Sudan
Sudan new 500-pound note (B415a) confirmed
26 05, 2019 08:56 Category: Africa
Sudan new possible date anomaly (B410d) reported
13 03, 2019 16:19 Category: Africa
The Arabic date ٢٠١٧ (2017) on front of 20-pound notes (B410d) is usually 2-mm tall (top), but a 3-mm tall date (bottom) has been observed on at least one note with prefix ER and serial number in 9000000 range. More examples are requested to determine if this anomaly is a true variety or perhaps a counterfeit.
Courtesy of John Miskell and philanote.
Sudan new 200-pound note (B414a) confirmed
05 02, 2019 06:42 Category: Africa
Courtesy of John Miskell.
Sudan new 100-pound note (B413a) confirmed
10 02, 2019 15:17 Category: Africa
According to a post on the Central Bank of Sudan web site, a new 100-pound note (B413) has been introduced.
Courtesy of Lawrence (Larry) Honaker and Andrew Roberts.
Courtesy of Lawrence (Larry) Honaker and Andrew Roberts.
Sudan reportedly to introduce 100-, 200-, and 500-pound notes in mid-January 2019
02 01, 2019 10:16 Category: Africa
According to an AA article dated 2 January 2019, the Central Bank of Sudan plans to introduce in mid-January 100-, 200-, and 500-pound notes for the first time to ease a liquidity crisis exacerbated by inflation which reached a record of 68.93 percent in December 2018.
Courtesy of Tu Minh Duy.
Courtesy of Tu Minh Duy.
Sudan new 100-pound denomination reported
30 09, 2018 11:33 Category: Africa
According to a Reuters article dated 30 September 2018, the Central Bank of Sudan plans to print 100-pound banknotes for the first time to ease a liquidity crisis exacerbated by rampant inflation.
Sudan new 50-pound note (B412) confirmed introduced 06.06.2018
29 06, 2018 11:24 Category: Africa
According to a Reuters article dated 6 June 2018, the Central Bank of Sudan has begun replacing existing 50-pound notes (B411) with a new design to thwart counterfeiting of the nation's largest denomination.
Courtesy of Aidan Work, Antje Bird, John Miskell, Igor Nosenko.
Courtesy of Aidan Work, Antje Bird, John Miskell, Igor Nosenko.
Sudan new sig/date (00.03.2017) 5-pound note (B408d) confirmed
29 04, 2018 08:26 Category: Africa
Like B408c, but new signature and new date (MARCH 2017). Prefix CA.
Courtesy of John Miskell.
Sudan new sig/date (00.03.2017) 2-pound note (B407c) confirmed
13 02, 2018 09:25 Category: Africa
Like B407b, but new date (MARCH 2017) and new signature. Prefix BF.
Courtesy of John Miskell.
Sudan new sig/date (00.03.2017) 10-pound note (B409c) confirmed
04 01, 2018 08:58 Category: Africa
Like B409b, but new signature and new date (MARCH 2017). Prefix DF.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
Sudan new sig/date (2017) 20-pound note (B410d) confirmed
26 10, 2017 09:44 Category: Africa
Like B410c, but new signature and new date (MARCH 2017). Prefix EM.
Courtesy of John Miskell.
Sudan new sig/date (March 2017) 50-pound note (B411c) confirmed
14 07, 2017 10:00 Category: Africa
Like B411b, but new date (MARCH 2017) and new signature (Hazim Abdegadir Ahmed Babiker). Prefix FU.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Sudan new sig/date (03.2015) 2-pound note (B407b) confirmed
21 08, 2016 00:02 Category: Africa
Like B407a, but new signature and new date (MARCH 2015). Prefix BE.
Courtesy of John Miscall.
Sudan new sig/date (2015) 5-pound note (B408c) confirmed
26 07, 2016 09:37 Category: Africa
Like B408a, but new date (MARCH 2015) and new signature. Prefix CH.
Courtesy of John Miskell.
Sudan new sig/date (03.2015) 10-pound note (B409b) confirmed
26 01, 2016 08:18 Category: Africa
Like B409a, but new date (MARCH 2015) and new signature. Prefix DC.
Courtesy of John Miskell.
Sudan new sig/date (03.2015) 50-pound note (B411b) confirmed
07 10, 2015 18:11 Category: Africa
Like B411a, but new signature (Abdelrahman Hassan Abdelrahman Hashim) and new date (MARCH 2015). Prefix FH.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Sudan new sig/date (March 2015) 20-pound note (B410c) confirmed
11 09, 2015 09:14 Category: Africa
Like B410b, but new date (MARCH 2015), new signature (Abdelrahman Hassan Abdelrahman Hashim), and windowed thread on back, not front. Prefix EH.
Courtesy of Vic Krysko.
Sudan 10,000-dinar note confirmed in issued form
16 07, 2014 08:24 Category: Africa
10,000 dinars, ١٩٩٦ (19.05.1996). Previously thought to exist only as specimen (BOS B47as), this note has now been confirmed in issued form with signature 12. Prefix NA.
Courtesy of Kang Hyun Soon.
Press release: 2nd edition of Encyclopedia of Sudan Banknotes 1856 - 2012
Bushra Ali, a frequent contributor to this site and The Banknote Book, recently published the second edition of his Encyclopedia of Sudan Banknotes 1856 - 2012. This specialized catalog is available via Lulu.com as a print-on-demand book or an eBook. This 512-page second edition covers all notes from 1856 to 2012, and includes Egyptian notes used in Sudan, along with many notes unlisted in the SCWPM, such as unadopted designs, specimens, and proofs. Visit Lulu.com and click on the Preview link below the image of the book cover to see sample pages of this detailed catalog.
New in the second edition:
- section for un-Adopted Color Trial for Egypt Notes used in Sudan in Chapter 2
- Archives Specimen under Pricelist and re-edit some price under pricelist in Chapter 3
- more un-adopted Design for Sudan and Egypt notes used in Sudan in Chapter 2
- more information for some early Egypt notes in Chapter 1
- increase more than 65 pages from previous edition
Press release: Encyclopedia of Sudan Banknotes 1856 - 2012
Bushra Ali, a frequent contributor to this site and The Banknote Book, recently published Encyclopedia of Sudan Banknotes 1856 - 2012. This specialized catalog is available via Lulu.com as a print-on-demand book. This 467-page first edition covers all notes from 1856 to 2012, and includes Egyptian notes used in Sudan, along with many notes unlisted in the SCWPM, such as unadopted designs, specimens, and proofs. Visit Lulu.com and click on the Preview link below the image of the book cover to see sample pages of this detailed catalog.
Sudan chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
07 02, 2013 20:10 Category: The Banknote Book | Africa
The Sudan chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 24-page catalog covers notes issued by the Sudan Government in 1955, the Sudan Currency Board in 1956, and the Bank of Sudan from 1961 to present. Revised 26 July 2016.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Sudan new 20-pound variety reported
11 03, 2012 12:58 Category: Africa
20 pounds (US$8.95), JUNE 2011. Like CBS B10/PNL, but 2-mm wide windowed security thread on front of the note.
Curiously, all denominations of the new designs issued on 24 July 2011 had the windowed thread on the back, apparently to help distinguish them from the preceding issues. However, it now appears that the bank is reversing course with the 5- and 20-pound notes. It remains to be seen if the thread will move to the front on the other denominations in this series.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Sudan new 2-pound note confirmed
14 02, 2012 23:02 Category: Africa
CBS B7 (PNL): 2 pounds (US$0.90)
Yellow, purple, and brown. Front: Sunflower as registration device; peace theme with dove in flight above map, Central Bank of Sudan headquarters building in Khartoum, and drums. Back: Bank logo; two doves in flight; sunflower. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBS 1 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Pigeon and electrotype LS 1. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 139 x 64 mm.
a. JUNE 2011. Signature 2. Intro: November 2011.
Courtesy of Marian Klubert and Andrew Roberts.
Sudan to issue new 2-pound note by end of November 2011
14 11, 2011 15:09 Category: Africa
According to an article in Sudan Vision dated 15 November 2011, the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) has announced that it will start circulation of the 1-pound coin and the new 2-pound (US$0.75) banknote by the end of November 2011. The bank is removing old style notes from circulation as they are processed, regardless of their condition.
French Sudan chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
13 05, 2011 09:31 Category: The Banknote Book | Africa
The French Sudan chapter of The Banknote Book is now available as a free download to all.
This 1-page catalog covers notes issued by the Gouvernement Général de l’A.O.F. - Soudan Français (Government General of French West Africa - French Sudan) in 1917. Revised 16 May 2016.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
Subscribe to The Banknote Book
If you collect the entire world or a large number of countries, buying a subscription is the best deal because it's less expensive than buying chapters individually, and it entitles you to every chapter currently available as well as everything published—or revised (click here to see the Change Log)—during the term of your subscription.
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Sudan new 5-pound notes confirmed
06 12, 2011 11:03 Category: Africa
5 pounds (US$1.85), JUNE 2011. Like P66, but new color schemes, new date, new signature, 2-mm wide windowed security thread moved to back of note, and map removed from upper right front.
5 pounds (US$1.85), JUNE 2011. Like above note, but with windowed thread on front of note.
Curiously, all denominations of the new designs issued on 24 July 2011 had the windowed thread on the back, apparently to help distinguish them from the preceding issues. However, it now appears that the bank is reversing course. It remains to be seen if the thread will move to the front on the other denominations in this series.
Courtesy of Rui Manuel Palhares.
Sudan new 10- and 20-pound notes confirmed
08 08, 2011 17:51 Category: Africa
10 pounds (US$3.75), JUNE 2011. Like P67, but new color schemes, new date, new signature, 2-mm wide windowed security thread moved to back of note, and watusi cattle removed from front of note.
20 pounds (US$7.50), JUNE 2011. Like P68, but new color schemes, new date, new signature, and 2-mm wide windowed security thread moved to back of note.
Courtesy of http://stores.ebay.com/PHILANOTE.
Sudan new 50-pound note confirmed
27 07, 2011 07:11 Category: Africa
50 pounds (US$18.70), JUNE 2011. Like P69, but new color schemes, new date, new signature, and 2-mm wide windowed security thread moved to back of note.
Courtesy of Tom A. Adami.
Sudan new note designs unveiled
21 07, 2011 07:08 Category: Africa
The International Business Times has posted Reuters images of Sudan’s new notes which are expected to be issued in the coming weeks in response to Monday’s issuance of a new series of notes in the newly independent South Sudan. From the photos, it appears Sudan has simply changed the color schemes of the existing designs for its various denominations.
Courtesy of Richard Miranda.
South Sudan public complains about lack of dates on new banknotes
19 07, 2011 19:43 Category: Africa
According to articles in Al Bawaba and Sudan Tribune, members of the public in South Sudan are complaining that the new series of banknotes issued on 18 July 2011 lack printed dates, as have all notes previously issued by Sudan. Apparently the people are unaware that many countries routinely issue notes without dates (much to the consternation of researchers and catalogers such as myself).
Courtesy of Richard Miranda.
Courtesy of Richard Miranda.
South Sudan new pound notes (B105 - B110) introduced on 18.07.2011
18 07, 2011 07:45 Category: Africa
According to an Al Jazeera article dated 11 July 2011 as well as a BBC article dated 11 July 2011, South Sudan—which just gained its independence on 9 July—will introduce its own currency next week [update: the notes officially entered circulation on 18 July]. The South Sudan pound notes feature a portrait of rebel leader John Garang on the front, while the backs contain images of the country's culture and wealth. Finance Minister David Deng Athorbei said plane-loads of the South Sudan pound would arrive in the capital, Juba, on 13 July and would be in circulation by 18 July. The new notes, printed by De La Rue, will be exchanged at par for the existing Sudanese pounds. The Bank of South Sudan will issue six denominations – 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 pound – and the notes are signed by Elijah Malok as “Governor” even though he has not been officially appointed to the position.
Meanwhile, Sudan has announced that it will issue new notes of its own. The Central Bank of Sudan issued a new series of pound-denominated notes just four years ago.
Courtesy of Mojmir Cerny, Thomas Krause, David Bonczak, Aidan Work, Murtaza Karimjee, and Thomas Augustsson.
Sudan to split, creating two new currencies
04 02, 2011 10:21 Category: Africa
According to an article on allAfrica.com dated 1 February 2011, “the financial authorities in North Sudan told their Southern counterparts that they will discontinue use of the pound after the semi-autonomous region officially becomes an independent state” following last month’s referendum in which 99% of the Southerners voted to separate from the North.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
The Challenge: Identify Sudan note elements
Can anyone positively identify the following items that appear on some Sudanese banknotes? Precise names and locations of the buildings are appreciated, and links to supporting evidence is welcome, too.
1. The secretary bird at the center of this vignette appears on the front of B312 - B321. It is not the coat of arms of the country. Perhaps it is the logo of the bank?
2. Identified: Parliament House in Omdurman.
3. This building appears on the back of B342 - B344. Identified by Pavel Gusev: Ministry of Information and Communications in Khartoum.
1. The secretary bird at the center of this vignette appears on the front of B312 - B321. It is not the coat of arms of the country. Perhaps it is the logo of the bank?
2. Identified: Parliament House in Omdurman.
3. This building appears on the back of B342 - B344. Identified by Pavel Gusev: Ministry of Information and Communications in Khartoum.
Sudan 10,000-dinar specimen dated 1996 confirmed
25 06, 2009 10:07 Category: Africa
10,000 dinars
Brown. Front: Presidential Palace building in Khartoum; leaf; frond. Back: Wheat; coat of arms; water jugs; unknown building with palm trees. Windowed security thread with demetalized BANK OF SUDAN and Arabic text. Watermark: Domed building. Printer: Unknown. 140 x 65 mm.
١٩٩٦ (1996). Signature TK. Specimen with diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint. Unissued.
Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.
Sudan pledges to help Somalia print banknotes
03 05, 2009 16:29 Category: Africa
On 3 May 2009, the Sudanese News Agency reported that Sudan’s government said it would print new currency for the Somali government. The finance minister of the Somali government, Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan, met in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on April 29, to talk with Sudan’s minister for finance, Dr. Awad Ahmed Jazmet, who said that Sudan will help Somalia with the development of financial constitutions and would renew trade relations between the two countries. Currently the only banknote circulating in Somalia is the 1,000-shiling note (Pick 37; face value of US$0.70), which has been reprinted without authorization by Somali businessmen. No word yet on when new notes would enter circulation, nor what denominations would be printed.
Sudan new 5,000-dinar note dated 2002 confirmed
27 10, 2006 10:34 Category: Africa
5,000 dinars, 2002/AH1422. Peach and pink, orange on back. “BS” latent image in upper left, dome with tower wmk, registration device, holographic strip at far right. People’s Palace in Khartoum. Sail boat, headquarters of the Bank of Sudan, windowed security thread on back. 140 x 65 mm.
Courtesy of Morris Lawing (deceased).
Sudan issues new note family
09 01, 2007 18:19 Category: Africa
The Central Bank of Sudan issued the first three denominations of a new family of six Sudanese pound bank notes on January 9, 2007. The design of the new currency reflects the unity, cultural diversity, peace, and industrial development in Sudan. The 2-, 20-, and 100-pound notes are scheduled for issuance in May.
1 pound, July 9 2006. Issued January 9, 2007. Light brown. Front: Peace theme with sunflower; dove in flight; Central Bank of Sudan headquarters building in Khartoum; drums; map. Back: Bank logo; two doves in flight. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 1 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Pigeon and electrotype LS 1. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 139 x 64 mm.
10 pounds, July 9 2006. Issued January 9, 2007. Violet. Front: National unity theme with map, tree in Tabaldia, clasped hands, watusi cattle, mountains, and camel. Back: Bank logo; Presidential Palace building in Khartoum. Holographic stripe. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 10 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Secretary bird and electrotype LS 10. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 155 x 69 mm.
50 pounds, July 9 2006. Issued January 9, 2007. Yellow. Front: Natural resources theme with fish, rhinoceros, elephants, ape in tree, water buffalo, zebras, and giraffe; map. Back: Bank logo; camels, goats, and cattle. Holographic stripe. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 50 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Secretary bird and electrotype LS 50. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 165 x 74 mm.
Courtesy of Evžen Šknouril.
1 pound, July 9 2006. Issued January 9, 2007. Light brown. Front: Peace theme with sunflower; dove in flight; Central Bank of Sudan headquarters building in Khartoum; drums; map. Back: Bank logo; two doves in flight. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 1 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Pigeon and electrotype LS 1. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 139 x 64 mm.
10 pounds, July 9 2006. Issued January 9, 2007. Violet. Front: National unity theme with map, tree in Tabaldia, clasped hands, watusi cattle, mountains, and camel. Back: Bank logo; Presidential Palace building in Khartoum. Holographic stripe. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 10 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Secretary bird and electrotype LS 10. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 155 x 69 mm.
50 pounds, July 9 2006. Issued January 9, 2007. Yellow. Front: Natural resources theme with fish, rhinoceros, elephants, ape in tree, water buffalo, zebras, and giraffe; map. Back: Bank logo; camels, goats, and cattle. Holographic stripe. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 50 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Secretary bird and electrotype LS 50. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 165 x 74 mm.
Courtesy of Evžen Šknouril.
Sudan issues new 5-pound note
01 05, 2007 15:38 Category: Africa
5 pounds (US$2.50), July 9 2006. Issued May 2007. Pink. Front: Future theme with modern architecture and satellite; map. Back: Bank logo; electrical tower; hydroelectric dam; solar panel; wind turbine. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 5 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Pigeon and electrotype LS 5. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 150 x 69 mm.
Courtesy of Olexandr Danishenko.
Sudan issues new 20-pound note
01 05, 2007 15:38 Category: Africa
20 pounds (US$10), July 9 2006. Issued May 2007. Dark red. Front: Industrial development theme with wrench, three pyramids, irrigation wheel, and oil drilling platform; map. Back: Bank logo; factory, satellite dishes, and fruit (bananas, papayas, flowers, pineapples, citrus, grapes, corn). Holographic stripe. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 20 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Secretary bird and electrotype LS 20. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 160 x 74 mm.
Courtesy of Aziz Al Sati.
Sudan issues new 2-pound note dated 2006
30 09, 2007 12:14 Category: Africa
2 pounds (US$1), July 9 2006. Light blue. Front: Civilization theme with pottery bowls, plates, and vases; map. Back: Bank logo; musical instruments. 2-mm wide windowed security thread with demetalized CBOS 2 LS and Arabic text. Watermark: Pigeon and electrotype LS 2. Printer: (Sudan Currency Printing Press). 144 x 64 mm.
Courtesy of Ronny Hick.
