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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. Login to read your copy. |
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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). |
Colombia's 50,000 Pesos note
Nominated by Felipe Montoya, IBNS member 11830
| Note | Colombia BNL (PNL): 50,000 Pesos (US$17) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Purple |
| Front | Denomination in dark blue-to-light blue OVI; BRC as registration device; Colibrí piquicorto (hummingbird) and flower in green-to-blue SPARK Orbit; nautilus shell as registration device; Nobel prize in literature winner, Gabriel García Márquez, standing with butterflies and close-up |
| Back | Two standing natives; Ciudad Perdida, the heart of the Tayrona culture in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; burgao (nautilus shell); Liberty head bank seal |
| Watermark | Gabriel García Márquez and electrotype 50 |
| Additional Security | Solid security thread and yellow-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized BRC |
| Printer | IMPRENTA DE BILLETES — BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA |
| Size | 148 x 66 mm |
| Introduced | 19/08/2016 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |