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| IBNS Journal 59-2 |
Is available to download and includes a tribute to Colin Narbeth (IBNS Founder and Life Member No. 1); Peasants, Produce & Tractors; Hidden Features of Test Notes; Guinea 50 Francs 1958 and Forged Notes during the Company & British Raj. |
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| Journal Delivery |
Due to COVID-19 the delivery of the IBNS Journal to the following countries will be delayed. We will look to dispatch the journal as soon as the restrictions are lifted. Azerbaijan / Botswana / Chad / Cuba / Djibouti / Haiti / Iraq / Kosovo / Malawi / Mauritania / Mauritius / Nepal / Pakistan / Paraguay / Tanzania (DAR) / Tunisia / Turkmenistan / Venezuela / Zambia / Zimbabwe |
| Banknote of 2020 Nominations |
The Nominations received so far are Bank of England's 20 Pound Note, Scotland's (Royal Bank of Scotland) 20 Pound Note and Northern Ireland's (Ulster Bank) 20 Pound Note. Do you know of a banknote that will be issued to the public that should be nominated for the Banknote of 2020? 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 | |