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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.

 

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