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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).

 

Norway's 500 Kroner Note

Nominated by Jan Olav Aamlid, IBNS Life Member 25

NOR-500-Front
NOR-500-Back
 
NoteB660 (P56): 500 kroner (US$59)
Predominant Colour(s)Orange
FrontNorwegian text; SPARK Orbital rectangle; Colin Archer’s rescue vessel, RS 14 “Stavanger;” Atlantic puffin
BackNorwegian text; oil platform on the horizon (pixel motif); 13
WatermarkAtlantic puffin head in profile with electrotype 500
Additional Security9 metres per second (cubic pattern); high wind with sea heaps up, white foam from breaking waves (organic pattern); North Sea gas pipeline network; ammonite fossil shell
PrinterOberthur Technologies
Size147 x 70 mm
Introduced18/10/2018
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book