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Switzerland wins IBNS Banknote of Year again

Switzerland has won the International Bank Note Society’s (IBNS) Bank Note of the Year Award 2017 for the second year in a row. The IBNS selected Switzerland’s Ninth Series 10-franc banknote from more than 170 banknotes that were released globally throughout 2017. The Swiss 50, also from the Ninth Banknote Series, won the award for 2016.…

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Switzerland wins 2016 IBNS Banknote of the Year Award

The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has announced the new Swiss 50 banknote as the winner of the Bank Note of The Year Award 2016. The 50-franc banknote was issued by the Swiss National Bank in Switzerland in April 2016, the first denomination to be circulated from the country’s ninth banknote series. Printed by Orell Fussli Security Printing…

New Zealand $5 banknote security features

New Zealand wins Bank Note of the Year 2015

New Zealand’s new $5 banknote has won the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) Bank Note of the Year award.   International Bank Note Society The annual award from the IBNS recognises exceptional circulating banknote designs which have “artistic merit and/or innovative security features”. The winner of the award is decided by vote between members of the IBNS. The…

IBNS 2013 Banknote of the Year Nominations

Nominations for the 2013 Banknote of the Year award, hosted by the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) have now been named. The annual award recognises exceptional banknote designs, which have been put into circulation for use by the public during the year of the award. The IBNS states that banknotes put forward to be nominated…