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| IBNS Journal 63-4 |
includes articles on Alves Reis and the Portugese Banknote Case, Oxford Old Bank, Romanian Athenaeum on Banknotes, Banknotes in a Crisis?, When Governments Counterfeit: Part II, Wrong Country! Foreign Motifs on Banknotes Login to read your copy. |
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| Latest Banknote of 2024 Nominations |
The latest nominations for the Banknote of 2024 are: China: 20-Yuan Note, Thailand: 100-Baht Note, Japan: 5,000-Yen Note, Mozambique: 50-Meticais Note, Argentina: 10,000-Peso Note, Eastern Caribbean States: 50-Dollar Note, Morocco: 200-Dirhams Note |
Kyrgyzstan: 500-Som Note
Nominated by Vitalii Hashchak, IBNS Member 13053
| Note | B239 (PNL): 500 com (som) (US$7.15) |
| Predominant Colour(s) | Violet |
| Front | Kyrgyz text; ornament with denomination in gold-to-jade OVI; “Manas” storyteller Sayakbai Karalaev; mountains; diamond pattern as registration device |
| Back | Kyrgyz text; diamond pattern; Mausoleum of Manas; mountains |
| Watermark | Sayakbai Karalaev with electrotype 500 |
| Additional Security | Windowed security thread with demetalized 500 com |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Size | 144 x 68 mm Paper |
| Introduced | 10/05/2023 |
| Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book | |