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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).

 

Albania's 200 Leke Note

Nominated by Philippe Simon, IBNS Member 9250

ALB-200-Front
ALB-200-Back
 
NoteB322 (PNL): 200 leke (US$1.80)
Predominant Colour(s)Brown
FrontAlbanian text; open book; writer Naim Frasheri; Bank of Albania building; coat of arms as registration device
BackAlbanian text; paper with phrase taken from Frasheri poem “Ti Shqipëri më jep nder, më jep emrin shqipëtar” (You, Albania, bestow upon me honour and the name Albanian); fountain pen; house where Frasheri was born
WatermarkNone
Additional SecurityNo security thread
PrinterDe La Rue
Size125 x 65 mm Polymer (Safeguard)
Introduced30/09/2019
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book