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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).

 

Scotland's (Royal Bank of Scotland) 20 Pound Note

Nominated by Antje Maroussi, IBNS Member 11015

SCO-RBS-20-Front
SCO-RBS-20-Back

Image provided courtesy of Banknote News

NoteScotland B467 (PNL): 20 pounds (US$26)
Predominant Colour(s)Purple
FrontEnglish text; blaeberry fruit on branches; bank logo in magenta SPARK Orbital; facade of The Willow Tearooms building in Glasgow; entrepreneur Kate Cranston
BackEnglish text; blaeberry fruit on branches; two red squirrels on tree branch; exerpt from 16th century Scottish poet Mark Alexander Boyd’s poem, “Cupid and Venus.”
WatermarkNone
Additional SecurityNo security thread
PrinterDe La Rue
Size139 x 73 mm Polymer (Safeguard)
Introduced03/05/2020
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book