India P77 1 Rupee

Pick: P77
Date: 1966 - 1980
Colour: Violet on multicolor underprint

Republic of India
Reserve Bank of India - Second Series

Front: Redesigned note, serial number at left.  There are 26 different varieties of this banknote.  Each variety either has a different year, insert letter or signature.

Back: Coin with various dates.  Center block with the value 1 Rupee in the 13 official languages of India. 


Watermark: Lion capital of Asoka column

Printer: Unknown

Size: 64 x 97 mm

Varieties

 

a. Without letter. Signature 36. 1966.

b. Letter A. Signature S. Jagannathan. 1967 

c. Letter A. Signature S. Jagannathan. 1968.

d. Letter B. Signature I.G.Patel with signature title: SPECIAL SECRETARY... 1968.

e. Letter B. Signature I.G.Patel with signature title: SPECIAL SECRETARY... 1969.

 

f. Letter C. Signature I.G.Patel with title: SPECIAL SECRETARY... 1969.

 

g. Letter C. Signature I.G.Patel 1970.

h. Letter C. Signature I.G.Patel 1971.

i. Letter D. Signature I.G.Patel 1971. 

j. Letter D. Signature I.G.Patel 1972.

k. Letter E. Signature I.G.Patel 1972.

 

l. Letter E. Signature 39. 1973.

 

m. Letter F. Signature 39. 1973.

 

n. Letter F. Signature 39. 1974.

 

o. Letter G. Signature 39. 1974.

 

p. Letter G. Signature 39. 1975.

 

q. Letter H. Signature 39. 1975.

 

r. Letter H. Signature 39. 1976.

 

s. Letter I. Signature 39. 1976.

 

t. Without letter. Small serial #. Signature Manmohan Singh. 1976.

 

u. Small serial #. Signature Manmohan Singh. 1977.

 

v. Letter A. Signature Manmohan Singh. 1978.

 

w. Letter A. Signature Manmohan Singh. 1979.

 

x. Letter A. Signature Manmohan Singh. 1980.

 

y. Letter A. Signature R.N. Malhotra. 1980.

 

z. Letter B. Signature R.N. Malhotra. 1980.

Catalog Value:
a. VF- $2.50 UNC - $9.00
b. VF- $4.00 UNC - $14.00
c. VF- $3.50 UNC - $12.00
d. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
e. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
f. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
g. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
h. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
i.  VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
j.  VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
k. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
l. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
m. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
n. VF- $1.75 UNC - $7.00
o. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
p. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
q. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
r. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
s. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
t. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
u. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
v. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
w. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
x. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
y. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00
z. VF- $1.25 UNC - $5.00

Kazakhstan banknote named best in the world

Tuesday, 05.06.2012, 12:32

Kazakhstan commemorative banknote with a nominal value of 10,000 tenge, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan has been acknowledged The Banknote of the Year according to the results of the International Banknote Society contest (IBNS), Tengrinews.kz reports, referring to Kazakhstan National Bank’s press-release.

“The International Banknote Society has selected Kazakhstan banknote the winner from among several dozens of new world banknotes. It acknowledged the design, ideology, technical accomplishment and protectedness the best components of the banknote,” the National Bank press-release says.

The design of the banknote that was released in July 2011 was developed by the National Bank’s designers in partnership with De La Rue foreign company, the regulator said.

It is said that the importance of this award lies in the fact that the organization’s members that have no interest in promotion of any particular country select the winner. The victory was based on the esthetic perception of the design, the quality of the print and safety methods used to protect the banknote from forgery, the National Bank press-release reads.

IBNS is a world-wide independent society of banknote collectors that selects the Banknote of the Year via an Internet-based voting at its website. This is a noncommercial organization. Its goal is to study world banknotes and paper money and their educational, scientific and historical aspects. Experts from more than 90 countries of the world are the members of the Society at present. There are more than 2000 members in the Society now.

Kazakhstan banknotes have been awarded with several other international prizes as well. National Bank’s new banknote series won The Best Series of the Year Prize of the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) in 2007. A 10 000 tenge note was awarded with the first prize in The Best New Banknote nomination for the Optiks element in Bangkok in 2007. A 5 000 tenge note that was dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Kazakh currency, and its protective element SPARK was acknowledged the best in 2008.

2 Dollar Coin - War of 1812: HMS Shannon (2012)

Specifications:


Composition: Outer Ring – Multi-ply nickel plated steel: Insert – Multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze
Finish: Circulation
Weight: 6.92g
Diameter: 28 mm
Edge: Interrupted serrations with edge-lettering of the words "CANADA" and "2 DOLLARS"

Face Value: 2 dollar
Mintage: 5,000,000
Artist:  Bonnie Ross (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

The 2 dollar War of 1812 HMS Shannon was released by the RCM to commemorate the 200 year anniversary of the War of 1812.  The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain.  It was instrumental in establishing the British colonial territory that would later become the Dominion of Canada.

This is the second 2 dollar coin released by the mint to incorporate the mints new security features.  The obverse of the coin features two maple leaves on the top rim which are only visible with the coin is shifted side to side.  The bottom of the rim also has two maple leaves which are laser etched.  The value of the coin has been moved to the obverse to make more room for the pictorial of the HMS Shannon.

With the introduction of the new security features the mint has begun striking the collar of the $2 coin with the words "CANADA 2 DOLLARS" and two small maple leaves.  The collar strike has created two varieties of all new toonies.  The collar text can be oriented towards either the obverse or reverse of the coin.  Both of the new 2012 regular toonie and the War of 1812 Shannon toonie have been confirmed to have the two varieties.

With a mintage of 5,000,000 this coin has a lower mintage than other commemorative toonies that have been released.  Matched only by the 2011 Boreal Forest which also had a mintage of 5,000,000.

The 2008, 400th Anniversary of founding of Quebec City had a mintage of 6,000,000.  The 2006 10th Anniversary of the Toonie had a mintage of  35,319,000.  The 2002 the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's reign had a mintage of 27,020,000.  The 2000 Knowledge had a mintage of 29,880,000.  The 1999 the founding of Nunavut had a mintage of 25,130,000.

This coin is first in the part of a set that will be released by the mint.  Four new 25-cent coins will be released this year and in 2013, as part of the series.

Singapore P22 50 Dollars

Pick: P22
Date: ND (1987).
Colour: Blue on multicolor underprint

Ships Series

Front:  Coastal vessel Perak at left.  Mountain ducks and six-banded grouper at lower right, two raised areas in circles at lower right, arms at upper left.  Singapore written in the three official languages, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.

Back:  Benjamin Sheares Bridge and city view.  It is the longest bridge in Singapore spanning 1.8 km, and the tallest, at 20 m.


Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties

Singapore P22a 50 Dollars With Security Thread

a. With security thread.

Singapore P22b 50 Dollars With Segmented Foil Over Security Thread

b. With segmented foil over security thread.

Catalog Value:
a. UNC - $75.00
b. UNC - $70.00

Singapore P20 10 Dollars

Pick: P20
Date: ND (1988).
Colour: Red-orange and violet on multicolor underprint.

 

Ships Series

Front: Trader vessel Palari at left, Phoenix and round scad at lower right, arms at upper left. Back:


Back: Stylized map at center, public housing at right.


Watermark: Lion's head.

Printer: TDLR

Size:

Varieties

None

Catalog Value:
UNC - $12.00

Canada PNew 20 Dollars

Pick: PNew
Date: November 2012
Colour: Green

Polymer Series.

Front: Queen Elizabeth II, The Peace Tower.  Maple leaves.

Back: Red poppies.  Canadian National Vimy Memorial.  Located at the highest point of Vimy Ridge, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial bears the names of the 11,285 Canadian First World War servicemen with no known resting place in France. The memorial was erected on land that was granted permanently to Canada by France in 1922, in recognition of Canada’s war efforts.

Watermark: None

Printer: Unknown

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

Varieties
*a. Signature Maclem-Carney. Printed in 2012.

* Note listed in Krause Catalog.

Catalog Value:
a. $25 - UNC, $20 - VF

Canada PNew 50 Dollars

Pick: PNew
Date: 26 March 2012
Colour:Red

Polymer Series.

Front: Polymer banknote.   Maple leaf; William Lyon Mackenzie King.  The Centre Block of Parliament.

Back:  Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen a T1200 Class Medium Arctic icebreaker and Arctic research vessel.  A map of Canada's northern region.  Maple leaf. Holographic stripe with image of Mackenzie King.  Artic is written in Inuktitut text.  A language of Canada's Inuit population.  This is the first Canadian banknote to include a language other than French or English which are the two official languages of Canada.

Canada's northern regional claim has been disputed in recent years by the United States (Alaska), Russia, Denmark (Greenland), and Norway.  The legal status of the Northwest Passage is disputed: Canada considers it to be part of its internal waters according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.  Any navigation through the Northwest Passage will take ships through Canadian territorial waters between northern arctic islands.  The United States and other nations consider it an international strait and have right of passage.  Since 2007 with the melting of the Arctic shelf this water way has become fully navigable.

Watermark: None

Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company

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. $60 - UNC, $50 - VF