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Latest Banknote of 2025 Nominations

The latest nominations for the Banknote of 2025 are:Russia: 1,000-Ruble Note, Tajikistan: 100-Somoni Note,

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Banknote of 2005 - Nominations

Nominations closed 31 January 2006
Banknotes must have been first issued during 2005
The winner (FAEROE ISLANDS: 1000 Kronur note) was announced in April 2006

Click on the image to see larger images of the note (front and back).

SCOTLAND
50-Pounds (Royal Bank of Scotland)
ScotlandPNew-50Pounds-TRBoS-2005-dml_f

FAEROE ISLANDS
1000-Kronur
Faeroe-1000-o

ROMANIA
500-Lei
RomaniaPNew-500Lei-2005-donatedcs_f

BULGARIA
20-Leva
BulgariaPnew-20Leva-2005-donatedoy_f

SCOTLAND
5-Pounds (Royal Bank of Scotland)
ScotlandPNew-5Pounds-2005-donatedml_b

DJIBOUTI
1000-Francs
DjiboutiPNew-1000Francs-2005-dml_f

CAPE VERDE
200-Escudos
CapeVerdePNL-200-Escudos-2005-donatedta_f

TURKEY
10-Lira (new)
TurkeyPnew-10NewLira-2005-donatedoy_f

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