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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). |
Switzerland's 200 Franc Note
Nominated by Linbin Lin, IBNS Member 11724
| Note | B359 (P79): 200 francs (US$215) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Brown |
| Front (vertical) | Swiss cross; human hand with fingers pointing in three spatial dimensions in which matter expands; multicolor Swiss cross as registration device; land mass motif over globe in green SPARK |
| Back (vertical) | Particle detector; particle collision |
| Watermark | Swiss flag and globe |
| Additional Security | Holographic security stripe with 200, abstract map of geological ages of Switzerland, and timeline of formation of the universe |
| Printer | orell füssli security printing ltd |
| Size | 151 x 70 mm Composite (DuraSafe) |
| Introduced | 22/08/2018 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |