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IBNS Journal 63-3

includes articles on French India Banknotes, When Governments Counterfeit, Bolsheviks in Your Wallet, The Secret Heart of the Matter and tributes to Guido Crapanzano and Vincent Duggleby

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Latest Banknote of 2024 Nominations

The latest nominations for the Banknote of 2024 are: China: 20-Yuan Note, Thailand: 100-Baht Note, Japan: 5,000-Yen Note, Mozambique: 50-Meticais Note, Argentina: 10,000-Peso Note, Eastern Caribbean States: 50-Dollar Note, Morocco: 200-Dirhams Note

 

Australia's 20 Dollar Note

Nominated by Steve Casey, IBNS Member 11789-G

AUS-20-Front
AUS-20-Back
 
NoteB232 (PNL): 20 dollars (US$15)
Predominant Colour(s)Red, orange, and green
FrontEnglish text; Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae); Acacia buxifolia wattle; Mary Reibey, businesswoman; Port Jackson schooner and traditional Eora nowie (canoe) in Sydney Cove in the early 1800s; compass
BackEnglish text; RFDS De Havilland aircraft leaving a remote Broken Hill homestead in 1948; compass; Reverend John Flynn; pedal-powered generator for wireless radio
Watermark (shadow image)Coat of arms
Additional SecurityNo security thread
PrinterNote Printing Australia
Size144 x 65 mm Polymer (Guardian)
Introduced10/09/2019
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book