Banknote of 2019 Nominations

Nominations closed 31st January 2020

 The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has selected the Central Bank of Aruba to receive its annual prestigious “Bank Note of the Year Award” for 2019. With well over 100 new banknotes released worldwide during 2019, only 22 were deemed of sufficiently new design to be member nominated. Almost from the start, Aruba’s new 100 Florin bill led the voting followed by an almost virtual tie between Eastern Caribbean States ($10 with multiple motifs), Northern Ireland Ulster Bank (5 Pound flying geese with people on shoreline) and Switzerland (1000 Franc human hands). Norway’s 1000 Kroner (large wave breaking design) placed fifth but every banknote nominated received at least some votes.

Northern Ireland's
5 Pound (Ulster Bank) Note
GBR-5-Ulster-Front

Switzerland's
1,000 Franc Note
CHF-1000-Front

Aruba's
100 Florin Note
ABW-100-Front

European Union's
200 Euro Note
EUR-200-Front

Norway's
1,000 Kroner Note
NOR-1000-Front

Georgia's
10 Lari Note
GEO-10-Front

Kenya's
500 Shilling Note
KEN-500-Front

Eastern Caribbean States
10 Dollar Note
ECS-10-Front

Singapore's
20 Dollar Note
SGP-20-Front

Trinidad & Tobago's
100 Dollar Note
TTO-100-Front

Bahamas
50 Dollar Note
BHS-50-Front

Samoa's
10 Tala Note
WSM-10-Front

Macau's
20 Patacas Note
MAC-20-Front

Cambodia's
15,000 Riel Note
KHM-15000-Front

Albania's
200 Leke Note
ALB-200-Front

Australia's
20 Dollar Note
AUS-20-Front

Ukraine's
1,000 Hryvnia Note
UKR-1000-Front

Hong Kong's
100 Dollar (Bank of China) Note
HKG-100-BOC-Front

India's
20 Rupee Note
IND-20-Front

Northern Ireland's
10 Pound (Bank of Ireland) Note
GBR-10-BOINI-Front

Gambia's
10 Dalasis Note
GMB-10-Front

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