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| IBNS Journal 63-2 |
includes articles on National Bank of Greece Notes from 1890, Vietnamese Banknotes Printed by GDR, The Currency Conversion and Notes for the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan, 1974, Belgium's Last Banknote and Spanish Colonial Issues in Cuba Part 2 Login to read your copy. |
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| Banknote of 2024 Nominations |
The first three nominations for the Banknote of 2024 are: Kazakhstan: 5,000-Tenge Note, Honduras: 500-Lempira Note, England: 5-Pound Note. |
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 | |