World Banknotes

Fake Canada 1973 1 Dollar Inverted Error

2016-03-06T17:15:00.000-08:00

Fake error $1 1973 banknotes are being sold on Ebay. This is the second such note with exactly the same error to be sold. The back of the note is inverted and mis-registered. This is an exceptional error if correct.

Accurate with the Note

Charlton BC- 46a - $1 MY prefix matches the 2 Letter Lawson-Bouey combination. There were 9,999,999 printed.

Wrong with the Note

No such errors have ever been recorded. There have been mis-registered, off center print and there have been inverted printing but there never have been both.

The paper is too thin. It looks almost transparent. It looks like these notes were printed using a printing press the paper is not correct.

The notes are missing planchets. These are the small circular dots which are randomly placed on the paper before printing. There are usually at least 2 per note. They can be scratched off to check if the note is real. These notes are clean and have none.


Back of Canada 1 Dollar 1973 with Planchets

Front of Canada 1 Dollar 1973 with Planchets

Sri Lanka P123 2010 20 Rupees

2013-09-12T11:50:00.002-07:00

Pick: P123
Date: 2010
Colour: Red on multicolor underprint
Monetary Authority: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Series: 2010 Dancers Issue
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited, London, England
Signatures: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ajith Nivard Cabraal

Front: Colombo port. Shipping container loading crane. Container ship.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka written in large Sinhala text. Below in small Tamil and English text is written Centeral Bank of Sri Lanka.

"This currency note which is issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is valid for any monetary transaction within Sri Lanka" is written in smaller Sinhala text.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka recently stated in 2012 that it would change its policy and include the "This currency note which is issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is valid for any monetary transaction within Sri Lanka" in Tamil text on future banknote issues.

Sri Lanka has never issued banknotes which included full translation of Sinhala text in Tamil or English text since the country implemented Sinhalese nationalist policies in 1956.

Back: Dancers.

2013 20 Dollar Coin - Contemporary Art

2013-09-04T16:44:00.000-07:00

This non circulating mintage coin was designed by Carlito Dalceggio born in Quebec in 1971. The front of this coin features the artist`s contemporary version of native Canadian art. It shows ancestors merge with the future in this round, tribal design that has no starting point because the ‘fountain of life’ never ends.

Year: 2013
Mintage: 7500
Composition : Fine Silver (99.99% pure)
Finish: Proof
Weight: 31.39 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Edges: Serrated
Certificate: Serialized
Face value: 20 Dollars
Artist: Carlito Dalceggio (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Issue Price: $89.99

Fake Canada $1 Dollar 1973 Mismatched Error Notes

2013-08-28T17:18:00.002-07:00

Recently sold on Ebay for $105.10 + $12 shipping was a set of 9 Bank of Canada Multicolour 1973 series 1 dollar mismatched error notes.

The seller had them listed as:

TOP CONDITION UNC MISS CUT MISS MATCHED ONE DOLLAR BANK OF CANADA NOTES.MOST LIKELY OF A SHEET OF FORTY.ALL 9 ARE IDENTICAL MISSMATCHED TYPES AND ARE ORIGINAL BANK OF CANADA NOTES.

These notes are mismatched because they were cut from a uncut bank note sheet 40 x $1 which were sold by the Bank of Canada on December 12th 1988 to collectors. The left side of belonging to one note from the sheet and the right side belonging to a different note on the same sheet.

The value of these notes to any collector of Canadian Paper money would not be more than face value of $9.

Collectors should be aware that $1 banknotes from 1973 with any errors are fake.

Fake error notes from these sheets have appeared as cutting or fold over errors. Since these sheet were sold as collector sheets they were check by the Bank of Canada and it is highly unlikely that any ink errors were sold.

A total of 114,516 sheets were sold between December 1988 and June 1989.

BABN sheets were sold in a 5 x 8 format. 88,009 BABN sheets were sold. CBN sheets were sold in a 4 x 10 format. 26,507 CBN sheets were sold. These include replacement banknote sheets of BAX, and EAX.

The prefixes of the sheets sold were as follows: BFD, BFK, BFL, BAX, ECP, ECR, ECV, ECW, EAX. The 2011 collector prices for these sheets in AU condition are between $150 to $450. The replacement note sheets range in collector price from $375 to $800.

The notes that were cut and sold on Ebay came from a BFK sheet.

Canada $5 Dollar Double Star Hockey Stick Error Notes

2013-08-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

Some of the Journey Series 5 Dollar bills that were printed in 2010 are different from the rest of the bills that were printed in the same year.

These notes are consistently missing ink on the back and occurs mostly happens with HP_ prefix. It has been recognized in the 2013 Charlton Catalog. These notes are definitely worth saving.

An Error note with inserts of the images from a regular note. The hockey stick held by the number 9 player is also has two stars on the blade.

New Guinness Record for Largest Collection of Uncut Banknotes

2013-07-28T15:12:00.000-07:00

Penticton man counting on new Guinness record

By Joe Fries - Penticton Western News
Published: July 20, 2013 2:00 PM

Under the scrutiny of a banker and a security professional, a Penticton man last week set out to smash his own Guinness world record for the largest collection of uncut banknotes.

Leigh Follestad is preparing to submit to Guinness the documentation necessary to confirm the new record of 212 sheets in 134 different denominations from 51 unique countries, numbers about double the current benchmarks.

He began accumulating coins as a boy, but it was an uncut sheet of US $2 bills he found in Hawaii that became the foundation for his collection.

“This is basically my baby since I was 10,” said Follestad, who owns the downtown Smart Shopper store.
The colourful collection, which includes rejects, proofs and special collectors’ editions, spans the globe, from Ecuadorian sucres to New Zealand dollars and Chinese yuan.

“Canadian money is just as good as the rest of them,” he added.

At first, Follestad found new additions through central banks, magazines and dealers, “then the Internet came along with eBay and that kind of thing and I started putting buying requests out.”

The collection, stored in a secret location, is now valued at tens of thousands of dollars.

He set the previous record in 2005 after lobbying Guinness officials to create the category. To establish the new record, he had to find two reputable community members to count the sheets of money and validate the submission.

Guinness “won’t send someone for this… but they’ll verify everything and contact these people and make sure that everything is legit,” said Follestad.

Kyle Gilbert, a CIBC business financial advisor who was one of the official counters, said the task was just a little bit outside his usual job description.

“It’s a first for me. I’ll do a lot of different things for clients, but that was definitely the first on the Guinness verification program,” said the 33-year veteran of the banking industry.

“This was quite different. Most entertaining, actually.”

Follestad expects to send off his application this week and hopes to find out by the end of the year if Guinness will accept the new record.

Qatari Collector Tries to Set World Record for Same Serial Banknotes

2013-07-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

A Qatari currency collector wants to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records as the first man to collect banknotes from different countries with similar serial numbers.

During the launching of his exhibition at Katara Cultural Village, Hassan bin Ali al-Naimi told Gulf Times that his collections had notes with serial numbers 000001, 000002, 000003 and 111111 which he considers as rare and hard to find.

He now has more or less 10,000 banknotes collected from different countries (including the Gulf region) and 100,000 from rare currency with nominated number. Al-Naimi disclosed that he travelled a lot, went to many banks and exchange companies to look for the banknotes he was collecting. “I also go to dealers and businessmen. I meet and tell them what I am looking for so they could help me find these rare items,” he said.
However, he admits his passion is costly, given the arduous task of searching and travelling from one place to another. “It takes a lot of time and a lot of money too,” he quipped.

The currency collector also held many exhibitions in different parts of the world: the biggest were in Brazil, London, Paris and Japan. He also organised similar events in Holland and Singapore before holding one in Doha.

“I think I am the only one doing this, a kind of collection with similar serial numbers. No one has done this before and I’d like to be the first one,” he stressed. Al-Naimi believes that many collectors focus only in getting the usual notes at the local level. He urges them to do it on a wide scale by travelling to many countries.

He started collecting when he was 16 although his parents were not into currency collection. He recounted that he used to tease and hate people who had this hobby “but later on I am one of the biggest collectors”.
“We are not a family of collectors, but now, I am a one-man show. I started it all,” he said. “I don’t know why I became interested in it”.

One possible reason he cited is because of his observation that collectors feel happy of what they do especially when they exert extra effort to achieve their goal. When they tell him: “See this number? I challenge you if you can get the same number from outside,” then he would go everywhere and look for it. “I struggle a lot to get it.”

He describes currency collecting as “unique and fantastic” hobby.

About his plans, he wants to get as many different, rare things and “fancy numbers” as possible.
About the challenges he encountered in pursuing his passion, he reiterates that currency collection is an expensive hobby.

“There are many dealers, businessmen and collectors who pay a high price to get it. So you have to have a nice amount of money to get it also,” he added.

Meanwhile, HE Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali al-Thani, the vice chairman of the Qatar Museums Authority, inaugurated four art exhibitions on Sunday including Naimi’s “Letters and Money” at Building No 3. On the same day, Katara has also opened the “History of Qatari Publications & Printing” and Maher Alsamarai’s ceramic exhibitions. It also featured Qatari artist Rashid Mubarak al-Muhanadi’s five paintings which were about the ideas of the Holy Qur’an, letters and Arabic poetry.

New England £10 note featuring Jane Austen

2013-07-26T14:53:00.002-07:00

The Jane Austen £10 note, which is expected in circulation by 2017, will feature a quote from the author’s celebrated novel, Pride and Prejudice. The line is from the character Miss Bingley, who said: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!”

The novelist’s portrait is an engraving adapted from an original sketch of Jane Austen drawn by her sister, Cassandra Austen. It was commissioned by their nephew, James Edward Austen Leigh in 1870.
In the background is an image of Godmersham Park, home of the author’s brother, Edward Austen Knight. Austen visited the house often and it is believed to be the inspiration for a number of her novels.
Hovering above Godmersham Park is an illustration of Pride and Prejudice’s heroine, Miss Elizabeth Bennet, undertaking “The examination of all the letters which Jane had written to her” - from a drawing by Isabel Bishop.
The central design in the background is inspired by her 12-sided writing table, and writing quills, which she used at Chawton Cottage, the Hampshire home where she wrote many of her novels.

RBI ask banks to collect counterfeit notes and give credit to customers

2013-07-23T15:14:00.000-07:00

The Reserve Bank guidelines on counterfeit notes to banks indicates that banks will have to streamline their system in a manner that they have to bear the risk of receiving counterfeits rather than the common man who suffers a loss by unknowingly comes into possession of such notes

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks to collect counterfeit notes from depositors, mark them appropriately and also give credit to the customer for value of notes submitted.

“Detection of counterfeit notes, at banks, should be at the back office or currency chest only,” the RBI said in a circular issued on 27 June 2013 . “Banknotes when tendered over the counters may be checked for arithmetical accuracy and other deficiencies like whether there are mutilated notes, and appropriate credit passed on to the depositor or account or value in exchange given,” it added.

The RBI has further said that banks, which detect and deposit such counterfeit currency, would be compensated to a small extent. In the circular the central bank said, “It has been decided to compensate the banks 25% of the loss incurred in respect of counterfeit notes of Rs100 and above detected by them and reported to RBI and Police authorities.” This means that banks will not be absolved of the duty to check for counterfeits, but would not be the losers when a small number of fakes get past them.

The problem of counterfeit notes has been escalating over the years. Recently, fake Indian currency, worth Rs37 lakh from a Chinese source was detected at a Delhi restaurant. In another recent case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed clear link between Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir-based terror outfits pooling their resources to circulate fake Indian currency and using it to fund jihadi activities in India, says a report from India Today.

According to RBI, reporting and detection of counterfeit notes has not improved on its expected lines. RBI said although 90% of the currency chests are with the public sector banks, they account for reporting of a mere 10% of counterfeit notes, while private sector banks with less than 10% of currency chests are reporting 90% of such cases.

The central bank also warned that it would penalize banks that do not report counterfeit notes in its branch or currency chest. Banks would be penalized if found holding counterfeit notes in its branch or currency chest without reporting it to RBI or Police, during an inspection by the RBI. “It will be construed as willful involvement of the bank concerned in circulating counterfeit notes, and appropriate penalty strict regulatory measures against the bank including stringent disciplinary action will be imposed by RBI,” the circular said.

Here are the RBI’s guidelines for detection of counterfeit notes to banks…

1)     The process of detection of counterfeit notes should be carried out at back office or currency chest only. Banks can check arithmetical accuracy and other deficiencies like mutilated notes at counters and passed on appropriate credit to the depositor/account or value in exchange given.

2)     Thereafter the notes should be passed over to the back office or currency chest, as the case may be, for detailed verification and authentication through machines.

3)     The notes categorized as suspect during machine processing should be subjected to manual verification for checking their authenticity.

4)     The notes identified as counterfeit should be kept separately with proper impounding stamp in the prescribed format. Details of each impounded note should be recorded under authentication in a separate register.

5)     There will not be any requirement to issue acknowledgement to the tenderer.

6)     In the cases of detection of up to four pieces of counterfeit notes, in a single transaction, consolidated monthly statement should be sent to the Nodal Police Station through the Nodal Officer of the bank. In case of detection of five or more pieces, FIR in the prescribed format should be lodged.

7)     Banks should monitor the patterns or trends of such detection and suspicious trends or patterns should be brought to the notice of RBI or Police authorities immediately.

8)     The reporting procedure to the Regional Offices of RBI in the prescribed format will remain unchanged.

It also observed that despite the measures and after rationalizing the procedure of filing first information reports (FIRs), the detection and subsequent reporting of counterfeit notes by banks continue to be inadequate. This has serious repercussions in that the Reserve Bank is not in a position to assess the number of counterfeit notes in circulation and its ramifications for the economy.

In past we saw many cases of counterfeiting of currencies, but in India it’s not as big which affects the economy as a whole. Involvement of Pakistan ISI and Counterfeit Currency boosted from Bangladesh borders may spread many Counterfeit Currency across the country but RBI also take initiatives to protect it, RBI launched website to explain detection of fake currency. As Prevention is always better than cure to prevent yourself be aware and alert! Still if you stuck with few counterfeit notes, make sure that you deposit it in your bank!

Ceylon P36 2 Rupees

2013-03-30T17:28:00.000-07:00

Pick: P36
Date: 20.12.1941 - 01.03.1949
Colour: Violet and brown.

Front: King George VI. George VI (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India, and the first Head of the Commonwealth.

Back: Thuparama pagoda, Anuradhapura

Watermark: Chinthe.

Printer: Unknown, India

Size:

Varieties
a. 20TH DECEMBER 1941
a. 19TH SEPTEMBER 1942, Straight Edge
a. 19TH SEPTEMBER 1942, Perforated Edge
a. 4TH AUGUST 1943. Straight Edge
a. 4th AUGUST 1943. Perforated Edge
a. 12th JULY 1944, Straight Edge
a. 24TH JUNE 1945
a. 7TH MAY 1946
a. 1ST MARCH 1949

This note is available with straight cut or perforated left edge.

The £5 note that sold for £425: Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet bank note was a good investment

2013-03-19T07:05:00.000-07:00

This is Somerset

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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This article fails to mention that 5 pounds in 1833 would have the purchasing power 504 pounds due to inflation. The Bank of England's inflation rate from 1833 to 2012 was 2.6% per year. This note however has been cancelled as noted by the XXXXX over the signature and was likely removed from circulation. It therefore should not have any face value only numismatic value.
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A five pound note sold for 85 times it’s face value last week.

The Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet Bank five pound note was dated 1833 and expected to reach between £100 and £200 in the February 20 auction in Wells but was snapped up for £425 by one eager buyer at McCubbing & Redfern, Wells Auction Rooms.

Provincial private banks started in the 18th century but it was only by the 1820s that most of the major towns had their own banks, and each issued their own local banknotes. These banks, however, were rare and often shortlived with many having precarious financial stability.

Banknotes at this time were almost like IOUs and could only be used locally. If the bank collapsed the notes became worthless. By 1826 legislation was established whereby banks could join forces into what was called joint stock banks.This offered the smaller establishments stability. The Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet Bank was established in 1812 by partners John Lilly, Charles Brown, John Fry Reeves and Marshall Williams.

Wells itself had a branch of the bank open in 1820.

The Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet Bank, along with several other West Country banks, was later incorporated into Stuckey’s Banking Co. of Langport in 1835.

Banknotes from these early banks are rare and highly sought after by local historians, families and of course, banknote collectors. It is was in the late 1950s that banknote collecting began.

By the 1960s virtually every country in the world used banknotes and it is an area of collecting that is highly accessible. As a hobby, banknote collecting is interesting, easy to store and display and can prove to be an excellent investment; especially if one specialises in the rarer, quality banknotes.

Queen given pop-culture makeover on banknotes

2013-03-16T06:50:00.000-07:00

The Queen has been depicted in many ways during her six decades on the throne, but perhaps never before as Captain Spock.

That particular interpretation has been executed on an Australian five-dollar note by an unknown ‘artist’ and published alongside a series of other unofficial Royal portraits on a blog.

The illegally-altered five-dollar notes, which bear the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, include images of the country’s monarch as a pirate, Count Dracula, the computer-game character Super Mario and a swimmer, among others.

One of the defaced bank notes published on the blog, bunchof5s.wordpress.com, reflects the Queen’s appearance alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond at last year’s Olympics opening ceremony — although in this instance lacking her usual benevolence.

While the drawings on the small, plastic canvases may not be as elegant as Andy Warhol’s 1985 series of Elizabeth II, some of the pop-culture makeovers may appeal to her sense of humour.
It is illegal to deface Australian currency, a crime attracting an AU$5,000 (£3,430) fine, or even two years in jail.

India P77 1 Rupee

2012-07-03T19:20:00.002-07:00

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

2012-07-03T14:14:00.000-07:00

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)

2012-07-03T13:52:00.000-07:00

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

2012-05-30T16:58:00.000-07:00

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

2012-05-30T16:43:00.000-07:00

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

2012-05-26T15:48:00.004-07:00

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

2012-05-26T15:42:00.001-07:00

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

Ron Wise's Banknoteworld.com is Gone

2012-04-24T14:08:00.001-07:00

Ron Wise's World Paper Money website has gone offline. This website has been around for many years and provided thousands of images on world paper money. If you had difficulty identifying a banknote this the main website that provided images. Ron had over 7 GB of images identified by country and pick numbers.

Some of the images that have been cached can be viewed at http://web.archive.org/web/20110628181158/http://www.banknoteworld.com/

This is a sad day in the history of paper money collecting. One of the best online catalogs of world paper money has been forced offline.

If you tried to reach the site recently you will get this message:

Ron's WPM Web Site

a.k.a. Banknoteworld

is no longer available. My Director requested that it be removed from the AES server and there is no place else I can house the site, since it requires around 7 gigabytes of space.

It was a good run and I want to thank all who contributed to the site and all who may have just visited to browse or increase their knowledge.

Ron Wise

Canada Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Notes - 100 Dollars

2012-04-07T16:31:00.002-07:00

This is the most up to date list of mismatched serial number error on Canadian banknotes. This list was compiled from the Canadian Paper Money Wiki list, personal additions, eBay and Auction lists. This is one of the most accurate lists available.

$100 Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Registry

Prefix	Left Serial	Right Serial	Location	Condition	Value	Date
BKH	2330163	233173	Private Collection	PMG AU-55	$0	21-Feb-11

Canada Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Notes - 50 Dollars

2012-04-07T16:30:00.000-07:00

$50 Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Registry

Prefix	Left Serial	Right Serial	Location	Condition	Value	Date
AHD	4689336	4689345	CNC Auction (#998)		$525.00	19-Jul-08
AHD	1180841	6635201	Private Collection	EF	$0	23-Aug-06
AHF	8202164?	3757124	Private Collection	VF	$0	20-Aug-10
AHJ	0273992	0272292	Private Collection	Unc	$0	9-Sep-09
AHJ	0273939	0272409	Private Collection	EF	$0	24-Jun-10
AHJ	0273905	0272295	CNC Auction (#1027)		$1,500	25-Jun-09

Canada Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Notes - 20 Dollars

2012-04-07T16:29:00.000-07:00

$20 Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Registry

Prefix	Left Serial	Right Serial	Location	Condition	Value	Date
AHD	1180841	6635201	Private Collection	EF	$0	23-Aug-06
AHF	8202164?	3757124	Private Collection	VF	$0	20-Aug-10
AHJ	0273992	0272292	Private Collection	Unc	$0	9-Sep-09
AHJ	0273939	0272409	Private Collection	EF	$0	24-Jun-10
ALR	7999991	6999991	Private Collection		$0	18-Oct-09
ALS	3402128	3402228	GB Auction (#1519)	VF	$100	24-Jul-09
ALU	4756975	6981095	eBay	VF	$0	16-Dec-09
ARB	5339808?	4299748	Private Collection		$0	6-Dec-10
ARJ	8081443	8081943	Private Collection		$0
ARJ	7841117	8081317	Private Collection	AU	$0	16-Jun-10
ARM	7218981	7218381	CNA Auction (#994)	G.Unc	$700
ARM	7218982	7218382	CNA Auction (#994)	G.Unc	$700
ARM	7218980	7218380	eBay	Unv		29-Mar-12
ARM	7218963	7218363	GB Auction (#854)		$360	13-Jul-11
ELB/_LB	6167119	6167117	Private Collection		$0	26-Sep-10
ELJ	9993166	9993326	eBay	CCCS VF-30	$0	11-Sep-10
ELL	0549983	0549993	eBay		$400	3-Apr-12
ELN	8197740	8097740	eBay CCCS VF-20		$0	24-Sep-09
ELN	8199036	8099036	CPMF post		$0	1-Sep-10
ELN	8825112	8307112	Private Collection		$0	13-Nov-09
ELN	8826126	8308126	Private Collection		$0	13-Nov-09
ELN	8830800	8312800	Private Collection	VF-EF	$0	19-Feb-09
ELN	8831285	8313285	Private Collection		$0	19-Nov-09
ELN	9796966	9696966	Private Collection	G	$0	7-Oct-10
ELN	9798312	9698312	Private Collection		$0	13-Sep-09
ELN	9798498	9698498	Private Collection		$0	7-Apr-12
ELN	9799195	9699195	Private Collection	VF	$0	13-Sep-09
ELP	4596668	4496668	Private Collection	AU	$0	4-Jun-10
ELP	6396389	6296389	Private Collection		$0	19-Nov-09
ELP	6398531	6298531	Private Collection		$0	19-Nov-09
ELP	8197740	8097740	Private Collection		$0	19-Nov-09
AZJ	8234262	8234312	Ebay	CCCS F-12	$245	18-Mar-13
ARE	2155544	0155544	Ebay	CCCS F-20	$202.50	16-Feb-13
TBD	0000000	0000000	Private Collection		$0	DD-MMM-YY
TBD	0000000	0000000	Private Collection		$0	DD-MMM-YY
TBD	0000000	0000000	Private Collection		$0	DD-MMM-YY

Canada Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Notes - 10 Dollars

2012-04-07T16:25:00.005-07:00

$10 Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Registry

Prefix	Left Serial	Right Serial	Location	Condition	Value	Date
BFB	8330930	8330940	Private Collection	EF	$0	2-Dec-09
BFD	0120366	0120376	eBay		$115	7-Mar-12
BTG	9728330█	5368850	Private Collection	F+	$0	26-Jul-08
BTG	7508445█	5288955
FDT	8782635	8782835	Private Collection	Unc	$0	21-Jan-05
FDT	8782667	8782867	LCA Auction (#289)	Unc	$0	3-Nov-07
FDT	8782679	8782879	GB Auction (#1524)	Unc	$550	24-Jul-09
FDT	8782680	8782880	GB Auction (#1523)	Unc	$425	24-Jul-09
FDT	8782686	8782886	eBay	PMG G.Unc 66		7-Apr-12
FDT	8762_86	8782686	eBay	PMG aUnc 58		7-Apr-12
FDT	8782681	8782881	GB Auction (#1524)	Unc	$426	24-Jul-09
FDT	1438656█	8798746	CNC Auction (#363)		$1,650	15-May-11
FDT	0558767█	8798747	CNC Auction (#958)		$2,100	14-Jul-07
FDT	8782692	8782892	eBay	G.Unc	$0	13-Sep-10
FDT	8798989█	8798699	eBay	F	$0

Canada Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Notes - 5 Dollars

2012-04-07T16:24:00.001-07:00

$5 Journey Series Mismatched Serial Number Error Registry

Prefix	Left Serial	Right Serial	Location	Condition	Value	Date
AAA	2361184	2361174	eBay	VF	0	6-Sep-10
AOA	3333333	3333338	Private Collection	VG
AOZ/_PZ	1086688	0086688	Private Collection		0	2-Oct-08
AOZ/_PZ	1086747	0086747	eBay		0	15-Apr-11
AOZ/_PZ	1086748	0086748	eBay		0	15-Apr-11
AOZ/_PZ	1086749	0086749	eBay		0	15-Apr-11
AOZ/BPZ	1086060	0086060	Private Collection		0	5-Jan-08
AOZ/BPZ	1086061	0086061	CNC Auction	PMG UNC-66	5,000	25-Feb-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086063	0086063	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086394	0086394	CNC Auction	PMG UNC-66	750	5-Mar-11
AOZ/BPZ	1086130	0086130	Torex Auction (#1825)	PCGS Unc-66	0	24-Feb-11
AOZ/BPZ	1086231	0086231	Dealer Stock		0	29-Aug-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086232	0086232	Dealer Stock			29-Aug-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086380	0086380	eBay - 190402140074	AU-58	1,267	7-Jun-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086384	0086384	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086386	0086386	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086740	0086740	eBay		0	13-Sep-10
AOZ/BPZ	1086837	0086837	Private Collection		0	18-Jan-08
APF/APE	0074335	0074335	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0114842	0114842	Private Collection		0	12-Aug-10
APF/APE	0114847	0114847	eBay	Unc	0	18-Aug-11
APF/APE	0314462	0314462	Private Collection		0	7-Apr-12
APF/APE	0354323	0354323	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0354670	0354670	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0394177	0394177	Private Collection	VF	0	19-Jul-10
APF/APE	0474115	0474115	Private Collection		0	28-Dec-10
APF/APE	0474652	0474652	eBay		160	15-Jul-10
APF/APE	0514318	0514318	Private Collection		0	23-Apr-11
APF/APE	0514359	0514359	GB Auction (#866)	Unc	350	15-Aug-08
APF/APE	0514360	0514360	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0514374	0514374	Private Collection	Unc	0	3-Jul-10
APF/APE	0514386	0514386	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0514368	0514368	CNC Auction (#1000)		875	19-Jul-08
APF/APE	0514398	0514398	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0514438	0514438	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0554111	0554111	Private Collection		0	24-Aug-09
APF/APE	0554169	0554169	Private Collection	F	0	3-Jul-10
APF/APE	0554213	0554213	Private Collection		0	5-Sep-10
APF/APE	0594489	0594489	Dealer Stock		0	17-Jul-10
APF/APE	0834228	0834228	Private Collection	VG	0	16-Sep-09
APF/APE	0874202	0874202	Private Collection		0	22-Jan-12
APP/_PP	0160538	0160538	GB Auction	UNC-VF	500	13-Jul-10
APP/_PP	0160537	0160537	GB Auction	UNC-VF	500	13-Jul-10
APP/_PP	0160378	0160378	GB Auction	UNC-VF	500	13-Jul-10
APP/_PP	0160510	0160510	GB Auction	UNC-VF	500	13-Jul-10
APP/BFF	0130971	0130971	GB Auction	UNC-VF	500	13-Jul-10
APS	3643096	6966086	Private Collection		0	21-Dec-10
APS	2502089█	6966419	eBay			7-Apr-12
BPN/AON	4795571	4795574	Private Collection		0	31-Aug-11