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...eSwatini - 200 Emalangeni Central Bank of eSwatini Series 2023 Hybrid

Umbuso weSwatini
Kingdom of eSwatini
 
Central Bank of eSwatini (est.1974)
Currency - Lilangeni (SZL)

Here is a 200 emalangeni banknote printed with the date of 06.09.2023. This is the reprint of the 2017 issue but with a new date and new signatures. This note was reportedly released on 11.09.2023. The date printed on the note is also the nation's independence day. The country was previously occupied by the United Kingdom until 06.09.1968. The British occupation of Eswatini started in 1903 after the end of the Second Boer War (1899-1902).

In April 2018, the country changed its name from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini.

This 200 emalangeni banknote is printed on hybrid material.

Two Hundred Emalangeni
King Mswati lll (b.1968-)
 
Front - King Mswati lll. King Mswati was crowned King of Swaziland on 25.04.1986 at the age of 18. The Kingdom of eSwatini is ruled by an absolute monarch/subnational monarchs* and is one of the only 12 remaining absolute nations in the world.
 
Signatures
Minister For Finance - Neal K, Rykenberg (since 2018)
Governor - Dr Philemon F Mnisi (since 2022)
Watermarks - Portrait of King Mswati lll and electrotype 200
Dimensions - 161mm x 71mm
 
Back - A zebu head (cattle), two goats, local native huts with a man and two women.

Zebu head and native huts

Footnote *:-
Brunei, Emirate of Sharjah, Emirate of Fujairah, Emirate of Ajman, Kingdom of Eswatini, Emirate of Dubai, Emirate of Umm al-Quwain, Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, Vatican City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman and Emirate of Dhabi.
 


...Kenya - 2019 Series Full Set Of Five Notes

The Republic of Kenya
(Jamhuri ya Kenya)

Central Bank of Kenya (est. 1966)
(Banki Kuu ya Kenya)
Currency - Shilling (KES)
 
Here is a full set of five notes all printed with a year dated of 2019. These notes were released to the public for circulation on 31.05.2019. This is the fifth series of banknotes issued since 1966. Kenya became an independent nation in 1963, after 62 years of British occupation.

The theme for this series showcases the richness of the people and the nature of Kenya. The design on the fronts are all the same depicting the Kenyatta International Convention Center and on each note is printed with a wild animal's head on the denomination value of '0' - 50 shillings (Buffalo); 100 shillings (Leopard); 200 shillings (Rhino); 500 shillings (Lion); and 1000 shillings (Elephant).

According to Kenya's constitution amendment, the printing of all new banknotes forbids the inclusion of any portraits of political or any historical figures on the notes. Whilst this 2019 series depicts Jomo Kenyatta's statue, the Supreme Court judges dismissed the lawsuit by 2 to 1 that the statue was an integral part of Kenyatta International Convention Center and as such it was not intentionally depicting Jomo Kenyatta. The court case was filed by activists who were against the designs on the front of the notes, claiming that the print of Kenyatta's statue is the same as having a politician printed on the 2019 series.
 
This series was printed by De La Rue's factory at Ruaraka in Nairobi. This series was introduced to stamp out corruption/embezzlement and to tackle counterfeiting especially for the 1000 shilling notes. According to a report, it appears that these notes wear out easily after a short period in circulation.
 
Fifty Shillings
Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center

Front - Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC). Jomo Kenyatta (b.1897-1978 Kamau wa Muigai). He served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 1963 to 1964, and then President until his death in 1978. The KICC was built in 1974. In the background is the silhouette of the city skyline and a mountain (Mount Kenya).
 
Governor - Patrick Ngugi Njoroge (tenure 2015 - 2023)
Member - Dr Kamau Thugge*
Watermarks - Lion's head and electrotype CBK & 50
Dimensions - 124mm x 63mm
 
Back - Theme - Green energy (Wind Power, Geothermal Power, Solar Power). Kenya has one of the biggest wind farms in Africa and is located at Loiyangalani. 

Green energy (Wind Power, Geothermal Power, Solar Power)
 
 One Hundred Shillings
Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center
 
Front - Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center. Jomo Kenyatta (b.1897-1978 Kamau wa Muigai). Kenyatta served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 1963 to 1964, and then President until his death in 1978. The KICC was built in 1974. In the background is the silhouette of the city skyline and a mountain (Mount Kenya).
 
Governor - Patrick Ngugi Njoroge (tenure 2015 - 2023)
Member - Dr Kamau Thugge*
Watermarks - Lion's head and electrotype CBK & 100
Dimensions - 128mm x 64mm
 
Back - Agriculture theme, with maize, farmer harvesting tea leaves by hand, livestock.

Maize, farmer harvesting tea leaves, livestock
 
Two Hundred Shillings
Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center
 
Front - Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center. Jomo Kenyatta (b.1897-1978 Kamau wa Muigai). He served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 1963 to 1964, and then President until his death in 1978. The KICC was built in 1974. In the background is the silhouette of the city skyline and a mountain (Mount Kenya).
 
Governor - Patrick Ngugi Njoroge (tenure 2015 - 2023)
Member - Dr Kamau Thugge*
Watermarks - Lion's head and electrotype CBK & 200
Dimensions - 133mm x 66.5mm
 
Back - Social Services theme with health services, education (children working with laptops) and athletes.

Health services, education and athletes
 
Five Hundred Shillings
Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center
 
Front - Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center. Jomo Kenyatta (b.1897-1978 Kamau wa Muigai). He served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 1963 to 1964, and then President until his death in 1978. The KICC was built in 1974. In the background is the silhouette of the city skyline and a mountain (Mount Kenya).
 
Governor - Patrick Ngugi Njoroge (tenure 2015 - 2023)
Member - Dr Kamau Thugge*
Watermarks - Lion's head and electrotype CBK & 500
Dimensions - 138mm x 69mm
 
Back - Tourism theme with wild animals - elephants, giraffes and a lion.
 
Elephants, giraffes and lion
 
One Thousand Shillings
Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center
 
Front - Jomo Kenyatta statue and the Kenyatta International Convention Center. Jomo Kenyatta (b.1897-1978 Kamau wa Muigai). He served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 1963 to 1964, and then President until his death in 1978. The KICC was built in 1974. In the background is the silhouette of the city skyline and a mountain (Mount Kenya).
 
Governor - Patrick Ngugi Njoroge (tenure 2015 - 2023)
Member - Dr Kamau Thugge*
Watermarks - Lion's head and electrotype CBK & 1000
Dimensions - 143mm x 70.5mm
 
Back - Governance theme with Parliament house in Nairobi.
 
Parliament house
 
Footnote:
* Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya since 19.06.2023.

...South Sudan - 2017 Prints of 20, 50 100 Pounds (Full Set)

Republic of South Sudan
 
Bank of South Sudan
Currency - Pound (SSP)
 
I believe I have a full set of 2017 reprints of three notes - 20, 50 and 100 pounds here. These are reprints of the 2015 series, when it first introduced with the year date on the notes. The designs are the same, with the exception of the signatures and the year date printed on the notes.
 
As South Sudan is one of the poorest nations on earth and also having a weak economy, the 5 pounds note was not issued for the 2016 series, and it also ceased printing the 10 pounds note in 2017.
 
Twenty Pounds
John Garang de Mabior (b.1945 - 2005)
 
Front: The late John Garang de Mabior (b.1945 - 2005). John Garang was the revolutionary leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, who was involved in the Second Sudanese Civil War. He died in a helicopter crash in July 2005. Prior to his death, he was the First Vice President of Sudan from 09.01.2005 to 30.07.2005, and also the President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region. South Sudan became the 54th independent nation of Africa on 09.07.2011.
 
Governor - Dr Othom Rago Ajak
Minister of Finance - Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik 
Watermark - John Garang de Mabior and the electrotype 20
Dimensions - 139mm x 70.5mm

Back - Two standing oryx antelopes and an image of an oil derrick.

Oryx antelopes and an oil derrick
 
Fifty Pounds
John Garang de Mabior (b.1945 - 2005)
 
Front: The late John Garang de Mabior (b.1945 - 2005). John Garang was the revolutionary leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, who was involved in the Second Sudanese Civil War. He died in a helicopter crash in July 2005. Prior to his death, he was the First Vice President of Sudan from 09.01.2005 to 30.07.2005, and also the President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region. South Sudan became the 54th independent nation of Africa on 09.07.2011.
 
Watermark - John Garang de Mabior and electrotype 50
Dimensions - 143mm x 72.5mm
 
Back - A herd of elephant matching and a tree to their left.
 
Elephants
 
One Hundred Pounds
John Garang de Mabior (b.1945 - 2005)
 
Front: The late John Garang de Mabior (b.1945 - 2005). John Garang was the revolutionary leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, who was involved in the Second Sudanese Civil War. He died in a helicopter crash in July 2005. Prior to his death, he was the First Vice President of Sudan from 09.01.2005 to 30.07.2005, and also the President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region. South Sudan became the 54th independent nation of Africa on 09.07.2011.
 
Watermark - John Garang de Mabior and electrotype 100
Dimensions  -145.5mm x 75mm
 
Back - A resting lion with waterfall in the background.

Lion resting, waterfall
 

...Lesotho - 200 Maloti 2023 Commemorative 60th Birthday of King Letsie lll (b.1963-)

 Naha ea Lesotho
(Kingdom of Lesotho)

Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho
(Central Bank of Lesotho)
Currency - Loti (LSL)

This is a commemorative note released on 12.07.2023, for the celebration of King Letsie lll's 60th birthday. This is also the first commemorative banknote issued by the Kingdom since gaining independence from the British in 1966.
 
King Leslie lll (born Seeiso Bereng) was born on 17.07.1963 in Morija, Basutoland (Lesotho). He is the eldest son of King Moshoeshoe ll (born Constantine Bereng Seeiso 1938-1966). King Leslie lll was installed as King of Lesotho following the death of his father on 15.01.1996. However, this is the second time King Leslie lll succeeded to the Lesotho throne as in 1990, he became King of Lesotho when his father Moshoeshoe ll was forced into exile. However, Moshoeshoe ll returned and was restored as King of Lesotho in 1995. He died in 1996 following a car accident.

The design for this note on the front is completely new, but retained the same design on the back as the current 200 maloti previously issued.

The Lesotho Loti currency is at par with the South African Rand.

Two Hundred Maloti
King Letsie lll (b.1963-)

Front - Portrait of King Letsie lll in the middle. To his left are the commemorative text printed on the note; -
 
Commemorating
the 
60th birthday
of
King Letsie lll
July 17th 2023
Kingdom of Lesotho
 
In the upper right corner is the Coat of Arms of Lesotho, with the year date of 2023 added. The note is printed with the year date of 2023. Below that is the image of a mokorotlo with the number 60 added. Mokorotlo is a type of straw hat widely used for traditional Sotho clothing, and is the national symbol of Lesotho.

Signature - Dr Emmanuel Maluke Letete (tenure 2021-date)
Watermark - King Moshoeshoe l and electrotype 200
Quantity - 5.0 million pieces
Dimensions - 161mm x 70.5mm
 
Back - Man on horse. I am not sure if this has any significant meaning, like a famous painting, or something else. It may have very little sense just to have a native sitting on a horseback overlooking a valley or town.
 
Man on horseback

...Liberia - 2021/2022 Series Full Set of Six Notes

Republic of Liberia
(since 1847)
 
 Central Bank of Liberia (CBL)
Currency - Dollar (LRD)
 
Here is a full set of the 2022 series of five notes all printed with the year date of 2022, plus the $100 issued in 2021. Also for the first time, a new denomination of $1000 is introduced. This series started when the $100 was released in December 2021 with the year date of 2021. This was only the only note released in 2021. 
 
The 2022 series was released on 06.10.2022. The announcement for this new series of banknotes was made on 17.11.2021, and at that time it was also reported that both the $5 and $10 were to be omitted from the series, and be replaced with coins instead.

The main designs and themes for the first four notes are the same as those 2016 series issued with the exception for the $500 denomination, and the $1000 is a completely new note. The $500 series 2016 was printed with a woman and two men on the front. However, this 2022 series features a group of women sitting together manufacturing the national flag of Liberia. On the back for this 2022 series, it features images of everyday life in Liberia, work scenes, market places, animals and a government building. All notes are printed with the Seal of CBL.
 
Signatures
Minister of Finance and Development Planning - Samuel D Tweah (since Jan 2018)
Executive Governor - J. Aloysius Tarlue (since Nov 2019)
Watermark - Coat of Arms and the electrotype letters CBL
 
All notes are also printed with the Seal of the Central Bank of Liberia (crossed kissi money) in the front and back.

Twenty Dollars
President William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman (b.1895-1971)
 
Front - The portrait of President William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman (b.1895-1971). He was the 19th President of Liberia, and also the longest serving President in the history of Liberia, from 1944 to 1971. He died in office on 23.07.1971, at the aged of 75.
 
Dimensions - 126mm x 67mm
 
Back - Open market with goods in wheelbarrows.
 
Open market
 
Fifty Dollars
President Samuel Kayon Doe (b.1951-1990)
 
Front - Portrait of President Samuel Kayon Doe (b.1951-1990). He was the country's 21st President from 1986 to 1990. Prior to that, he was the Charmian of the People's Redemption Council from 1980 to 1986. He came to power via a coup d'état in 1980 when he overthrew the then President William Richard Tolbert Jr (b.1913-1980), thus ending 133 years of Americo-Liberian political domination in Liberia. Like his predecessor, he also suffered a violent death during a civil war and was killed by his enemy. President Samuel Kayon Doe belonged to the Krahn tribe.
 
Dimensions -144mm x 67mm
 
Back - Man trimming an oil palm tree. The country is the 41st largest exporter of palm oil in the world.
 
Man trimming an oil palm tree
 
One Hundred Dollars (2021)
President William Richard Tolbert Jr. (b.1913-1980)
 
Front - The portrait of President William Richard Tolbert Jr. (b.1913-1980), who was the 20th President of Liberia, before he was overthrown by President Samuel Kayon Doe in 1980. Both Presidents died of a violent death.
 
Dimensions - 144mm x 66mm
 
Back - Dry market store with owner woman and child.
 
Dry market store with a woman and child
 
One Hundred Dollars (2022)
President William Richard Tolbert Jr. (b.1913-1980)
 
Front - The portrait of President William Richard Tolbert Jr. (b.1913-1980), who was the 20th President of Liberia, before he was overthrown by President Samuel Kayon Doe in 1980. Both Presidents died of a violent death.
 
Dimensions -143mm x 67mm
 
Back - Dry market store with owner woman and child.
 
Dry market store with a woman and child
 
Five Hundred Dollars
Designers of Liberian flag

Front - A group of seven women manufacturing the Liberian national flag
 
 Dimensions - 144mm x 67mm
 
Back - Hippopotamus with calf grazing on grass.
 
Hippopotamus with calf
 
One Thousand Dollars
Sixteen tribal masks

Front - Sixteen tribal masks. The sixteen tribal marks are (from top to bottom; left to right), and approximately representing the percentage of the population living in Liberia -
 
Sixteen Tribes of Liberia
Kpelle (20.3%), Dey (0.3%), Gbandi (3.0%), Gio/Dan (8%), 
Vai (4%), Kissi (4.8%), Mano (7.9%), Kru (6%), Mandinga (3.2%), Grebo (10%), 
Krahn (4%), Bassa (13.4%), Gola (4.4%), Mende (1.3%), Lorma (5.1%) and Belle (0.8%).
 
Dimensions - 161mm x 67mm
 
Back - Capitol building in Monrovia. The seat of Liberia's bicameral legislature and this building was constructed in 1957.
 
Capitol building in Monrovia