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IBNS Journal 63-1

includes articles on Script of Jammu, Kashmir and Tibet, Time and Timekeeping on Banknotes, E. Chiossone: The Father of the Japanese Banknotes, Spanish Colonial Issues in Cuba and Post Office Exchange Tokens of the Amur Region.

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Latest Banknote of 2023 Nominations

Latest Nominations for the Banknote of 2023 are Solomon Islands: 10-Dollar Note, Peru: 200-Sol Note, Egypt: 20-Pound Note,Kazakhstan: 10,000-Tenge Note, Tonga: 10-pa'anga Note

Do you know of a banknote that was issued to the public that should be nominated for the Banknote of 2023?  Send your nominations to the Banknote of the Year Co-Ordinator (banknoteoftheyear@theibns.org).

 

Sweden's 20 Kronor Note

Nominated by Hans Kajblad, IBNS Member 4277

SWE-20-Front
SWE-20-Back
 
Note Sweden (PNL): 20 kronor (US$3 15)
Predominant Colour(s) Purple
Front Denomination as registration device; children’s writer Astrid Lindgren; three crowns; open books and walking child, “Pippi Långstrump” (Pippi Longstocking); open book gold-to-green SPARK patch
Back Trees, road, and boulders in Småland, where Astrid Lindgren grew up; flowers; map of Sweden
Watermark Astrid Lindgren and electrotype 20
Additional Security Solid security thread
Printer Tumba Bruk
Size 120 x 67 mm
Introduced 01/10/2015
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book