Polymer Banknotes

TBB:  B536aPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Reserve Bank of FijiSeries:  2026 Polymer IssuesYear:  2026Signature:  5. Ali Substrate:  PolymerSize:  146 x 67 mmColor(s):  BluePrinter:  Crane Currency Front:  Kacau ni gau (Fiji petrel) bird flying over waves;  coat of arms; leaves; kava bowl. Back:  Leaves; flags flying...

Commemorates the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil in 22 April 1500. TBB:  B870a (This banknote B870a in a folder is classified as BNP801a.)Pick:  P248a Issuing Authority:  Banco Central do BrasilSeries:  2000 Commemorative IssuesYear:  2000Signature:  26b. Sampaio Malan/Fraga Neto Substrate:  PaperSize:  140 x...

Like earlier issues, but now on a polymer substrate. TBB:  B131aPick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of SamoaSeries:  2025 Polymer IssuesYear:  2025Signature:  8. Va'ai/Ainuu-Enari Substrate:  PolymerSize:  139 x 71 mmColor(s):  GreenPrinter:  De La Rue Front:  Portrait of Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913–2007), the O le...

This set consists of three polymer banknotes, one each of: Mozambique 20 Meticais, 2024, B240a, UNCMozambique 50 Meticais, 2024, B241a, UNCMozambique 100 Meticais, 2024, B242a, UNC

This note commemorates the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait. It sold as a numismatic product and was never circulating legal tender.TBB:  BNP202a Pick:  CS2 Issuing Authority:  Central Bank of Kuwait Series:  2001 Numismatic Products Year:  2001 Signature:  9. Al-Sabah/Al-Sabah Substrate:  Polymer Size: ...

TBB: B560aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banco Nacional de AngolaSeries: 2020 Commemorative IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 16. Massano Substrate: PolymerSize: 138 x 74 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: [unknown]

TBB: B559aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banco Nacional de AngolaSeries: 2020 Commemorative IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 16. Massano Substrate: PolymerSize: 132 x 70 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: [unknown]

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: B156aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of Papua New GuineaSeries: 2016–2021 Reduced Size IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 12. Bakani/Vele Substrate: PolymerSize: 135 x 70 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: Note Printing Australia

Commemorates the bicentennial of Mexico's independence from Spain. Named Best New Commemorative Banknote in Latin America by High Security Printing conference in 2021. TBB: B721cPick: PNLIssuing Authority: Banco de MexicoSeries: 2021–2022 Commemorative Issues (Familia G)Year: 2021 (5 Oct 2021)Signature: 12. Alegre Rabiela Substrate: PolymerSize:...

TBB: B240aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of Trinidad and TobagoSeries: 2019–2020 Polymer IssuesYear: 2020 (2021)Signature: 10. Hilaire Substrate: PolymerSize: 156 x 66 mmColor(s): GoldPrinter: De La Rue Front: Red-capped cardinal on a branch; Trinidad & Tobago coat of arms and flag. Back: Eric...

TBB: B146ePick: P44e Issuing Authority: Bank of ZambiaSeries: 2003–2012 IssuesYear: 2006Signature: 12. Fundaga Substrate: PolymerSize: 140 x 70 mmColor(s): Red-violetPrinter: Canadian Bank Note Company Front: Fish eagle perched on a branch; dove; coat of arms; jacaranda tree. Back: Aardvark; farmer on a tractor on...

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: B239aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of Trinidad and TobagoSeries: 2019–2020 Polymer IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 10. Hilaire Substrate: PolymerSize: 156 x 66 mmColor(s): Purple, Crimson, BluePrinter: De La Rue Front: Hummingbird drinking nectar from a flower; coat of arms; Trinidad & Tobago flag Back:...

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: B510aPick: P213a Issuing Authority: Banco Central de NicaraguaSeries: 2014–2019 (2015–2021) IssuesYear: 2014Signature: 24. Reyes/Acosta Substrate: PolymerSize: 151 x 67 mmColor(s): BrownPrinter: Oberthur Technologies Front: Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío (Rubén Darío National Theatre) in Managua, named for Nicaragua's preeminent poet. A guardabarranco bird (turquoise-browed...

TBB: B551aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of LibyaSeries: 2021 Commemorative IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 8b. Al-Kabeer Substrate: PolymerSize: 137 x 68 mmColor(s): Green, Gray, Pink, YellowPrinter: De La Rue Front: Omar Mukhtar, Ottoman clocktower in Tripoli's old town medina. Back: Zeus temple in Cyrene; Omar...

TBB:  B251aPick:  P45 Issuing Authority:  Nepal Rastra BankSeries:  2002 Commemorative IssuesYear:  2002Signature:  12. Rawal Substrate:  PolymerSize:  133 x 70 mmColor(s):  Brown, Green, LilacPrinter:  note-printing-australia Front:  King Gyanendra in royal dress and plumed crown; Garud Narayan of Changu Narayan temple; obverse of a coin. Commemorative...

TBB: B712lPick: P123A Issuing Authority: Banco de MexicoSeries: 2012–2019 Issues (Series F)Year: 2019Signature: 12. Alegre Rabiela Substrate: PolymerSize: 127 x 66 mmColor(s): MagentaPrinter: Banco de Mexico Front: Portrait of Jose Maria Morelos; stylized butterfly in SPARK OVI; crossed cannons, bow and arrow. Back: 18th...

TBB: B232rPick: P34n Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2006–2019 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 21. Emefiele/Fabamwo Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Front: Portrait of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed; bank logo. Back: Renowned potter Ladi Kwali throwing pottery on...

TBB: B234jPick: P38 Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 21. Emefiele/Fabamwo Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): MauvePrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of Prime Minister Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa; bank logo. Back: Four Nkpokiti dancers with drums; map of...

TBB: B235qPick: P39 Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 23. Emefiele/Umar Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of Alvan Ikoku (1900-1971). Bank logo. Back: Two milk maids carrying bowls on their heads, taken from a...

TBB: B127aPick: P23 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de MauritanieSeries: 2017–2020 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 14. Sidna/Raiss Substrate: PolymerSize: 135 x 66 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: Canadian Bank Note Company

TBB: B236lPick: P40 Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 22. Emefiele/Eleje Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of three men and a woman; bank logo. Back: Three fishermen with two fish; coat of arms.

TBB: B227fPick: P59f Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of AustraliaSeries: 2002–2017 IssuesYear: 2008Signature: 15. Stevens/Henry Substrate: PolymerSize: 144 x 65 mmColor(s): Red, Orange, GreenPrinter: Note Printing Australia

TBB: B532aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Reserve Bank of FijiSeries: 2020 Commemorative IssueYear: 2020Signature: 5. Ali Substrate: PolymerSize: 151 x 67 mmColor(s): Orange, Blue, Red, BrownPrinter: De La Rue Front: Government House guards raising the Fijian flag. Coat of arms. Back: Six children in native...

TBB: B514aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banco Central de NicaraguaSeries: 2017–2021 (2019–2023) IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 24. Reyes/Acosta Substrate: PolymerSize: 156 x 67 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: [unknown] Front: Floral leaves; Catedral de León (Leon Cathedral), in León, Central America's largest cathedral and a UNESCO world heritage site. Spiral...

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: B232wPick: P34 Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2006–2019 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 23. Emefiele/Umar Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company Front: Portrait of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed; bank logo. Back: Renowned potter Ladi Kwali throwing pottery on...

TBB: B508aPick: P211a Issuing Authority: Banco Central de NicaraguaSeries: 2014–2019 (2015–2021) IssuesYear: 2014Signature: 24. Reyes/Acosta Substrate: PolymerSize: 141 x 67 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: Oberthur Technologies Front: Two xylophones; entrance gate to Mercado de Artesanías (artisan market) building in Masaya. Back: Ballet folclórico (folkloric ballet) dancers;...

TBB:  B297gPick:  P162 Issuing Authority:  Banco Central de ChileSeries:  2009–2025 IssuesYear:  2021Signature:  44. Marcel/de Ramón 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...

TBB:  B296kPick:  P161 Issuing Authority:  Banco Central de ChileSeries:  2009–2025 IssuesYear:  2020Signature:  43. Marcel/Zurbuchen Substrate:  PolymerSize:  120 x 70 mmColor(s):  GreenPrinter:  Note Printing Australia Front:  Portrait of Ignacio Carrera Pinto wearing a military uniform; stylized sun in red-to-gold OVI; stylized corazón del copihue (heart...

This 2,000-vatu note is part of Vanuatu's first polymer banknote series and introduces the 2,000-vatu denomination, a value not previously issued. The series was introduced by the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu from 2010 on Guardian polymer substrate to modernize the currency and reduce counterfeiting....

TBB: B230bPick: P32a Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2006–2019 IssuesYear: 2006Signature: 17. Soludo/Onyido Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): MauvePrinter: [unknown] Front: Portrait of Prime Minister Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa; bank logo. Back: Four Nkpokiti dancers with drums; map of Nigeria; coat...

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 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: B172aPick: P102aIssuing Authority: Bank of ThailandSeries: 1997–2005 Series Fifteen IssuesYear: 1997Signature: 67. Veeravan/MarakanondSubstrate: PolymerSize: 144 x 72 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: Note Printing Australia

This full set consists of six banknotes, one each of: Trinidad & Tobago 1 Dollar, 2020 (2021), B236a, PNL, S2R1Trinidad & Tobago 5 Dollars, 2020, B237a, PNL, S3R1Trinidad & Tobago 10 Dollars, 2020, B238a, PNL, S4R1Trinidad & Tobago 20 Dollars, 2020, B239a, PNL, S5R1Trinidad...

TBB: B217bPick: P27 Issuing Authority: Maldives Monetary AuthoritySeries: 2015–2018 Polymer IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 6. Naseer Substrate: PolymerSize: 150 x 70 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: De La Rue

TBB:  B141aPick:  P195 Issuing Authority:  Reserve Bank of New ZealandSeries:  2015–2021 Brighter Money IssuesYear:  2016Signature:  11. Wheeler Substrate:  PolymerSize:  155 x 74 mmColor(s):  Violet, Orange, RedPrinter:  Canadian Bank Note Company Front:  Portrait of physicist Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson; canary in gold SPARK; radioactivity...

TBB: B234iPick: P38h Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 21. Emefiele/Fabamwo Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): MauvePrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of Prime Minister Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa; bank logo. Back: Four Nkpokiti dancers with drums; map of...

TBB: B235aPick: P39a Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2009Signature: 17. Soludo/Onyido Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of Alvan Ikoku (1900-1971). Bank logo. Back: Two milk maids carrying bowls on their heads, taken from a...

TBB: B234hPick: P38g Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2016Signature: 21. Emefiele/Fabamwo Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): MauvePrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of Prime Minister Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa; bank logo. Back: Four Nkpokiti dancers with drums; map of...

TBB: B603bPick: P115 Issuing Authority: Banco de GuatemalaSeries: 2010–2020 IssuesYear: 2012Signature: 53. Francisco/Barquín Substrate: PolymerSize: 156 x 67 mmColor(s): Green, Orange, RedPrinter: Oberthur Fiduciare

TBB: B244aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of BarbadosSeries: 2022 Polymer IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 7. Haynes Substrate: PolymerSize: 55 x 150 mmColor(s): Brown, Purple, GrayPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B558aPick: P274b Issuing Authority: Banco Central de Costa RicaSeries: 2009–2015 IssuesYear: 2013Signature: 77. Bolanos/Delgado Substrate: PolymerSize: 125 x 67 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: Oberthur Technologies

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: B235lPick: P39h Issuing Authority: Central Bank of NigeriaSeries: 2009–2021 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 21. Emefiele/Fabamwo Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 72 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: Giesecke & Devrient Front: Portrait of Alvan Ikoku (1900-1971). Bank logo. Back: Two milk maids carrying bowls on their heads, taken from a...

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: B126aPick: P22 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de MauritanieSeries: 2017–2020 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 14. Sidna/Raiss Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 66 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: Canadian Bank Note Company