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IBNS Journal 62-3

includes articles on George Duval, Banknote Designer; Romanian Heraldry; China Puppet Banknote Vignettes; World Heritage On Banknotes.
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Banknote of 2023 Nominations

Latest Nominations for the Banknote of 2023 are United Arab Emirates: 1000-Dirham Note, Argentina: 2000-Pesos Note, Kyrgyzstan: 500-Som Note, South Africa: 50-Rand Note and Jamaica: 1000-Dollar Note

Do you know of a banknote that will be 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) 50 Pound Note

Nominated by Alan Newman, IBNS Member 11657

 
NoteBNB catalog number not yet assigned (PNL): 50 pounds (US$63)
Predominant Colour(s)Red
FrontEnglish text; thistle; bank crest; Bank of Scotland’s headquarters building on The Mound in Edinburgh; Sir Walter Scott; thistle; bank logo as registration device
BackEnglish text; William Muir’s poem, Steam Barge; mythical giant horse, the Kelpies, pulling a canal barge; Falkirk Wheel (rotating boat lift) connecting the Forth/Clyde Canal with the Union Canal between Glasgow and Edinburgh; Bank of Scotland’s headquarters building; bank logo
WatermarkNone
Additional Security 
PrinterDe La Rue
Size146 x 77 mm Polymer (Safeguard)
Introduced01/06/2021
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book