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IBNS Journal 64-1

includes articles on Jewels of African Art, Napoleon's Forgery Of Russian Empire Assignats, Different Materials Used To Make Banknotes, Ghost Banknote Issue of Cuba, Unknown Polymer Test Note of Brazil, New Issues and Chapter News

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Sierra Leone 20 Leones Note

Nominated by Fritz-Jürgen Simons, IBNS Member 8247

 
Note B133 (PNL): 20 leones (US$2.70)
Predominant Colour(s) Brown, black, and orange
Front English text; coat of arms; laurels flanking open book with flame; Constance Cummings-John
Back English text; coat of arms; crowd of 16 students seated at school desks; map of Sierra Leone
Watermark Lion head and electrotype 20
Additional Security Holographic windowed security thread with coat of arms
Printer DE LA RUE
Size 139 x 70 mm Paper
Introduced 01/07/2022
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book