Africa

TBB: B101aPick: P1 Issuing Authority: Bank of EritreaSeries: 1997 IssuesYear: 1997Signature: 1. Afewerki/Beyene Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 70 mmColor(s): Dark brown, Black, GreenPrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Triptych portrait of children; Eritrean fighters raising EPLF flag; camel as registration device. Back: Students outside studying...

TBB: B126fPick: P31 Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2010–2021 IsssuesYear: 2021Signature: 21b. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 69 mmColor(s): Blue, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B160dPick: P60 Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of MalawiSeries: 2014–2021 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 13. Kabambe Substrate: PaperSize: 132 x 66 mmColor(s): Blue, Violet, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

Botswana's first polymer banknote, and the first note in the world using Gemini Microtext. TBB:  B129aPick:  P35 Issuing Authority:  Bank of BotswanaSeries:  2018 IssuesYear:  2018Signature:  10. Matambo/Pelaelo Substrate:  PolymerSize:  132 x 66 mmColor(s):  GreenPrinter:  De La Rue Front:  President Lt General Seretse Khama Ian Khama;...

TBB:  B138gPick:  P37f Issuing Authority:  Bank of ZambiaSeries:  1992–2011 IssuesYear:  2007Signature:  12. Fundaga Substrate:  PaperSize:  140 x 70 mmColor(s):  RedPrinter:  South African Bank Note Company Front:  Fish eagle perched on a branch; dove; coat of arms; dove; sausage tree (Kigelia africana). Back:  Zebra head;...

TBB:  B138h Pick:  P47e Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of Kenya Series:  2003–2010 Issues Year:  2010 Signature:  20. Ndung'u/Kinyua Substrate:  Paper Size:  138 x 72 mm Color(s):  Brown, Maroon Printer:  De La Rue Front:  Portrait of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta; lion; Mount Kenya;...

TBB:  B340d Pick:  P49 Issuing Authority:  Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée Series:  2015–2022 Issues Year:  2022 Signature:  7. Camara/Nabe Substrate:  Paper Size:  140 x 65 mm Color(s):  Purple, Green, Red, Blue Printer:  De La Rue Front:  Woman with cimier hairstyle; pigeons taking...

TBB: B308cPick: P17 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des ComoresSeries: 2005–2006 issuesYear: 2005 (2020)Signature: 9. Imani/Rioux Substrate: PaperSize: 132 x 66 mmColor(s): Green, RedPrinter: Banque de France

TBB: B214lPick: P33e Issuing Authority: Banque de la Republique du BurundiSeries: 1977–2007 IssuesYear: 2007Signature: 25. Sentore/Sindayigaya Substrate: PaperSize: 115 x 60 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B343bPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2018–2022 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 7. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 146 x 70 mmColor(s): VioletPrinter: [unknown]

TBB: B207ePick: P8c Issuing Authority: Banque des Etats de l'Afrique CentraleSeries: 1985–1991 IssuesYear: 1990Signature: 8. Oyé-Mba/Dang Substrate: PaperSize: 150 x 75 mmColor(s): Orange, BrownPrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire

TBB: B142aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque Nationale du RwandaSeries: 2019 IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 24. Nsanzabaganwa/Rwangombwa Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 72 mmColor(s): Blue, Green, OrangePrinter: Giesecke & Devrient

TBB: B154fPick: P49 Issuing Authority: Bank of UgandaSeries: 2010–2022 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 15. Mutebile/Kanyemibwa Substrate: PaperSize: 131 x 64 mmColor(s): OrangePrinter: De La Rue Front: Profile of a man wearing Karimojong headdress; Nyero rock paintings in Kumi; savannah grasslands; purple-to-green geometric SPARK OVI patch; Ugandan...

TBB: B323cPick: P101 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale du CongoSeries: 2005–2020 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 2. Nyembo Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 72 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: [unknown]

TBB: B227aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of LesothoSeries: 2021 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 9b. Matlanyane Substrate: PaperSize: 132 x 69 mmColor(s): Red, Orange, Purple, GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B157ePick: P63 Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of MalawiSeries: 2014–2020 IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 13. Kabambe Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 64 mmColor(s): Purple, OrangePrinter: De La Rue Front: Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa II (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere). Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe;...

These About Uncirculated (aUNC) banknotes have small corner issues, likely incurred during shipping, that do not extend into the design. TBB: B197aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of ZimbabweSeries: 2019–2020 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 6. Mangudya Substrate: CompositeSize: 155 x 66 mmColor(s): Yellow, Brown, BlackPrinter: De...

TBB:  B232cPick:  P37c Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of SwazilandSeries:  2010–2017 IssuesYear:  2017Signature:  10. Diamini/Sithole Substrate:  CompositeSize:  148 x 70 mmColor(s):  PurplePrinter:  Giesecke & Devrient Front:  King Mswati III; coat of arms; shield (isihlangu), spears (sikhali), and staff (umgobo). Back:  Flower, corn and pineapple; steer;...

TBB:  B236aPick:  P41 Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of SwazilandSeries:  2015 IssuesYear:  2015 (2017)Signature:  10. Diamini/Sithole Substrate:  CompositeSize:  144 x 70 mmColor(s):  GreenPrinter:  Giesecke & Devrient Front:  King Mswati III; coat of arms; Vision 2022 (a reference to social programs designed to transform Swaziland into...

TBB:  B138gPick:  P37f Issuing Authority:  Bank of ZambiaSeries:  1992–2011 IssuesYear:  2007Signature:  12. Fundaga Substrate:  PaperSize:  140 x 70 mmColor(s):  RedPrinter:  South African Bank Note Company Front:  Fish eagle perched on a branch; dove; coat of arms; dove; sausage tree (Kigelia africana). Back:  Zebra head;...

TBB:  B218aPick:  P72 Issuing Authority:  Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries:  2014 IssuesYear:  2014Signature:  8. Pinto Frederico/Augusto de Burgo Substrate:  PaperSize:  131 x 65 mmColor(s):  Green, Orange, Red, PurplePrinter:  De La Rue Front:  Poet Jorge Barbosa; holographic open book; embossed open book. Back:  Poilão Dam in...

TBB:  B111a Pick:  P11a Issuing Authority:  Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Series:  1994–2004 Issues Year:  2001 Signature:  3. Tsumba Substrate:  Paper Size:  155 x 78 mm Color(s):  Brown, Gray Printer:  Fidelity Printers & Refiners, Zimbabwe Front:  Chiremba balancing rocks in Epworth; bitter apple flower; two...

TBB: B340cPick: P49 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2015–2022 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 7. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 65 mmColor(s): Purple, Green, Red, BluePrinter: De La Rue Front: Woman with cimier hairstyle; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms; bank logo as...

TBB: B411aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque d'AlgérieSeries: 2018 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 4. Delindi/Loukal Substrate: PaperSize: 160 x 72 mmColor(s): Blue, RustPrinter: Bank of Algeria

TBB: B140aPick: P41 Issuing Authority: Banque Nationale du RwandaSeries: 2013–2015 IssuesYear: 2014Signature: 24. Nsanzabaganwa/Rwangombwa Substrate: PaperSize: 145 x 72 mmColor(s): Lilac, Brown, OrangePrinter: Goznak (State Insignia)

TBB: B121AvPick: P115A Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 45. Yaya/Koné Substrate: PaperSize: 125 x 65 mmColor(s): Pink, Orange, Brown, PurplePrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West Africa);...

TBB: B324cPick: P35b Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 1998–2012 IssuesYear: 2012Signature: 3. Keita/Toure Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 64 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: De La Rue Front: Woman with headscarf; coat of arms; carving of a female. Back: Workers harvesting bananas; carving.

TBB: B113aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque des Etats de l'Afrique CentraleSeries: 2022 Issues (Type 2020)Year: 2020 (2022)Signature: 14. Tolli/Angue Substrate: PaperSize:Color(s): Red, Yellow, Green, GrayPrinter: [unknown] Front: Map; denomination as perfect register; stylized outline map of Africa in diamonds; BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé,...

TBB: B316aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banco Central de São Tomé & PríncipeSeries: 2020 (2021) IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 8. Vaz/Barros Substrate: PaperSize: 155 x 67 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B308aPick: P70 Issuing Authority: Banco Central de São Tomé & PríncipeSeries: 2016 (2018) IssuesYear: 2016 (2018)Signature: Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 67 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B122AvPick: P116A Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 45. Yaya/Koné Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 65 mmColor(s): Blue, Purple, Green, PinkPrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West Africa);...

TBB: B218aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of NamibiaSeries: 2020 Commemorative IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 4. Shiimi Substrate: PolymerSize: 137 x 40 mmColor(s): Blue, Green, YellowPrinter: Oberthur Technologies Front: Portraits of the 3 Presidents of Namibia since independence; Rhino head; Bank of Namibia logo in SPARK, simulated...

TBB: B771bPick: P142b Issuing Authority: South African Reserve BankSeries: 2013–2015 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 10. Kganyago Substrate: PaperSize: 152 x 70 mmColor(s): Orange, Brown, GreenPrinter: South African Bank Note Company

TBB: B402bPick: P138 Issuing Authority: Banque d'AlgérieSeries: 1992 IssuesYear: 1992Signature: 2. Guerdoud/Laksaci Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 72 mmColor(s): Blue, BrownPrinter: Bank of Algeria

TBB: B770bPick: P141b Issuing Authority: South African Reserve BankSeries: 2013–2015 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 10. Kganyago Substrate: PaperSize: 146 x 70 mmColor(s): Blue, Violet, OrangePrinter: South African Bank Note Company

TBB: B767bPick: P138b Issuing Authority: South African Reserve BankSeries: 2013–2015 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 10. Kganyago Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 70 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: South African Bank Note Company

TBB: B158bPick: P64b Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of MalawiSeries: 2014–2021 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 12. Chuka Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 64 mmColor(s): Light green, Light blue, OrangePrinter: De La Rue Front: Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi Gomani II (Philip Zitonga Maseko). Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters...

TBB: B212aPick: P68a Issuing Authority: Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries: 1999-2007 IssuesYear: 2005Signature: 7. de Andrade Lopes/Augusto de Burgo Substrate: PaperSize: 121 x 62 mmColor(s): Blue-gray, Black, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B230aPick: P32 Issuing Authority: Central Bank of the GambiaSeries: 2015 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 16. Njai/Colley Substrate: PaperSize: 126 x 65 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue Front: Portrait of former president Yahya Jammeh (1965– ). Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) bird in flight and perched on...

TBB: B123AvPick: P117A Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 45. Yaya/Koné Substrate: PaperSize: 141 x 74 mmColor(s): Green, Blue, Yellow, Brown, OrangePrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West...

TBB: B401aPick: P137 Issuing Authority: Banque d'AlgérieSeries: 1992 IssuesYear: 1992Signature: 1. Guerdoud/Keramane Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: Bank of Algeria Front: Soldiers charging to defend Algeria from Spanish invaders during the Battle of El Harrach in 1775 Back: A battle galley at...

TBB: B124AvPick: P118A Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 45. Yaya/Koné Substrate: PaperSize: 146 x 74 mmColor(s): Purple, Violet, Blue, Green, OrangePrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West...

TBB: B238bPick: P52 Issuing Authority: Banque de la Republique du BurundiSeries: 2015–2018 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 29. Wagara/Ciza Substrate: PaperSize: 132 x 66 mmColor(s): PinkPrinter: Oberthur Fiduciare Front: Leaping Roan antelope; coat of arms; pineapple plants; flag; green-to-gold pineapple OVI patch with embossed BRB; fish as...

TBB: B166bPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of ZambiaSeries: 2018–2022 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 14. Kalyalka Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 70 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: Oberthur Fiduciare

TBB: B331fPick: P47h Issuing Authority: National Bank of EthiopiaSeries: 2003–2017 IssuesYear: 2009/2017Signature: 7. Atnafu Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 65 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: De La Rue Front: Man harvesting coffee berries; outline map of Ethiopia; lion's head; coffee branch. Back: Kudu antelope and caracal cat with...

TBB: B768bPick: P139b Issuing Authority: South African Reserve BankSeries: 2013–2015 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 10. Kganyago Substrate: PaperSize: 134 x 70 mmColor(s): Brown, VioletPrinter: South African Bank Note Company

TBB: B167bPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of ZambiaSeries: 2018–2022 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 14. Kalyalka Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 70 mmColor(s): AquaPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B158cPick: P64c Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of MalawiSeries: 2014–2021 IssuesYear: 2016Signature: 12. Chuka Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 64 mmColor(s): Light green, Light blue, OrangePrinter: De La Rue Front: Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi Gomani II (Philip Zitonga Maseko). Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters...

TBB: B338bPick: P47b Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2015–2022 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 6. Kaba/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 63 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B338aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: National Bank of EthiopiaSeries: 2020 IssuesYear: 2012/2020Signature: 8. Dessie Substrate: PaperSize: 148 x 72 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: [unknown] Front: Flying dove with olive branch in beak; lion's head; outline map of Ethiopia in SPARK OVI patch. Green windowed security thread...