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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. Login to read your copy. |
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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 (Bank of Scotland) 20 Pound Note
Nominated by Jan Kercher, IBNS Member 11656
| Note | Scotland BNL (PNL): 20 pounds (US$26) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Purple |
| Front | English text; bank crest; Bank of Scotland’s headquarters building on The Mound in Edinburgh; thistle; bank logo as registration device; Sir Walter Scott |
| Back | English text; Forth Rail Bridges (cantilevered railway bridge and suspension road bridge) over the Firth of Forth at Queensferry; bank logo |
| Watermark | None |
| Additional Security | Simulated security thread with printed TWENTY POUNDS |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Size | 139 x 73 mm Polymer (Safeguard) |
| Introduced | 27/02/2020 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |