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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.

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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).

 

Mexico's 500 Peso Note

Nominated by David White, IBNS Life Member 161

MEX-500-Front
MEX-500-Back
 
NoteB717 (PNL): 500 pesos (US$38)
Predominant Colour(s)Blue
FrontSpanish text; bank monogram; entry of Benito Juárez into Mexico City, from Alberto Beltrán’s engraving; Benito Pablo Juárez García; denomination in blue-to-green OVI
BackSpanish text; gray whales in ecosystem of coasts, seas, and islands in the Biosphere Reserve of El Vizcaíno, in Baja California Sur
WatermarkBenito Juárez and electrotype 500
Additional SecurityGreen windowed Motion security thread
PrinterBanco de México
Size146 x 65 mm
Introduced08/28/2018
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book