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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).

 

Hong Kong's 1,000 Hong Kong Dollar (HSBC) Note

Nominated by Peter Goodchild, IBNS Member 4060

HKG-1000-HSBC-Front
HKG-1000-HSBC-Back
 
NoteBNL (PNL): 1,000 dollars (US$129)
Predominant Colour(s)Orange
FrontChinese and English text; HSBC headquarters building; HSBC logo; lion statue; denomination as registration device; Bauhinia flower and 1000 in SPARK
Back (vertical)Chinese and English text; panoramic fisheye lens view of central buiness district; HSBC logo
WatermarkBauhinia flower and electrotype 1000 on pixelized design
Additional SecurityGalaxy windowed security thread with Saturn effect
PrinterHong Kong Note Printing Limited
Size163 x 81.5 mm
Introduced12/12/2018
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book