Polymer Banknotes

Like earlier issue, which won the IBNS Banknote of the Year in 2008, but now on a polymer substrate. TBB:  B125a Pick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of Samoa Series:  2023–2024 Issues Year:  2024 Signature:  8. Va'ai/Ainuu-Enari Substrate:  Polymer Size:  139 x 71 mm...

TBB: B168bPick: P99Issuing Authority: Bank of ThailandSeries: 1996 Commemorative IssuesYear: 1996Signature: 67. Veeravan/MarakanondSubstrate: PolymerSize: 144 x 72 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: Note Printing Australia

TBB: B218aPick: P26 Issuing Authority: National Bank of the Republic of MacedoniaSeries: 2018 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 7. Bogov Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 63 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: De La Rue

This is the banknote without the folder. TBB: BNP201aPick: PNLIssuing Authority: Qatar Central BankSeries: 2022 Numismatic ProductsYear: 2022Signature: 5. Al-Thani/Al Kuwari Substrate: PolymerSize: 154 x 72 mmColor(s): Brown, Green, Blue, Orange, PurplePrinter: De La Rue  

TBB: B498bPick: P202b Issuing Authority: Banco Central de NicaraguaSeries: 2007 IssuesYear: 2007Signature: 23. Rosales Substrate: PolymerSize: 136 x 67 mmColor(s): Yellow, BrownPrinter: De La Rue Front: Girl pounding grain; typical house on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Back: Five women dancing around a maypole...

TBB: B242aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Eastern Caribbean Central BankSeries: 2019–2021 Issues (Series 8)Year: 2019Signature: 3. Antoine Substrate: PolymerSize: 145 x 70 mmColor(s): VioletPrinter: De La Rue Front: Fish, sea turtle, green-throated carib hummingbird and flowers; Queen Elizabeth II wearing Grand Duchess Vladimir's tiara and...

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: B243aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of BarbadosSeries: 2022 Polymer IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 7. Haynes Substrate: PolymerSize: 55 x 150 mmColor(s): OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B203aPick: P394a Issuing Authority: Bank of EnglandSeries: 2015–2019 Polymer QEII IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 32. Cleland Substrate: PolymerSize: 125 x 65 mmColor(s): Blue, Brown, Yellow, GreenPrinter: De La Rue

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: B219bPick: P29 Issuing Authority: Maldives Monetary AuthoritySeries: 2015–2018 Polymer IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 6. Naseer Substrate: PolymerSize: 150 x 70 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: De La Rue Front: Seated woman wearing a Libaas traditional dress, working on the Hiru, or neckline threading, of a similar dress. Group...

TBB: B243aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Eastern Caribbean Central BankSeries: 2019–2021 Issues (Series 8)Year: 2019Signature: 3. Antoine Substrate: PolymerSize: 145 x 70 mmColor(s): BrownPrinter: De La Rue Front: Fish, sea turtle, green-throated carib hummingbird and flowers; Queen Elizabeth II wearing Grand Duchess Vladimir's tiara and...

TBB:  B148cPick:  P51b Issuing Authority:  Bank Negara MalaysiaSeries:  2009–2021 Fourth IssuesYear:  2017Signature:  7. Ibrahim Substrate:  PolymerSize:  120 x 65 mmColor(s):  BluePrinter:  Unknown Front:  Portrait of former prime minister Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1895-1960) wearing tengkolok headgear; bunga raya (hibiscus) flower; songket (traditional woven fabric) patterns....

TBB: B568aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banco Central de Costa RicaSeries: 2018 IssuesYear: 2018 (2020)Signature: 79. Cubrero/Prado Substrate: PolymerSize: 153 x 67 mmColor(s): OrangePrinter: Oberthur Fiduciare

TBB: B218aPick: P28 Issuing Authority: Maldives Monetary AuthoritySeries: 2015–2018 Polymer IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 5. Adam Substrate: PolymerSize: 150 x 70 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue Front: Seated boy reciting the Holy Quran; men pulling boats from the beach into the water (Dhoni beylun). Denomination as...

TBB: B232bPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of AustraliaSeries: 2016–2017 IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 19. Lowe/Gaetjens Substrate: PolymerSize: 144 x 65 mmColor(s): Red, Orange, GreenPrinter: Note Printing Australia

TBB: B242aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of BarbadosSeries: 2022 Polymer IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 7. Haynes Substrate: PolymerSize: 55 x 150 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: De La Rue

This is the UAE's first banknote issued on a polymer substrate. TBB:  B248aPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of the United Arab EmiratesSeries:  2021–2024 Polymer IssuesYear:  2021Signature:  5. Sheikh Mansour Substrate:  PolymerSize:  151 x 64 mmColor(s):  Purple, Violet, BluePrinter:  Oumolat Security Printing Front:  Wahat...

TBB:  B435aPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Bank of MauritiusSeries:  2013–2024 IssuesYear:  2024Signature:  12. Yerukunondu/Seegolam/Sewraj-Gopal Substrate:  PolymerSize:  160 x 76 mmColor(s):  BluePrinter:  Oberthur Fiduciare Front:  Portrait of Sir Charles Gaëtan Duval QC (1930–1996), a Mauritian barrister, statesman and politician. bank building facade; sanding Justice with sword...

This note is a replacement note, with the prefix ZZ. TBB: B251azPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of JamaicaSeries: 2022 (2023) Polymer IssuesYear: 2022 (2023)Signature: 13. Byles Substrate: PolymerSize: 145 x 68 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: De La Rue

TBB:  B246cPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of the United Arab EmiratesSeries:  2021–2024 Polymer IssuesYear:  2024Signature:  5. Sheikh Mansour Substrate:  PolymerSize:  144 x 66 mmColor(s):  BrownPrinter:  Oumolat Security Printing Front:  Ajman Fort watchtower and palm tree; rosette as registration device; Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan...

This banknote was awarded the IBNS Banknote of the Year 2020, and the Best New Banknote at High Security Printing conference in 2022. I am particularly proud to have nominated it for the International Banknote Society's Banknote of the Year award in 2020. TBB:...

TBB:  B234bPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Reserve Bank of AustraliaSeries:  2016–2024 IssuesYear:  2020Signature:  20. Lowe/Kennedy Substrate:  PolymerSize:  158 x 65 mmColor(s):  Green, Orange, YellowPrinter:  Note Printing Australia Front:  Portrait of Nelli Melba, soprano; Melba in costume as Rosina in Rossini's Barber of Seville; Golden Wattle...

TBB:  B148dPick:  P51 Issuing Authority:  Bank Negara MalaysiaSeries:  2009–2021 Fourth IssuesYear:  2021Signature:  8. Shamsiah Substrate:  PolymerSize:  120 x 65 mmColor(s):  BluePrinter:  Unknown Front:  Portrait of former prime minister Tuanku Abdul Rahman (1895-1960) wearing tengkolok headgear; bunga raya (hibiscus) flower; songket (traditional woven fabric) patterns....

This set consists of five banknotes, one each of: New Zealand 5 Dollars, 2015, B137a, P191New Zealand 10 Dollars, 2015, B138a, P192New Zealand 20 Dollars, 2016, B139a, P193New Zealand 50 Dollars, 2021, B140c, P194New Zealand 100 Dollars, 2016, B141a, P195

TBB:  B217aPick:  P71 Issuing Authority:  Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries:  2014 IssuesYear:  2014Signature:  8. Pinto Frederico/Augusto de Burgo Substrate:  PolymerSize:  124 x 62 mmColor(s):  Red, Purple, Yellowish-greenPrinter:  De La Rue Front:  Doctor and writer Henrique Teixeira de Sousa; map of Fogo; a bunch of grapes;...

TBB: B273bPick: P112b Issuing Authority: Banca Nationala a RomanieiSeries: 2000–2003 (2000–2004) Polymer IssuesYear: 2000 (2001)Signature: –. Isarescu/Nitu Substrate: PolymerSize: 143 x 63 mmColor(s): Green, Blue, YellowPrinter: National Bank of Romania Front: Portrait of former prime minister Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940). flower as registration device; gentian...

TBB: B348pPick: P124 Issuing Authority: State Bank of Viet NamSeries: 2003–2022 Polymer IssuesYear: 2020Signature: [none]. Substrate: PolymerSize: 152 x 65 mmColor(s): Green, Orange, Purple, BluePrinter: Note Printing Australia, National Banknote Printing Plant Front: Portrait of Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969), prime minister of North Vietnam...

TBB: B288bPick: P119 Issuing Authority: Banca Nationala a RomanieiSeries: 2018 (2018–2023) Crowned Eagle IssuesYear: 2018 (2020)Signature: –. Isarescu/Nitu Substrate: PolymerSize: 133 x 72 mmColor(s): Orange, Purple, Red, Brown, YellowPrinter: Austria State Printing House Front: Portrait of Nicolae Grigorescu (1838–1937), one of the founders of...

This banknote is like the preceding issue (B218) but with the new Rufiyaa symbol (ރ) in front of the denomination. TBB: B226aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Maldives Monetary AuthoritySeries: 2022 Polymer IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 7. Hashim Substrate: PolymerSize: 150 x 70 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue...

TBB: B507aPick: P210a Issuing Authority: Banco Central de NicaraguaSeries: 2014–2019 (2015–2021) IssuesYear: 2014Signature: 24. Reyes/Acosta Substrate: PolymerSize: 136 x 67 mmColor(s): OrangePrinter: Oberthur Technologies Front: Two sea turtles; Iglesia Moravia (Moravian church) in Laguna de Perlas. Back: Female dancers celebrating Festival Mayo Ya (Maypole...

TBB: B298gPick: P163 Issuing Authority: Banco Central de ChileSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2016Signature: 42. Vergara/Zurbuchen Substrate: PolymerSize: 134 x 70 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: Note Printing Australia

TBB: B139aPick: P193 Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of New ZealandSeries: 2015–2018 Brighter Money IssuesYear: 2016Signature: 11. Wheeler Substrate: PolymerSize: 140 x 68 mmColor(s):Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company Front: Queen Elizabeth II wearing Hanoverian Fringe Tiara and matching necklace, Sovereign's insignia of the Order of...

TBB: B293aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banca Nationala a RomanieiSeries: 2021 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: –. Isarescu/Nitu Substrate: PolymerSize: 136 x 77 mmColor(s): Olive greenPrinter: Austria State Printing House

TBB:  B290dPick:  P121 Issuing Authority:  Banca Nationala a RomanieiSeries:  2018 (2018–2023) Crowned Eagle IssuesYear:  2018 (2021)Signature:  –. Isarescu/Nitu Substrate:  PolymerSize:  147 x 82 mmColor(s):  Blue, Green, VioletPrinter:  Austria State Printing House

TBB: B278hPick: P117h Issuing Authority: Banca Nationala a RomanieiSeries: 2005–2008 (2005–2017) Polymer IssuesYear: 2005 (2013)Signature: Substrate: PolymerSize: 120 x 62 mmColor(s): Green, Blue, YellowPrinter: Austria State Printing House Front: Portrait of former prime minister Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940). flower as registration device; gentian flowers (Gentiana...

TBB: B593bPick: P115 Issuing Authority: Banco de GuatemalaSeries: 2002–2008 IssuesYear: 2008Signature: 51. Alonzo/Bonilla Substrate: PolymerSize: 156 x 67 mmColor(s): Green, Orange, RedPrinter: Oberthur Technologies

TBB: B289bPick: P120 Issuing Authority: Banca Nationala a RomanieiSeries: 2018 (2018–2023) Crowned Eagle IssuesYear: 2018 (2019)Signature: –. Isarescu/Nitu Substrate: PolymerSize: 140 x 77 mmColor(s): Yellow, Green, Blue, OrangePrinter: Austria State Printing House

TBB: B155bPick: P51 Issuing Authority: Bank of Papua New GuineaSeries: 2016–2021 Reduced Size IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 12. Bakani/Vele Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 70 mmColor(s): VioletPrinter: Note Printing Australia

TBB:  B857d Pick:  P234 Issuing Authority:  Banco Central del Paraguay Series:  2011–2022 Issues Year:  2022 Signature:  25. Insfrán/Cantero Substrate:  Polymer Size:  157 x 67 mm Color(s):  Red Printer:  Canadian Bank Note Company Front:  Don Carlos Antonio Lopez; locomotive steam engine; round coat of arms...

This banknote is like the preceding issue (B219) but with the new Rufiyaa symbol (ރ) in front of the denomination. TBB:  B227aPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Maldives Monetary AuthoritySeries:  2022–2024 Polymer IssuesYear:  2024 (2025)Signature:  7. Hashim Substrate:  PolymerSize:  150 x 70 mmColor(s):  RedPrinter:  De La...

TBB:  B373bPick:  P108b Issuing Authority:  Bank of CanadaSeries:  2011–2013 (2011–2024) Polymer IssuesYear:  2012 (2019)Signature:  17. Wilkins/Poloz Substrate:  PolymerSize:  152 x 70 mmColor(s):  GreenPrinter:  Canadian Bank Note Company Front:  Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a dress with a pearl necklace. Maple leaf. Back:  Canadian...

TBB:  B140cPick:  P194 Issuing Authority:  Reserve Bank of New ZealandSeries:  2015–2021 Brighter Money IssuesYear:  2021Signature:  13. Orr Substrate:  PolymerSize:  150 x 72 mmColor(s):  Purple, Orange, BrownPrinter:  Canadian Bank Note Company Front:  Portrait of Maori statesman Sir Āpirana Ngata; crow in green SPARK; Porourangi Maori...

TBB:  B140bPick:  P194 Issuing Authority:  Reserve Bank of New ZealandSeries:  2015–2021 Brighter Money IssuesYear:  2018Signature:  12. Spencer Substrate:  PolymerSize:  150 x 72 mmColor(s):  Purple, Orange, BrownPrinter:  Canadian Bank Note Company Front:  Portrait of Maori statesman Sir Āpirana Ngata; crow in green SPARK; Porourangi Maori...

TBB:  B371dPick:  P106 Issuing Authority:  Bank of CanadaSeries:  2011–2013 (2011–2024) Polymer IssuesYear:  2013Signature:  18. Wilkins/Macklem Substrate:  PolymerSize:  152 x 70 mmColor(s):  Blue, GreenPrinter:  Canadian Bank Note Company Front:  Canada's seventh prime minister Wilfrid Laurier wearing a suit; maple leaf. CCL WinDOE holographic stripe with...

TBB: B340bPick: P95 Issuing Authority: Banco Central de HondurasSeries: 1994–2010 IssuesYear: 2008Signature: 29. Midence/Oviedo/Nuñez Substrate: PolymerSize: 159 x 66 mmColor(s): Green, Purple, Orange, Light bluePrinter: [unknown] Front: Portrait of Dionisio de Herrera; coat of arms. Back: Old presidential palace (Casa Presidencial) in Tegucigalpa.

This was awarded the IBNS Banknote of the Year in 2022, and High Security Printing Asia’s Best New Banknote Award for 2023. TBB:  B1108dPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Bangko Sentral ng PilipinasSeries:  2022–2025 First Philippine Polymer IssuesYear:  2024Signature:  18. Marcos/Remolona Substrate:  PolymerSize:  160 x 66 mmColor(s):  BluePrinter:  Note...

TBB:  B297ePick:  P162e Issuing Authority:  Banco Central de ChileSeries:  2009–2021 IssuesYear:  2015Signature:  42. Vergara/Zurbuchen Substrate:  PolymerSize:  127 x 70 mmColor(s):  PurplePrinter:  Note Printing Australia Front:  Portrait of lawyer and guerrilla leader Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza; stylized sun in red-to-gold OVI; stylized corazón del copihue (heart...

The initial release (B233a in 2018, this banknote) contains a typo in the microprinting. The back of the note contains Edith Cowan's first speech to parliament in microtext above her shoulder, in which the word "responsibility" is repeatedly misspelled as "responsibilty" without the last...

This is a set of the current Mexico Familia/Family G series of banknotes. This includes the commemorative 20-peso note issued in 2021. Includes the IBNS Banknotes of the Year for 2020 (100 Peso) and 2021 (50 Peso). This set consists of three banknotes, one...