Belarus Issues New 200,000 Banknote After 108.7% Inflation

New 200,000 Ruble Belarus Banknote.

Belarus’s central bank unveiled a 200,000-ruble ($24) banknote, twice the denomination of its current largest bill, aiming to lighten people’s wallets after the national currency lost two-thirds of its value last year.

“The decision to issue the new note was made in order to improve the cashflow structure,” central bank Deputy Chairman Vladimir Senko told reporters today in the Natsionalnyi Bank Respubliki’s headquarters in the capital, Minsk.

The new bill is green-colored and depicts an art museum in the eastern city of Mogilev. The former Soviet republic saw its currency depreciate 64 percent against the dollar last year as inflation soared to 108.7 percent. A Belarusian citizen will need 14 new banknotes and a little extra change to pocket an average monthly salary of 2.9 million rubles.

While consumer prices rose 107.4 percent in February from a year earlier, the monthly rate slowed to 1.5 percent from 1.9 percent in January, the Minsk-based state statistics committee said on its website today. The government and the central bank declared battling inflation as their priority and seek to cap price growth at 19 percent to 22 percent this year.

Singapore P18 1 Dollar

Pick: P18
Date: ND (1987).
Colour: Deep blue and green.

The front of this note contains an error.  The sails on the boat are pointed forward which indicates that the wind blowing from the back.  However the flag on the mast is pointed back which would indicate that the wind is blowing from the front.  This error exists on both versions of the banknote.  It note was never recalled or modified because of this error.


Front:  Sailing ship Sha Chuan at left. Chinese Crasse and carp at lower right, arms at upper left.

Back: Orchids and satellite tracking station at center.


UV: Chop fluoresce orange.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties


a. Signature Goh Keng Swee. Chairman Board of Commissioners of Currency Singapore.


b. Signature Hu Tsu Tau. Minister for Finance.

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P16 1000 Dollars

Pick: P16
Date: ND (1978).
Colour: Violet and brown on multicolor underprint.

Front:  Brahminy Kite bird at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Container ship terminal

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: TDLR.

Size:

Varieties
None

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P15 500 Dollars

Pick: P15
Date: ND (1977).
Colour: Green on multicolor underprint.

Front:  Black-naped oriole at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Green colour. View of island and oil refinery at center.  Tamil woman dancer on right.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: BWC.

Size:

Varieties
a. Issued note.
s. Specimen.

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P14 100 Dollars

Pick: P14
Date: ND (1977).
Colour: Blue on multicolor underprint.

Front:  Blue-throated bee eater at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Various ethnic dancers.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: BWC.

Size:

Varieties
None

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P12 20 Dollars

Pick: P12
Date: ND (1979).
Colour: Brown, yellow and blue on multicolor underprint

Front:  Yellow-breasted Sunbird at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Brown colour. Chinese fan dancer at left.  A Singapore Airlines Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, over Changi International airport center right.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: BWC.

Size:

Varieties
None

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P11 10 Dollars

Pick: P11
Date: ND (1979)
Colour: Red and dark blue on multicolor underprint

Front:  White collared kingfisher at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right. Back:  Watermark: Lion's head.
Back: Garden City with high rise public housing in background.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties
a. With security thread (1979).
b. With segmented foil over security thread (1980).

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Singapore P10 5 Dollars

Pick: P10
Date: ND (1976).
Colour: Green and brown on multicolor underprint.

 

Front:  Redwhiskered bulbul at left, city skyline along bottom, arms at upper right.

Back: Ariel tram cars and view of harbor.

Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: BWC.

Size:

Varieties
None

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -

Sri Lanka P90 1000 Rupees

Pick: P90
Date: 1981
Colour: Green

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985


Front:  Victoria Dam.

Back:  (Vertical) Mountains; spillway; peacock. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 172 x 82 mm

Varieties
a. 1981-01-01
s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P89 500 Rupees

Pick: P89
Date: 1981
Colour: Brown and purple

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:  Stone carving (korawakgala) of elephant with rider at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Back:  (Vertical) Abhayagiri stupa; Anuradhapura temple. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 163 x 78 mm

Varieties
a. 1981-01-01
b. 1985-01-01.

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P95 100 Rupees

Pick: P95
Date: 1982
Colour: Orange with brown underprint.

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:  Orange and brown. Front: Animals; stone carving (korawakgala) of chinthe in Anuradhapura.

Back:  (Vertical) Parliament building in Sri Jayewardenepura-Kotte. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 157 x 76 mm

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P94 50 Rupees

Pick: P94
Date: 1982
Colour: Blue and brown.

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:  Birds; Raja Maha Vihare temple in Kelaniya.

Back:  (Vertical) Flowers; headless Buddha statue at Lankatilaka Vihare shrine in Polonnaruwa. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 147 x 74 mm.

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01

s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P93 20 Rupees

Pick: P93
Date: 1982
Colour: Purple and red.

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:   Moonstone steps at Anuradhapura.

Back:  (Vertical) Thuparama Dagoba (temple) in Anuradhapura; orchids. Solid security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 137 x 70 mm.

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
b. 1985-01-01.
s. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P92 10 Rupees

Pick: P92
Date: 1982
Colour: Brown.

 

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985

Front:   Octagon building (paththirippuwa) at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy.

Back:  (Vertical) Dagoba Raja Maha Vihare (Buddhist temple) in Kelaniya. Solid
security thread with printed CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 117 x 62 mm.

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
b. 1985-01-01.

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P91 5 Rupees

Pick: P91
Date: 1982
Colour: Red and light blue

Historical and Archaeological Theme Series 1981-1985


Front:  Butterfly; Vatadage (Hall of the Relic) ruins in Polonnaruwa.

Back:  (Vertical) Stone carving of deity and child. Solid security thread with printed with "CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON"

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson

Size: 117 x 62 mm

Varieties
a. 1982-01-01
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P87 50 Rupees

Pick: P87
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Blue.

 1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:   Lethe dynsate (Sri Lankan forester) butterfly; Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (red-faced malkoha) bird perched on Hydnocarpus venenata (chaulmugra) branch; sun.

Back:  (Vertical) Mesua thwaitesii tree; Dendrobium mccarthiae (marron stripe orchid) flower; Galloperdix bicalcarata (Sri Lankan spurfowl) birds; Otocryptis wiegmanni (Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard). Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 147 x 74 mm

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P86 20 Rupees

Pick: P86
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Brown and blue.

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:   Columba torringtoni (wood pigeon) bird perched on Syzygium rotundifollum tree branch; Pithecus vetulus monticola (purple-faced langur or tree monkey).

Back:  (Vertical) Kitta ornata (blue magpie) bird; Cyathea sinuata (tree fern); Ceratophora stoddarti (Mountain horned agama) lizard; Aspidura trachyprocta (common roughside) snake. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 137 x 70 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P85 10 Rupees

Pick: P85
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Olive green and brown.

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:  Tockus griseus gingalensis (calao hornbill) bird perched on Dialium ovoideum (velvet tamarind) tree branch.

Back:  (Vertical) Pycnonotus penicillatus (yellow-eared bulbul) bird, Rhododendron arboreum tree; Rhacophorus cruciger eques (spurred tree frog) amphibian, Ipsea speciosa (daffodil orchid) flower. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 127 x 66 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P84 5 Rupees

Pick: P84
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Gray

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front:  Kallima philarchus philarchus (Sri Lankan blue oakleaf) butterfly; Gymnodactylus yakhuna zonatus (leguan) lizard.

Back:  (Vertical) Pteromys layardi (flying squirrel) and Sturnus senex (white-faced starling) bird with Artocarpus nobilis plant leaves. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 117 x 62 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Specimen

Catalog Value:
a.

Sri Lanka P83 2 Rupees

Pick: P83
Date: 1979-03-26
Colour: Red.

1979 “Fauna and Flora” Series.

Front: Puntius nigrofasciatus (black ruby barb) fish.  The fish belongs to the minnow family or originates from Sri Lanka.  It is found in the forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin, they are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation. Their population in Sri Lanka has diminished due to the aquarium export trade.

Back:  (Vertical) Cethosia nietneri nietneri (Tamil lacewing) butterfly and Dasia haliana (tree skink) lizard on Murraya cleniei branch. Solid security thread.

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown

Size: 108 x 60 mm.

Varieties
a. 1979-03-26.
as. Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt.

Catalog Value:
a.

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Canada P98 50 Dollars

Pick: P98
Date: 1988
Colour: Red on multicolor underprint.
 



Birds of Canada Series.

Front: William Lyon MacKenzie King, Parliament building at right, gold optical device with denomination at upper left, arms at upper left center.

Back:  Snowy owl.

Watermark: None

Printer: Unknown

Size: 152.4 x 69.85 mm (6.0 x 2.75 inches)

Varieties
a. (BC-59a) Signature Thiessen-Crow.
*a. (BC-59a) Signature Thiessen-Crow. Prefix FHG large F.
*a. (BC-59a) Signature Thiessen-Crow. Prefix FHG small F.
*a. (BC-59a) Signature Thiessen-Crow. EHX replacement note.
b. (BC-59b) Signature Bonin-Thiessen.
c. (BC-59c) Signature Knight-Thiessen.
d. (BC-59d) Signature Knight-Dodge.

* Not listed in Krause catalog.

Catalog Value:
a. $125 - UNC, $50 - VF
a. $135 - UNC, $20 - VF
a. $150 - UNC, $20 - VF
a. $200 - UNC, $20 - VF
b. $120 - UNC, $20 - VF
c. $85 - UNC, $20 - VF
d. $70 - UNC, $20 - VF

Canada PNew 100 Dollars

Pick: PNew
Date: 2011-11-14
Colour: Brown

Polymer Series.

Front: Polymer banknote.  Maple leaf; Prime Minister Sir Robert L. Borden. Back:  No security thread.

Back:  Medical Innovation.  Electrocardiogram (EKG) reading; woman looking into microscope; bottle of insulin; DNA double helix; maple leaf. Holographic stripe with Robert Borden and tower of parliament building in Ottawa.

Watermark: None

Printer: Unknown

Size: 152.4 x 69.85 mm (6.0 x 2.75 inches)

Varieties

*a. Signature Maclem-Carney. Printed in 2011.

* Note listed in Krause Catalog.

Catalog Value:
a. $120 - UNC, $100 - VF

Canada P105 100 Dollars

Pick: P105
Date: 2004
Colour: Brown and green on multicolor underprint.

Journey Series.  Official first day of issue was March 17, 2004.

Front: Sir Robert Borden at left.  East Block of Parliment, 100 watermark.  Canadian flag and large 100.

Back: Champlain's map of Canada from 1632 and birch bark canoe.  Canadian satellite Radarsat-1 and satellite map of Canada. Telecommunications antenna.  Miriam Waddington's poem "Jacques Cartier in Toronto"

Watermark: Sir Robert Borden

Printer: Canadian Banknote Company or BA International Inc.

Size: 152.4 x 69.85 mm (6.0 x 2.75 inches)

Varieties

a. (BC-66a) Signature Jenkins-Dodge.  Printed in 2003.
*a. (BC-66a) Signature Jenkins-Dodge.  Printed in 2005.
*a. (BC-66a) Signature Jenkins-Dodge.  Printed in 2006.
*b. (BC-66b) Signature Maclem-Carney.  Printed in 2006.
*b. (BC-66b) Signature Maclem-Carney.  Printed in 2009.

* Note listed in Krause Catalog.

Catalog Value:
a. $120 - UNC, $100 - VF
a. $120 - UNC, $100 - VF
a. $120 - UNC, $100 - VF
b. $120 - UNC, $100 - VF
b. $120 - UNC, $100 - VF

Canada P104 50 Dollars

Pick: P104
Date: 2004
Colour: Red-orange and tan on multicolor underprint.

Journey Series.  First date of issue, November 17, 2004.

Front: William Lyon MacKenzie King at left.  Peace Tower of the Canadian parliament building.  Canadian flag and large 50.

Back: Accomplishments of the Famous Five and Thérèse Casgrain.  October 18, 1929 newspaper headlines "Women are Persons" which is the quotation from Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).  Scales of justice, and statue of the Famous Five.  Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award medal.

Watermark: William Lyon MacKenzie King

Printer: Canadian Banknote Company or BA International Inc.

Size: 152.4 x 69.85 mm (6.0 x 2.75 inches)

Varieties

a. (BC-65a) Signature Jenkins-Dodge.  Printed in 2004.
a. (BC-65a) Signature Jenkins-Dodge.  Printed in 2006.
*b. (BC-65b) Signature Jenkins-Carney.  Printed in 2008.
*c. (BC-65c) Signature Maclem-Carney. Printed in 2011.

* Note listed in Krause Catalog.

Catalog Value:
a. $65 - UNC, $50 - VF
a. $65 - UNC, $50 - VF
b. $65 - UNC, $50 - VF
c. $65 - UNC, $50 - VF

Sri Lanka P105 100 Rupees

Pick: P105
Date: 1.1.1991
Colour: Orange and dark brown on multicolor underprint.

 

Front: Decorative urn at right.


Back: (Vertical) Tea leaf pickers, two Rose-ringed Parakeets at bottom.

Watermark: Chinze

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties

a. Without dot on value in Tamil at left. 1.1.1991.

b. With dot on value in Tamil at left. 1.1.1991.

Catalog Value:
a. $50 - UNC
 b. $12.50 - UNC