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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).

 

Guinea's 20,000 Francs Note

Nominated by Fritz-Juergen Simons, IBNS Member 8247

GIN-20000-Front
GIN-20000-Back
 
Note Guinea B338 (PNL): 20,000 francs (US$2 80)
Predominant Colour(s) Blue, green, orange, and purple
Front Guinean woman wearing head scarf; two pigeons taking flight; coat of arms ; bank logo as registration device
Back Map of Guinea; hydroelectric dam in Kaleta; electricity transmission towers
Watermark Guinean woman and electrotype 20000
Additional Security 3-mm red-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized GNF 20000
Printer TDLR
Size 148 x 70 mm
Introduced 11/05/2015
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book