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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

 

South Africa: 50-Rand Note

Nominated by Roger Mah Poy, IBNS Member 12264

 
Note B779 (PNL): 50 rand (US$3.55)
Predominant Colour(s) Maroon, olive green, and brown
Front English text; coat of arms; lion in circle as registration device; preamble to South Africa’s Constitution; Nelson Mandela; two lions in SPARK Live Truspin
Back Text in English, Xhosa, and Venda; two lions; lion in circle as registration device
Watermark Lion and electrotype 50
Additional Security Holographic windowed security thread with coat of arms, SARB, lion, and 50
Printer South African Bank Note Company
Size 140 x 70 mm Paper
Introduced 04/05/2023
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book