{"id":122157,"date":"2016-05-02T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=122157"},"modified":"2016-04-29T18:41:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T16:41:49","slug":"most-beautiful-banknotes-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/122157\/most-beautiful-banknotes-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The most beautiful banknotes in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has announced the winner of the \u201cBank Note of the Year Award\u201d for 2015.<\/p>\n

The IBNS award is given to the best-designed new bank note that launched and entered into circulation somewhere in the world in 2015.<\/p>\n

Over 150 new notes were launched across the world in 2015, and 36 were of a new enough design to be eligible to be in the running for the award, IBNS said.<\/p>\n

The winner was New Zealand’s new five dollar note.<\/p>\n

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand began releasing a new family of \u201cBrighter Money\u201d banknotes in 2015, beginning with the $5 and $10 denominations.<\/p>\n

Printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa, each orange and brown $5 note displays a map of New Zealand in a gorgeous polymer window as well as numerous upgraded security features:<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/p>\n

The face features legendary New Zealand mountain climber Sir Edmund Hillary and South Island\u2019s Mount Cook (Aoraki). A colour changing yellow-eyed (hoiho) penguin completes the face design.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/p>\n

The back design again features this rare penguin unique to New Zealand as well as local flora.<\/p>\n

Among the top five notes were Sweden\u2019s 20 Kronor note depicting children’s author Astrid Lindgren; Russia\u2019s 100 Ruble note illustrating Crimean landmarks; Kazakhstan\u2019s 20,000 Tenge note; and Scotland\u2019s (Clydesdale Bank) 5 Pound polymer note – all pictured below:<\/p>\n

Sweden\u2019s 20 Kronor note<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Swedish<\/a><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s 100 Ruble note<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Russian<\/a><\/p>\n

Kazakhstan\u2019s 20,000 Tenge note<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Kazakstan\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s 5 Pound polymer note<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Scotland\"<\/a><\/p>\n

From all significantly new designed and widely circulated banknotes released in 2015, the IBNS membership nominated notes from a record 20 countries to place on the ballot.<\/p>\n

Nominees represented four continents (Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa), 4 Middle East countries, and 4 island nations.<\/p>\n

Past \u201cBank Note of the Year\u201d winners include Trinidad & Tobago (2014), Kazakhstan (2013, 2012, 2011), Uganda (2010), Bermuda (2009), Samoa (2008), Scotland (2007), Comoros (2006), Faeroe Islands (2005) and Canada (2004).<\/p>\n

More on currencies<\/h3>\n

New R5 coin launches in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is what the new R5 coin looks like<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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