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IBNS Journal 63-2

includes articles on National Bank of Greece Notes from 1890, Vietnamese Banknotes Printed by GDR, The Currency Conversion and Notes for the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan, 1974, Belgium's Last Banknote and Spanish Colonial Issues in Cuba Part 2

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Banknote of 2024 Nominations

The first three nominations for the Banknote of 2024 are: Kazakhstan: 5,000-Tenge Note, Honduras: 500-Lempira Note, England: 5-Pound Note.

 

India's 2,000 Rupee Note

Nominated by Anil Bohora, IBNS Life Member 199

IND-2000-Front
IND-2000-Back
 
Note India B299 (PNL): 2,000 rupees (US$30)
Predominant Colour(s) Magenta
Front Denomination as registration device; Mahatma Gandhi; RBI seal with tiger and palm tree; lion capital of Ashoka pillar
Back Swachh Bharat logo (Gandhi’s eyeglasses); language panel; Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission space probe)
Watermark Mahatma Gandhi and electrotype vertical 2000
Additional Security 3-mm wide green-to-blue windowed security thread with demetalized RBI, 2000, भारत (India)
Printer ISP
Size 166 x 66 mm
Introduced 10/11/2016
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book