World Replacement notes

rmuniak

Are there Replacement notes like the US star notes. If so what are some of the common ones? Is there an article about them? Also these are not the speciman notes that are always listed are they?

Namvet69

@rmuniak I think other countries use different serial number configurations. I recall an asterisk, a Z. Use the Google to answer your query. Let us know what you find. Peace Roy

Serial_no_8

Some countries have a + symbol in front of their serial number, like this Philippines 20 Pesos:

Older Canadian noted used an asterisk before the serial (on this 1954 $5):

They then used an X and later no designation for what are termed "insert replacements."

New Zealand used asterisks at the end of the serial number:

One of the most common prefixes for replacement function is "Z" or "ZZ" but not all countries employ this convention. Here's a recent polymer $5 example from Fiji:

Each central bank has its own unique convention to demonstrate replacement function.

rmuniak

Thanks to all. Keep an eye out for them

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@rmuniak said:
Thanks to all. Keep an eye out for them

Low # asterisk BM $1 1954 Modified Bank of Canada P-75br replacement:

Yugoslavia P-92d 'ZC' 1000 Dinara replacement:

**South African P-118r ** 'WW' 2 Rand replacement:

My advice is to stick to True Auction style Listings (TAsL) since replacements for world collectors is not quite the same as replacements (or low #) for Canadian/UK/US collectors (where we value them). World collectors just don't value them the same. Often the replacements we see offered are from monster runs (like the examples above) & as such should come a lot cheaper than the typical small runs which interest the average CDN/UK/US collector.

rmuniak

I think I found one. Would you please confirm

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@rmuniak said:
I think I found one. Would you please confirm!

-Yes, that looks like a 'ZA' replacement (according to my SCWPM). Probably P-108r from 1991.

rmuniak

thanks

Still_In_Circ

Older South African pound replacement notes will begin with a prefix letter of Z

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Many Commonwealth nations also employ the Z prefix for replacement function including some of those which use QEII engravings.

Tookybandit

https://www.amazon.com/Mehilba-World-Replacement-MWR-Ali/dp/4235698745

@rmuniak said:
Are there Replacement notes like the US star notes. If so what are some of the common ones? Is there an article about them? Also these are not the speciman notes that are always listed are they?

Serial_no_8

Nice reference book @Tookybandit Thanks for sharing!

rmuniak

Thanks again

Seldon

A full listing on www.irishpapermoney.com of the Irish Replacement Notes issued by the Central Bank of Ireland was worked out from observation.

Older Irish notes (1974-1976) used single letters for replacements which differed from the standard prefix of a two digit number plus letter prefix.

Modern Central Bank of Ireland notes (from 1976 B Series and C Series) used a prefix of three letters the same, AAA, BBB, CCC etc. The replacement letters used corresponded to the series base letter or the issued notes for a particular denomination. The replacement note prefix was also used on Specimen notes for B and C Series notes.

Pictured is a £1 note GGG replacement note.

Seldon

Here is an example of the earlier Series A replacement, with single letter plus six digit number.
Letters used were as follows: £1, S; £5, R; £10, T; £20, V. Printed by De La Rue.
A second series of £1 notes had prefix 00A, and of £5 notes 00K. Printed by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Marked replacement notes (star notes) were introduced to Irish notes in 1974. Prior to this notes were numbered by hand with the number of the notes replaced - these Unmarked Replacement Notes can also sometimes be identified.

(Sorry, scan is not great, done on a cheap scanner back in 2006! I must upgrade these pics...)

Seldon

Most modern issue Northern Ireland Issue notes use Z or ZZ as a replacement prefix, though YY has also been used on occasion.

Bank of Ireland: Z and later ZZ
Provincial Bank, Allied Irish Banks, First Trust Bank: Z in combination with another letter.
Northern Bank, Danske Bank: Z, ZZ, YY. Letter N was used as star note prefix on a 1999 polymer 5 Pound note.
Ulster Bank: Z

Sometimes dealers and auctioneers incorrectly list some standard issue Irish notes as replacements, the Central Bank of Ireland £100 note standard issue prefix is Z, and is occasionally listed as a replacement note.

A good reference for replacement notes of British Isles banknotes is the widely available Banknote Yearbook, published by https://www.tokenpublishing.com/

Serial_no_8

A second series of £1 notes had prefix 00A, and of £5 notes 00K. Printed by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Like this?

Seldon

Yes. That's the one.

Here is an 00A £1 note.

Serial_no_8

Yes. That's the one.

Here is an 00A £1 note.

-Very nice @Seldon

According to p410 of my SCWPM (24th Ed), the 2nd & 3rd serial # digits are 99 for replacements in Finland:

Seldon

10Mk was 199, 20Mk was 299, 50Mk was 399, 100Mk was 599.
I would guess the 500Mk was 799 and 1000Mk was 899, but I never saw an example of either!

Prior to the this series, Finnish replacement notes had an attractive star suffix to the serial number, from Series 1955 to 1980. I am not sure if they used marked replacement notes prior to that.

Serial_no_8

Here's another asterisk replacement, a 10 Kronor from Sweden (1968) P-52r:

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Bank of Canada Journey Insert Replacements:
FIVE DOLLARS:

TEN DOLLARS

These notes & other repeaters, commemoratives & older series will be for sale on eBay this Sunday (03/06). I will be listing some more of my personal collection weekly & will ship to the US. Cdn_journey is my eBay ID.

Go to the "https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1072043/canadian-banknotes-for-sale#latest" thread for more details.

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Presently most of my replacements, such as the FER above, & other collectible notes listed (ending tonight 03/06) are about 1/4 to 1/3 Book Value. Great deals to be had.

Not sure what you see on **eBay ** (because I struggled for hours to list them) but I am offering these notes to US collectors as well ($3.50 S&H). All items listed in CDN funds.

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The replacements I listed last Sunday sold for a fraction of their BV so I cannot continue to sell at a lost. My loss is your gain. I have some fairly scarce replacements up for auction again, including:

The APF had a tiny 40.000 run

The FEV had a larger run but was only released as a replacement & limited ranges were discovered. It was also the CBN co last $10 prefix issued.

The HNH insert was an early 2002 Original $5 replacement. This is my last/only one as they became pretty expensive pretty fast.

All of the above notes (plus a tough BEP $10 from 2001 Journey) are UNC ending this Sunday & will be my last eBay offering (for a while).

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Another New Zealand replacement:

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Here's a fairly tough replacement from Jersey. Happens to be the first signature: