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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). |
Madagascar's 20,000 Ariary Note
Nominated by Arpit Bhargava IBNS Member 11772-R
| Note | B339 (PNL): 20,000 ariary (US$6.40) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Blue, yellow, brown, red, and green |
| Front | Malagasy text; butterfly as registration device; outline of Madagascar map; flower in SPARK Orbital; nickel processing plant at Ambatovy; turtle; two birds in flight |
| Back | French and Malagasy text; vanilla, lychees, and rice; butterfly |
| Watermark | Zebu cattle head and electrotype 20000 |
| Additional Security | 4-mm wide green-to-gold RollingStar Cube windowed security thread with demetalized BFM 20000 |
| Printer | Giesecke & Devrient |
| Size | 149 x 81 mm Louisenthal Hybrid substrate |
| Introduced | 17/07/2017 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |