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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). |
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 | |