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IBNS Journal 63-3

includes articles on French India Banknotes, When Governments Counterfeit, Bolsheviks in Your Wallet, The Secret Heart of the Matter and tributes to Guido Crapanzano and Vincent Duggleby

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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