Argentina New Series B 100 Peso Banknote

Argentina New Series B 100 Peso Banknote Confirmed

Argentina's government will issue a new 100 peso ($22) note bearing an image of former First Lady
Eva Peron to mark the 60th anniversary of her death today.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, an admirer of the woman known to Argentines as Evita, said the template for the new bill was rescued from a 1952 design of a 5-peso note that was hidden for years at the country’s mint. The note was banned from ever circulating by the military junta that toppled Evita’s husband, former President Juan Domingo Peron, in a 1955 coup.

“Eva wasn’t perfect, she wasn’t a saint, but rather a woman of humble origin who found herself with a man and with a people,” Fernandez, whose own rise to power began alongside her deceased husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, said yesterday.

The government’s unveiling of the Evita peso bill comes as Argentines have been dumping their currency in favor of theU.S. dollar to ward against stalling growth in South America’s second-biggest economy and inflation that private economists estimate at 24 percent.

Since her re-election in October, Fernandez has imposed foreign exchange limits to stem capital flight that last year doubled to $21.5 billion. Her ban on most foreign currency purchases by individuals has forced argentines to turn to the unregulated market, driving up the dollar to 6.79 pesos, a 48 percent premium over the official rate.

Peronist Icon

Evita remains an icon of the ruling Peronist party, emblazoning banners at pro-government rallies where Fernandez frequently invokes her legacy as a champion of the poor.

To mark the anniversary of her death from cancer at the age of 33, Fernandez last yearinaugurated a 15-ton, 100-foot iron portrait of Evita that hangs from the side of the Social Development ministry along Buenos Aires’ busiest avenue.

Speaking yesterday from the presidential palace with a scale model of that mural behind her, Fernandez said that authorities had first wanted to honor Evita with a commemorative issue of banknotes worth 20 million pesos. The idea caught on and Fernandez said that she’s now ordered authorities to use her likeness to replace that of former President Julio Argentino Roca on all future printings of the 100-peso bills.

Roca served two terms as president after leading an 1878 military campaign of extermination against Indian groups known as the Conquest of the Desert, which cleared the way for settlement of the country’s hinterland.

“Eva Peron gives a sense of peace and tranquility,” Fernandez said.

Danske Bank (Northern Bank) - 2013 New Issues

Danske Bank (Northern Bank) - 2013 New Issues

Danske Bank £10 and £20 dated 25.1.2013 and 16.10.12 respectively. These are new notes issued bearing the new owner's name, the Danske Bank (formerly known as the Northern Bank Limited). The name was officially changed (rebranded) on 15.11.2012. It also comes as all brands within Danske Bank Group, including those in Ireland, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, changed to the name of the parent company. The Northern Bank has been operating in Northern Ireland for more than 200 years (since 1809) and was originally known as the Northern Banking Partnership, and it has had several owners changed since then and most recently the National Australia Bank Group (1988 to 2004). In Danish, Danske is pronounced as 'Dan-skah'. The Danske Bank operates 63 branches in Northern Ireland. The company employs approximately 1,250 staffs in Northern Ireland and has more than 20,000 workers worldwide, operating in 15 countries. These notes were released for circulation on 24.6.2013. It should be noted that from now on the bank will only issue the £10 and £20 denomination notes. The bank will cease printing the £50 and £100 notes. The bank has ceased printing the £5 note since 2000. The last £5 issued was the polymer note commemorating the Millennium Year 2000.

NEW 2013 $2 Dollars Single Notes

NEW 2013 $2 Dollars Single Notes Collection

(First Day of Sale – June 27, 2013 – 8:00 A.M. ET) - Celebrate the year 2013 by participating in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s 2013 $2 Single Note Collection.  Limited to 4,000 complete sets, this four note collection features a Series 2003A $2 note from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, a Series 2003A $2 note from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, a Series 2009 $2 note from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and a Series 2009 $2 note from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  Each note features aserial number beginning with “2013” and is protected by a clear, acid-free polymer sleeve, in a commemorative folder representing the corresponding Federal Reserve District.

Guarantee receipt of all four notes in the 2013 $2 Single Note Collection by purchasing during the pre-release period, June 27 - July 4, 2013.  Each complete set features non-matching serial numbers.

Notes will be available for purchase individually at a price of $7.95 per note on July 5, 2013 (while supplies last).  

New US Dollars $100 Banknote

NEW US $100 Dollars Banknotes

The Federal Reserve is making it rain new hundred dollar bills on October 8, 2013. They're more colorful, more secure, and easier to authenticate, but harder to replicate. Here's everything that's changed.

Most of the benjamins you see today were designed way back in 1996. Sounds pretty old, right? An overhauled hundo was supposed to enter into circulation in February of 2011, but production was shut down a few months prior because of a manufacturing flaw that revealed a blank space in the note when a crease formed. But the latest batch of seems to be a big improvement.

If you were contemplating going into the counterfeiting business, you'll be talked out of it by the time you see how the Treasury Department has booby-trapped this bill. It looks nearly impossible to duplicate.

Banknote Swapping and Buying

Dear Reader,

I have a large collection and stocks and many are for swaps

I only interested in UNC or AU with no fold or washed

Malaysia
1)SPECIMEN banknotes
2)Rm1000 Ringgit and Rm50 1st Series and Rm5 2nd Series.

Malaya
1)10 Cents 1940

Singapore(SPECIMEN), Brunei, Thailand(SPECIMEN) and Hong Kong

Queen Elizabeth II Banknotes for the following Countries

Gibraltar

Saint Helena

Guernsey

Solomon Islands

Scotland

Great Britain

Jersey

Malta

Mauritius

Trinidad & Tobago

Falkland Islands

Australia

Eastern Caribbean

Cayman Islands

Isle of Man

Bahamas

Bermuda

Belize

Fiji

Canada

New Zealand

British Honduras

Rhodesia

Jamaica

Seychelles

East African

Ceylon

Cyprus

Even though I already have 50% of the total of  QEII notes estimated around 600 varieties
well you can send me your list we can negotiate. Please email to banknote.dyna@ gmail.com
Thank you

Australia 1st Banknote sold for $3.5Millions

Australia 1st Banknote

Australia first banknote is set to go on sale for $3.5 million by Coinworks in a private sale. The 10-shilling note issued in 1 May 1913 is the first banknote of the Commonwealth of Australia with a Serial Number M000001. The unique note will be exhibited in the Hall of Honour at the World Stamp Expo in Melbourne from May 10 to 15. The note is being sold through Coinworks in Melbourne on behalf of administrators McGrathNicol.

The note displayed the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and a scene of the Goulburn Weir, Victoria on the reverse. Built between 1887 and 1891, the Goulburn Weir was an advanced structure for its time, and an important component in Australia's irrigation scheme.

On 1st May, 1913 a numbering ceremony was held at the King's Warehouse, Victoria, when Judith Denman, the infant daughter of the Governor-General Lord Denman, numbered the first Australian currency note with the serial number M 000001. The Number One Note was hand numbered by the Governor General’s five year old daughter Judith Denman. The note was subsequently presented to her by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher. Lord Denman resigned his position as Governor General in 1914 and the family returned to England. The Honourable Anne Judith Denman died in 1987.

Her effects were being sorted in 1999 and note M000001 turned up in a letter file housed in a contemporary Government House envelope marked in pencil “Judith’s 10/- Note May 1at 1913”. The Number One Note is offered with the accompanying historical envelope.

A private collector in Sydney subsequently purchased the note for $1 million in 2000. It was then sold in 2008 to a private note dealer for almost $2 million, the highest paid for an Australian note or coin. It is believed that only about 20 of the 10-shillings notes remain in circulation.

Award winning craftsman Anton Gerner has been commissioned by Coinworks to produce a presentation box for the note. The note will be protected by glass in a frame that can easily be removed from a magnificent hand crafted Tasmanian wood presentation box.

Saturday 11 May has been declared ‘Number One Note’ Day. At 3pm on that day Australia Post will launch an official release of the ‘First Australian Banknote’ Stamp honouring the Number One Note.

New Bank Of England 10 Pounds Banknote

New Great Britain 10 Pounds Banknotes

On 24 July 2013, Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, confirmed that Jane Austen will be feature on the next £10 note. The Jane Austen £10 banknote will be replacing Charles Darwin £10 banknote most probably in 2017. The portrait of the Pride and Prejudice author is adapted from a sketch drawn by her sister Cassandra Austen.

The Governor said: “Jane Austen certainly merits a place in the select group of historical

figures to appear on our banknotes. Her novels have an enduring and universal appeal and she is recognised as one of the greatest writers in English literature. As Austen joins Adam Smith, Boulton and Watt, and in future, Churchill, our notes will celebrate a diverse range of individuals who have contributed in a wide range of fields.”

Features of the design on the reverse of the Jane Austen note will include:

• The quote – “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” from Pride and Prejudice (Miss Bingley, Chapter XI).
• Portrait of Jane Austen. Commissioned by James Edward Austen Leigh (Jane Austen’s nephew) in 1870, adapted from an original sketch of Jane Austen drawn by her sister, Cassandra Austen.
• An illustration of Miss Elizabeth Bennet undertaking “The examination of all the letters which Jane had written to her”– from a drawing by Isabel Bishop (1902-1988).
• The image of Godmersham Park. Godmersham was home of Edward Austen Knight, Jane Austen's brother. Jane Austen visited the house often and it is believed that it was the inspiration for a number of her novels.
• Jane Austen’s writing table – the central design in the background is inspired by the 12 sided writing table, and writing quills, used by Jane Austen at Chawton Cottage.​

Guernsey to commemorate Thomas De La Rue with £1 note

A limited edition £1 note is to be issued in Guernsey to commemorate entrepreneur Thomas De La Rue.

The 200th anniversary of the printer's first commercial venture will be marked on Thursday with the issue of 300,000 notes featuring his portrait.

De La Rue, then aged 20, launched the French language newspaper Le Miroir Politique in Guernsey in 1813.

In 1830, he founded the De La Rue Company in London, which printed money, stamps and playing cards.

The company is now based in Basingstoke and provides banknotes and security printing for several countries.

It reported revenues of £484m in the 12 months to 31 March.

The new note will feature the prefix TDLR and will be the first to show the signature of new States Treasurer Bethan Haines.

They will be circulated alongside the existing £1 notes, which feature former Bailiff Daniel De Lisle Brock.

In 1963, during the 150th anniversary, a bust of Thomas De La Rue was unveiled at the St Peter Port site where he founded his first business.

The site has been a pub, named after the entrepreneur, since 1971.

Most Expensive Malaysian Banknotes

Today Spink’s World Banknotes auction featured numerous rarities which realized unbelievable prices. Without a shadow of a doubt, the highlight of the sale was a collection of the first ever Malaysian banknotes. The lot was purchased for an amazing £115,100, four times the original estimate, which broke Spink’s previously held record for the most expensive Asian Banknotes sold ever at auction.

The banknotes were a gift presented by Ismail Mohd Ali, on behalf of the Board of Governors of Bank Negara Malaysia, to the (fourth) King of Malaysia, Tuanku Ismail Nasiruddin Shah. They are preserved in a blue leather presentation album with the title Bank Negara Malaysia and arms in gold on the front cover. The folder contains the following: 1 ringgit, blue and multicoloured, 5 ringgit, green and multicoloured, 10 ringgit, blue and multicoloured, 50 ringgit, blue and multicoloured and 100 ringgit, purple and multicoloured, all ND (1967), serial number A/1 000001, all with portrait of Yang Di- Pertuan Agong, TuAnku Abdul Rahman, first King of Malaysia, at right, all are signed by Ismail Mohd Ali, value at centre and at each corner, all notes are mounted in card with gold border (Tan M 27, 28, 29, 30, 31). There is also a second presentation album containing 1000 ringgit, ND (1968), serial number A/1 000001, purple and multicoloured, portrait of Yang Di- Pertuan Agong, TuAnku Abdul Rahman, first king of Malaysia at right, signed by Ismail Mohd- Ali, value at centre and each corner, mounted in card with gold trim (Tan M 32).

Most expensive Australian banknote

 

  Most expensive Australian banknote-world record set by The Rare Coin Company
[Nov 30]ALBANY,WA,Australia-- The Rare Coin Company paid $1,223,250 dollars for an Australian 1924 George V One Thousand Pound banknote and had set a new world record for the Most Expensive Australian banknote sold at public auction.

   The company has since sold the banknote to a private collector who has very generously agreed to allow The Rare Coin Company to exhibit the banknote under strict security and insurance arrangements.
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   Company Director Robert Jackman confirmed that the company was set to exhibit the banknote in Albany and Perth in early 2008, which will allow the general public a once in a lifetime opportunity to view a significant piece of Australia's heritage and an outstanding artistic specimen.

    "This is truly an opportunity for all Western Australian's to view a unique numismatic rarity as once the exhibition is over the banknote is unlikely to be seen in the public domain again for a significant period of time," Mr Jackman said. "As one of Australia's leading numismatic specialists, we are thrilled to secure such an important numismatic rarity and what makes this experience even more satisfying for us is to know that the artistic excellence and historical value of the banknote will now be able to be enjoyed by all those who attend the exhibit." he said.

    The banknote is the only known thousand pound note in private hands and it was last sold at auction in November 1998 where it realized $86,000. Controversy surrounded the note’s purchase at this time, where it was seized by the Federal Police after the Reserve Bank of Australian claimed ownership, which the Bank later relinquished.

   The Rare Coin Company’s purchase of this highly important numismatic item represents a significant milestone for the Australian Numismatic Industry, this being only the second known time in Australia’s history that the $1 million dollar price barrier has ever been reached for a single item.

   Company Director Robert Jackman said the record price paid for the £1,000 note purchase coincided with the Company’s 25th Anniversary Year, demonstrating its continuing commitment to providing its clients with only the highest quality numismatic rarities.

    Further background information about the £1,000 pound banknote 
    • Unique 1924 George V One Thousand Pound Issued Specimen Note
    • The first Australian One Thousand Pound Notes were printed at the Government Printing Office in Melbourne by the Commonwealth Stamp Printer in 1914.
    • These were signed R. Collins, Chairman and Directors, Note Issue Dept. of the Commonwealth Bank and T. Allen, Secretary of the Treasury.
    • This was probably the shortest circulation note ever issued in Australia.
    • Following a brief introduction to the public, the £1,000 note was soon restricted to internal transfers of funds between banks only.
    • In 1924 another batch of £1,000 notes were printed bearing the signatures of James Kell and R. Collins. These were never issued for circulation and were reserved for banking purposes only.     • The illusive £1,000 note, never meant for public use, is today many times more valuable as a collector’s piece than its intrinsic value of $2,000.
    • In the 1930’s the Commonwealth Bank removed all £1,000 notes from circulation and to present the note as a specimen placed four cancellation punch marks and the word ‘CANCELLED’ perforated across the centre.
    • This is the only circulated example known in private hands bearing the signatures—Kell/Collins—and of the utmost numismatic significance.    

History of Paper Money

History and First use of Paper Money

The first mention of the use of paper as money is found in historic Chinese texts. Emperor Chen Tsung (998-1022) awarded rights to issue universal bills of exchange to 16 merchants during his rein. When, however, several of these merchants failed to redeem notes on presentation, the credibility of the money was undermined and the public refused to accept it. In 1023, the Emperor rescinded the merchants’ issue rights and established a Bureau of Exchange within the government charged with issuing circulating paper notes. These are now considered the first true government-issued banknotes. Printing plates made of brass from this period have been found by archaeologists and have been used to print recreated examples of these early banknotes. No original-issue notes of this series are known to have survived.

In 1296, Marco Polo, describing his travels in China, made a fleeting reference to paper used as money in the Chinese Empire. Europeans found the idea so preposterous and unbelievable, the very credibility of his accounts of having traveled and lived in China were questioned.

The oldest existing original banknote found to date was a fragment discovered in a cave. This banknote was issued by the Chinese Emperor Hiao Tsung sometime between 1165 and 1174. On its face, this surviving, rather sophisticated example depicted the amount or number of coins it represented, and is clearly descended from earlier issues, none of which have survived.

Malaya & British Borneo 100 Dollars

In 1953 following the merger of Sarawak, British North Borneo and Labuan to Malaya, the Board of Commissioner Currency Malaya was dissolved. A new board was formed, the Board of Commissioner of Currency Malaya and British Borneo. All the currency notes issued by the board were signed by the president of the Board, W.C.Taylor. the observe side of the note had the Potrait of Queen Elizabeth II while the emblems of the each state was printed on the reverse. The notes printed were in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 1000 & 10,000 dollars

This notes featured is 100 dollars and it is in AU condition, a very nice and scarce notes

Banknote Image Source : My Own Collection

Malaysian Commonwealth Games Commemorative Notes

This notes is the first polymer notes issue by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), its colour its yellow gold very beautiful notes and limited to 500,000 pieces with folder. When released it was sold by the central bank at Rm80 per piece.

What Kind of Banknotes Should I Collect ?

Many, if not most collectors, start by collecting the banknotes of their own country. The first notes are usually those used every day and a set is easily put together. This can become more challenging if one tries to find notes from a previous series, but only occasionally still found in circulation. Reaching this point, the budding collector starts recruiting friends and relatives to help look for less common, still circulating specimens.

As soon as the first banknote is acquired for collecting and not for spending, the second challenge becomes upgrading the finds. Since the first notes are usually saved from circulation, each time the new collector gets a better one, he or she can spend the old note and keep the better one, until the example in the collection becomes the ultimate – a pristine, perfect, uncirculated specimen.

As I told my friend earlier, a source of good banknotes is travel. Being a traveling collector is not without its problems. You go to a country and at the airport or local bank, buy or exchange your country’s notes for the money of the visited country. Until you get a feel for the money of the new country, everything looks collectable. In my own case, I don’t want to spend any new notes until I have examined each note I receive from the bank or hotel for varieties, keeping an example of all the different ones - sometimes the whole lot! Unfortunately, my wife does not see the money in the same light, especially when I tell her I want to keep this or that, and we now need to buy more local currency before we can go out.

Her view is we can always get more later. Not so! The first time I changed money in France, only a few months after the Euro was introduced, I received several pristine 100 Euro notes. Listening to my wife, we spent them. To this day, I have never received another perfect note of the 100 euro denomination.

Getting back to themes, some place, some time, just about every subject you can think of has been illustrated on a banknote. Fascinating collections can be put together based on single subjects. One of the most popular is boats and ships. These can range from modern ocean vessels, such as a series a few years ago issued by Singapore, to dugout canoes depicted on the banknotes of several African countries. My favorite ship is on the back of a 100 escudos note from Chile (P-141) of a sailing ship (the Esmeralda) underway with all its sails deployed. There is even a dealer who specializes in banknotes with ships or boats in their designs. The ships  appearing on some of the notes he lists are sometimes tiny and obscure, but they are there!

The number of themes is unlimited. Volcanoes are popular, appearing on the banknotes of Japan (Mt. Fujiyama on P-95, 500 yen), Segara Anak in Indonesia (P-137), Mt. Damavand in Iran (P-146), Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (P-32 and others) and several countries in Latin America.

Great collections can be made of birds. I don’t know of any dealers specializing in them, but local birds can be found on the banknotes of nearly every country. My favorites are the bird-of-paradise on the $100 note of Trinidad and Tobago,and the bird series (P-146 to 154) issued by Suriname in 2000. I know collectors with specialized collections of famous and infamous people, insects (butterflies are popular), airplanes, art, fish, invasion money, nudes, scenery, archaeology, trains, architecture, horses, even special denominations, such as $3 banknotes, or those sporting a denomination of one million.

Even special types of banknotes come into play. A prominent Australian dealer, has a personal collection of “siege notes” – issued by towns or generals to pay for goods within the areas surrounded by their enemies. Notes issued for use exclusively in concentration camps, on ships, in military circles, or by certain towns or groups of towns are all very collectable.

My interests are eclectic. I collect any type of banknote I don’t already have from anyplace in the world. My preference is for type notes; that is, differing design elements, but many collectors go for completeness – searching for every signature combination, differing issue date, watermarks, replacements, block letters and serial number fonts.

The one unifying theme for all collectors is collecting what we like. In my case, I may not collect what the guy next to me does, but you can be sure I will find his collection interesting. Its all about learning and appreciating those bits of printed money most of us take for granted!

Malaysia 2012 New Banknotes

These are the new banknotes of Malaysia released year 2012

Looking at the design and colour it was so beautiful

International Grading Standards

After so many years of experience of collecting banknotes and i found out that many experts or serious collectors grade their banknotes with different grading method. Today i would like to share my experience how most expert or collectors grade their banknotes.

Grading is the most controversial component of paper money collecting today. Small differences in grade can mean significant differences in value. The process of grading is so subjective and dependant on external influences such as lighting, that even a very experienced individual may well grade the same note differently on separate occasions,

To facilitate communication between sellers and buyers, it is essential that grading terms and their meanings be standardized and as widely used as possible. This standardization should reflect common usage as much as practicable. One difficulty with grading is that even the actual grades themselves are not used every place and by everyone. For example, in Europe the grade “About Uncirculated” (AU) is not in general use, yet in North America it is widespread. The European term “GoodVF” may roughly correspond to what individuals in North America would call “EF”

The grades and definitions as set forth below cannot reconcile all the various systems and grading terminology variants. Rather, the attempt is made here to try and diminish the controversy with some common sense grades and definitions that aim to give more precise meaning to the grading language of paper money.

How to look at a Bank note

In order to ascertain the grade of a note, it is essential to examine it out of a holder and under a good light. Move the note around so that the light bounces off at different angles. Try holding it up obliquely so that the note is almost even with your eye as you look up at the light. Hard-to-see folds or slight creases will show up under such examination. Some individuals also lightly feel along the surface of the note to detect creasing.

Cleaning, Washing, Pressing of Bank notes

1. Cleaning, washing or pressing paper money is generally harmful and reduces both the grade and the value of a note. At the very least, a washed or pressed note may lose its original sheen and its surface may become lifeless and dull.  The defects a note had, such as folds and creases, may not necessarily be completely eliminated and their telltale marks can be detected under a good light. Carelessly washed notes may have white streaks where the folds or creases were (or still are).
2. Processing of a note which started out as Extremely Fine will automatically reduce it at least one full grade.

Glue, tape, or pencil marks may sometimes be successfully removed. While such removal will have a cleaned surface, it will improve the overall appearance of the note without concealing any of its defects. Under such circumstances, the grade of the note may also be improved.

The words “pinholes”, “staple holes”, “trimmed”, “writing on face”, “tape marks”, etc. should always be added to the description of a note. It is realized that certain countries routinely staple their notes together in groups before issue. In such cases, the description can include a comment such as “usual staple holes” or something similar. After all, not everyone knows that such-and-such a note cannot be found otherwise.

The major point of this section is that one cannot lower the overall grade of a note with defects simply because of the defects. The price will reflect the lowered worth of a defective note, but the description must always include the specific defects.

Saint Helena £10 & £20 Specimen Banknotes

Saint Helena 2004 Issue £10 & £20 Specimen Banknotes

These notes is prefix A/1 000000 and both are beautifully design with very nice colour.

These banknotes is limited to 300 sets only

Banknote Image Source : My Own Collection

Jersey £100 Specimen Banknote

Jersey £100 Specimen Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Banknote

The £100 note has been issued to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen. Jersey has always been proud of its relationship with the Crown and is celebrating the Diamond Jubilee in a variety of ways. The £100 note form part of a series of commemorative events for the Island, including a presentation to the National Portrait Gallery of the Jersey Heritage commissioned holographic portrait of The Queen, ‘Equanimity’. This notes is limited to 100 pieces only 

You can buy the notes individually or within a presentation Diamond Jubilee wallet priced at £75

Banknote Image Source : My Own Collection

Banknote of the year 2012

Banknote of the Year 2012 awarded by IBNS 

voted by IBNS member

Dr. Dennis J. Lutz (IBNS Life Member #211)

The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has again selected the National Bank of Kazakhstan to receive its prestigious “Bank Note of the Year” Award for 2012. Facing stiff competition as always from nearly 100 new banknotes released worldwide in 2012, the 5000 Tenge denomination Kazakhstan note was followed in voting by the Canada 50 Dollar and Jersey 100 Pound currency bills.

Now in its 52nd year, the IBNS has over 2000 members worldwide. As a nonprofit educational organization its objectives are to promote, stimulate and advance the study, collection and dissemination of information related to paper money. From all significantly newly designed and widely circulated banknotes released in 2012, the IBNS membership nominated notes from 13 different countries to place on the ballot. Nominees represented four continents and ranged from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East to North, South and Central America. Past “Bank Note of the Year” winners include Kazakhstan (2011), Uganda (2010), Bermuda (2009), Samoa (2008), Scotland (2007), Comoros (2006), Faeroe Islands (2005) and Canada (2004).

The 2012 winning banknote was designed collaboratively by De La Rue of England and the National Bank. The Banknote Factory of the National Bank of Kazakhstan undertook the printing. The 5000 Tenge bill has a face value of approximately 33 U.S. dollars or 25 euros or 22 British pounds at early-May 2013 exchange rates. The note was issued 30 December 2011 for circulation in 2012. Slightly narrower, but taller, than U.S. dollar bills, its size is almost identical to the 20 pound English and 50 Euro notes.

The stunning design, predominantly in vivid reddish-orange features the “Kazak Eli” monument with flying doves and panther in a vertical format on the face of the banknote. The horizontal format reverse side highlights a map of the country with mountains and the “Monument of Independence” with the Kazakhstan Hotel in the former capital city of Almaty. A full color image of this and other nominated banknotes are on the IBNS website.

International Bank Note Society (IBNS)

Well many Malaysian collectors, some are aware and some are not aware that there 
is a International Bank Note Society Exist for International collectors and dealers to
share and exchange their knowledge and ideas, well let me write some introduction
about this society.

The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) was founded in 1961. It operates as a non-profit educational organization and in furtherance of such purpose, its objectives are to promote, stimulate, and advance the study and knowledge of worldwide banknotes and paper currencies and all matters related thereto along educational, scientific and historical lines. Currently the IBNS has over 2,000 members in more than 90 countries.

Members enjoy a number of benefits: a quarterly printed journal containing information on new issues and learned studies on paper money, a membership directory with contacts and dealers to further their collections, professional assistance in the unpleasant event of controversy between collectors, and many other useful tools.

Members enjoy a number of benefits: a quarterly printed journal containing information on new issues and learned studies on paper money, a membership directory with contacts and dealers to further their collections, professional assistance in the unpleasant event of controversy between collectors, and many other useful tools.