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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). |
Hong Kong's 100 Dollar (Bank of China) Note
Nominated by William Norris, IBNS Member 12229
| Note | B923 (PNL): 100 dollars (US$13) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Red |
| Front | Chinese and English text; Bank of China building in Beijing; BOC logo; Bauhinia flower; denomination as registration device; stringed musical instrument (yue qin) with 100 in green SPARK Orbital |
| Back (vertical) | Chinese and English text; woman in traditional costume with paper fan |
| Watermark | Bauhinia flower and electrotype 100 |
| Additional Security | Galaxy windowed security thread with Saturn effect and demetalized 100 and yue qin |
| Printer | Hong Kong Note Printing Limited |
| Size | 153 x 76 5 mm |
| Introduced | 09/03/2019 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |