Bangladesh:  New 1,000 taka note

The new 1,000 taka notes were issued Oct.27.

Bhutan:  New 50 and 1,000 ngultrum notes.

The new series of notes has been completed with the release

of the denominations of 50 and 1,000 ngultrum.

Djibouti:  New bank name in 2,000 francs name.

The new notes of 2,000 francs bear the name of “Banque Centrale de Djibouti”

instead of the old “Banque Nationale de Djibouti.”

Honduras:  New watermark.

The notes of 20 lempiras dated 2006 have a vertical watermark in

the right center of the note, formed by a row of “20”s .

Latvia:  Improved 10 lat note.

The 2008 dated 10 lat note has been improved by the printing of

the value in Optical Variable Ink.

Laos:  New 1,000 kip note.

This is the image of the recently issued note of 1,000 kip.

Macedonia:  Coin replacement.

The notes of 10 and 50 denari will be replaced by coins. Both will co-circulate.

Northern Ireland:  New 5 pounds note.

The bank name in the front of 2008 dated note of 5 pounds is now written in sans-serif letters.

Poland:  Commemorative note.

The National Bank of Poland announced that it will issue a collector’s note

of 10 zlotych to commemorate the 90^th Anniversary of Restoration of Independence.

Rwanda:  New bank name.

The bank name in the 500 francs note dated 2008 has been changed to

“Bank Nkuru y'u Rwanda.” The design remains unchanged.

Uruguay:  New watermarks.

The notes of 20 and 1,000 pesos dated 2008 have as the watermark the portraits of

Juan Zorrilla de San Martin and Juana de Ibarbourou respectively.

The previous notes had the portrait of Artigas.

Zimbabwe: Yet more zeros.

The Reserve Bank continues to issue bigger and bigger notes in an orgy of zeros.

This week they released a 1,000,000 dollars note, which was worth USD8 three days ago.

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