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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).

 

Switzerland's 1,000 Franc Note

Nominated by Antje Maroussi, IBNS Member 11015

CHF-1000-Front
CHF-1000-Back
 
NoteB360 (PNL): 1,000 francs (US$995)
Predominant Colour(s)Purple
Front (vertical)French, German, Italian, and Romansch text; Swiss cross; human hands shaking; multicolor Swiss cross as registration device; phonetic alphabet over globe in gold SPARK
Back (vertical)French, German, Italian, and Romansch text; parliament; abstract design of open network
WatermarkSwiss flag and globe
Additional SecurityHolographic security stripe with 1000, abstract map of language regions of Switzerland and neighboring countries and names of Swiss cantons
Printerorell füssli security printing ltd
Size158 x 70 mm Composite (DuraSafe)
Introduced13/03/2019
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book