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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). |
Scotland's 10 Pound Note (Royal Bank of Scotland)
Nominated by David Lok, IBNS Member 9984
| Note | BNL (PNL): 10 pounds (US$13.40) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Brown, orange, and red |
| Front | English text; flowers; bank logo in SPARK Orbital; exerpt from Somerville’s “The Connection of the Physical Sciences;” beach of Somerville’s hometown, Burntisland; mathematician and astronomer Mary Somerville |
| Back | English text; botanicals used in dyeing; two otters; excerpt from Norman MacCaig’s poem, “Moorings |
| Watermark | None |
| Additional Security | ” No security thread |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue |
| Size | 132 x 69 mm Polymer (Safeguard) |
| Introduced | 04/10/2017 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |