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| IBNS Journal 60-2 |
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Bank of England's 20 Pound Note
Nominated by Christopher Nield, IBNS Member 9638
| Note | United Kingdom B205 (PNL): 20 pounds (US$26) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Violet |
| Front | English text; Bank of England seal; Queen Elizabeth II; coronation crown; Margate lighthouse; coats of arms; Queen Elizabeth II; Tintern Abbey window |
| Back | English text; Turner’s painting, “The Fighting Temeraire;” self-portrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner; Turner’s signature from his will |
| Watermark (shadow image) | None |
| Additional Security | Kurz’s Kinegram Colors holographic stripe |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Size | 139 x 73 mm Polymer (Guardian and Safeguard) |
| Introduced | 21/02/2020 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |