Orld Lastic Oney: Specialized Catalogue of

Peter Bauer, Thomas Krause World Plastic Money
Specialized Catalogue of
WORLD PLASTIC MONEY

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Table of Contents
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Title Page .................................................................................................... II
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Copyright Page .......................................................................................... III
Table of Contents.......................................................................................VI
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Country Index............................................................................................VII
Acknowledgements ..................................................................................VIII
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Changes since the previous issue ..............................................................X
Preface for the sixth issue..........................................................................XI
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Prices since the third issue .......................................................................XII
A short introduction to polymer bank notes..............................................XIII
The infinite story of Tyvek ....................................................................... XIV
Of specimens, folders, uncut sheets, test prints and essays .................. XVI
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Security features ................................................................................... XVIII
About forgeries of polymer banknotes in disadvantage of collectors...... XXI
List of states, chronologically sorted by first issue ................................ XXIII
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List of Banks and Printers ..................................................................... XXIV
Usage of foreign polymer currency ........................................................ XXV
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Country Index
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AUSTRALIA ............................................ 26 NEPAL................................................... 233
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BANGLADESH ....................................... 82 NEW ZEALAND .................................... 239
BRAZIL ................................................... 86 NICARAGUA ......................................... 248
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BRUNEI .................................................. 91 NIGERIA................................................ 255
CHATHAM ISLANDS............................ 109 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .......................... 273
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CHILE ................................................... 124 PARAGUAY .......................................... 302
CHINA ................................................... 131 ROMANIA.............................................. 306
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COSTA RICA ........................................ 134 SAMOA ................................................. 323
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ...................... 138 SINGAPORE ......................................... 330
ECUADOR ............................................ 141 SOLOMON ISLANDS............................ 348
EL SALVADOR ..................................... 149 SRI LANKA............................................ 351
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GUATEMALA........................................ 153 TAIWAN ................................................ 356
HAITI ..................................................... 157 THAILAND............................................. 359
HONDURAS ......................................... 169 VANUATU ............................................. 367
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HONG KONG........................................ 173 VENEZUELA ......................................... 370
INDONESIA .......................................... 177 VIET NAM ............................................. 374
IRELAND, NORTHERN ........................ 181 ZAMBIA ................................................. 383
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ISLE OF MAN ....................................... 185
ISRAEL ................................................. 188
KUWAIT ................................................ 192
MALAYSIA ............................................ 197
MEXICO ................................................ 201
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Acknowledgements
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Australia Germany Guatemala
Bruno Garoffolo Helmut Bernhardt Victor Sandoval
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Kai Hwon WIlfried Bogon
Andrew James Mooney Franz Fink Hong Kong
Paul Ratcliffe Susanne Finsterbusch Ip Chak Wing
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Darryl Wheeley Ramona Föhles
Trevor Wayne Wilkin Hartmut Fraunhofer Indonesia
Ullrich Fritzsche Lin Zhan Wei
Austria Gabriele Geisler
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Kurt Bacher Josef Gerber Iceland
Christoph Thomas Hans Ludwig Grabowski Stefan Albert
Wolfgang Hartmann
Belgium Guntbert Kalis Israel
Fred Germas Matthias Karkuschke Noam Amar
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Manfred Kiss Tomer Goren
Brunei Jürgen Klotz Cleophas Elmakias Schockemole
Noorilham MD. Tahir Manfred Krüger
Dieter Losanski † Italy
Canada Wolfgang J. Mehlhausen Alessio Amato
James Pickering Manfred Mayer Dr. Roberto Cacciamani
Alex Zlotin Marian Meyer Cristiano Ferdinando
Jürgen Morgenstern Fabio Guerrieri
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Chile Andreas Pfau
Cesar L. Ramirez Quiñones Björn Piechotta Kazakhstan
Francisco Truyol Jost Reinert Eduard Khan
Gonzalo Rodriguez Stefan Reintjes
Stefan Röbbel Kuwait
Croatia Andreas Schönek Ahmad. A. Al Azemi
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Stojan Blazanovic Frank, Scholz
Walter Sluyter Malaysia
Cyprus Dr. Heinz-Wilhelm Thiede Tey Kim Gnoh
Dipl. phys. Mirdsad Delic Jürgen Thomaier David Lau
Hans-Jörg Wilke Ling Ching Yong
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Estonia Hans Worbes
Michael Perelman Hagen Zieschank Mexico
Ricardo Ramírez G.
Great Britain Eileen Figueroa-Torres
Peter Brown Marcia Guadalupe Garcia Gonzalez
Phil Darlington Garcia Gonzalez
Rigil Kent Raúl Valdés Ramos
Colin Narbeth & Son Ltd. Daniel Paramo Razo
Mark Norton
Sheridan Simove
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Netherlands Switzerland
Martien van de Ven Lea Moulinier
Hanspeter Zgraggen
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Nepal
Sandip Shrestha Tanzania
Shankar Shrestha Nicholas Reynolds
United States of America:
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New Zealand Arigo Avbovbo
Peter & Margaret Eccles Eric A. Drum
Scott de Young Richard L. Gatto †
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David John Hamilton
Nicaragua Owen Linzmayer
Luis Alberto Zúniga Jirón Chin Nguyen
Garry Saint
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Oman Peter A. Scholle
Hatim al Attar Ana & Tom Sluszkiewicz
Ryan Vuong
Papua New Guinea
Aiva Aku Vanuatu
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Heva Alilee
Portugal
Ricardo Castedo Viet Nam
Ta Phi Long
Romania Huynh Than Son
Adrian Adjudeanu Tran Vuong Viet
Sova Constantin
Alexandru Dasu Organizations
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Sorin Neagu Amper-Taler Regio Verein Dachau,
Roberta Sergheevna Ausgabestelle Freie Deutsche Mark
Adrian Work Deutsche Geldschein- und Wertpapiersammler
HALLERTAUER REGIOnal
Russia IBNS - International Bank Note Society
Sergei Balykhin Numismatik Verein Schwedt/Oder
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Singapore
Kee Hong Boon
Jacquelin Lion
Vincent Tan
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Slovenia
Grobljar Vanjo
Stane Štraus
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Changes since the previous issue
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Additional information on KB 3, e8, 9, 15, All new notes and their scans added.
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17, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33,
35, 37, 38, 48, 49, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, Correction of typing mistakes.
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72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, Recherched reasonable prices modified.
88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,
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101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, Where available data of countries updated.
111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,
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119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127,
128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 added.
Signatures on KB 97, 105, 112, 113, 114,
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115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124 and
131 added.
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Scans of KB 2, 21, 22, 51, 67, 72, 73, 74,
78, 82, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109 and 111
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replaced.
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Preface for the sixth issue
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Welcome to the sixth issue of the worlds first polymer bank note Colouring named may be different to other catalogues. Light red,
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catalogue. This catalogue is made for collectors of plastic pink, orange, light brown, magenta, lilac, colours are subjective.
money. To make these beautiful and high tech notes available to The description follows the rule: Primary impression of the
a bigger audience of Notaphilists. overall note, then dominant colours.
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Listings of coins and bank notes have existed since years, Variances are named so, when the note differs significant from
specialized catalogues of a certain time, age, period and country its serial predecessor. Not by signature, nor by prefix. But by
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are well known. But non of plastic money exist. Up to now. We colour, size and overprints.
will try to change this. With their experience of working with
actual specialized catalogues, the authors decided to go a Numbering was made in the ranking of issue, where available.
different way. For compatibility the “Pick”-number is also listed.
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When a collector holds a new note in his hands, he wants to We, the authors tried our best to complete this third issue with
identify it first, before he integrates it in his collection. The first the most important facts. As usual nothing can be perfect, but
step is to seek a catalogue for a note that looks the same. Then one has to release some time. For further releases, ambitious
comparing details of printing, following dates and signatures. So plans have been made: Short biographies of the famous,
most important is the view on both sides of the note in full colour specialities of the note, fluorescence pictures, stories behind the
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as big and as detailed as possible. Consequently all notes are issues, rumours, expectations, and a lot more. You will be
shown in this way. surprised.
Pressed on a Compact Disk (CD) using modern computer The authors are convinced that polymer notes are the future.
technique was a logical step. Now a user can decide if he wants
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to see the note on a bright computer monitor, or if he wants to Readers with unlisted notes, varieties etc. are invited to submit
get a printout in his hands. There is also a specialized web site their thoughts, wishes, corrections, suggestions to the authors.
maintained by the authors. Naturally, internet limits the quality of Help us to serve the community and share the knowledge.
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presentation.
Thomas.Krause@polymernotes.de
When starting something new, one has to make a lot of Peter.Bauer@polymernotes.de
decisions, and of course, compromises. First is the language. Germany, November 2008
Both authors are German. So it was easy to chose the
appropriate language - German. No, of course not. English is the
mostly used foreign language in the world. Concession to all
others, British English is preferable. Also all measurements,
sizes of the note, sizes of the catalogue etc. are metric.
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Prices since the third issue
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As pricing is very difficult, we decided not to do so for the first We expect the new pricing section to be critized as usual. If you
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editions. After the first two issues of our catalogue, we received need a bank note for your collection then these prices will be too
an enormous request for pricing those notes. With this release, high. If you have one for sale, the prices will be too low. The
we went on the thin ice of pricing – as you wished! price you would expect if you are a seller will naturally be lower
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to allow the dealer his commercial profit.
Pricing is rather complex to explain. In short, any price you are
willing to pay, will depend on your own needs. Obviously a So what is the correct price? What we tried to do is to offer prices
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collector is going to be more interested in a note he wants rather you might reasonably expect to pay for a note in relationship to
than one he already has ten in his collection. its uncirculated, unused, fresh, crisp, perfect condition and
grade.
Prefixes nor low serial numbers nor funny numbers such as
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radars make some difference in this work. Collectors of those In trying to achieve this we have not only compared internet
may add a little surplus. Also, local preferences and local auction results but also sometimes more realistic prices through
availability may vary the price. Regular circulating notes may be a wide range of dealers’ regular pricelists and prices for
available at their face value. Inflation and exchange rates are to particular items noted at fairs throughout Germany and
be calculated. Valkenburg
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Some very rare notes -as the Tyvek ones- cannot be priced. It is important to remember that the pricing in the catalogue is not
They may change owners at an individual collector’s price. the opinion of one or two people. It is the result of input of
distinguished and respected collectors and professional dealers
Associated costs, such as advertising, packaging, insurance and who collect, buy and sell bank notes on an every day base.
postage are to be included too.
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All prices listed in United States of America Dollars.
It cannot be stressed enough that the prices listed in this
catalogue are only a guideline. All prices have been reviewed as
accurate as possible. It is obvious that there is a bit of betting up
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A short introduction to polymer bank notes
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About 600 years ago bank notes looking like paper certificates Regrettably, costs of polymer notes are much higher then paper
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were issued in China. 300 years later, these notes reached equivalents, but -lifetime expectations are 3 to 4 times higher.
Europe. Bank notes, bills, are mostly treated as equivalent to Try to tear a polymer note into pieces.
paper money. For collectors like us, there are more differences in
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material, bank notes are made of. In war times, shortage of “Non Olet”, money does not stink, the Romans said. That is
paper made people inventive. Leather, pasteboard, textile, silk, wrong. Paper money has a rough surface with small hollow
cotton, linen, jute, velvet, parchment, celluloid, wood, aluminium, spaces in which greasy fingerprints, skin scurf, germs and
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even gold and silver, were used. excitant of disease can survive and may even reproduce under
tropical conditions. Polymer cannot be a carrier for this. The
After Word War II credit cards made of the modern substance surface rejects water, fat and grease. Consequently, polymer
plastic were introduced. Discussions started, if this material money it is more hygienic.
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would be useful for bank notes, too. Extending the lifetime of a
note while saving costs has always been a main aspect. First Confident of victory, polymer notes were introduced in more and
trials with plastics started in the early 1980 with du Pont’s more countries. Today more than 120 different notes from more
Tyvek®, also known as Japanese paper. Printers of these notes than 25 countries are available. Australia, the first, which has the
were American Bank Note Company (ABNC) and Bradbury / richest history of polymer notes, was followed by poorer
Wilkinson and Company (BWC). The advantage of Tyvek is its countries which expected to reduce their costs by changing to
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lightness, tensility, friendliness to the environment, water polymer. In some countries, notes change owners ten times a
resistance and a long life expectation. But Tyvek failed. Ink day in a tropical environment. Polymer is also very difficult to
peeled off on crumbling edges and no security features were fake.
implemented. How to build in a watermark or the secure silver
World highest rate of faked paper money in India led to
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stripe? Fakes were observed and emitting offices lost reputation.
At the end of that decade, work had to be abandoned (see also considerations to use polymer. They were abandoned. The state
next article). bank does not have the financial power yet.
Every year 5 millions faked US-Dollars enter the market. It would
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When fakes of credit cards appeared, new technology was
introduced: magnetic bars and especially holograms. These make sense to replace the 1 Dollar note for a four-times longer
optical variable devices (OVD) brought about the breakthrough. living polymer one. The US did not make that decision up to now.
Australia Reserve Bank developed under top-secret conditions
within 15 years a new plastic sheet bank note, which we know The Euro, said to be one of the most secure notes in world, was
today as “Polymer Note”. On this material, named Guardian®, it faked in the first two years so incredibly often, that it is
is possible to implement all well known paper style security inexplicable why polymer was not used from the beginning.
features: Guilloches, micro printing, water marks, magnetic bars,
OVDs etc.
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The infinite story of Tyvek®
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What is Tyvek® all about? As DuPond patented
Tyvek®,
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other
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Tyvek is a paper-like fibrous web made of thermally fused companies were able to
polyethylene fibers which are white in colour and do not contain produce it by paying the
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any colourants, filling or binding agents. It therefore is a durable usual license fees.
“synthetic paper” with special abilities such as water resistance, Efforts were made to
tear strength, flexibility, lightness and environment-friendliness. integrate some sort of
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Tyvek® has been developed jointly by DuPond and ABNC watermark into the fibrous web. A mountain eagle in a circular
(American Banknote border was placed in the material which could be anticipated as
Company) which a faint watermark. Unfortunately, Tyvek® caused problems over
aimed at using the the years. Dr. Heinz-Wilhelm Thiede (Berlin, Germany) reports
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material for banknotes the following in the German Banknote and Bond Collector
as it is more durable Yearbook 1996: “Initial tests showed that the familiar feel and the
and bears all the integration of security
above mentioned features are not
advantages over paper. It was thought to use it permanently for guaranteed with the foils
lower denominations to save enormous costs in banknote used. Further, there
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printing. In the late 1970s and early 1980s this was done that have been difficulties
successfully in Haiti (1, 2, 50, 100, 250 and 500 Gourdes – KB 1 with colour adhesion:
to 6) that all circulation money was issued on Tyvek®. Further colour was flaking off at
countries such as Costa Rica (20 and 100 Colones – KB 7 and the folds (…) It was also possible to forge these notes in a way
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8), Ecuador (10 and that they could not be told apart from genuine ones at first
100 Sucres – KB A glance.”
and, B), El-Salvador (5
and 10 Colones – KB The Tyvek® notes were retracted and test prints of other
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C and D), Honduras countries were not realized at all and destroyed. Few copies
(10 Lempiras – KB E) made it to collectors. Until today it is unclear if further countries
und Venezuela (10 ordered test prints in co-operation with ABNC. Requests at
and 20 Bolivares – KB various banks don’t even confirm the existent test prints. There
F and G) followed. Shortly after, the first European note was was not only ABNC that ran tests with Tyvek®; test notes of
issued on the Isle of Man (1 Pound – KB 9). Tyvek® has been Bradbury Wilkinson, Silba International (DuraNote) and even
enhanced and two further varieties came up, Certibond and ABNC itself appeared; further didn’t make it to the collector’s
Bradvek. market so far. These printing plants were sold and Tyvek®
seemed to be history.
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Many years went by until Tyvek® notes appeared again in 2001 The introduction of the Euro approached in 2002; a good
on the Chatham-Islands, named after the British Earl of occasion to look closer into Tyvek®. An European printing plant
Chatham. They are situated at the 44th degree southerly (most likely French) produced a set of ATM test notes in Tyvek®
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longitude and 176th degree westerly latitude, right in the South (5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 Euro), showing the images of
Pacific and are administered by New Zealand. In the light of the the still valid European banknotes. Each note bears the imprint
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new millennium, resourceful “SPECIMEN” as well as “Sans Valeur”, “Pour de Promotion de
businessmen founded the EURO” and the serial number AA0000000.
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“Chatham Island Note
Corporation” and issued the This clearly shows that Tyvek® gained ground in banknote
first notes of the millennium technology, meaning that its use has been approved. As voucher
on January 1st, 2000; they or as banknote – there will always be Tyvek®. In other sectors
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even made it into the Tyvek® could establish itself; it is used for envelopes, wrapping
Guinness Book of Records. This time they were made out of a paper, protective clothing, CD covers and many more. Perhaps
new kind of plastic, the so-called Generic Plastic. The following there will be another encounter with Tyvek® in the numismatic
year, a set made of well-known Tyvek® material reached the sector in the future
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collectors (3, 5, 8, 10 and 15 Dollar – KB 60 to 64). They are not
considered as actual money but rather locally limited means of
payment marked as „Not Legal Tender“ and therefore only being
some kind of voucher. The Central Bank of New Zealand
tolerated these notes as
long as they remained
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credit of that issue and
fell into oblivion. Or will
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there be more to come?
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Of specimens, folders, uncut sheets, test prints and essays
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Almost every country or archipelago, belonging to a state or a quantities only. Some printers retain their specimens and they
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confederation has a state bank. On the account of the country’s are brought to archives or destroyed. So, a collector will never be
tax payers these banks issue new banknotes in intervals able to own specimens of all countries in the world.
determined internally. By doing so, the banks try to fight the
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worldwide battle against counterfeiting with newly developed Examples of imprints from selected countries:
security features. However, this is not always successful. Until
today nearly every security feature applied on paper notes has MINTA (Hungary)
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been forged. With our polymer notes it is not that easy. Forgeries MUSTER (Germany, FRG, GDR)
have been discovered in circulation but they were not particularly PROOV (Estonia)
noteworthy. In countries where polymer notes are used the WZOR (Poland)
number of forgeries has decreased tremendously. NEPLATNÉ (Czech Rep.)
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UZORAK (Croatia)
Specimens are specially marked banknotes which the printing PAVYZDYS (Lithuania)
plant produces for the bank of issue. They are either marked with MOSTRO, MODELO (Brasil)
an imprint or perforation of the word „proof” or „specimen” in the CONTOH (Brunei, Malaysia)
relevant language or just the English term „specimen”. The bank GIAY MAU (Vietnam)
now can decide upon ordering the print of this note or rejecting it. MUESTRA (Costa Rica and other Spanish speaking countries)
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ESPECIMEN (Chile)
Notes in Folders are circulating notes

which commemorate a special event
and come in a decorative envelope.
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They often distinguish to the
circulating notes by a small detail
which makes them not invalid means of payment however. Here
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is an example of an Australian 20 Dollar note. It has the imprint
31 October 1994 which commemorates the first day of issue of
this note due to a certain event. There are many more reasons to
issue folders, some of these issues being questionable as they
raise the impression to make money with money. Australia is a
typical issuer of folders galore and has a vast variety of notes
issued. As a bank can issue its notes for the face value plus a
These specimens are well sought-after by collectors and are not small handling surcharge only there obviously has been found a
uncommonly sold by the banks of issue, this however in small way to fascinate collectors.
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Uncut sheets notes is issued other
are parts of printing works do
printed sheets or also have a close
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just the whole look on it in order to
printed sheet examine new
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which are given security features and
out to collectors to get inspiration for
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- often with a developments to
special serial come. It is also not uncommon that printing works exchange their
number. Again, patented security features among each other.
this can be seen
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as a way to Essays are drafts of banknote designers who have been
raise money instructed to develop new notes. Here you can see a draft of Max
with money. Robinson for the Australian State Bank. The final result can be
found slightly modified
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These uncut
sheets come in as KB 16 in this
many different catalogue.
varieties, from
two
successional
notes up to the
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whole printed
sheet -
everything one We hope that we
can imagine. provided you a small
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Small sheets insight into the
with up to four particularities of
notes - vertically or horizontally - are partly issued in folders or unofficial issues.
just come loosely with a special certificate.
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Note:
Test prints are notes which are not determined for circulation.
These are used to test new means of forgery-proof security Should you possess special issues not listed in this catalogue
devices. They are printed and given to the national banks for please contact us. We are always looking for images of such
promotion. The printing plants advertise their knowledge in order issues to index them. Only through you we can guarantee to
to acquire printing orders from the national banks. Test prints are keep this catalogue up to date and to present you this collection
also well sought-after by collectors. However, these notes are field in its entire variety. Thank you for your help!
often not available for the general public. When a new series of
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Security features
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The foil of actual Guardian® notes is made of biaxial orientated polypropylene. This plastic is clear and an opaque printing is the base for
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all following printing. The possibility of transparent and opaqueness opens new forms of authentication.
Most popular and effective is the hyalic-,
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translucent-, clear window or transitory Micro printing or micro lettering can be
image. It can have all shades of read with the aid of a magnifying glass and
transparency. Usually it has a complex is found nearby portraits, inside the
denomination numeral or used as small
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shape to match the design elements of a
note. Often with a tactile transitory lines under or above text or as graphical
embossing, holographic or metameric filter elements.
elements, surrounded with a complex
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offset design.
The latent image is
The hologram, OVD, optically variable only visible when
device, diffractive optical element or DOE the note is held up
is a mechanism which splits visible light flat at eye level and
into its spectral colours. Giving high with strong in-
cidence of light.
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diffractive properties and clear, sometimes
tree dimensional, images. When put into a Used for domination
clear window, it can be seen from both and bank names.
sides.
Tilt-, transparent
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intaglio dis-
appearing effect,
The self-authenticating feature or
TIDETM. Trans-
metameric filter includes a see-trough
parent intaglio ink is
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screener in the clear window. Microscopic
combined with a
fine lines, mostly coloured, are used to
reflective metallic
view hidden images on opposite side
substrate to create
when the note is folded. Sometimes
images that change
combined with embossing.
colour or shape
under different
lighting conditions
and viewing angles.
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The see-through-,
perfect registration Special ink that change colour
feature, or perfect under different viewing angle,
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match forms with usage of unusual mixed
elements on one colours; implemented
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side of the note magnetic particles are also
perfectly with used, but seldom described.
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elements on the
other side to a new
combining object
when the note is
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Fluorescence ink is used to
held up to the light.
print hidden coloured images,
The shadow image serial numbers, denomination
or watermark is numerals etc. on a note,
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visible when the visible only under ultraviolet
note is held against light.
the light. Mostly
coat of arms,
denomination
number or portraits.
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Intricate, multi-coloured fine
The imitation of line-, anti-scanner, anti-copier
security thread is patterns, Orloff printing or
also an under print guilloches appear on each
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and visible against side of the note.
the light. Often
combined with
micro printing.
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Usually magnetic Intaglio printing can be felt by
and can get running a finger across the
detected by main design elements, such
electronic counting as portraits, denomination
and selecting numeral or the name of the
equipment. bank or state.
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The Omron, CDS,
Micro Perforation is or Counterfeit
only visible against Deterrence System
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the light. In the is a pattern of
middle of the note, yellow or fluor-
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it usually shows the escence dots or
nomination. rings, which modern
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photocopiers and
Software detect to
Iridescent stripe. prevent copying.
When tilted under a
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bright light, a glossy The G-Switch is
stripe shines and transparent or
slightly changes opaque coloured
depending on the
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colour significantly.
viewing angle.
The Diffractive
Optical Element is a
holographic
structure applied to
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the surface of the
clear window. A
small pen laser can
project an image on
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a nearby surface.
The Metallic Patch

is used as platform
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for other security
features. It
produces an
optically variable
colour effect when
viewed at a highly
oblique angle to the
surface of the note.
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About forgeries of polymer banknotes in disadvantage of collectors
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The following information reached collectors of polymer was a wild cutaway with AAB prefix. Uncut blocks of 2, 3, even 4
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banknotes in early summer 2005 via the internet: single notes were seen, these again vertically or horizontally,
with and without outside printing margin – no limits to
BEWARE! Reports are surfacing of "doctored" Thailand and imagination. Unfortunately, these were no official issues but
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Singapore Polymer notes entering the collector's market as well forgeries in the collector’s disadvantage. Sometimes, a collector
as counterfeit Indonesian Specimen notes. The doctored is willing to spend a little more on a commemorative item or
Polymer notes are being advertised as Printing Errors whereas something special to extend his collection. With such forgeries
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they have had ink removed from the notes by chemical means. the public and especially the collectors are cheated on and the
The Indonesian notes have a hand stamped "SPECIMEN TIDAK
BERLAKU" (no value) in red ink on regular issued notes.
Indonesian specimen notes have zero serial numbers. Also
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reported are "Miscut" notes which are actually made from sheets
of notes issued by various countries.
Samoa issued a 2
Tala polymer
banknote with prefix
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AAA in 1990.
Various issues
followed up to prefix
AAH. However, the scammer gets away with their money.
second issue with
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prefix AAB was not A little later Indonesia came up with forgeries. Notes with the
issued as legal imprint "SPECIMEN TIDAK BERLAKU" appeared. This imprint
does in fact exist; however, such notes bear an all-zero serial
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number and not a 6-digit number like circulation notes do.
tender but as a So you have to be aware before you open your purse. In
collector’s item in a Australia there are some masterminds with extensive knowledge
sheet of 35 notes. After about printing inks. The tangible print, called intaglio print is a
some time, notes being special ink that is printed in various layers one on top of another
parts of these sheets in order to reach a certain thickness which then can be felt with
could be found on the the fingers. To come to this result, the colour has to be modified
market. Suddenly there chemically so that it dries quickly during the printing process. As
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is generally known, almost every chemical compound has its that through inappropriate handling the print image has been
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counter-compound. Therefore, it is possible to remove certain destroyed. Printing errors can occur through interference of the
parts of the printing. The result being as follows: printing process itself, through mechanic, electric, electronic,
pneumatic or human faults. Such faults are usually sorted out
and re-circulate in the production process.
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Some examples:
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1.) Human error:
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Wrong setting of the numerator, resulting in different serial
numbers:
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Left vertically: NZ 00732148
Right horizontally: NZ 00732098
2.) Pneumatic error:
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But that is not all: in May 2005 further forgeries appeared in the Through missing or excessive pressure in the colour container,
Asian region which has been the actual reason to trigger this spots of ink can occur and spoil the entire print image
mail to the collectors. Some resourceful people came up with a
way to wash the entire carrier material polymer. This can best be 3.) Mechanic or electronic error:
seen on this picture:
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By displacement of the allowance between printing plate and
So far, only Thai and Indonesian notes appeared on which one base, displacements in print occur and the entire printing image
side has been removed entirely by washing. is shifted
What are actual 4.) Electronic error:
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printing errors?
Here, an entire printing cycle is missing, the intaglio printing
A printing error is
an error in the Before obtaining so-called ERROR BANKNOTES, a collector
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printing plate, set should inform himself thoroughly about what the country in
or cliché which was question has issued. ERROR BANKNOTES are rare as they are
already existent at usually destroyed after inspections in the printing plant.
the time printing Sometimes ERROR BANKNOTES make it to the market and
started and which achieve high prices though. However, as soon as such issued
did not occur are offered in larger quantities, you should be aware and
during the printing probably seek advice at dealers or in a discussion forum.
cycle. This means
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List of states, chronologically sorted by their first issue
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State Year of first issue 31 Israel 2008
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1 Haiti 1979 32 Nicaragua 2009
2 Costa Rica 1983 33 Paraguay 2009
3 Isle of Man 1983 34 Honduras 2010
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4 Australia 1988 35 Dominican Republic 2010
5 Singapore 1990 36 Vanuatu 2010
6 Samoa 1990
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7 Papua New Guinea 1991
8 Kuwait 1993
9 Indonesia 1993
10 Brunei 1996
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11 Thailand 1996
12 Sri Lanka 1998
13 Malaysia 1998
14 New Zealand 1999
15 Romania 1999
16 Taiwan 1999
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17 Chatham Islands 1999
18 Northern Ireland 1999
19 Brazil 2000 ? Argentinia expected
20 China 2000 ? Canada expected in 2011
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21 Bangladesh 2000 ? Columbia rumours
22 Solomon Island 2001 ? European Union proofing
23 Viet Nam 2001 ? Egypt proofing
24 Nepal 2002 ? India expected in 2011
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25 Mexico 2002 ? Kenia rumours
26 Zambia 2003 ? Mauritius proofing
27 Chile 2004 ? USA rumours
28 Nigeria 2007
29 Hong Kong (China) 2007
30 Guatemala 2007
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List of Banks and Printers
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ABNC American Bank Note Company
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BPW Bangladeshi Printing Works
BWC Bradbury Wilkinson
CBK Central Bank of Kuwait
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CBN Canadian Bank Note Company
CBPMC China Banknote Printing & Minting Corporation
CdM Casa de Moeda Brasilia
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CWSPC Chan Wanich Security Printing Company Limited –
Thailand
FB Fabrica de Billetes, Mexico
G+D Giesecke&Devrient GmbH
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NPA Note Printing Australia
NSPMC Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company
Limited
OFS orell füssli Sicherheitsdruck AG
OeBS Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck
GmbH
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OT Oberthur Technologies, France
PPP PPP Printers Limited New Zealand
RAIBNR R.A. Imprimeria Băncii Naţionale a României
SABN South African Bank Note
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SBVN State Bank of Viet Nam
TaPW Taiwan Printing Works
TDLR De La Rue plc, United Kingdom
TBPW Note Printing Works of the Bank of Thailand
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Usage of foreign polymer currency
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Australian currency is used in: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Currency Interchangeability Agreements:
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Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Islands,
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard and McDonalds Brunei and Singapore
Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Territory of The Currency Interchangeability Agreement with
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Ashmore and Carter Islands, Territory of Coral Sea Brunei took effect from 12 June 1967. Under the
Islands and Tuvalu. agreement, each country undertakes to accept the
currency issued by the other and to exchange them,
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New Zealand currency is used in: New Zealand, Cook Islands, at par and without charge, into their own currency.
Niue, Pitcairn Island, Ross Dependency and In other words, the two currencies are "customary
Tokelau. tender" when circulating in the country in which they
are not legal tender. Relevant extracts from the
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agreement are reproduced below:
The Brunei Currency Board will accept from banks in

Brunei, notes and coins issued by the Board of
Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, and will
exchange such notes and coins, at par and without
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charge, into notes and coins issued by the Brunei
Currency Board;
The Board of Commissioners of Currency,
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Singapore, will accept from banks in Singapore,
notes and coins issued by the Brunei Currency
Board, and will exchange such notes and coins, at
par and without charge, into notes and coins issued
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by the Board of Commissioners of Currency,
Singapore;
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Area: 462,840 km², Population: 5,9 Mio. (July 2010 est.), GDP per capita: $2,300 (2009 est.), Y
Year of first polymer issue: 1991, Ranking: 7 Z
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Koiari Tarata, Gerae Aopi
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September 1994 to April 1998
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Leonard Wilson Kamit Koiari Tarata Q
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and KB 130
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Leonard Wilson Kamit Simon Tossali Y
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Colour Green, black, yellow Material Guardian®
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Date Issued 1996, 1999
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Artefacts and weapons: A Hagen axe from Q
Obverse Reverse the Highlands, a Toea Armand from Milne R
Bay, a Dog tooth necklace from Madang,
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and a food bowl from the Sepik River. S
Signature #1 a) Koiari Tarata (1996) Signature #2 a) Gerae Aopi T
b) Koiari Tarata (1999) b) Rupa Mulina
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c) Leonard Wilson Kamit c) Koiari Tarata
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Hyalic window with stylized bird of paradise. V
Quantity Secret Printer NPA (1996), CBN (1999) W
Remarks Specimen observed. X
Three letter prefix, six numbers.
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PAPUA NIUGINI PIII/15# 16c $8
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Date Issued 2002
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Artefacts and weapons: A Hagen axe from
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Koiari Tarata T
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Hyalic window with stylized bird of paradise. U
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Quantity Secret Printer CBN V
Remarks Two letter prefix, eight numbers, different font. Also used as “First Day Letter” by New Zealand Post on
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PAPUA NIUGINI PIII/15# 12 $ 14
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Date Issued 1991
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and a food bowl from the Sepik River.
Signature #1 Sir Henry ToRobert Signature #2 Morea Vele T
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Fluorescent “9” in logo of 9. South Pacific Games U
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Hyalic window with stylized bird of paradise.
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Quantity Secret Printer NPA
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Remarks Commemorative issue. 9th South Pacific Games 1991 in Port Moresby/Lae
Specimen observed. Uncut sheets of 2 notes observed. X
Serial number in 1991 printed in black, may optically vary to light green (see variance 2).
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PAPUA NIUGINI PIII/15# - $ 25
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Date Issued 1991
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Signature #1 Sir Henry ToRobert Signature #2 Morea Vele T
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Fluorescent “9” in logo of 9. South Pacific Games U
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Remarks Serial number tends to green instead of usual black. All shade of green observed (very light green to black green).
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Commemorative issue. 9th South Pacific Games 1991 in Port Moresby/Lae X
Specimen observed. Uncut sheets of 2 notes observed.
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Date Issued September 1995
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Artefacts and weapons: A Hagen axe from Q
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Signature #1 Koiari Tarata Signature #2 Gerae Aopi T
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Quantity Secret Printer NPA V
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Remarks Commemorative issue. 20 Anniversary of Independence 1995. Prefix PNG 20
Specimen observed. Folders observed. W
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Date Issued 2000
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Koiari Tarata T
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Remarks Commemorative issue. 25 Anniversary of Independence 2000.
Specimen not observed.
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Variance 1 of 2
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Colour Blue, orange Material Guardian®
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Date Issued July 2000
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Artefacts, ring and bowl Q
Obverse Reverse R
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Koiari Tarata S
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Hyalic window with stylized bird of paradise.
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Three letter prefix, six numbers. V
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Date Issued July 2002
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Artefacts, ring and bowl Q
Obverse Reverse R
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Two letter prefix, eight numbers, different font and position. V
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Date Issued 2000
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Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Artefacts, ring and bowl
Obverse Reverse R
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Quantity 1.000.000 Printer NPA
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Remarks Commemorative issue. 25th Anniversary of Independence 2000.
Specimen not observed. V
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Colour Brown, red Material Guardian®
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Date Issued 3 November 2003
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Boar’s head and shells Q
Obverse Reverse R
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Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Fluorescent text on logo.
Hyalic window with stylized bird of paradise in spiral. T
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Quantity 4.000.000 Printer NPA
Remarks Commemorative issue. 30th Anniversary (1.November) of the Bank of Papua New Guinea 2004. V
Specimen not observed.
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Date Issued 2006
Illustration Bird of Paradise. Illustration Boar’s head and shells
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Obverse Reverse R
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Simon Tossali S
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Fluorescent text on logo.
Hyalic window with stylized bird of paradise in spiral. T
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Quantity Printer NPA
Remarks Specimen not observed. V
Prefix BP is the initial of the Deputy Governor of Bank of PNG, Mr. Benny Popoitai.
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Colour Yellow, orange, brown Material Guardian
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Date Issued 28 June 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
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Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Thomas
Obverse Reverse Somare R
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Signature #1 a) Morea Vele (1999) Signature #2 a) Brown Bai S
b) Leonard Wilson Kamit (2000 - 2003) b) Koiari Tarata
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Quantity Secret, 1.000.000 with prefix MV Printer NPA
Remarks 1999 Specimen observed with prefix MV and serial number 000000 with and without Specimen overprint: V
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Date Issued 2000
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Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Thomas
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Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Fluorescent rectangle around logo of 25 Anniversary.
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Specimen not observed
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Colour Green, blue, yellow Material Guardian®
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Date Issued 19 April 2007, 2008 P
Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Artefacts and weapons: A Hagen axe from Q
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Simon Tossali T
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Two Hyalic windows. Diffractive Optical Element
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Specimen not observed. W
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Date Issued 19 April 2008, 2009 P
Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Hombuli Mask from Sepik, a Kina Shell Q
Obverse Reverse Necklace used widely in most parts of the R
country and a Shell Necklace from New
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Ireland Province, which is also the complex S
window design .
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Simon Tossali
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Date Issued 19 April 2008 P
Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Artefacts, ring and bowl. Q
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Date Issued 7 November 2008 P
Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Thomas Q
Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Koiari Tarata
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Date Issued 18 November 2005, 2007
Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Coffee, ship, airplane, truck and antenna
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Obverse Reverse depict the transistion from the traditional R
primary economics towards modern
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economy. S
Security Features Fluorescent serial numbers. Hyalic windows. Shadow Image. G-Switch. ICE. Emboss. Offset. Intaglio. Iridin. DOE. U
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Quantity 2.000.000 (2005) Printer NPA V
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Date Issued 15 September 2010
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500 commemorative folders with consecutive numbered notes KB 125 – KB 130. AA 1000001-500. First 20 W
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15 September 2010
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Date Issued
Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Hombuli Mask from Sepik, a Kina Shell Q
Obverse Reverse Necklace used widely in most parts of the R
country and a Shell Necklace from New
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Ireland Province, which is also the complex S
window design . T
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Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Artefacts, ring and bowl. Q
Obverse Reverse R
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Quantity Secret Printer NPA T
Commemorative issue. 35th Anniversary of independence (1975-2010) U
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500 commemorative folders with consecutive numbered notes KB 125 – KB 130. AA 1000001-500. First 20 V
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Illustration Bird of Paradise, Parliament building Illustration Boar’s head and shells. R
Obverse Reverse
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Signature #1 Leonard Wilson Kamit Signature #2 Simon Tossali S
Security Features Fluorescent signatures and serial numbers. Two Hyalic windows. Diffractive Optical Element T
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13V3, 14V2, 15V1, 15V2, 15V4, 15V6, 15V12, 16, 17V1, 17V4,
17V10, 18V1, 18V3, 18V8, 19, 20V1, 20V3, 20V4, 20V6, 22V1, KB 1V1, 5, 6: Garry Saint
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23V1, 23V2, 24V2, 25V1, 25V4, 26V1, 26V2, 27V1, 27V2, 27V3,
28V1, 28V2, 29V1, 29V3, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36V1, 36V2, 37, KB e8: Lin Zhan Wei
38, 39, 40V1, 40V2, 41V1, 41V2, 42V1, 42V2, 43V1, 43V2, 44,
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45V2, 46, 47, 48V1, 48V2, 49, 50, 52V1, 52V2, 53, 54V1, 54V2, KB 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130: Manfred Krüger
55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60V1, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66V1, 67V3, 68, 69,
70, 71, 72V1, 72V2, 73V1, 73V2, 73V3, 74V1, 74V2, 74V3, 75, KB e1V2: Rod Sell
76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82V1, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88V1, 89, 90, 91, 92:
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KB 2V1, 14V1, 15V10, 15V11, 17V3, 17V7, 18V2, 21V1, 21V2, KB 74V5: Nicholas Reynolds
21V3, 22V2, 23V3, 24V1, 29V2, 45V1, 51V1, 51V2, 52V3 front,
54V2, 66V2, 67V1, 67V2, 67V4, 67V5 67V6, 67V7, 72V3, 72V4, KB 93V11, 104V7: Owen Linzmayer
72V5, 72V6, 73V4, 73V5, 74V4, 74V5, 75V4, 78V1, 78V2, 78V3,
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82V2, 88V2, 88V3, 93V1, 93V2, 93V3, 93V4, 93V5, 93V6, 93V7, KB 88V4: Tan Wei Jie
93V8, 93V9, 93V10, 94, 95, 97V1, 97V2, 97V3, 97V4, 97V5,
97V6, 97V7, 98V1, 98V2, 99, 100, 101, 103V1, 103V2, 104V1, KB 14, 60V3, 102: Anonymous
104V2, 104V3, 104V4, 104V5, 104V6, 104V7, 104V8, 104V9,
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115, 116, 117V1, 117V2, 118V1, 118V2, 118V3, 119V1, 119V2, prints and essays”: Thomas Krause
119V3, 119V4, 120, 121V1, 121V2, 122, 123, 124V1, 124V2, Pictures in the article “Security features”: Peter Bauer
131, 132: Thomas Krause Pictures in the article “About forgeries of polymer banknotes in
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KB 13V4, 15V3, 15V5, 15V6, 15V8, 15V9, 17V5, 17V6, 17V9, Uncut sheet picture in the article “About forgeries of polymer
18V4, 18V6, 20V5, 25V3, 25V5, 76V2, 110, 111: Kai Hwong banknotes in disadvantage of collectors”: Peter Bauer
All pictures on country cover sheets, world map and flags;
KB e3, e5, e7, e9: Trevor Wilkin signature scans and optimization mostly done by Thomas
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Thanks to all our friends who support us so generous with their scans of their notes and their continous support to make this happen.

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Thomas Krause
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while working on cruise ships around the Interested in coins since early childhood, he
world for some time, foreign money stuck in specialized himself in polymer bank notes in
his pockets and kept his interest. When 1999 after collecting a wide range of paper
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‘natives’ from the Isle of Men showed him money. A dedicated polymer webside was
plastic notes shrunk in an oven for serving opend a year later and is well known in the
as a extraordinary key ring, he started a polymer society. Educated as papermaker he
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deeper look at polymer notes. Still some worked some years for the federal staate
gaps waiting to be closed, he enjoys police in flourescensic and falsification.
collecting this “Plastic Money”.
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