a limited edition, with only 10,000 pieces printed and were restricted to 10 pieces per customer. Payment for the purchase can be in CI$70 or in USD$85.89. It is expected that this commemorative banknote will be kept as a souvenir by the beholders as none of the notes have been released to the public as circulation notes in the Cayman Islands. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seventy Dollars</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphitxcKB1DiKDTDuO1q44n8W5zqlGO-AHa9Uhk-TpFliyAbMsC1yxhuH93Dj2dotEzcD76D5oZjVvHrRSiP7zReVwyXomSEllQljLzX39TZPG5NhwYLbrvIaMw8xlawJjgCU2XVv8WoEJihmXzeaREdFgAYU3o7lDrB-JFKiLZSBDSKznp_Cv8IQR/s1833/CAYMANISLANDS-47-70Dollars2022CommQueenElizabethPlatinumJubilee_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1833" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphitxcKB1DiKDTDuO1q44n8W5zqlGO-AHa9Uhk-TpFliyAbMsC1yxhuH93Dj2dotEzcD76D5oZjVvHrRSiP7zReVwyXomSEllQljLzX39TZPG5NhwYLbrvIaMw8xlawJjgCU2XVv8WoEJihmXzeaREdFgAYU3o7lDrB-JFKiLZSBDSKznp_Cv8IQR/w400-h168/CAYMANISLANDS-47-70Dollars2022CommQueenElizabethPlatinumJubilee_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Queen Elizabeth The Second (b.1926-2022)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - The portrait of Queen Elizabeth. This portrait was taken in 1999 by Mark Lawrence and has been used for the Cayman Islands banknotes series since 2010. The Queen was 73 years old when this portrait was taken. Since the accession to the British throne, 31 portraits of the Queen have been used on various banknotes issued around the Commonwealth issued during her 70 years reign, including those issued in Scotland. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Signatures</div><div style="text-align: center;">Minister of Finance - Gurney Wayne Panton* (since 2021)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Managing Director - Cindy Scotland (since 2002)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - a turtle and electrotype CIMA</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - 10,000 pieces</div><div style="text-align: center;">Prefix - Q/1<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 157mm x 66.5mm <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Two portraits of Queen Elizabeth. The one on the left was taken in 1960 by Anthony Buckley when the Queen was 34 years old. This portrait was used for banknotes issued from 1971 to 1974. The portrait next to it was taken in 1977 (aged 51) by Peter Grugeon. This portrait was used for her Silver Jubilee celebration in 1977. This portrait was also used for Cayman Islands banknotes issued from 1991 to 1998. To the right is an image of the Queen during her first one day official visit to Cayman Islands on 16.02.1983. During her lifetime as the Queen, she only visited the Cayman Islands twice. The other time was in February 1994.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlJ-9lAcjo8RyKfUMs3tzl1laN4gIXS5lpJhnwwt5G-xIPTqkv5OKY8We6Qwl-YmQcrv-_U9mTTFpo8-NVx436poGH8B05BYHL2j6VrXA6SjBxsZmaY0RsqsKF1-eV2JRQHmWcGnBP2o55Jv8h9nOf1RPT_8PjASIKXNWlJQujY89n5EZNkv6GICI/s1832/CAYMANISLANDS-47-70Dollars2022CommQueenElizabethPlatinumJubilee_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="1832" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlJ-9lAcjo8RyKfUMs3tzl1laN4gIXS5lpJhnwwt5G-xIPTqkv5OKY8We6Qwl-YmQcrv-_U9mTTFpo8-NVx436poGH8B05BYHL2j6VrXA6SjBxsZmaY0RsqsKF1-eV2JRQHmWcGnBP2o55Jv8h9nOf1RPT_8PjASIKXNWlJQujY89n5EZNkv6GICI/w400-h169/CAYMANISLANDS-47-70Dollars2022CommQueenElizabethPlatinumJubilee_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Queen Elizabeth The Second (b.1926-2022)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote *</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Also the Premier of Cayman Islands since 21.04.2021</span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-64520855686046843632024-01-12T03:00:00.002+14:002024-01-12T21:22:24.801+14:00...Lesotho - 200 Maloti 2023 Commemorative 60th Birthday of King Letsie lll (b.1963-)<div style="text-align: center;"> Naha ea Lesotho</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Kingdom of Lesotho)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Central Bank of Lesotho)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Loti (LSL)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative note released on 12.07.2023, for the celebration of King Letsie lll's 60th birthday. This is also the first commemorative banknote issued by the Kingdom since gaining independence from the British in 1966.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">King Leslie lll (born Seeiso Bereng) was born on 17.07.1963 in Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho). He is the eldest son of King Moshoeshoe ll (born Constantine Bereng Seeiso 1938-1966). King Leslie lll was installed as King of Lesotho following the death of his father on 15.01.1996. However, this is the second time King Leslie lll succeeded to the Lesotho throne as in 1990, he became King of Lesotho when his father Moshoeshoe ll was forced into exile. However, Moshoeshoe ll returned and was restored as King of Lesotho in 1995. He died in 1996 following a car accident. <br /></div><p>The design for this note on the front is completely new, but retained the same design on the back as the current 200 maloti previously issued. </p><p>The Lesotho Loti currency is at par with the South African Rand.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Two Hundred Maloti <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGxhmsYd9Wq8W7Qv-CDuBpps2sb4ZTxPTbS8juzmyqccZj45Yc2ITGtjB7AbfPz-6T61pxRV-PyHdfu5rZsTFIwXlLT_TRoB25gEEfo9q1xmbsC7q6j1Ayaz7fNYNL58rDCnN9S_h8n3hyphenhyphenBGUWac4tFgOdbAm52xOyNN8JYNHhtfNiAA9lLMXwULg2g/s1887/LESOTHO-31-200Maloti2023CommKing60thBirthday_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1887" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGxhmsYd9Wq8W7Qv-CDuBpps2sb4ZTxPTbS8juzmyqccZj45Yc2ITGtjB7AbfPz-6T61pxRV-PyHdfu5rZsTFIwXlLT_TRoB25gEEfo9q1xmbsC7q6j1Ayaz7fNYNL58rDCnN9S_h8n3hyphenhyphenBGUWac4tFgOdbAm52xOyNN8JYNHhtfNiAA9lLMXwULg2g/w400-h174/LESOTHO-31-200Maloti2023CommKing60thBirthday_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">King Letsie lll (b.1963-)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Portrait of King Letsie lll in the middle. To his left are the commemorative text printed on the note; -</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Commemorating</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>60th birthday</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>of</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>King Letsie lll</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>July 17th 2023</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kingdom of Lesotho</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In the upper right corner is the Coat of Arms of Lesotho, with the year date of 2023 added. The note is printed with the year date of 2023. Below that is the image of <span>a mokorotlo with the number 60 added. Mokorotlo is a type of straw hat widely used for traditional Sotho clothing, and is the national symbol of Lesotho. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Signature - Dr Emmanuel Maluke Letete (tenure 2021-date)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - King Moshoeshoe l and electrotype 200</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - 5.0 million pieces<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 161mm x 70.5mm</div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Man on horse. I am not sure if this has any significant meaning, like a famous painting, or something else. It may have very little sense just to have a native sitting on a horseback overlooking a valley or town.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwUBJrrFiKZ43c7D1OInOWbaptM2WvCkkXVtKvbBq5J6LCifSThrAjNZve7jizjgKxpfbM9vNFD9jsZtvoIASM-G6cJoZXD1OB8rsjrVCt_5cbl5yOMtykRJZIMgmE4mpU-6aUq1Oqju9gPBH9EU1FdEkQnu3eWlw9Vj0EKaYCEk7SkN5gSwnPwbZLA/s1883/LESOTHO-31-200Maloti2023CommKing60thBirthday_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1883" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwUBJrrFiKZ43c7D1OInOWbaptM2WvCkkXVtKvbBq5J6LCifSThrAjNZve7jizjgKxpfbM9vNFD9jsZtvoIASM-G6cJoZXD1OB8rsjrVCt_5cbl5yOMtykRJZIMgmE4mpU-6aUq1Oqju9gPBH9EU1FdEkQnu3eWlw9Vj0EKaYCEk7SkN5gSwnPwbZLA/w400-h174/LESOTHO-31-200Maloti2023CommKing60thBirthday_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Man on horseback</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-2238864435841362342024-01-03T03:00:00.002+14:002024-01-03T13:22:53.062+14:00...Kazakhstan - 10000 Tenge 2023 Commemmorative 30th Year of Tenge Currency<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Қазақстан Республикасы</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Republic of Kazakhstan)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Қазақстан Ұлттық Банкі</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(National Bank of Kazakhstan)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Tenge (KZT)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative note of 10000 tenge released on 15.11.2023, to mark 30th Anniversary of introduction of the national currency - Tenge 1993-2023.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Kazakhstan was formerly a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was officially dissolved on 25.12.1991, which let to 14 post-Soviet states* previously controlled by the Russian, becoming republic. Kazakhstan was one of the 14 post-Soviet states. Whilst Kazakhstan declared full independence on 16.12.1991, it was not recognised until on 26.12.1991 when the Soviet Union finally collapsed. Attempts were made to have a common currency following the collapse of the Soviet Union, but this was unsuccessful. The Russian rubles then continued to legally circulate in all the fourteen newly formed nations. On 12.11.1993, the government of Kazakhstan announced that a new currency of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be issued and on 15.11.1993, the 'Tenge' officially became the currency of Kazakhstan. At the time of the introduction, the rate of exchange was one Tenge equals to 500 Russian Rubles.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Fast forward, in 2023, Kazakhstan celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Tenge currency, as such this commemorative banknote is issued.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Unlike previous commemorative issues, this is not a Hybrid note. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Ten Thousand Tenge</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOadAeA5QlOgzMJ-2OtQWconadf73jnlc1aj-Hm4pNQ-Fsf1kdc6n1gsHHZtSfty_irutmKtdWHuffj_PtFPTFaGSYzskofsbVCxckd6e858vVyaHBmMUkyWuYOnsI-MGMKf-svFuT2iT62kAEBBpkNyVW2GQMjPNEunqFBdbc4LFvPuFWUJuhLFi/s1707/KAZAKHSTAN-50-10000Tenge2023Comm30YrsOfNationalCurrency_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1707" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOadAeA5QlOgzMJ-2OtQWconadf73jnlc1aj-Hm4pNQ-Fsf1kdc6n1gsHHZtSfty_irutmKtdWHuffj_PtFPTFaGSYzskofsbVCxckd6e858vVyaHBmMUkyWuYOnsI-MGMKf-svFuT2iT62kAEBBpkNyVW2GQMjPNEunqFBdbc4LFvPuFWUJuhLFi/w400-h191/KAZAKHSTAN-50-10000Tenge2023Comm30YrsOfNationalCurrency_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A Tenge coin, map of Kazakhstan</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - A Tenge coin on the left with the image of the State Emblem of Kazakhstan, and the "Mobius strip", and an outline map of Kazakhstan (together with Caspian sea) with regions indicated by capital letters A (Абай), Ж (Жетісу) and Ұ (Ұлытау). There are 17 regions in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the 9th largest country in the world and has a land area of 2.7 million square kilometers. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chaorman - Timur Muratuly Suleimenov (since 04.09.2023)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Predominant - Blue-violet both front and back</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Tenge currency symbol ''₸''</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146mm x 70.5mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - A Tenge coin printed on the right side of the note with the image of the "Tenge" sign and the "Mobius strip", and the outline of the state of Kazakhstan of Kazakhstan on the map of the Eurasian continent. The Tenge currency symbol of ''₸'' is also added to the design of the note. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQiNmIKpuR33PCsQ7USZHL2Kpbcu7A5JebNo_Gu1C69MVCNWVUksSK0sL-MzhpHp3co_Y0SPs_ZIyzq9kcPaadow3sh-p9MpugPRK1op41YG9t-j5A-tveqkxKmn2YdPNeRBTbXnCsnLUp4pmRx6alImfknpL9tBs9CpOvbINS8IGzlSv_1yMzhkF/s1707/KAZAKHSTAN-50-10000Tenge2023Comm30YrsOfNationalCurrency_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1707" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQiNmIKpuR33PCsQ7USZHL2Kpbcu7A5JebNo_Gu1C69MVCNWVUksSK0sL-MzhpHp3co_Y0SPs_ZIyzq9kcPaadow3sh-p9MpugPRK1op41YG9t-j5A-tveqkxKmn2YdPNeRBTbXnCsnLUp4pmRx6alImfknpL9tBs9CpOvbINS8IGzlSv_1yMzhkF/w400-h191/KAZAKHSTAN-50-10000Tenge2023Comm30YrsOfNationalCurrency_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A Tenge coin, map of Eurasia</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote - *</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.</span><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-27663603261645652822024-01-01T03:00:00.002+14:002024-01-01T03:00:00.131+14:00...Jamaica - 60th Anniversary of Independence 2022 Full Set Polymer.<div style="text-align: center;">Jamaica</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bank of Jamaica</div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Dollar (JMB) <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">On 23.07.2012, Bank of Jamaica released a full set of commemorative banknotes celebrating the country's <a href="https://americabanknotes.blogspot.com/2012/10/jamaica-2012-issue-50th-anniversary-of.html" target="_blank">50th Anniversary of Independence</a> after 300 years of British occupation. Independence was achieved on 06.08.1962. Ten years later, on 15.06.2023, Bank of Jamaica released a new set of polymer banknotes celebrating the country's 60th Year of Independence. Unlike the 2012 series, this series also includes a new denomination of $2,000, and it also retains the lowest denomination of $50 as well. The designs for this new series are completely new, but maintain a portrait of famous Jamaicans as printed on previously issued banknotes, and it also maintained previous designs on the back of the notes too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As these are commemorative notes, each note is printed with a commemorative logo on the front. Like all polymer notes issued, see-through windows are also incorporated as part of the security features. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Richard Byles (tenure since 19.08.2019)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fifty Dollars</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__CElWxNSmKai8jVbjpjkfC4NQaGGlRiG96_PXqxAP_RRxM7G0IfGRtXPAdc49mqN5706wqs1UWEyFxmrk6kBmocDkNjPgREfKdvvmLsJmGXmqzJWKtHvhSL6PJ5agQq-MwgovuLu3Ws8uLHqb774pY5UZI5pMRa8O_v4YqPo1-3E87cMkHuvOSRH/s1705/JAMAICA-251-50Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1705" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__CElWxNSmKai8jVbjpjkfC4NQaGGlRiG96_PXqxAP_RRxM7G0IfGRtXPAdc49mqN5706wqs1UWEyFxmrk6kBmocDkNjPgREfKdvvmLsJmGXmqzJWKtHvhSL6PJ5agQq-MwgovuLu3Ws8uLHqb774pY5UZI5pMRa8O_v4YqPo1-3E87cMkHuvOSRH/w400-h186/JAMAICA-251-50Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">George William Gordon (b.1820-1865) and Paul Bogle (b.1822-1865)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - George William Gordon (b.1820-1865). During his lifetime, he was a businessman, magistrate and a politician. George William Gordon was the main suspect for the planning of the Morant Bay Rebellion in October 1868, and was arrested and tried for high treason. He was found guilty and was executed on 23.10.1865. Next to him is the portrait of Paul Bogle (b.1822-1865). He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion and was executed on 24.10.1865. Paul Bogle and George William Gordon's portraits were printed on one of the previous series for $2 and $10 respectively. Both are considered as national heroes of Jamaica. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146mm x 68.5mm <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Doctors Cave beach in Montego Bay located northeast of Jamaica. The beach was originally owned by Dr Alexander James McCathy, and it was used as a refreshing spa. The beach was called Doctors Cave beach because at that time, the access to the beach was via a cave. This beach was donated by Dr. Alexander James McCatty in 1906 and since then it has been opened to the public. The beach has five miles of pure white sand and crystal clear water. The Doctors Cave beach is a popular tourist attraction.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh21FPB1VYebyRjxpeOrZpRlSaLgw_urSrhi_1CwZycGBaQ3_8L1loL7G2x6a_BvUwRST5gqvnekAuElE3AaNU7LLhA2iUUxPXqZgOJqdx0COfmEpapnJEKvYqgFqCiOdTjiCkadqdkL8FUbiBk6cynLIqsltCHOPXJRotYJ0eX0rUKA1Ik57pvhAy/s1707/JAMAICA-251-50Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1707" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh21FPB1VYebyRjxpeOrZpRlSaLgw_urSrhi_1CwZycGBaQ3_8L1loL7G2x6a_BvUwRST5gqvnekAuElE3AaNU7LLhA2iUUxPXqZgOJqdx0COfmEpapnJEKvYqgFqCiOdTjiCkadqdkL8FUbiBk6cynLIqsltCHOPXJRotYJ0eX0rUKA1Ik57pvhAy/w400-h185/JAMAICA-251-50Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Doctors Cave beach in Montego Bay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">One Hundred Dollars</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJtbDMGdVbLjNNFKhiLugTZgbHQDVicWZpSpRTE7qDdwhFREhpPGPwqzymNgMmIlGBizmyZKdUndTch9cp_FuQFc3CzwgmN6L91zM3VKVqZZierUbx8F6EI_OdzhVjx3puv7ZgDAjLS4ou88xmEv4Hm1pitNxG9Jf4pDe7PqJz2KtUEPR2-B2R_JL/s1706/JAMAICA-252-100Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1706" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJtbDMGdVbLjNNFKhiLugTZgbHQDVicWZpSpRTE7qDdwhFREhpPGPwqzymNgMmIlGBizmyZKdUndTch9cp_FuQFc3CzwgmN6L91zM3VKVqZZierUbx8F6EI_OdzhVjx3puv7ZgDAjLS4ou88xmEv4Hm1pitNxG9Jf4pDe7PqJz2KtUEPR2-B2R_JL/w400-h186/JAMAICA-252-100Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marcus Mosiah Garvey (b.1887-1940)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Marcus Mosiah Garvey (b.1887-1940), was a politician and the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146mm x 69mm<br /></div> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Dunn's River Fall is a waterfall located in the jungle central north of Jamaica and is founded on Dunn's River. The falls is believed to be the only waterfall in the world. which forms the mouth of a river, and is 200 meters high. This is a popular attraction to locals and as well as overseas tourists who are looking for a refreshing adventure in Jamaica.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r55Q7yqpQ1KDvguybv93VEd1X1cf95xVaTxj3N-0w8Hf9pSzaiAyfmz-COuyM7AHqZtkeFIx8VyESsVlPe9eXztpp5gY92ls-JdHgue07_LybUtR57Bez1x6XmZCAWhZKPJjKulmloVuS5sYhCCbM1xIDspniSKYjQIucTh1-oq_eBYmGIH2JYVM/s1705/JAMAICA-252-100Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1705" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r55Q7yqpQ1KDvguybv93VEd1X1cf95xVaTxj3N-0w8Hf9pSzaiAyfmz-COuyM7AHqZtkeFIx8VyESsVlPe9eXztpp5gY92ls-JdHgue07_LybUtR57Bez1x6XmZCAWhZKPJjKulmloVuS5sYhCCbM1xIDspniSKYjQIucTh1-oq_eBYmGIH2JYVM/w400-h186/JAMAICA-252-100Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dunn's River Fall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><u> </u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Five Hundred Dollars</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlZnDc-JohXwfu8xeco7MdwBPhwreatDaxAUQQhCONBT-5CDEpJB2Vfq9JHoeSVyFlubDmR1Ccp0th3Z-dCTz3lw7hSTL8jZLNluRmnhvcowVwFdlm4qiBFmzAKtx3aO8BtatWy-dWcPaqmsI9ASrai1xoBRNO_8HW4gM9xBDtPKT0RXycTP2PSbb/s1708/JAMAICA-253-500Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1708" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlZnDc-JohXwfu8xeco7MdwBPhwreatDaxAUQQhCONBT-5CDEpJB2Vfq9JHoeSVyFlubDmR1Ccp0th3Z-dCTz3lw7hSTL8jZLNluRmnhvcowVwFdlm4qiBFmzAKtx3aO8BtatWy-dWcPaqmsI9ASrai1xoBRNO_8HW4gM9xBDtPKT0RXycTP2PSbb/w400-h188/JAMAICA-253-500Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nanny of the Maroons (b.1686-1760) and Sam Sharpe (b.1801-1832) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Nanny of the Maroons or Queen Nanny or Granny Nanny (b.1686-1760), was a leader of the Jamaican Maroons (anti slavery group of people). During her time, she fought a guerrilla war against the British authorities for anti slavery. She became a symbol of unity and strength for her people during the times of crises and was important to them in the fight with the British during the First Maroon War from 1720-1739. Her portrait was printed on one of the previous $500 series. Sam Sharpe (b.1801-1832) was born into slavery and was a leader of the Baptist War slave rebellion 1831-1832). The rebellion was started on Christmas day in 1831 where the slaves refused to work. The rebellion cost the lives of 14-whites and more than 500 slaves. Sam Sharpe was captured in the rebellion by the British and later executed by hanging on 23.05.1832 at the parade in Montego Bay, which is now renamed Sam Sharpe Square. His portrait was printed in the 2012 series $50 note.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146mm x 69mm</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Port Royal, a town located at the end of the Palisagoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour. The town was founded in 1494. and was the most important city in Jamaica in the latter half of the 17th century. This town was a haven for pirates that many had used as their headquarters. Today, this town is a tourist attraction and is famous for its sidewalk fish and bammy restaurants. Printed on the note are a few buildings and above that is an old map of Jamaica.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPSukh8EcTNAr2BfugYNxvoRxrVkjxB_Qe-3t__OnbgXXxmTq8FaamTzWrAOXt_h_ULNJiE8ESUlv8N1lctEdFlIlZazZ0BaCyQbLSoaKYxKIDfZ1d37jxziUicE0rUR7DiLkGHvPeqWngL-YilqdTfIZMLi4Via6heTrNYOAUuBvjgHKlPQoLU41/s1706/JAMAICA-253-500Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1706" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPSukh8EcTNAr2BfugYNxvoRxrVkjxB_Qe-3t__OnbgXXxmTq8FaamTzWrAOXt_h_ULNJiE8ESUlv8N1lctEdFlIlZazZ0BaCyQbLSoaKYxKIDfZ1d37jxziUicE0rUR7DiLkGHvPeqWngL-YilqdTfIZMLi4Via6heTrNYOAUuBvjgHKlPQoLU41/w400-h186/JAMAICA-253-500Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Port Royal</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">One Thousand Dollars<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknXFn6Bq9KI2S8PxhxwEm7DBiwPwwkrYyEDzpkqbTLRxh0RXPgyDA-Hi54j43oHIlefz1EVkI6sxx3m-Etw9bUOBheMi6j-RYegtYwSh_gjYNlLF9uVYtVS3_tbxXIxoWWGe7zUo6RJwdLL3y-9K8QzbpEkCbtC_J1iB4w6TJtvBfLYhDXF9Hlz1d/s1706/JAMAICA-254-1000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1706" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknXFn6Bq9KI2S8PxhxwEm7DBiwPwwkrYyEDzpkqbTLRxh0RXPgyDA-Hi54j43oHIlefz1EVkI6sxx3m-Etw9bUOBheMi6j-RYegtYwSh_gjYNlLF9uVYtVS3_tbxXIxoWWGe7zUo6RJwdLL3y-9K8QzbpEkCbtC_J1iB4w6TJtvBfLYhDXF9Hlz1d/w400-h188/JAMAICA-254-1000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Alexander Clarke Bustamante (b.1884-1977) and Norman Washington Manley (b.1893-1969)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Sir Alexander Clarke Bustamante (b.1884-1977) was the first Prime Minister of Jamaica following the independence of Jamaica on 06.08.1962. Prior to that, he was the First Chief Minister from 1953 to 1955. He died at the good old age of 93. Norman Washington Manley (b.1893-1969). He was the Second Chief Minister (leader of a territory government) of Jamaica from 1955 to 1959, and the First Premier (leader of a state government) of Jamaica from 1959 to 1962.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146mm x 69mm</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Jamaica House is the Office of the Prime Minister since 1972. It is also the official residence of the sitting Prime Minister.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq4z1Qg5MYFG_Ux7OFP388XwahGiZCE9EdInsWjpSwSrTqNFR9rJrnkP4c48VasDeVUpEwePVCLnjnOL5rEeTbCZ0qKF4qyRWWvC_nZWHaqPSkmn1YrdJXZQtGGEZZWHgzObp1DXjnTFDG7AHptXwYJ3iTQAIt-lKLHQfwuhmZ4vE7VXynOIkyhQZ/s1705/JAMAICA-254-1000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1705" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq4z1Qg5MYFG_Ux7OFP388XwahGiZCE9EdInsWjpSwSrTqNFR9rJrnkP4c48VasDeVUpEwePVCLnjnOL5rEeTbCZ0qKF4qyRWWvC_nZWHaqPSkmn1YrdJXZQtGGEZZWHgzObp1DXjnTFDG7AHptXwYJ3iTQAIt-lKLHQfwuhmZ4vE7VXynOIkyhQZ/w400-h186/JAMAICA-254-1000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jamaica House</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><u> </u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two Thousand Dollars</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilplKU70l6NQjqlYRmmYbu63h1bxLovf4-MVEZD8IByM_erx3abUGFzX06DNRugZg0mQ_Tn47SNwxAt5wsKhdp4r6-RL3m3cRBZ83-EXe16K0pcpglbr5HB-x1EHxZhRaJ7H42_-NmZ1v33Z0LQOVIj-ZXdVs25LrvWAKmTVhrPpYlAaC9L71_YUyZ/s1705/JAMAICA-255-2000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1705" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilplKU70l6NQjqlYRmmYbu63h1bxLovf4-MVEZD8IByM_erx3abUGFzX06DNRugZg0mQ_Tn47SNwxAt5wsKhdp4r6-RL3m3cRBZ83-EXe16K0pcpglbr5HB-x1EHxZhRaJ7H42_-NmZ1v33Z0LQOVIj-ZXdVs25LrvWAKmTVhrPpYlAaC9L71_YUyZ/w400-h188/JAMAICA-255-2000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Michael Norman Manley (b.1924-1997) and Edward Philip George Seaga (b.1930-2019)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Michael Norman Manley (b.1924-1997) was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972 to 1980, and from 1989 to 1992. A graduate from the London School of Economics, he entered politics in 1952, and later became the President of the People's National Party in 1969. He was the leader of the opposition from 1980 to 1989. Edward Philip George Seaga (b.1930-2019) was the fifth Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1980 to 1989. Prior to that, he was the Leader of the Opposition from 1989 to 2005. Edward Philip George Seaga was also the last serving politician to have entered politics life before Jamaica's independence in 1962.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146mm x 69mm</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - A photograph of a group of children from Central Branch Primary School taken circa 1968. This same image was previously printed on the back of the 42, which was in circulation between 1969 and 1994 which is now demonetised. This note has a powerful slogan of "Out of many, one people".</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS51obm4nN2AJOv9KbVaBATXBM0t9j56X8ITyX4M5GFCziGNoV6r5x60PRqaroB_qC6gVhudkQxnZ1WJBQpuFVCL7eRhivGcAvl0P4DfL6YhCrBW-lSYcINh0wPXkfF1RcHUE29O8ztpP_ck8pkZc6wSHdK6xZyIjMd4xSRey9m2jbVQnjpHSHtHpt/s1705/JAMAICA-255-2000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1705" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS51obm4nN2AJOv9KbVaBATXBM0t9j56X8ITyX4M5GFCziGNoV6r5x60PRqaroB_qC6gVhudkQxnZ1WJBQpuFVCL7eRhivGcAvl0P4DfL6YhCrBW-lSYcINh0wPXkfF1RcHUE29O8ztpP_ck8pkZc6wSHdK6xZyIjMd4xSRey9m2jbVQnjpHSHtHpt/w400-h188/JAMAICA-255-2000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Group of children from Central Branch Primary School taken circa 1968</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Five Thousands Dollars<br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9VB41G81Id1eMGVGMcI-DVOA4F72mQv-ccl99U2CqnOvhaQ8CcnpLP06Por_X0TJ-7qcU_IazdW7Lms3be6ylEw5bWL7x89t2iHBAUEbG1Q5KuZUtOQjxTTfCfOLMNrdAWKD5vh9LiV3xt86E-62-jYw_rq9iTc3gBerysa29yAYrufToBrahjUI/s1711/JAMAICA-256-5000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1711" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9VB41G81Id1eMGVGMcI-DVOA4F72mQv-ccl99U2CqnOvhaQ8CcnpLP06Por_X0TJ-7qcU_IazdW7Lms3be6ylEw5bWL7x89t2iHBAUEbG1Q5KuZUtOQjxTTfCfOLMNrdAWKD5vh9LiV3xt86E-62-jYw_rq9iTc3gBerysa29yAYrufToBrahjUI/w400-h186/JAMAICA-256-5000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Donald Burns Sangster (b.1911- 1967) and Hugh Lawson Shearer (b.1923-2004)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Sir Donald Burns Sangster (b.1911- 1967) was the second Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 23.02.1967 to 11.04.1967. He only served as a Prime Minister for 47 days and only had one cabinet meeting before he died in office due to breeding in his brain. Hugh Lawson Shearer (b.1923-2004) was the third Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1967 to 1972. He first entered politics in 1947 and served as a member of Parliament from 1955 to 1959; and from 1967 to 1993.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 146.5mm x 69mm <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - A vignette depicting Highway 2000 and the blossoms of the Frangipani (Plumeria rubra). Highway 2000 was built in 2003 and it is 149 kilometers in length. This Highway project was started in 2000 and it connects the capital city of Kingston to the town of Ocho Rios, central north of Jamaica.<br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAkVL_LadU46jW_ENA6KUWHryFQEulQMY-EyM84SDOBOBXM3Tpwf_6ylzFAmmWDoIluRMM770xaZcX8TOsONsXXRITwdEwDDKGk8Wf9dP1m5T8wBeZ1OszQJ3vMmrxT4HuDt7XPp7TkXsdZ3J038vpBg5x9r1rspEBByD5ZnQ469uvTndTp5AFGyK/s1711/JAMAICA-256-5000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1711" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAkVL_LadU46jW_ENA6KUWHryFQEulQMY-EyM84SDOBOBXM3Tpwf_6ylzFAmmWDoIluRMM770xaZcX8TOsONsXXRITwdEwDDKGk8Wf9dP1m5T8wBeZ1OszQJ3vMmrxT4HuDt7XPp7TkXsdZ3J038vpBg5x9r1rspEBByD5ZnQ469uvTndTp5AFGyK/w400-h186/JAMAICA-256-5000Dollars2022Comm60thYrOfIndependencePolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Highway 2000</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-13295235216813292932023-12-24T03:00:00.003+14:002023-12-24T10:32:04.696+14:00...Pakistan - 75 Rupees 2023 Celebrating 75th Year of State Bank Of Pakistan<div style="text-align: center;">اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Islamic Republic of Pakistan)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">بینک دَولتِ پاکِستان</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(State Bank of Pakistan)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Rupee (PKR)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a 75 rupees commemorative note released on 04.07.2023, celebrating the 75th Year of the State Bank of Pakistan 1948-2023. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was founded on 07.01.1948 and commenced operation on 01.07.1948. Like all central banks, it's main functions are to regulate the issue of banknotes, to ensure financial stability, as well as controlling inflation, unemployment, interest rates and the exchange rates of the country's currency. On 01.01.1974, the bank was nationalised with the aim of achieving equitable growth in Pakistan. The bank's head office is located in the financial capital of Pakistan, Karachi. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This note was issued on 04.07.2023, and the note is dated 2023. This is the second Pakistan rupee issued with the face value of 75. On 30.09.2022, a commemorative note of 75-rupee was issued, celebrating the country's 75th Year of Independence from the British.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Seventy Five Rupees</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc2XUKri7V2DPwOZhLDxGEGxEVJGG-PB7big3XjYFxMQl7l-6uF2NSUZPRVLzoZrqgArF6U0QSYc0-vvgjDujRHe-7JghyphenhyphenyQ_k2p2IDwE2ionbG6OJfWFL2YZgn7d3GFagnsreUSNOwl7LYYyBEPXW27lpSoyO66XXs1mRQHWH7y-4YShmFQ7BjAF/s1638/PAKISTAN-57-75Rupees2023Comm75thYearOfStateBankOfPakistan_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1638" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBc2XUKri7V2DPwOZhLDxGEGxEVJGG-PB7big3XjYFxMQl7l-6uF2NSUZPRVLzoZrqgArF6U0QSYc0-vvgjDujRHe-7JghyphenhyphenyQ_k2p2IDwE2ionbG6OJfWFL2YZgn7d3GFagnsreUSNOwl7LYYyBEPXW27lpSoyO66XXs1mRQHWH7y-4YShmFQ7BjAF/w400-h185/PAKISTAN-57-75Rupees2023Comm75thYearOfStateBankOfPakistan_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b.1876-1948)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b.1876-1948), a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. He was the elder brother of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah. Muhammad Ali Jinnah served as the first Governor General of Pakistan from 11.08.1947 to until his death on 11.09.1948. His portrait has been printed on all banknotes issued in the country since 1957, except for one. In the center is the State Bank of Pakistan's building. The bank is located at the center of Karachi at I. I. Chundringer Road (previously McLeod Road), Serai Quarter Karachi, Karachi. Karachi is the most populous and also the largest city in Pakistan.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Jameel Ahmad</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Muhammad Ali Jinnah</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 140mm x 65.5mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah (b.1893-1967) aka Mother of the Nation (younger sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah - the founder of Pakistan and 1st Governor General of Pakistan). She was a dental surgeon, and a politician, who ran for the second Presidential election in 1965, and lost. Like her brother, she is also a well respected politician in Pakistan. This is the second time that her image is printed on a banknote in Pakistan. To her right are two wind turbines, and in between is the commemorative logo of 75. Printed below are the words - 75 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85uzEfZPy49X6FeicPFh1SFur6YeDNfjlCpbrIDYdA6viMH1EyZxhYxlfedaFpNl8hQk2gELaSgscUMOEH9k4FKEYJthgB0rSfW7BHxfntTanz48eRLugi7FA_rL6e22bLFsNDOk3SzBi50YEiS5qQAfTk7YAr5uH_Lrln4cvFRaUWhwO2au9SH0t/s1634/PAKISTAN-57-75Rupees2023Comm75thYearOfStateBankOfPakistan_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1634" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85uzEfZPy49X6FeicPFh1SFur6YeDNfjlCpbrIDYdA6viMH1EyZxhYxlfedaFpNl8hQk2gELaSgscUMOEH9k4FKEYJthgB0rSfW7BHxfntTanz48eRLugi7FA_rL6e22bLFsNDOk3SzBi50YEiS5qQAfTk7YAr5uH_Lrln4cvFRaUWhwO2au9SH0t/w400-h186/PAKISTAN-57-75Rupees2023Comm75thYearOfStateBankOfPakistan_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah (b.1893-1967)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-41975936070585985672023-11-04T03:00:00.002+14:002023-11-04T10:11:13.331+14:00...Fiji - 100 Cents ND2023 Numismatic Polymer Banknote<div style="text-align: center;">Republic of Fiji<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Reserve Bank of Fiji</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Established 1983)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Dollar (FJD)</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">According to a copy of the Letter of Authorisation dated 03.05.2023 and signed by Mr Esala Masitabua, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, the company, China Coin Industrial Co. Limited (CCIC) trading as Shenzhen China Coin Investment Co. Limited was granted the full authority to distribute the 100 cents banknote issued on 08.08.2023. The RBF's Letter of Authority was granted to enable CCIC the rights to promote, advertising, marketing and sales of this note, including any packaging associated with this banknote.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Like the previous issue of the 88 cents banknotes released on 08.08.2022, this is also a numismatic product with a face value of 100 cents or one dollar, and was also released on 08.08.2023. Whilst it says on the banknote that this is a legal tender banknote, it was issued as collectible items, and as such sold with the premium above the face value.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">One Hundred Cents (One Dollar) - Prefix AB</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDDIhwHsTdtXM7BC4puuz-9UQLUsXdAhaJgeFEo9MJGV5Q_GrGKPcvv10OkAF5QUMFF1YuqUnzt8YKvGTmM2APxuztP9Ti4lmnDiLMx3EHeAakxe9N8u9PONV6Z9GP8ky8pI18zrUX2SkMcKaT4LNqGemg5vMXCyG-CLxfN4sZNgTH9xUTr2whA-pZg/s1698/FIJI-124-100CentsND2023PrefixABPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1698" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDDIhwHsTdtXM7BC4puuz-9UQLUsXdAhaJgeFEo9MJGV5Q_GrGKPcvv10OkAF5QUMFF1YuqUnzt8YKvGTmM2APxuztP9Ti4lmnDiLMx3EHeAakxe9N8u9PONV6Z9GP8ky8pI18zrUX2SkMcKaT4LNqGemg5vMXCyG-CLxfN4sZNgTH9xUTr2whA-pZg/w400-h193/FIJI-124-100CentsND2023PrefixABPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hibiscus flower, Coat of Arms</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Hibiscus flower, Coat of Arms. The design on the front is very similar to the previous 88-cent note, except for the see-through window on the left. Even the colours are similar too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Faizul Ariff Ali (tenure since 11.09.2017)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - N/A</div><div style="text-align: center;">Printer - De La Rue (not printed)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 144mm x 69.5mm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - A Chinese Imperial dragon holding a fireball in its paw. A Chinese word '<span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb">龍' (Dragon)</span></span></span> is also printed in the bottom right. Like the China 100 yuan polymer commemorative note issued in 2000, this note also depicts a Chinese Imperial Dragon, and back in the Chinese Imperial years right up to 1911, only the sitting Emperor of the day was allowed to have such dragon design on their robe. Anyone found to have the same dragon or similar design on their clothing will not live another day to enjoy this. The yellowish background colour also represents the Chinese Imperial colour as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X4krmV4USXWpwRRHyXOKj0Jcf8E-0giarzQ3BYJhqFuLCkkMOKJkZcIsoCKnvyxeFOGCLWnwO_rI6ELLR_zNN8D0dBIxku5F7BLLL4wmEBnO-DQn8i_o-B13URSYkIwudeveusUkPMvOnuNs0LtvqHcr9CLTDMcHOtCZIsaGH7b-ZJvKNXGZ3Xrjyw/s1701/FIJI-124-100CentsND2023PrefixABPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1701" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X4krmV4USXWpwRRHyXOKj0Jcf8E-0giarzQ3BYJhqFuLCkkMOKJkZcIsoCKnvyxeFOGCLWnwO_rI6ELLR_zNN8D0dBIxku5F7BLLL4wmEBnO-DQn8i_o-B13URSYkIwudeveusUkPMvOnuNs0LtvqHcr9CLTDMcHOtCZIsaGH7b-ZJvKNXGZ3Xrjyw/w400-h191/FIJI-124-100CentsND2023PrefixABPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A Chinese Imperial dragon with a fireball</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It is not sure why the RBF continues to release numismatic products, apart from financial gains. Based on the legal tender value and the high premium over the face value, it would be extremely unlikely that you will ever find this note in general circulation. </span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-8408279646097994662023-11-01T03:00:00.001+14:002023-11-01T03:00:00.141+14:00...Kyrgyzstan - 200, 500 and 1000 Som 2023 Series Commemorative 30th Year of National Currency<div style="text-align: center;">Кыргыз Республикасы</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Kyrgyz Republic)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Кыргыз Республикасынын Улуттук Банк</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic)</span><br />Currency - Som (KGS)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the fifth series of banknotes issued since its first series released in 1993, following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, and independence was declared on 31.08.1991.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This set of three notes were released on 10.05.2023 to celebrate the country's 30th Year of National Currency 1993 -2023. The first series of Kyrgyzstan banknotes were released in 1993 (tyiyn and som) on 10.05.1993, and this new series was released exactly 30 years from the first series of banknotes. The issuance for this new series was announced on 28.04.2023.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The main designs for this series on the front and back are basically the same as those first issued in 2010 but with updated designs and additional security features added to the notes. Like those previously issued, this series reflects the historical and cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Only three notes have been issued. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Two Hundred Som<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZteNEHfO7vtLvHT7Tt4luyKTnn1VcAt-wdyynC_T6FXY42I1qAsz3E4o7jpODFraZYMzJL2G4pC1sAPeCyc8UBQJSABUX1JWiaD6Mc_W7TDT1ssB-t7-wbI4jU0db9YZIo98cPNTd-j3w1_8gy3IZrnOEczCzXPRAEmcnsqh_Wy3xHf1W63w6Ay_/s1615/KYRGYZSTAN-37-200Som2023_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1615" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZteNEHfO7vtLvHT7Tt4luyKTnn1VcAt-wdyynC_T6FXY42I1qAsz3E4o7jpODFraZYMzJL2G4pC1sAPeCyc8UBQJSABUX1JWiaD6Mc_W7TDT1ssB-t7-wbI4jU0db9YZIo98cPNTd-j3w1_8gy3IZrnOEczCzXPRAEmcnsqh_Wy3xHf1W63w6Ay_/w400-h193/KYRGYZSTAN-37-200Som2023_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alykul Osmonov (b.1915-1950)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Alykul Osmonov (b.1915-1950). During his short lifetime, he was a Kyrgyz poet, and he died at a very young age of 35 years old.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chairman (Төрага) - Kubanychbek Bokontaev<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Alykul Osmonov and electrotype 200<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 138mm x 67mm<br /></div> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - The image of Lake Issyk-kul located in the Northern Tian Shan mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan. This lake is the seventh-deepest lake in the world. Presumably, above the image of the lake is a poem written by Alykul Osmonov.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pOEtgEaIIJBs__90eTE5gQ-d_XDLSBX7KWkGmCDlwqXhuc6eExQP_bXRzdrO-MG0Hp6CjIm5cQGX6crzWzbyij3RvjWhcEoDA6SxDuHwGuwoIFm1aZ8rZ6c1eBws_v4MyqVjvds3ce3pV9MjYiTgb_yz3fpwpgzBswvdEx6B7ktKx1PpFkr9F7Wj/s1615/KYRGYZSTAN-37-200Som2023_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1615" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pOEtgEaIIJBs__90eTE5gQ-d_XDLSBX7KWkGmCDlwqXhuc6eExQP_bXRzdrO-MG0Hp6CjIm5cQGX6crzWzbyij3RvjWhcEoDA6SxDuHwGuwoIFm1aZ8rZ6c1eBws_v4MyqVjvds3ce3pV9MjYiTgb_yz3fpwpgzBswvdEx6B7ktKx1PpFkr9F7Wj/w400-h193/KYRGYZSTAN-37-200Som2023_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lake Issyk-kul</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Five Hundred Som<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZ04jYeCB5CuQvjQvmTKV4IRhgavWI1GRaNpvS_XkO05Bv83dLJYBU4HbqHZbczQpAP5fxXgngB9fzk6At55rxKI8-E0gdWaP39Zj2RhW634-Euq2MMuwsZ8mv7FRE-tzN4FP36hN4lN4-Zq0W4WccwbIVZmf7puQJqODla8fQci0IgNjOORO5Xz0/s1700/KYRGYZSTAN-38-500Som2023_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1700" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZ04jYeCB5CuQvjQvmTKV4IRhgavWI1GRaNpvS_XkO05Bv83dLJYBU4HbqHZbczQpAP5fxXgngB9fzk6At55rxKI8-E0gdWaP39Zj2RhW634-Euq2MMuwsZ8mv7FRE-tzN4FP36hN4lN4-Zq0W4WccwbIVZmf7puQJqODla8fQci0IgNjOORO5Xz0/w400-h188/KYRGYZSTAN-38-500Som2023_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sayakbay Karalaev (b.1894-1971)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Sayakbay Karalaev (b.1894-1971). He was a storyteller and a manaschi - a reciter of the epic Kyrgyz poem Manas.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chairman (Төрага) - Kubanychbek Bokontaev</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Sayakbay Karalaev and electrotype500</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 145mm x 69mm</div> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Manas Mausoleum, allegedly the burial site of Manas. Manas is a Kyrgyz epic hero, who is said to have been buried in the Ala-Too mountains in Talas Province in northwestern Kyrgyzstan.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjR5GGzworOejhrn0bEpSUzBBdYgcZqyFPbORD9Glsb3qM_gEsrVn4hzCDO7MYi8j_Mhk-NEJe6lqEpRi66fVr_XjP2pg7lcyY7_UKOnsdNDATw265LTTQDMVwyaAi0KeUCUWdbup2Oo53pDZWYJFuoAkLLvwGHgBe8MAw3pri3_KWBW9Edl9PbzO/s1699/KYRGYZSTAN-38-500Som2023_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1699" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjR5GGzworOejhrn0bEpSUzBBdYgcZqyFPbORD9Glsb3qM_gEsrVn4hzCDO7MYi8j_Mhk-NEJe6lqEpRi66fVr_XjP2pg7lcyY7_UKOnsdNDATw265LTTQDMVwyaAi0KeUCUWdbup2Oo53pDZWYJFuoAkLLvwGHgBe8MAw3pri3_KWBW9Edl9PbzO/w400-h188/KYRGYZSTAN-38-500Som2023_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Manas Mausoleum</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">One Thousand Som<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEr7zCANLtWD48yMEl1QoA4jkSvUi4EUN5DDomavXcMTp9MoMHy_euPpU-cdL2K3g4h19Ycq1EkykHcVSKE1xaqXNOhm_zJF-cpkxAlagxGauxQj5h392BQIABCtlSBwGX3iQ5f9rYNYbh5tjhS50tjpYRFvTv8xLVCquNsFmA2Buj14cYCcGr3ru/s1767/KYRGYZSTAN-39-1000Som2023_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1767" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEr7zCANLtWD48yMEl1QoA4jkSvUi4EUN5DDomavXcMTp9MoMHy_euPpU-cdL2K3g4h19Ycq1EkykHcVSKE1xaqXNOhm_zJF-cpkxAlagxGauxQj5h392BQIABCtlSBwGX3iQ5f9rYNYbh5tjhS50tjpYRFvTv8xLVCquNsFmA2Buj14cYCcGr3ru/w400-h189/KYRGYZSTAN-39-1000Som2023_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jusup Balasagyn (a.k.a. Yusuf Khass Hajib b.1019-1077)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Jusup Balasagyn (a.k.a. Yusuf Khass Hajib b.1019-1077). He was a poet, statesman, vizier, and a philosopher. Unlike the 200 and 500 som notes, there is no date printed underneath the portrait of Jusup Balasagyn to say when he was born or died. I believe it is due to the fact that no one actually knows the dates. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Chairman (Төрага) - Kubanychbek Bokontaev</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Jusup Balasagyn and electrotype1000</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 151mm x 72mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Throne of Solomon monument on Sulaiman-Too Sacred mountain a.k.a. Mount Sulaiman, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the one and only UNESCO Heritage Site in the whole of Kyrgyzstan, and is located in the city of Osh.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHmnUW9GnFDcIviuQV0EZp2HTvAF1vO8P3PTVsxC_RWnN5JEUu70STxrmXCw68cqs9SeLFxIICuR_xnZWz3fNC-NXy82rO3iykb_WttbFdV94AXkjnhDY9A8I2mXlvqmNMyk7eSinppSU0D_m28GB6iZAG68H3AZ924Qv3bMgZeRi3CAdhm_9iElK/s1762/KYRGYZSTAN-39-1000Som2023_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1762" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHmnUW9GnFDcIviuQV0EZp2HTvAF1vO8P3PTVsxC_RWnN5JEUu70STxrmXCw68cqs9SeLFxIICuR_xnZWz3fNC-NXy82rO3iykb_WttbFdV94AXkjnhDY9A8I2mXlvqmNMyk7eSinppSU0D_m28GB6iZAG68H3AZ924Qv3bMgZeRi3CAdhm_9iElK/w400-h189/KYRGYZSTAN-39-1000Som2023_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Throne of Solomon monument on Sulaiman-Too Sacred mountain</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote:</span></p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here is the <a href="https://www.nbkr.kg/newsout.jsp?item=31&lang=ENG&material=113976" target="_blank">link</a>
(courtesy of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan) from the Central Bank
confirming that these three notes honouring the 30th Anniversary of the
national currency. </span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-54269958050050519372023-09-01T04:00:00.019+14:002023-09-01T04:00:00.140+14:00...Azerbaijan - 500 Manat 2021 Commemorative Banknote First Anniversary Of The Victory Of The 44-Day Patriotic War of 2020<div style="text-align: center;">Azərbaycan Respublikası</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Republic of Azerbaijan)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Azərbaycan Respublikasının Mərkəzi Bankı</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Central Bank Of The Republic of Azerbaijan)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Manat (AZN)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Almost every country on earth has some form of territory disputes with their neighbours, be it simply a strip of small land, naturally formed islands (deltas) created by the flow of water of a river that eventually formed part of an international boundary for two countries or claim of waterways rights etc. This note was issued as a result of a long territory dispute between the two countries of Azerbaijan and Armenia over a region called Nagorno-Karabakh, which is located within the territory of Azerbaijan. This land disputed have been going on as early as 1988 during the Soviet era. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Azerbaijan was once formed part of the Soviet Union empire until it proclaimed independent on 30.08.1991, following the collapsed of the Soviet Union empire. Azerbaijan was occupied by the Soviet Union since 1922, and was then called Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The country of Azerbaijan is situated in northwest part of Asia, sharing a common boarder with Russia in the north, Georgia in the northwest, Armenia in the west and Iran to the south. To the west is the Caspian sea. The country is also split into two parts with Armenia in between. Azerbaijan is rich in oil and natural gas, and it's Manat currency may not be one of those strongest in the international market, but it is still worth more than 50 US cents to one manat.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nagorno-Karabakh is situated on the western side of Azerbaijan but is not sharing a common boundary with Armenia. It is actually surrounded by Azerbaijan (landlocked). The disputed area has a total land area of 1,700 sq miles, and an estimated population of 150,000. The dispute first started as early as in 1988, when the Karabakh Armenians demanded the transfer of Karabakh from Soviet Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the region of Nagorno-Karabakh became a disputed territory between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and both fought a brief war over it, which ended in 1994. Internationally, this region is recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Despite this, Nagorno-Karabakh is governed by a pro Armenia group, and called the region, the Republic of Artsakh. Majority of the people living in this disputed region associated themselves as Armenians.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">On 27.09.2020, conflicts erupted again, and both Azerbaijan and Armenia went to war which let to Azerbaijan making significant gains on the disputed territory. Fighting ended on 10.11.2020, when a ceasefire agreement was signed by the President of Azerbaijan, and the Prime Minister of Armenia. The war lasted for 44 days and this conflict is known as Second Nagorno-Karabakh War or the 44-day War or Patriotic War or Second Karabakh War. Peacekeeping forces were then deployed to the region on 01.12.2020. In today's international diplomacy, seldom that you will find a country fighting a war solely on its own ability. One way or the other, there are always third parties involvement, and in this case, Turkey provided military support to assist the Azerbaijanis in this conflict, and I understand that the Russians supported Armenia too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Without going further into the details in this unfortunate dispute, Azerbaijan issued a banknote of 500 manat on 04.11.2021, celebrating the first anniversary of the ceased fire of the conflict, and declared a victory day for Azerbaijan for the liberation of the Karabakh region. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In my opinion, this is a high value note with a face value of approximately US$295+/-. The design of this note is completely new. Unlike those normal issues, there are no signatures printed on this note.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Five Hundred Manat <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqvHPh-WZW6b5EN3QTzUwrZIE4xNNOy_veMBCVHTDZFyKBNmgKcnHVy0RHNOloOGzM-IQx3_CMkaJlBz20bfbXRs9pGCKvwdwh4Bha2zMqmclj_ZAciT_Ra4Gm1N52H94mxxua5OVw2F2fzIGtZ3nrLYAgCk3hzZ5QjMivSLM2mKV8paIcpaRfZea/s1929/AZERBAIJAN-45-500Manat2021CommFirstAnniOfSecongNagorno-KarabakhWar_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1929" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqvHPh-WZW6b5EN3QTzUwrZIE4xNNOy_veMBCVHTDZFyKBNmgKcnHVy0RHNOloOGzM-IQx3_CMkaJlBz20bfbXRs9pGCKvwdwh4Bha2zMqmclj_ZAciT_Ra4Gm1N52H94mxxua5OVw2F2fzIGtZ3nrLYAgCk3hzZ5QjMivSLM2mKV8paIcpaRfZea/w400-h171/AZERBAIJAN-45-500Manat2021CommFirstAnniOfSecongNagorno-KarabakhWar_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - On the front it depicts presumably two solders holding up the Azerbaijan national flag, tulips, image of Khodaafar/Khodaafarin stone bridge. The bridge is built across the Aras River and is located at the border of south of Azerbaijan and Iran. This is a 15-span bridge built in the 12th century, and was once located on the historical Silk Road to China. The following text (quote and logo & date) are printed in red and green in the front and back in bold to celebrate this issue; -</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>QARABAG AZƏRBAYCANDIR! IlRAM ƏLIYEV</b>*</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Qarabag/Karabakh is Azerbaijian! Ilham Aliyev*)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>8 NOYABR ZƏFƏR GUNU</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(8 November Victoria Day)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> *Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev is the 4th and current President of Azerbaijan, since 31.10.2003.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Signature - None</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Coat of Arms and electrotype 500<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - 1 million pieces<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 165mm x 71mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - On the back is the Mausoleum of Molla Pamah Vagif (Poet b.1717-1797), which is located in Shusha in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. This mausoleum was built in 1982 and was badly damaged during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the 1990s. Restoration work was then carried out by the Azerbaijani government in early 2021 and was completed in August 2021. To the left is the Askeran fortress. The Askeran fortress is also located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region as well. On top of the note is the outline map of Azerbaijan, with the Nagorno-Karabakh region shaded as part of Azerbaijan's territory (all in one grey colour). The back of this note is printed in a vertical format. This note is printed with the year date of 2021.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuc_dh4F9tOektWD7rmjEkYGu5tTct3EAXX2OInUEFtMqdzUsz1GgEirS14hib9VBncXe7n5brRQnwzgFVeUi-pPRcH-qUHu-7HRnN08NIaxnDjaNyife-1oJ5pvMlIqUVLBY2Eu050A33W5aWOqYijIeFDKrds2nRZmuARR2_eyzaypqGhgx2sOK/s1924/AZERBAIJAN-45-500Manat2021CommFirstAnniOfSecongNagorno-KarabakhWar_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="819" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuc_dh4F9tOektWD7rmjEkYGu5tTct3EAXX2OInUEFtMqdzUsz1GgEirS14hib9VBncXe7n5brRQnwzgFVeUi-pPRcH-qUHu-7HRnN08NIaxnDjaNyife-1oJ5pvMlIqUVLBY2Eu050A33W5aWOqYijIeFDKrds2nRZmuARR2_eyzaypqGhgx2sOK/w170-h400/AZERBAIJAN-45-500Manat2021CommFirstAnniOfSecongNagorno-KarabakhWar_B%20copy.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote: -</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There are no winners in any conflicts, but only losers. Since 1945, there are very few banknotes issued to celebrate a territory dispute between two neighbouring countries, and I am excluding all the banknotes that have been issued to commemorate the end of the last great war. No doubt, there were banknotes issued to commemorate the end of specific conflicts, and many of these were issued in the Latin America (mainly against the Spanish rule or some specific battles fought against the Spanish army), and some in Europe too. Sri Lanka in 2009 released a 1000 rupees commemorative note, celebrating the end of its civil war against the Tamil Tiger, which started in 1983 and ended in 2009. North Vietnam had also issued banknotes showing their fighting spirit during the Vietnam war and Cambodia too released banknotes with a similar theme as well. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Most recently, Ukrainian also released one remembering the ongoing conflict with the Russians. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-28639711613631560432023-08-09T04:00:00.001+14:002023-08-09T21:05:05.313+14:00...Macau Banco Nacional Ultramarino - 10 Patacas Year Of The Rabbit 2023<div style="text-align: center;"> 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China)<br />
(Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">大西洋銀行</span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Banco Nacional Ultramarino)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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(National Overseas Bank)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Currency: Patacas (MOP)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>兔</b></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐇</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>年</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐀 🐂🐅</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐇</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐉🐍🐎🐐🐒🐓🐕🐖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>This is the 12th and the last of the Chinese Zodiac banknote issued to celebrate the Chinese Calendar Zodiac animal series. A full cycle consist of 12 animals starting from the Rat to Pig, and this Zodiac banknote series first started in 2012 with the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is the 5th Zodiac animal in the 12-year cycle. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>The announcement for this zodiac series was made on 11.04.2023. Interested collectors were invited to submit their application on line to purchase the notes at face value. The online application was opened on 17.04.2023 and closed on 12.05.2023. Each application was allowed to purchase the note of 10 pieces per bank at face value. Like the last 11 issues, both the Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) and </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>Bank of China (BoC) </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> issued one note each.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> The banknotes were then distributed via 9 commercial banks across the Macau territory. As per all previous releases, only the residents of Macau are eligible to obtain these new banknotes. This note was released on 22.05.2023.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>The main design for the Year of the Rabbit banknote is basically the same like all the previous Zodiac banknote issued, except the Zodiac animal of the year. The colour for the note is predominately printed in red which is traditionally an auspicious colour to the Chinese (including gold colour as well).</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>As this is the last animal of the 12-year cycle, it would be interesting to see if this tradition will continue next year, which is the Year of the Dragon. The Year of the Dragon note which was issued in 2012 was an instant hit with demand exceeded supply which let to the Monetary Authority of Macau to print another batch to cater for the demand. The first batch of notes were all printed with 7-digit serial number and second was printed with 8-digit.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>This note is printed with the date of 01.01.2023 <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>Ten Patacas</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMZxzcfTeUSmccgGsEqwTHaNRNsGt3rz1rlsVtCnyr9EDnxR2lGECfDCRzVJ4XvHTYjDdN04vmSD2nwGVP8ex__ngopUcYPQbIpCkaBdPvt51mmnJgqdZhaNjtTjea3OWl2N07YKgCy-bzzJwLgaK0ZDF8QH8icKVsZBcRFoDXt1VjFsruOKzf3g/s1627/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88H-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1627" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMZxzcfTeUSmccgGsEqwTHaNRNsGt3rz1rlsVtCnyr9EDnxR2lGECfDCRzVJ4XvHTYjDdN04vmSD2nwGVP8ex__ngopUcYPQbIpCkaBdPvt51mmnJgqdZhaNjtTjea3OWl2N07YKgCy-bzzJwLgaK0ZDF8QH8icKVsZBcRFoDXt1VjFsruOKzf3g/w400-h198/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88H-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rabbit, Chinese Zodiac dial</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Front - </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The main design for the Year of the Rabbit banknote is basically the same as all the previous Zodiac banknotes issued, except the Zodiac animal for the particular year. The design also incorporated the </span></span></span></span></span> Chinese Zodiac in Chinese with all 12 animals. The Chinese auspicious word 福 (Fu/Luck) is also printed on the top right hand corner. <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The colour for the note is predominantly printed in red which is traditionally an auspicious colour to the Chinese (together with gold colour as well).</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>Signatures - Conselno de Administracao (Administrative Council)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>Watermark - Lotus flower<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>Dimensions - 139mm x 69.5mm</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Back - </span></span></span></span></span>The BNU's head office in Macau since it was constructed in 1926. Since then, it went through few renovations and expansion and added a high rise office building but retain the original two story building in the front. This historical building is located at the intersection of Ave. Almeida Ribeiro and Ave de Praia Grande. Printed on the background is the A-Ma temple which is also a historical building and is a very famous temple in Macau. This temple was built in 1488 during the Ming Dynasty (1364-1644) and is located in Sao Lourenco in the southwestern of the Macau peninsula. The temple was built to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fishermen for safety and for good catches of fishes in the sea. In 2005, it became one of the designated sites of the Historic Center of Macau. To the right is the image of the Rabbit Zodiac animal.<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHZ9wWHcOvlXMI0WKKYWaaNKmA1MISPzgS2ZWDkeYaQFLgRAMLv5KWAxXZbpwA9tgUtVB0Ix8LUSu10Xt5EWqpZqJTZuz_IHRf2mk5d9ip36CNMOv23fC09dcAJcmGLJpmLDzhLVmpeWrkSsGOoYh6ANTqISPkXBaOabKVh457Hf-dTC812eQw3k/s1623/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88H-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1623" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHZ9wWHcOvlXMI0WKKYWaaNKmA1MISPzgS2ZWDkeYaQFLgRAMLv5KWAxXZbpwA9tgUtVB0Ix8LUSu10Xt5EWqpZqJTZuz_IHRf2mk5d9ip36CNMOv23fC09dcAJcmGLJpmLDzhLVmpeWrkSsGOoYh6ANTqISPkXBaOabKVh457Hf-dTC812eQw3k/w400-h198/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88H-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">BNU's head office, A-Ma temple, Rabbit</span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lunar Chinese New Year 12-year full cycle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dragon - 23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Snake - 10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Horse - 31 January 2014 to </span><span style="font-size: small;">18 February 2015 </span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Goat - 19 February 2015 to 07 February 2016 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monkey - 08 February 2016 to 27 January 2017 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rooster - 28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dog - 16 January 2018 to 04 February 2019 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pig - 05 February 2019 to 24 January 2020 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span>Rat - 25 January 2020 to 11 February 2021 </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ox - 12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tiger - 01 February 2022 to 21 January 2023 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rabbit - 22 January 2023 to 09 February 2024 </b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span></span></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-66362272432396601322023-08-04T04:00:00.002+14:002023-08-04T23:36:18.286+14:00...Macau Bank of China Macau Branch - 10 Patacas Year Of The Rabbit 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China)<br />
(Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">中國銀行澳門分行</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Banco da China, filial de Macau)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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(Bank of China Macau Branch)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Currency: Patacas (MOP)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>兔</b></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐇</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>年</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐀 🐂🐅</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐇</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐉🐍🐎🐐🐒🐓🐕🐖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>This is the 12th and the last of the Chinese Zodiac banknote issued to celebrate the Chinese Calendar Zodiac animal series. A full cycle consists of 12 animals starting from the Rat to Pig, and this Zodiac banknote series first started in 2012 with the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is the 5th Zodiac animal in the 12-year cycle. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>The announcement for this Rabbit Zodiac series was made on 11.04.2023. Interested collectors were invited to submit their application online to purchase the notes at face value. The online application was opened on 17.04.2023 and closed on 12.05.2023. Each application was allowed to purchase the note of 10 pieces per bank at face value. Like the last 11 issues, both the Bank of China (BoC) and Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) issued one note each. The banknotes were then distributed via 9 commercial banks across the Macau territory. As per all previous releases, only the residents of Macau are eligible to obtain these new banknotes. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>This note was released on 22.05.2023.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>The main design for the Year of the Rabbit banknote is basically the same as all the previous Zodiac banknotes issued, except the Zodiac animal of the year. The colour for the note is predominantly printed in red which is traditionally an auspicious colour </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>to the Chinese (including gold colour as well).</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>As this is the last animal of the 12-year cycle, and it would be interesting to see if this tradition will continue next year, which is the Year of the Dragon. The Year of the Dragon note which was issued in 2012 was an instant hit with demand exceeded supply which let to the Monetary Authority of Macau to print another batch to cater for the demand. The first batch of notes were all printed with 7-digit serial numbers and the second was printed with 8-digit.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The history for the Bank of China was that it was originally established by Mr Zhuang Shiping (b.1911 -??) in June 1950, and at the time it was called Nam Tung Bank (Nantong Bank). On 01.01.1987, it was then renamed to the Bank of China Macau Branch, and became the 9th overseas branch of Bank of China. It was reported that the bank was donated to the current owner free of charge in 1986. Bank of China Macau Branch is the largest bank in the territory, and the Banco Nacional Ultramarino is ranked 6th. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The date printed on this note is 01.01.2023 </span></span></span></span></span><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb">澳門 (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Macau).</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>Ten Patacas</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi319QfPVDfcGHZHo6RLoID4SNYFs3VDL1b1jJopJFW1dUe2CTYugGGB_BAYO9Glx19txDUlr3xXIErFSex0xTsU4RQRXNkpS2NuHXQtrA5Y0avqUtTj_kSEaqQywmJ409I75tlbvA3SuOtPf09228hJ84uLDgLO0B_veaP3lR1F4OZMIappcQ12oE/s1624/MACAU,BankOfChina-126-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1624" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi319QfPVDfcGHZHo6RLoID4SNYFs3VDL1b1jJopJFW1dUe2CTYugGGB_BAYO9Glx19txDUlr3xXIErFSex0xTsU4RQRXNkpS2NuHXQtrA5Y0avqUtTj_kSEaqQywmJ409I75tlbvA3SuOtPf09228hJ84uLDgLO0B_veaP3lR1F4OZMIappcQ12oE/w400-h199/MACAU,BankOfChina-126-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rabbit, Chinese Zodiac dial</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c">Front - </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The main design for the Year of the Rabbit banknote is basically the same as all the previous Zodiac banknotes issued, except the Zodiac animal for the particular year. The design also incorporated the Chinese Zodiac in Chinese with all 12 animals. The Chinese auspicious word 福 (Fu/Luck) is also printed on the top right hand corner. <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The colour for the note is predominantly printed in red which is traditionally an auspicious colour to the Chinese (together with gold colour as well).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>President of Macau Branch (澳門分行行長) - </span></span></span></span></span>Li Guang <span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b"><span>李光</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Watermark - Lotus flower<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Dimensions - 139mm x 69.7mm</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - The Bank of China's head office situated at Av. Dr. Matio Soares in Macau. The 38-storey tall building was built in 1991. The building is located in the financial and commercial center of Praia Grande in Macau. Printed on the background is the A-Ma temple which is also a historical building and is a very famous temple in Macau. This temple was built in 1488 during the Ming Dynasty (1364-1644) and is located in Sao Lourenco in the southwestern of the Macau peninsula. The temple was built to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fishermen for safety and for good catches of fishes in the sea. In 2005, it became one of the designated sites of the
Historic Center of Macau. To the right is the image of the Rabbit Zodiac animal.<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GTYBZiYN1A2oMbaeRNJJoekC-rRLk0FZcFho8T855r277zvtqDK5zXLeZSwMf42biAdN5g7gFDY0oRfYm_YWrdjvQkecc2q_9oxPvrA6GT0p2sBXw-8Mg1xkvNZFyKJs0HywowG-A0RgwOGUDaKmnbSqdvEnovsPhIwzFndLGCz1PcboYbzJV8I/s1624/MACAU,BankOfChina-126-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1624" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GTYBZiYN1A2oMbaeRNJJoekC-rRLk0FZcFho8T855r277zvtqDK5zXLeZSwMf42biAdN5g7gFDY0oRfYm_YWrdjvQkecc2q_9oxPvrA6GT0p2sBXw-8Mg1xkvNZFyKJs0HywowG-A0RgwOGUDaKmnbSqdvEnovsPhIwzFndLGCz1PcboYbzJV8I/w400-h199/MACAU,BankOfChina-126-10Patacas2023YearOfTheRabbit2023_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">BoC's head office building, A-Ma temple, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lunar Chinese New Year 12-year full cycle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dragon - 23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Snake - 10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Horse - 31 January 2014 to </span><span style="font-size: small;">18 February 2015 </span></div>
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</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Goat - 19 February 2015 to 07 February 2016 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monkey - 08 February 2016 to 27 January 2017 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rooster - 28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dog - 16 January 2018 to 04 February 2019 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pig - 05 February 2019 to 24 January 2020 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span>Rat - 25 January 2020 to 11 February 2021 </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ox - 12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tiger - 01 February 2022 to 21 January 2023 </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rabbit - 22 January 2023 to 09 February 2024 </b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-54435418303813671952023-08-01T04:00:00.002+14:002023-08-01T04:00:00.144+14:00...Abkhazia - 25 Apsars 30th Anniversary of the Victory in the Patriotic War 1992-1993 (Against Georgia)<div style="text-align: center;"> Аҧсны Аҳәынҭқарра</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Republic of Abkhazia)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Аԥсны Аҳәынҭқарра Амилаҭтә Банк</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Apsar (Apsara)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This 25 apsars (apsaras) note was issued on 22.05.2023, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Victory in the Patriotic War 1992-1993 of the people of Abkhazia. A 500 apsars banknote was issued back in 2018 for the 25th anniversary of the Patriotic War 1992-1993.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The design for this 25 apsars note is completely different from the previous 500 apsars commemorative note issued. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Republic of Abkhazia is a disputed region and was once controlled by the government of Georgia. Georgia lost control of the territory following the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia. Despite both Georgia and Abkhazia signing a ceasefire agreement in 1994, and following years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. Georgia was once a member of the Soviet Union and became an independent state following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Georgia became fully independent from the Soviet Union on 26.12.1991.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Republic of Abkhazia is situated on the western side of Georgia and shares a common border with Russia. It has a land size of 8660 km2 or about 12.5% of the whole of Georgia. Despite Georgia losing the control of the Abkhazia territory, the majority of the international community still considered Abkhazia as part of Georgia. Today only five countries recognise Abkhazia as an independent nation and these five countries are Russia, Nauru, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Syria.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Like the previous commemorative issue, this is also a limited edition, and with only 15,000 pieces issued reportedly. Whilst many coins have been minted since declaring independence in 1992, this is the second banknote ever issued by this disputed territory.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia was established on 28.02.1991. The bank's head office is located on Leon Street in the capital city of Sukhumi. While the official currency is Apsar, Russian ruble is used in this region. This Apsar commemorative note is dated 2023, and is predominately printed with green-beige colour. This banknote is printed on white cotton based paper. A total of 15,000 pieces issued, and according to the issuing authority, this note may not be used as a means of general payment in the retail system, just like the previous 500 apsars commemorative note issued in 2018. I am not sure if anyone has tried this. It would be very unlikely if this note was issued with a premium over its face value.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The official exchange rate for the Apsar currency is 1 apsar equals to 10 Russian rubles. I honestly doubt that the Apsar currency has any real face value outside the Abkhazia territory, even in Russia if presented, apart from its collectible value to Notaphily around the world. In the real world, this apsar banknote may not be worth the paper it has printed on, but may have great potential collectible value in the near future, given that this is a limited edition and banknotes issued by disputed territories are one of the many favourites among collectors.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It appears that this commemorative note is also issued in a folder. However, I have no details as to how many have been issued in a folder nor I have one either. I do not believe the entire 15,000 pieces of notes are released in a folder. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Twenty Five Apsars (Apsaras)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zSzRzHbppvkj6IaBqPw4fox_2Qnemim1Fag44r5YdZSFpc9OmiOJ7VGIcmMxqF9WJ8YNGI_ovDMb3X8noiQjLajTXyLqeRXxy16BiD71al4pzanriETTP-ioczF3K1Aw7vOgPvS_fgGvz4lZ4TfElgGGuaDbpZJwEuYV7Vy0B3d9YfExqTH4Q6iP/s1767/ABKHAZIA-2-25SpsarsComm30thYearVictoryOfPatrioticWar_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1767" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zSzRzHbppvkj6IaBqPw4fox_2Qnemim1Fag44r5YdZSFpc9OmiOJ7VGIcmMxqF9WJ8YNGI_ovDMb3X8noiQjLajTXyLqeRXxy16BiD71al4pzanriETTP-ioczF3K1Aw7vOgPvS_fgGvz4lZ4TfElgGGuaDbpZJwEuYV7Vy0B3d9YfExqTH4Q6iP/w400-h174/ABKHAZIA-2-25SpsarsComm30thYearVictoryOfPatrioticWar_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A flying hawk with wings fully stretched out heading west, a hawk head facing east.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front: A State emblem on the left, a sailboat, a soaring flying hawk with wings fully stretched out heading west, a hawk head facing east. Images of Seven Stars from the state flag of the Republic of Abkhazia are also located on top of a semicircle surrounding the hawk's head. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Signature - Beslan Baratelia (Chairman since 2014)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Series - AA23 (2023)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Basket weave pattern<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 151.5mm x 65.5mm</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back: Two Abkhaz warriors standing and facing each other. One is holding a sword and a handgun, and the other one with a rifle and a sword. The image of seven stars is duplicated and the background is printed with traditional Abkhazian ornament. Like the previous 500 apsars note, this note is also printed with the Quick Response (QR) code on the bottom right corner containing a link to the web page of the Bank of Abkhazia with a description of the security of this banknote.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiP8v-xf8Dke4VIq5slPydnqvD9ZVGVfe5dNUd_rXcKq7nPzHtk_fBOdmuoTbbqkCLs_Lqho-LDbLT0xO7GIu1SuIeLvzLY5EwubGH2aDtbFJeKR3bNoRuZoAybSZdS87ZGn93D4PTm_kjCMMecj9Sh0W-tS9Gpjv7a1FgKhMNELfrt3G2yPAoqx6/s1769/ABKHAZIA-2-25SpsarsComm30thYearVictoryOfPatrioticWar_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1769" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiP8v-xf8Dke4VIq5slPydnqvD9ZVGVfe5dNUd_rXcKq7nPzHtk_fBOdmuoTbbqkCLs_Lqho-LDbLT0xO7GIu1SuIeLvzLY5EwubGH2aDtbFJeKR3bNoRuZoAybSZdS87ZGn93D4PTm_kjCMMecj9Sh0W-tS9Gpjv7a1FgKhMNELfrt3G2yPAoqx6/w400-h173/ABKHAZIA-2-25SpsarsComm30thYearVictoryOfPatrioticWar_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Two Abkhaz warriors facing each other</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnote: -
Apart from Abkhazia, Georgia has also lost control of the region called South Ossetia when it declared independence in 1991. As per Abkhazia, South Ossetia is also recognised by only five countries, namely Russia, Nauru, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Syria, but the majority of the international community do not. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-19456284476293816292023-07-08T04:00:00.001+14:002023-07-08T19:01:07.228+14:00...Macau Bank of China Macau Branch - 10 Patacas Year Of The Tiger 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China)<br />
(Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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中國銀行澳門分行</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Banco da China, filial de Macau)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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(Bank of China Macau Branch)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Currency: Patacas (MOP)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span> </span></b><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb"><b>(老)虎</b></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐅</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>年</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐀 🐂</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐅</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐇🐉🐍🐎🐐🐒🐓🐕🐖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>This is the 11th and the second last issue of the Chinese Zodiac banknote series issued to celebrate the Chinese Calendar Zodiac Animal Series Lunar New Year. A full cycle consists of 12 animals starting from the Rat to Pig, and this Zodiac banknote series was first started in 2012 with the Year of the Dragon note. The Dragon is placed in the 5th Zodiac animal order in the Chinese Zodiac cycle. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The announcement for this Zodiac banknote series was made on 11.04.2023. Interested collectors were invited to submit their application online to purchase the notes at face value. The online application was then opened on 17.04.2023 and closed on 12.05.2023. Each application was allowed to purchase 10 pieces per bank at face value. Like the last 10 issues, both the Bank of China (BoC) and Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) have released one note of 10 patacas each. The notes were then made available from 22.05.2023 to 11.08.2023 and were distributed via 9 commercial banks across the Macau territory. As per all previous releases, only the residents of Macau are eligible to obtain these new banknotes.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Whilst this note is for the year of the Tiger which is for the 2022 year, it was not released until May 2023. The Year of the Tiger started on 01.02.2022 and ended on 21.01.2023. The two banks in Macau have been releasing these Chinese Zodiac banknotes for two years in a row since the 2014 issue for the year of the Horse, together with the Year of the Goat. Prior to that, only one note was released per year (Dragon and Snake). <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">The main design for this note is very much the same as those released by BNU. The only differences are the bank's name and their respective brand logo, the Head Office building in Macau and the signature printed on the note. At a quick glance without looking at the name of the bank or brand, both notes look almost identical.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The history of the Bank of China was that it was originally established by Mr Zhuang Shiping (b.1911 -??) in June 1950, and at the time it was called Nam Tung Bank (Nantong Bank). On 01.01.1987, it was then renamed to Bank of China Macau Branch and became the 9th overseas of Bank of China. It was reported that the bank was donated to the current owner free of charge in 1986. Bank of China Macau Branch is the largest bank in the territory, and the Banco Nacional Ultramarino is ranked 6th. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The date printed on this note is 01.01.2022 </span></span></span></span></span><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb">澳門 (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Macau).</span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Ten Patacas</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRGOfxiSWAJyeRLaJlJzRvK8cG_FAMaMbSwrNQkZy8_RYZe849jE3_jq6i1z3PHA1sjUlt3fgHKW26L_YvmGKbWE_P_ntFP_fMnjC3n3JXPaHaQrnTsGAix-xUFg6eMtrgg1cyKTS9PKUAtbBgezCXggFhzXfoyQObtrJNy0p1DVhIq_v1jcVbqw/s1623/MACAU,BankOfChina-125-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1623" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRGOfxiSWAJyeRLaJlJzRvK8cG_FAMaMbSwrNQkZy8_RYZe849jE3_jq6i1z3PHA1sjUlt3fgHKW26L_YvmGKbWE_P_ntFP_fMnjC3n3JXPaHaQrnTsGAix-xUFg6eMtrgg1cyKTS9PKUAtbBgezCXggFhzXfoyQObtrJNy0p1DVhIq_v1jcVbqw/w400-h199/MACAU,BankOfChina-125-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tiger, Chinese Zodiac dial</span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c">Front - </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The
main design for the Year of the Tiger banknote is basically the same as all the previous Zodiac banknotes issued, except the Zodiac animal for the particular year. The design also incorporated the </span></span></span></span></span>
Chinese Zodiac in Chinese with all 12 animals. The Chinese auspicious word 福 (Fu/Luck) is also printed on the top right hand corner. <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The colour for the note is predominantly printed in red which is traditionally an auspicious colour to the Chinese (together with gold colour as well).</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>President of Macau Branch (澳門分行行長) - </span></span></span></span></span>Li Guang <span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b"><span>李光</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Watermark - Lotus flower<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Dimensions - 139mm x 69.7mm</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - The Bank of China's head office is situated at Av. Dr. Matio Soares in Macau. The 38-storey tall building was built in 1991. The building is located in the financial and commercial center of Praia Grande in Macau. Printed on the background is the A-Ma temple which is also a historical building and is a very famous temple in Macau. This temple was built in 1488 during the Ming Dynasty (1364-1644)
and is located in Sao Lourenco in the southwestern of the Macau peninsula. The temple was built to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fishermen for safety and for good catches of fishes in the sea. In 2005, it became one of the designated sites of the Historic Center of Macau. To the right is the image of the Tiger Zodiac animal.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPuueDwvzx8u4WBWbE4cWALTA3AmVWCXp0UlzVZrgG9QzapL-Qu7XiqXbXZ9DGgyeZEbqvE2UZaTx9k0N5JNq-Ba8E8Uc9Ukye4A-vmzAjkm7cpX1NVg-tlvJqMD-4bvsIawWgbiaXgy0KmuNwPpn1QFuZ8wmuVhvccPF8Js2Rb5V_L3b1ANxA2w/s1629/MACAU,BankOfChina-125-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1629" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPuueDwvzx8u4WBWbE4cWALTA3AmVWCXp0UlzVZrgG9QzapL-Qu7XiqXbXZ9DGgyeZEbqvE2UZaTx9k0N5JNq-Ba8E8Uc9Ukye4A-vmzAjkm7cpX1NVg-tlvJqMD-4bvsIawWgbiaXgy0KmuNwPpn1QFuZ8wmuVhvccPF8Js2Rb5V_L3b1ANxA2w/w400-h199/MACAU,BankOfChina-125-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">BoC's head office building, A-Ma temple, Tiger</span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lunar Chinese New Year 12-year full cycle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013 - Dragon</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014 - Snake</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">31 January 2014 to </span><span style="font-size: small;">18 February 2015 - Horse</span></div>
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19 February 2015 to 07 February 2016 - Goat</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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08 February 2016 to 27 January 2017 - Monkey</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018 - Rooster</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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16 January 2018 to 04 February 2019 - Dog</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">05 February 2019 to 24 January 2020 - Pig</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span>25 January 2020 to 11 February 2021 - Rat</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022 - Ox</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>01 February 2022 to 21 January 2023 - Tiger</b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">22 January 2023 to 09 February 2024 - Rabbit</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-73243067592805663672023-07-04T04:00:00.020+14:002023-10-04T21:26:58.557+14:00...Samoa - 60 Tala 60th Year Of Independence From New Zealand 1962-2022<div style="text-align: center;">Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
(Independent State of Samoa)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
Central Bank of Samoa</div><div style="text-align: center;">
Currency : Tala (WST)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative banknote of 60 tala issued on 31.05.2023 for the celebration of Samoa's 60th year of independence from New Zealand. The release of this commemorative note was announced on 26.05.2023 by the Minister of Finance, Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molioo.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In 2012, Samoa issued a <a href="https://oceaniabanknotes.blogspot.com/2012/10/samoa-western-50-tala-2012-independence.html" target="_blank">50 tala note</a>, celebrating the country's 50th year of independence. Fast forward to 2023, a new design of commemorative banknote is issued to celebrate the country's 60th year of Independence .</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Samoa achieved full independence on 01.01.1962. Prior to that, this small island nation was occupied by New Zealand from 30.08.1914. Following independence, the country was then known as the Independent State of Western Samoa. On 04.07.1997, following the amendment of its Constitution it changed its name to Samoa (The Independent State of Samoa - Malo Sa'oloto Tuto'atasi o Sāmoa). Prior to the Kiwi's occupation, Samoa was colonised by the German from 01.03.1900 to 30.08.1914. Whilst independence day falls on the 1st of January, however this day is celebrated on the 1st of June instead. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">According to the Minister of Finance, Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molioo, this commemorative banknote represents the celebration of a "New Dawn" for the history of Samoa. For the first time in Samoa’s history of Banknotes, a 60 tala denominated note was introduced into circulation.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This commemorative banknote is also unique to the people of Samoa, as for the first time in their history, it has a female Prime Minister, the Honorable Fiame Naomi Mataafa printed on the front of the note. On the reverse side, it features the country's first Prime Minister, the late Honorable Fiame Mataafa Faumuina Mulinuu II (b.1921-1975) as he lowered the New Zealand Government flag on its first independence. The late Fiame Mataafa Faumuina Mulinuu II was the father of the current Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa. Remarkably, this banknote features a father and daughter both appointed to the office of Prime Minister – within 60 years of Samoa’s independence. The only other country that I am aware of having a Father and Daughter team featured on a banknote is Bangladesh, and they have done that more than once. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the father and daughter team, the banknote also features for the first time, an all-female signatories on a Samoan banknote at any point in time – that is, the signatures of Samoa's first female Minister of Finance (Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molioo), and the first female Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa (Atalina Ainuu-Enari). This commemorative 60 tala banknote not only commemorates Samoa's 60 years of independence but also the accomplishments of Samoan women, and the unique importance of their role in the Samoan culture, as per the Samoan proverb “E au le ina’ilau a tamaitai” (Women can, and Women will).</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This note is undated. The letters prefix for this series is ST and followed by 7-digit numbers. This note is printed on a cotton based paper substrate. This note is legal tender in Samoa.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Sixty Tala</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrQqHsNQD_zkdm_ReesKmEcq7HEf1p8tVWZjWTahPPE2xCTHQvdqLHo3sHxK-TS-pC-pU2fCsh1zY06edQtO_Vn50_YrEUC3D4iZCATLomcq5AoyOjRB0JEpXzVT2v6HzySGzunE54_SneG46L-dh5poX8gEwYhl6uxMsVFRyCgeUiBrhYyPudo_l4w/s1658/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependence_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1658" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrQqHsNQD_zkdm_ReesKmEcq7HEf1p8tVWZjWTahPPE2xCTHQvdqLHo3sHxK-TS-pC-pU2fCsh1zY06edQtO_Vn50_YrEUC3D4iZCATLomcq5AoyOjRB0JEpXzVT2v6HzySGzunE54_SneG46L-dh5poX8gEwYhl6uxMsVFRyCgeUiBrhYyPudo_l4w/w400-h205/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependence_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fiame Naomi Mataafa, the Prime Minister of Samoa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Front - The portrait of Fiame Naomi Mataafa, the Prime Minister of Samoa. Prior to becoming the Prime Minister, she was the Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2020 representing the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP). In 2021, she joined the Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (or FAST - Samoa United in Faith party) and was elected as their leader in March 2021. The FAST party was founded on 30.07.2020. She is the seventh Prime Minister of Samoa. In the center is the 60 SAMOA independence commemorative logo, and to the right is the billowing Samoa flag in blue and red colours and the Southern Cross constellation in white.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Maiava Atalina Emma Ainuu-Enari (since 2011)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Minister of Finance - Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molioo (since 2021)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Teuila flower (purple alpine), acronym CBS</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - One million pieces at a cost of ST$2.0M+<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 142mm x 73mm <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - The reverse side of the banknote depicts Samoa first Prime Minister of Samoa, the Honourable Fiame Matāa’fa Faumuina Mulinuu II (b.1921-1975), as he lowered the New Zealand flag on its first Independence in 1962, together with the 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake (b.1904-1983) lowering the Samoan flag. The Western Samoan flage was then raised by join heads of state Malietoa Tanumafili ll and Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole. Fiame Matāa’fa Faumuina Mulinuu II was also a Samoan paramount chief. To the right is the billowing flag of Samoa, and the commemorative logo is repeated on the bottom right side of the note.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuxH2lAo8TtLBJnnuVY4hNUtfUMUrmcYMrc2yf7-eHb0N0dSNgUYYmdHAbCc3dyq1ykpinOq6BGgMmuaKcouiGp4DvugvbohmqcEj6iFmoV1slz_YWviD32uI_4pNvi4ULd7mopQEawcSfopeHUyF2EX6hTux0vLfPXlx5sqh4imLrsToqNhvfixphg/s1655/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependence_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1655" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuxH2lAo8TtLBJnnuVY4hNUtfUMUrmcYMrc2yf7-eHb0N0dSNgUYYmdHAbCc3dyq1ykpinOq6BGgMmuaKcouiGp4DvugvbohmqcEj6iFmoV1slz_YWviD32uI_4pNvi4ULd7mopQEawcSfopeHUyF2EX6hTux0vLfPXlx5sqh4imLrsToqNhvfixphg/w400-h204/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependence_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Samoa independence celebration with Fiame Matāa’fa Faumuina Mulinuu II (b.1921-1975) lowering the flag of New Zealand</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sixty Tala (Replacement Prefix ZZ)</span><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeUf_93qJgEdDmteWV3wB668Twqk06JTQFzk8fK1Ce5h03dx-gtx8gFmwKksdKBskq18bCQDW6aFRpD9cq8BJK552pON3nTIDFxBa-lNN5-ct-8w2Uj1WanU8U8KC_B8vx86FSYJ8Uy8eXUcmcpKDhL0GsD87MK-VPaGYyAI2ZPCfaScFiKDtoXZVPQ/s1645/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependenceReplacementPrefixZZ_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1645" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeUf_93qJgEdDmteWV3wB668Twqk06JTQFzk8fK1Ce5h03dx-gtx8gFmwKksdKBskq18bCQDW6aFRpD9cq8BJK552pON3nTIDFxBa-lNN5-ct-8w2Uj1WanU8U8KC_B8vx86FSYJ8Uy8eXUcmcpKDhL0GsD87MK-VPaGYyAI2ZPCfaScFiKDtoXZVPQ/w400-h205/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependenceReplacementPrefixZZ_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fiame Naomi Mataafa, the Prime Minister of Samoa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq11300ctRMj8t3InjeLEPEV01YZSwE5jSrdBldBvum1lgfGf6Bt6w3ycqaEFRFpwqUQLpvFCTsz6qXfup8jRTG63AiZDo4xc3tKk8dUdd4Yk_rfprEDhvAY6pPHfmShdFo_IgiAyFV5ep89_9ZIVhFdL4tkwn_gMJZZRH3_Oq7IKxeLF4OvZp794lVg/s1652/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependenceReplacementPrefixZZ_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1652" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq11300ctRMj8t3InjeLEPEV01YZSwE5jSrdBldBvum1lgfGf6Bt6w3ycqaEFRFpwqUQLpvFCTsz6qXfup8jRTG63AiZDo4xc3tKk8dUdd4Yk_rfprEDhvAY6pPHfmShdFo_IgiAyFV5ep89_9ZIVhFdL4tkwn_gMJZZRH3_Oq7IKxeLF4OvZp794lVg/w400-h204/SAMOA-46-60Tala2023Comm60thYearOfIndependenceReplacementPrefixZZ_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Samoa Fiame Matāa’fa Faumuina Mulinuu II (b.1921-1975) lowering the flag of New Zealand</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Footnotes</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some interesting facts about Samoa</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1) On 07.09.2009, Samoa switched from driving from the right to the left side of the road. The purpose for this change was to allow Samoans to use cheaper right-hand-drive vehicles sourced from Australia, New Zealand or Japan.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2) Samoa lay east of the International Date Line as one of the few last countries to see the sun set last. This was in line with neighbouring American Samoa. On 29.12.2011, the country switched its time zone from UTC-11:00 to UTC+13:00, thus skipping an entire calendar day of 30.12.2011 and effectively redrawing the international date Line. The reason given then the government was to improve business with New Zealand, Australia, China and other countries in Asia. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The nearest nation to Samoa is American Samoa. American Samoa lies east of Samoa and the distance between them by sea is about 220 kilometers or about 30 minutes by air. Crossing the International DateLine between these two nations can gain/lose a full day within 30 minutes. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3) </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nowadays, many central banks have issued banknotes with odd denomination values. This 60 tala is Samoa's first banknote that has an odd value other than those traditional denominations of say 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 tala. Other countries have issued banknotes unusual values of say $0.88, $3, $7, 19 złotych, $40, 75 rupees, 75,000 rupiah and not to mention those Burma kyats notes issued in the 1980s too.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-47148068081560416812023-06-11T04:00:00.001+14:002023-06-11T04:00:00.147+14:00...Macau Banco Nacional Ultramarino - 10 Patacas Year Of The Tiger 2022<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China)<br />
(Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Banco Nacional Ultramarino)</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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(National Overseas Bank)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span> </span></b><span class="HwtZe" lang="zh-TW"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b C1N51c"><span class="ryNqvb"><b>(老)虎</b></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐅</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>年</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐀🐂</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐅</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>🐇🐉🐍🐎🐐🐒🐓🐕🐖</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="VIiyi" lang="zh-CN"><span class="JLqJ4b ChMk0b C1N51c" data-language-for-alternatives="zh-CN" data-language-to-translate-into="en" data-phrase-index="0"><span>This is the 11th and the second last issue of the Chinese Zodiac banknote series issued to celebrate the Chinese Calendar Zodiac Animal Series Lunar New Year. A full cycle consists of 12 animals starting from the Rat to Pig, and this Zodiac banknote series was first started in 2012 with the Year of the Dragon note. The Dragon is placed in the 5th Zodiac animal order in the Chinese Zodiac cycle. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The announcement for this Zodiac banknote series was made on 11.04.2023. Interested collectors were invited to submit their application online to purchase the notes at face value. The online application was then opened on 17.04.2023 and closed on 12.05.2023. Each application was allowed to purchase 10 pieces per bank at face value. Like the last 10 issues, both </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) and the Bank of China (BoC) have released one note of 10 patacas each. The notes were then made available from 22.05.2023 to 11.08.2023 and were distributed via 9 commercial banks across the Macau territory. As per all previous releases, only the residents of Macau are eligible to obtain these new banknotes. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Whilst this note is for the year of the Tiger which is for the 2022 year (see below), it was not released until May 2023. The Year of the Tiger started on 01.02.2022 and ended on 21.01.2023. The two banks in Macau have been releasing these Chinese Zodiac banknotes for two years in a row since the 2014 issue for the year of the Horse, together with the Year of the Goat. Prior to that, only one note was released per year (Dragon and Snake). <br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>The design for this note is very much the same as those released by the Bank of China. The only differences are the bank's name and their respective brand logo, the Head Office building in Macau and the signature printed on the note. At a quick glance without looking at the name of the bank or brand, both notes look almost identical. <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The date printed on this note is 01.01.2022.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Ten Patacas</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnXAx0RbxpypxSaUH9-_pql6yrE7VC8M2ST2heToRbO0-fVbqtFH7S-NMEMBC_ipUtcPrSVC3fsrzdO30_BS82v0V5zRM0tdOoK_n4bi3aEeZVXGBHb6gVmuham5KR_EaBS0EgQY6fxcn19iLDOo07L6GYvb6RiQyrSSknEUYfu7NClI02b5LmTM/s1627/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88G-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1627" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnXAx0RbxpypxSaUH9-_pql6yrE7VC8M2ST2heToRbO0-fVbqtFH7S-NMEMBC_ipUtcPrSVC3fsrzdO30_BS82v0V5zRM0tdOoK_n4bi3aEeZVXGBHb6gVmuham5KR_EaBS0EgQY6fxcn19iLDOo07L6GYvb6RiQyrSSknEUYfu7NClI02b5LmTM/w400-h200/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88G-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tiger, Chinese Zodiac dial</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span>Front - </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The main design for the Year of the Tiger banknote is basically the same as all the previous Zodiac banknotes issued, except the Zodiac animal for the particular year. The design also incorporated the </span></span></span></span></span> Chinese Zodiac in Chinese with all 12 animals. The Chinese auspicious word 福 (Fu/Luck) is also printed on the top right hand corner. <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>The colour for the note is predominantly printed in red which is traditionally an auspicious colour to the Chinese (together with gold colour as well).</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Signatures - Conselno de Administracao (Administrative Council)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Watermark - Lotus flower<br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Dimensions - 139.5mm x 69.5mm</span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span>Back - </span></span></span></span></span>The BNU's head office in Macau since it was constructed in 1926. Since then, it went through few renovations and expansions and added a high rise office building but retain the original two story building in the front. This historical building is located at the intersection of Ave. Almeida Ribeiro and Ave de Praia Grande. Printed on the background is the A-Ma temple which is also a historical building and is a very famous temple in Macau. This temple was built in 1488 during the Ming Dynasty (1364-1644) and is located in Sao Lourenco in the southwestern of the Macau peninsula. The temple was built to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fishermen for safety and for good catches of fishes in the sea. In 2005, it became one of the designated sites of the Historic Center of Macau. To the right is the image of the Tiger Zodiac animal.<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOheh-JTcrLdzidJtoy8NFym_XmaSyZwEM3e4ZXcew0eiCxtzXJXijZfSWrEdSgGHA-You5e4rXINKO69q2q_An8yTEzlHKvbDGejvHYtPccnz5RpRFcg-E9kQ4b1w-zWOkWPZW6jqezgvvEAK_D1sgCl8MpuE-MAoZRX9skLJZkw6To2AG6d4v8A/s1633/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88G-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1633" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOheh-JTcrLdzidJtoy8NFym_XmaSyZwEM3e4ZXcew0eiCxtzXJXijZfSWrEdSgGHA-You5e4rXINKO69q2q_An8yTEzlHKvbDGejvHYtPccnz5RpRFcg-E9kQ4b1w-zWOkWPZW6jqezgvvEAK_D1sgCl8MpuE-MAoZRX9skLJZkw6To2AG6d4v8A/w400-h198/MACAU,BancoNacionalUltramarino-88G-10Patacas2023YearOfTheTiger2022_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BNU's head office, A-Ma temple, Tiger</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span class="gmail-VIiyi"><span class="gmail-JLqJ4b gmail-ChMk0b gmail-C1N51c"><span> </span></span></span></span>Lunar Chinese New Year 12-year full cycle</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013 - Dragon</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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10 February 2013 to 30 January 2014 - Snake</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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19 February 2015 to 07 February 2016 - Goat</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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08 February 2016 to 27 January 2017 - Monkey</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018 - Rooster</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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16 January 2018 to 04 February 2019 - Dog</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022 - Ox</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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Currency : Taka (BDT)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative note of 50 taka, released on 28.12.2022, celebrating the opening of the country's first High Speed rail metro in the capital city of Dhaka. This High Speed rail metro system was inaugurated on 28.12.2022 by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and this transportation system is to improve and ease the traffic congestion in the capital city of Dhaka. Dhaka has a population in excess of 23 millions. Obviously, it is a very crowded city and such systems would definitely improve traveling times for the city commuters.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The commemorative note is issued at face value, however, it also comes with a folder in both English or Bangla/Bengali, and sold at 100 taka per set.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As this is a commemorative note, the design of the note includes the image of the current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed. This is the second banknote issued with her image on it. Sheikh Hasina Wazed was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, and again since 2009. Sheikh Hasina Wazed is
also the eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (b.1920-1972), who was the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh until he was assassinated in office in 1972.<div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fifty Taka<br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIGWCUK4V3PpABII66oM5q-2qxlKp25mQWtlIblYvpCcYwYGegdSqKtqnRdqHIt3cLhtmbjQxOGwQ9ai_iUhRU_L77b1E3Ni8tTAnLKqhvS607A94SELKfZYjHLG_ahITuqvv0niNVe4vQiJ7FCO9EvP8sF2DtH6g2VQqBMNTiFK8f5fKuk2RlA/s1527/BANGLADESH-72-50Taka2022CommDhakaMetroRail_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1527" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIGWCUK4V3PpABII66oM5q-2qxlKp25mQWtlIblYvpCcYwYGegdSqKtqnRdqHIt3cLhtmbjQxOGwQ9ai_iUhRU_L77b1E3Ni8tTAnLKqhvS607A94SELKfZYjHLG_ahITuqvv0niNVe4vQiJ7FCO9EvP8sF2DtH6g2VQqBMNTiFK8f5fKuk2RlA/w400-h184/BANGLADESH-72-50Taka2022CommDhakaMetroRail_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Dhaka Metro Rail</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Dhaka Metro Rail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor : Md Abdur Rouf Talukder (since July 2022)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark : Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions : 131mm x 60mm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - A Dhaka Metro Rail. On top of the note is also printed with the following text as; -</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Moving People, Saving Time and Environment</div><div style="text-align: center;">Commemorative Note<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpAYav97WD0KoP0jDT9Gc5aPGGVWfWSX9bRJpYzgbvawXBkvuhIXDVQsA62lDkf6u7p8tWUZqB4jWS0VZ2YERJ424zjC4yjOecWNzUSL2GEQ1u5AX11iizdqhH7O9GVVHx-OACNKYc5FRixsr730UtshA4jSPmasrcT909QZWryMxlpGly8I6zw/s1528/BANGLADESH-72-50Taka2022CommDhakaMetroRail_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1528" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpAYav97WD0KoP0jDT9Gc5aPGGVWfWSX9bRJpYzgbvawXBkvuhIXDVQsA62lDkf6u7p8tWUZqB4jWS0VZ2YERJ424zjC4yjOecWNzUSL2GEQ1u5AX11iizdqhH7O9GVVHx-OACNKYc5FRixsr730UtshA4jSPmasrcT909QZWryMxlpGly8I6zw/w400-h184/BANGLADESH-72-50Taka2022CommDhakaMetroRail_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dhaka Metro Rail</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-53254737990814728242023-05-07T04:00:00.002+14:002023-05-07T04:00:00.134+14:00...Bangladesh - 50 Taka 2022 Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh's Constitution & Supreme Court <div style="text-align: center;"> <span lang="bn" style="font-style: normal;" title="Bengali language text">গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh)</span></div>
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বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Bangladesh Bank)</span></div>
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Currency : Taka (BDT)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The title of this post says for itself. This note was released on 19.12.2022 to celebrate the country's Golden Jubilee of the Constitution and the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bangladesh's independence day is celebrated on 26th of March. On 26.03.1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the Independence of Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan), which led to West Pakistan launching an assault on East Pakistan, thus the beginning of the War of Independence. The civil war then went on for nine months, and ended on 16.12.1971. The end of the war is also celebrated as Victory day in Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Exactly one year after the end of the War of Independence, the Constitution of Bangladesh was established on 16.12.1972, whilst the Supreme Court of Bangladesh was established earlier on 09.01.1972. This is the highest court of laws in the country.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Fifty Taka</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgwXLjwPy33zGgUYpFo7_62zUXobwhX_0HgCMZQrNaqCHIWSufcSG1BMqSm-B_fY0pXUYr9TOh9ERGM-dukj1FIenGk71Qu-3jesqmrGSJ3Wyzo41o2GGWDAJzd_bxPXgRS_BQlrLrC9uS5DnqF8QR5h-fLk0CGv-gLO4BvtB2n_ENHhQB3_eEQ/s1528/BANGLADESH-71-50Taka2022Comm50thAnnivConstitution&SupremeCourt_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1528" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgwXLjwPy33zGgUYpFo7_62zUXobwhX_0HgCMZQrNaqCHIWSufcSG1BMqSm-B_fY0pXUYr9TOh9ERGM-dukj1FIenGk71Qu-3jesqmrGSJ3Wyzo41o2GGWDAJzd_bxPXgRS_BQlrLrC9uS5DnqF8QR5h-fLk0CGv-gLO4BvtB2n_ENHhQB3_eEQ/w400-h183/BANGLADESH-71-50Taka2022Comm50thAnnivConstitution&SupremeCourt_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Portrait of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (b.1920-1972), also known as the Father of the
Nation. Next to him is the Parliament building, and Commemorative
legend. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signature : Md Abdur Rouf Talukder</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark : Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bank logo and value 50<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions : 131mm x 60mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - On
the back is the Supreme Court building and the commemorative text in
English - Golden Jubilee of the Constitution and the Supreme Court of
the People's Republic of Bangladesh. On the back of the note, the following text are printed in red: -<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Golden Jubilee of the Constitution and the Supreme Court of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Commemorative Note <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_2Tbl4VvA3hN6K_H2v2Zmvf1Z1jLMYabvLmCMIOO36x1mdWB23RFIJUAtFNwAAwZnkOWe4vcJ6j4f1IhZOtpDasr0TJgh6Xi_trWkZYs7yODTkSRFkpjLfBlUWqD4TCvfoJIkq9QrqhYrwaFFbB9PeICNZukUrVbSZXB8F3ShnxoPLoomRsRrg/s1529/BANGLADESH-71-50Taka2022Comm50thAnnivConstitution&SupremeCourt_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1529" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_2Tbl4VvA3hN6K_H2v2Zmvf1Z1jLMYabvLmCMIOO36x1mdWB23RFIJUAtFNwAAwZnkOWe4vcJ6j4f1IhZOtpDasr0TJgh6Xi_trWkZYs7yODTkSRFkpjLfBlUWqD4TCvfoJIkq9QrqhYrwaFFbB9PeICNZukUrVbSZXB8F3ShnxoPLoomRsRrg/w400-h184/BANGLADESH-71-50Taka2022Comm50thAnnivConstitution&SupremeCourt_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Supreme Court building</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-39334541874566593012023-05-01T04:00:00.001+14:002023-05-01T04:00:00.135+14:00...Ukraine - 20 Hryven Dated 2023 First Anniversary of Russian Invasion 2022-2023<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Україна</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Ukraine)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Національний банк України</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(National Bank of Ukraine)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Hryven (UAH)</div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a banknote of 20 hryven issued to remember the first anniversary of the unwanted war with Russia. The original official date for release was supposed to be on 23.02.2023, but it was then rescheduled to 24.03.2023. However, it was also reported that small quantity of these notes were sold by the central bank in early March as well.
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The Russian's invasion started on 24.02.2022, when the Russian troops entered Ukraine from the north via Belarus, and from the east of Ukraine. By March 2022, when the war was in full scale, Ukraine lost about 27% of its territory to the Russians, and as the war went on, and with western powers increasing support and continuing supplying of weapons to the Ukrainians in the war, it has now managed to reclaim more
than 51% of the land lost. One year on, the war is still ongoing, and there is no clear sign when this conflict is going to end.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This new 20 hryven banknote is issued to remember this unwanted and unfortunate conflict, and the theme is - "WE WILL NOT FORGET; WE WILL NOT FORGIVE!". Whilst the official statement made by the Central Bank that this is a commemorative banknote note, the celebration is mainly on the fortitude, resilience, indomitability and heroism of the Ukrainian people in defending its territory against a foreign super power. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">A total of 300,000 pieces have been issued, of which 200,000 are sold as souvenir package, and 99,000 sets are sold in a special envelope. The serial numbers printed are ranging from 3C 0000001 to 0300000. This note is legal tender in Ukraine. This note is printed on paper material.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have been informed that the follows are the official issue prices: -</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">169 hryven in envelope each; and<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">195 hryven in card folder each<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">In my opinion, I personally would not call this a commemorative banknote but more of a celebration in making a statement for Ukrainians' defiance as there is noting to commemorative about as the conflict is still ongoing, and the pains and suffering are still imposing onto those innocent people, not just the Ukrainians but also to many of those ordinary Russians who are against this conflict too. No one wins in an arms conflict. Please note that I am not providing any support to any side. This is just my personal opinion, as a collector, I do welcome any banknote issues, regardless of its purpose. One can only hope that both sides can come to an amicable agreement soon to avoid further lost of innocent lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Twenty Hryven</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqfF0UQrn0vG1KloggHb-RuHDuyBfLLMNHqkhxkAD-EKfd_V8CwcDDwPnAkW2qnA83b_186LS3AgievzvxzGxspEey2nSLWM7X6msGVLwGF-wwVriumPAPkOa7-ROjZ9AHrmcxeA4ozrAH_X6DL3gyUkq7Z5gATzka3XuLeq8OrMjfEJOIimF7ZY/s1954/UKRAINE-136-20Hyven2023CommRemember-WeDoNotForgive_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqfF0UQrn0vG1KloggHb-RuHDuyBfLLMNHqkhxkAD-EKfd_V8CwcDDwPnAkW2qnA83b_186LS3AgievzvxzGxspEey2nSLWM7X6msGVLwGF-wwVriumPAPkOa7-ROjZ9AHrmcxeA4ozrAH_X6DL3gyUkq7Z5gATzka3XuLeq8OrMjfEJOIimF7ZY/w193-h400/UKRAINE-136-20Hyven2023CommRemember-WeDoNotForgive_A%20copy.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Three Ukrainian soldiers hoisting a Ukrainian state flag</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Three Ukrainian soldiers hoisting a Ukrainian state flag against the backdrop of fragments of a western map of Ukraine, and triangle shape flags of the countries that support Ukraine in the war - the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States of America and Canada. The image of the Ukrainian flag hoisting was a photo taken by Oleksandr Smirnov titled "Ukraine soldiers are hoisting a flag". Above the note are printed with the following texts both in Ukrainian and English; -</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In Ukrainian <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"<b>24 лютого 2022 року повномасштабним вторгненням російської армії розпочався новий етап збройної агресії проти України. Народна війна за незалежність і суверенітет України триває з 2014 року. Це також війна за
цивілізаційний вибір: Україна відстоює свою приналежність до європейської цивілізації і водночас – ті засадничі цінності, права і свободи, що лежать в основі західного світу</b>"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> In English<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"On 24 February, a new stage of armed aggression against Ukraine began with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. The people’s war for the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine has been going on since 2014. This is also a war for a civilisational choice: Ukraine is defending its place in European civilisation, and at the same time fighting for the fundamental values, rights and freedoms that underpin
the Western world".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Between the texts is a laurel wreath. Under the laurel wreath are the legend <b>І НА ОНОВЛЕНІЙ ЗЕМЛІ ВРАГА НЕ БУДЕ...</b> (And on the renovated land, there’ll be no enemy...)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Andriy Pyshnyy (Pyshnyi) since 07.10.2022<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - Coat of Arms of Ukraine<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 80mm x 165mm<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - It features the legend “<b>ПАМЯТАЄМО! НЕ ПРОБАЧИМО! НІКОЛИ!</b>”
(We will not forget! We will not forgive! Never!) (under the crown of thorns), while also depicting a kind of illusion – stylized poppies that stand for bloody bullet wounds. Below that is an image of two hands tried together with tape.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzOSvypXqdK7eFa7mH2euBxGE48IyC2PaJGHpDYNctnwAAtHBwDdajgEu8y7pDjRy8ZLnkbZDAJ7g5nvkjk6YAPhdVxkvyxw9-hQEMQuP1PdJH5IZdftVJbskKLtMnNtiM7m_DEpYa1-eRCmBLgzPASb3K8ibGju3jdt3Hu1YXmN7qPUUXkTgVac/s1954/UKRAINE-136-20Hyven2023CommRemember-WeDoNotForgive_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="937" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzOSvypXqdK7eFa7mH2euBxGE48IyC2PaJGHpDYNctnwAAtHBwDdajgEu8y7pDjRy8ZLnkbZDAJ7g5nvkjk6YAPhdVxkvyxw9-hQEMQuP1PdJH5IZdftVJbskKLtMnNtiM7m_DEpYa1-eRCmBLgzPASb3K8ibGju3jdt3Hu1YXmN7qPUUXkTgVac/w191-h400/UKRAINE-136-20Hyven2023CommRemember-WeDoNotForgive_B%20copy.jpg" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Two hands tried together with tape</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-9695202987879866192023-04-12T04:00:00.005+14:002023-04-12T22:46:15.021+14:00...Poland - 20 Zlotych Nicolaus Copernicus Commemorative 2023 Polymer Note<div style="text-align: center;"> Rzeczpospolita Polska<br />
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Naradowy Bank Polski<br />
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Currency - Zlotych (PLN)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Another Polish commemorative note released on 09.02.2023. This note was originally scheduled to be released in November 2022, but was then delayed until February 2023. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This note is issued in honor of the 550th birth of Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the historical city of Torun (about 220 km north-east of Warsaw) on 19.02.1473, and died on 12.05.1543, at the age of 70 years old. During his lifetime, he was a Renaissance polymath, a mathematician, an astronomer, and also a Catholic canon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is also the same guy that tried to tell the world that the sun was the center of the universe, rather than the earth, in 1514, when he hand wrote a book explaining this to his friends. However, according to another source, this theory of having the sun as the center of the universe was already raised 18 centuries earlier by a Greek guy called Aristarch of Samos (b.310BC-230BC). <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like all previous commemorative banknotes issued, this note came with a simple card folder, and sold for 160 zlotych each. A total of 100,000 sets have been issued. As this is a legal tender banknote, and is sold as a numismatic product with a premium, it is very unlikely any of these notes will be used as face value transactions. This note is printed on polymer substrate, and is also the second polymer note issued by the bank. To date, this is the 15th commemorative note issued by the National Bank of Poland since the 50 zlotych Pope John Paul ll commemorative issued in 2006.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Twenty Zlotych</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd8Nh9p8CW2s24LIrYTL_sWW65jklBy487Qw3D5uW5TuyEpQuedemdGtQ9SGlVMpiWoGhF6WfpCm2Lz47DsOkt2YKEDFae5Mx7DiShjj4-72ZjrELWfxd86zhBECfSSf19hWbWn1Kz6E6we2TgEgF_efY5LCRZeAxPVBXWmRPDrL2kCQmNcoTixw/s1761/POLAND-20Zlotych2022CommNicolausCopernicus550thAnnivPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1761" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd8Nh9p8CW2s24LIrYTL_sWW65jklBy487Qw3D5uW5TuyEpQuedemdGtQ9SGlVMpiWoGhF6WfpCm2Lz47DsOkt2YKEDFae5Mx7DiShjj4-72ZjrELWfxd86zhBECfSSf19hWbWn1Kz6E6we2TgEgF_efY5LCRZeAxPVBXWmRPDrL2kCQmNcoTixw/w400-h205/POLAND-20Zlotych2022CommNicolausCopernicus550thAnnivPolymer_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nicolaus Copernicus (b.1473-1543)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Front - Nicolaus Copernicus (b.1473-1543) at far right, the heliocentric model showing the Earth and other planets revolving around the Sun at the center of the universe. This note is quite unique. According to the text printed on the back of the folder, it contains a security feature which produces visual 3D and motion effects. I believe this is refers to the round feature in blue to the left of the note. It's quite cool when you look at it. I have seen such features before, but it is usually printed as a security thread, I think.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Signatures</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">President - Adam Glapinski (tenure 21.06.2016 - 22.06.2022)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chief Treasurer - Barbara Jaroszek <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quantity - 100,000 sets</div><div style="text-align: center;">Issue price - 160 zlotych</div><div style="text-align: center;">Imprinter - Polish Security Printing Works<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - N/A</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 151mm x 78mm</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Ancient coin with Zygmunt I Stary, three smaller coins, the heliocentric model showing the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMia7KebJPo4LFwwrm6M7ZUfZwyNznCgoWMYcZspoghlhNrhZGPMr58Ed39Zz4rEw_9MYp2-VIlOcUW5kwi_NG0jgg5y3q_5ia7X1BzlzVNXyFhlIv2VxGW879zkd8PUZ_J7dAzrGGjgO5DbDOtQvkW7BzhnnE9xoCVkIh6ptIeAJH3JfuTqW0x98/s1760/POLAND-20Zlotych2022CommNicolausCopernicus550thAnnivPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1760" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMia7KebJPo4LFwwrm6M7ZUfZwyNznCgoWMYcZspoghlhNrhZGPMr58Ed39Zz4rEw_9MYp2-VIlOcUW5kwi_NG0jgg5y3q_5ia7X1BzlzVNXyFhlIv2VxGW879zkd8PUZ_J7dAzrGGjgO5DbDOtQvkW7BzhnnE9xoCVkIh6ptIeAJH3JfuTqW0x98/w400-h205/POLAND-20Zlotych2022CommNicolausCopernicus550thAnnivPolymer_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ancient coin, heliocentric model</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprgxuLotAgMkdx10S52Xe5JHsJ_-KJh7NRs_msKQcEYPaWOXhnCzGVosLZ6NKHxnTKuHE6ZlfxwpH1RXlj4hTBIBWJEuuDiM_lsVveaMo85sI7KP7zL1p_kbukGfUoe9DYczyDxSYteEOKoOME5CPrqI3zAHsY6iD93eZPKOHyIVmgTZAuTr-h6I/s2228/POLAND-20Zlotych2022CommNicolausCopernicus550thAnnivPolymerFrontCover%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2228" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprgxuLotAgMkdx10S52Xe5JHsJ_-KJh7NRs_msKQcEYPaWOXhnCzGVosLZ6NKHxnTKuHE6ZlfxwpH1RXlj4hTBIBWJEuuDiM_lsVveaMo85sI7KP7zL1p_kbukGfUoe9DYczyDxSYteEOKoOME5CPrqI3zAHsY6iD93eZPKOHyIVmgTZAuTr-h6I/w400-h205/POLAND-20Zlotych2022CommNicolausCopernicus550thAnnivPolymerFrontCover%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Front folder cover</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>Below are the full list of all commemorative notes issued since 2006;-</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2006/10/poland-50-zolty-2006-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2006</a> - 50zl Karol Wojtyla aka Pope John Paul ll : qty 2.0M (i/p 90zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2008/06/poland-10-zolty-2008-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2008</a> - 10zl Josef Pilsudski : qty 80,000 (i/p 15zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2009/08/poland-20-zolty-2009-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2009</a> - 20zl Poet Julius Slowacki : qty 80,000 (i/p 80zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2010/02/poland-20-zolty-commemorative-2010.html" target="_blank">2009</a> - 20zl Frederic Francois Chopin : qty 120,000 (i/p 50zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2012/02/poland-20-zolty-2011-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2011</a> - 20zl Marie Sklodowska Curie : qty 60,000 (i/p 60zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2014/09/poland-20-zloty-2014-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2014</a> - 20zl Josef Pilsudski [<a href="https://worldpolymernotes.blogspot.com/2014/09/poland-20-zloty-2014-commemorative.html" target="_blank">polymer</a>] : qty 60,000 (i/p 50zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2015/11/poland-20-zolty-2015-commemorative-jan.html" target="_blank">2015</a> - 20zl Jan Dlugosz : qty 30,000 (i/p 72zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2016/07/poland-1050th-anniversary-of-baptism-of.html" target="_blank">2016</a> - 20zl Doubravka of Bohemia & King Miezko : qty 35,000 (i/p 75zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2018/01/poland-20-zloty-2017-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2017</a> - 20zl Our Lady of Czestochowa : qty 55,000 (i/p 60zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2018/11/poland-20-zloty-100th-year-of.html" target="_blank">2018</a> - 20zl Josef Pilsudski : qty 50,000 (i/p 75zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2020/01/poland-19-zloty-2019-commemorative.html" target="_blank">2019</a> - 19zl Polska Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych [<a href="https://hybridbanknotes.blogspot.com/2020/01/poland-19-zloty-dated-2019-hybrid.html" target="_blank">hybrid</a>] : qty 55,000 (i/p 80zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2020/12/poland-20-zloty-2020-centennial-of.html" target="_blank">2020</a> - 20zl Josef Pilsudski : qty 60,000 (i/p 80zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2022/04/poland-20-zloty-it-is-worth-being-pole.html" target="_blank">2021</a> - 20zl Lech Kaczynski : qty 80,000 (i/p 100zl)</p><p><a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2022/10/poland-20-zlotych-2022-protection-of.html" target="_blank">2022</a> - 20zl Protection of the Eastern Front : qty 80,000 (i/p 50zl)</p><a href="https://commemorativenotes.blogspot.com/2023/04/poland-20-zlotych-nicolaus-copernicus.html" target="_blank">2023</a> - 20zl Nicolaus Copernicus [polymer]: qty 100,000 (i/p 160zl)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730839629926915868.post-21495178903729983872023-04-08T04:00:00.002+14:002023-12-23T17:21:59.484+14:00...Czech Republic - 1000 Koruna 30th Year Of The Central Bank And Czech Koruna Currency<div style="text-align: center;">Ceska Republika</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(The Czech Republic)</span></div>
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Ceska Narodni Banka</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Czech National Bank - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">ČNB</span></span></span><span>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currency - Koruna (CZK)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This is a commemorative note of 1000 koruna/crown released on 08.02.2023, celebrating the country's 30th year of the establishment of the Central Bank (<span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">ČNB</span></span></span>) and the Czech currency of koruna, following the breaking up of Czechoslovakia on 01.01.1993.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The design for this commemorative note is based on the current 2008 series of the 1000 koruna note but with added additional print of a logo to mark this special occasion. A total run of 200,000 pieces have been issued. This new commemorative note was issued as a circulating note, and distribution for this note was limited to five pieces per person. The distributions were made available at five cities in Prague, České Budějovice, Plzeň and Ústí nad Labem, Hradec Králové, Brno and Ostrava. It was reported that long queues were formed on the day of release, and despite 200,000 pieces available, all were sold out on the same day. Given the huge popularity and demand, in my opinion, it is very unlikely any of these notes were ever circulated in the Czech economy, after all, it is now worth much more than the face values printed on the note. However, what I do not understand is that the <a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2019/06/czech-republic-2-x-100-koruna-100th.html" target="_blank">100 koruna overprint commemorative </a>issued in 2019 was also restricted to 200,000 pieces, and that at the time of its release, the selling price for this note was very reasonable, and not as inflated as this 1000 koruna commemorative note. Was the 2019 notes not sold out as fast as it was released then, unlike this 1000 koruna 2023 commemorative? I can now see that the 100 koruna overprint commemorative note issued in 2019 is selling more than 20 times what I had paid for then. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The birth of the Czech koruna resulted from the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on 01.01.1993, when it split into two independent nations, and called the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The separation was known as the "Velvet divorce", and it was done in a peaceful manner with no arm conflicts or loss of lives. It was reported that the separation was decided by politicians from both sides, without a referendum being called, despite that public opinion at that time was in favour of preserving the country as one. The division of assets was done on a two-to-one ratio in favour of the Czech republic, reflecting the population of Czechoslovakia back then. At the time of the separation, the Czechs and Slovaks combined accounted for two-thirds of the population.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Czechoslovakia was formed on 28.10.1918, following the end of the First War Ward. Prior to that, the country was occupied by the Austria-Hungary empire until the end of the First World War. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the second circulating commemorative note issued since 1993. As mentioned above, the first was the <a href="https://europebanknotes.blogspot.com/2019/06/czech-republic-2-x-100-koruna-100th.html" target="_blank">100 koruna note </a>printed with a commemorative logo marking the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Czechoslovak koruna, and was issued in 2019.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The design for this commemorative note is similar to the current 1000 koruna note first issued in 1993, but with added commemorative text on the watermark area to the left-hand side of the note. This note is based on the 2008 series. The current Bank Governor is Ales Michl, who was appointed on 01.07.2022 for a six-year term. However, this note bears the signature of Zdenek Tuma, who was the Bank Governor from 2000 to 2010. A total of 200,000 pieces have been issued at face value.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">It appears that many prefixes are printed for this commemorative series, all with the letter R with two numeral digits. It also looks like all notes are printed with fairly low serial numbers as well. Here I have posted two of the same note with matching serial numbers but different prefixes. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">One Thousand Koruna (s/n R90 000358)<br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HTTXJW-yPcMRKcCPFPIkGASzy0DxpTyJeyIuJa0zhsrR3IxHwL5UUZdQeY6lCtLsmBC7chjQ_FX-UNjD_z9dm6cQ9cCftK7e0XgeM67MhyJCG-lk7aAMR7Umml7SK4nDqzi_61Xiz8Edhg-17GUTtaY_X_JjC92noeUpTYZOBt_W1qILMtpE3Fg/s1863/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR90-000358_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1863" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HTTXJW-yPcMRKcCPFPIkGASzy0DxpTyJeyIuJa0zhsrR3IxHwL5UUZdQeY6lCtLsmBC7chjQ_FX-UNjD_z9dm6cQ9cCftK7e0XgeM67MhyJCG-lk7aAMR7Umml7SK4nDqzi_61Xiz8Edhg-17GUTtaY_X_JjC92noeUpTYZOBt_W1qILMtpE3Fg/w400-h188/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR90-000358_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Frantisek Palacky (b.1798-1876)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Front - An image of Frantisek Palacky (b.1798-1876). Frantisek Palacky was a Czech historian and politician. He is also considered as one of the three Fathers of the Nation in the Czech Republic. The other two are King of Bohemia Charles lV and Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1935. To the left is printed with the commemorative text: - </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">ČNB</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">1993</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb"><span style="font-size: large;">3<u>0</u></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="HwtZe" lang="cs"><span class="jCAhz ChMk0b"><span class="ryNqvb">2023 <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Governor - Zdenek Tuma (tenure 2000-2010)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermark - image of Frantisek Palacky and value 1000</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dimensions - 159mm x 75mm</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back - Flapping wings eagle, Archbishop's Castle in Kromeriz. It is believed that this castle was built in the 15th century and was once used as the residence for the bishops and archbishops of Olomouc. The official name for this castle is called Gardens and Castle at Kromeriz. The medieval building is now listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. <br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LqzKm04h510sW2_zsFd17gAOp0XjBGklJnymimmyLJ0J1NRpeNHeVPPSul_IXhIWn5uSw_FY6320CrFn73b5jst1yQDvYECQCZ6FX5cp-x3MiAvojfCa65WO_OL9XmicU3WWBA3F2W0gzendlkROVFuGXCliDeaGizFwck3iBE5uJZGhX8y0kI0/s1857/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR90-000358_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1857" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LqzKm04h510sW2_zsFd17gAOp0XjBGklJnymimmyLJ0J1NRpeNHeVPPSul_IXhIWn5uSw_FY6320CrFn73b5jst1yQDvYECQCZ6FX5cp-x3MiAvojfCa65WO_OL9XmicU3WWBA3F2W0gzendlkROVFuGXCliDeaGizFwck3iBE5uJZGhX8y0kI0/w400-h187/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR90-000358_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Flapping wings eagle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>One Thousand Koruna (s/n R92 000358)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VPMamDqwo60wVVkzURGu67kfdDWXzQKLTFi65h8xvXLv5C0skkqIlImxFhX4NxbbkZ5SzIieVZuo0cBJRwHXgspX13IBnEcGLwfKo2R4i29SsL8UmfpHVC_LOwclgzgRL9aGfJ0mxJpmz5oVOiM8RCo-j3r6ATDRXnLK3B6yIqaxRQxWg4UZsco/s1863/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR92-000358_A%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1863" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VPMamDqwo60wVVkzURGu67kfdDWXzQKLTFi65h8xvXLv5C0skkqIlImxFhX4NxbbkZ5SzIieVZuo0cBJRwHXgspX13IBnEcGLwfKo2R4i29SsL8UmfpHVC_LOwclgzgRL9aGfJ0mxJpmz5oVOiM8RCo-j3r6ATDRXnLK3B6yIqaxRQxWg4UZsco/w400-h188/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR92-000358_A%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Frantisek Palacky (b.1798-1876)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1ndEMKTfZQnBhGuyaTWopPft0XGPdWmMVUwv9X2wWXXxgvqWB6qL2Sd0lWM4AgjPsorEeKoWL4mb7v-X5dRDjidqMtaffi20Wtx_ah7XwsBeg7i4zjppV49v9fPytGNkZTzpwwnPPPHsEIOMCnZdPnUxAzCLyNdMGjKqZP4zcNHF-rX-XBrJqfY/s1863/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR92-000358_B%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1863" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1ndEMKTfZQnBhGuyaTWopPft0XGPdWmMVUwv9X2wWXXxgvqWB6qL2Sd0lWM4AgjPsorEeKoWL4mb7v-X5dRDjidqMtaffi20Wtx_ah7XwsBeg7i4zjppV49v9fPytGNkZTzpwwnPPPHsEIOMCnZdPnUxAzCLyNdMGjKqZP4zcNHF-rX-XBrJqfY/w400-h188/CZECHREPUBLIC-31-1000Kouna2023Comm30thYearKorunaAnnivR92-000358_B%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Flapping wings eagle</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0