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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). |
Seychelles 500 Rupee note
Nominated by David White, IBNS Life Member 161
| Note | Seychelles B422 (PNL): 500 rupees (US$38) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Tan, red, and brown |
| Front | Five coco-de-mer nuts; Depth Image hologram coat of arms; Catkin flowers; Seychelles Kestrel (Katiti / Crécerelle des Seychelles) bird on branch; denomination as registration device |
| Back | Seychelles Tiger Chameleon (Kanmeleon / Caméléon tigre des Seychelles) in gold-to-green SPARK; Wild Bilimbi flowers; insects; Seychelles scops-owl (Syer / Petit duex sciour) bird on branch; gold iridescent stripe with 500 and owl pattern |
| Watermark | Seychelles Kestrel, electrotype 500 / Seychelles, and Cornerstones |
| Additional Security | Optiks security thread with Seychelles Vinegar Flies, 500, and BIGAY BWA TORTI pattern |
| Printer | TDLR |
| Size | 144 x 72 mm |
| Introduced | 05/12/2016 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |