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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

 

Samoa: 60-Tala Note

Nominated by Antje Gonzalez, IBNS Member 11015

 
NoteB122 (PNL): 60 tala (US$25)
Predominant Colour(s)Brown, blue, red, and black
FrontEnglish and Samoan text; fly whisk as registration device; Samoan flag on shoreline; 60th anniversary logo; current Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Matāa’fa; coat of arms
BackEnglish and Samoan text; coat of arms; Samoan flag on pole; Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Matāa’fa Faumuina Mulinuu II and New Zealand Prime Minister Keith Holyoake lowering their countries’ flags on Independence Day on 1 June 1962; 60th anniversary logo; fly whisk as registration device;
WatermarkTeuila flower and electrotype CBS
Additional SecurityBlue-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized fly whisk and 60
PrinterDe La Rue
Size140 x 72 mm Paper
Introduced31/05/2023
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book