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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). |
Kenya's 500 Shilling Note
Nominated by Roger Urce, IBNS Member 5042
| Note | B147 (PNL): 500 shillings (US$4.85) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Green |
| Front | English and Kiswahili text; coat of arms; flying dove as registration device; Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi with seated Kenyatta statue and tower and amphitheater buildings; Mount Kenya; bank monogram as registration device; lion |
| Back | English and Kiswahili text; palm trees, elephants, and giraffes in Maasai Mara park; lion head; flying dove |
| Watermark | Lion head, electrotype CBK / 500, and Cornerstones |
| Additional Security | Red-to-green and rainbow windowed security thread with demetalized bird and CBK 500 |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Size | 138 x 68 mm Paper |
| Introduced | 31/05/2019 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |