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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

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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.

 

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