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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.

 

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