Stacks Bowers is buying and selling all rare coins and currency

HomePaper MoneyIBNS Announces 2014 Banknote of the Year

IBNS Announces 2014 Banknote of the Year

Front, 2014 $50 polymer Trinidad and Tobago bank note

By Dennis Lutz & Robin HillIBNS Banknote of the Year Co-ordinators….
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has for the first time ever selected the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago to receive it prestigious “Bank Note of the Year Award” for 2014. With over 130 new banknotes released worldwide in 2014, nearly three dozen were of sufficiently new design to be eligible for nomination. The 50-dollar polymer Trinidad and Tobago note was followed in voting by the 5000-franc note from the French Pacific Territories (Tahiti) and the 10-dinar bill from Kuwait.

Now in its 54th 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 2014, the IBNS membership nominated notes from 12 different countries to place on the ballot. Nominees represented three continents (Europe, Asia & Africa), the Middle East, and four island nations (two in the Americas). Past “Bank Note of the Year” winners include Kazakhstan (2013, 2012, 2011), Uganda (2010), Bermuda (2009), Samoa (2008), Scotland (2007), Comoros (2006), Faeroe Islands (2005) and Canada (2004).

The 2014 winning banknote was produced collaboratively by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and De La Rue Currency of England. It is the first Central Bank in the Caribbean to issue polymer currency. While the 50-dollar award-winning bill fittingly commemorates the Central Bank’s Golden Anniversary, “it is meant to be used for all your purchases, like you would any other money.” The note is virtually identical in size to United States bills with a face value of almost eight U.S. dollars, seven euros or five British pounds at early May 2015 exchange rates.

Back, 2014 $50 polymer Trinidad and Tobago bank noteThe stunning design, predominantly gold in color, features an artist’s rendering of a red hibiscus flower and a truly striking image of a red-capped cardinal bird in flight against the clear transparent polymer plastic window. The back of the note features a young female masquerader in an award-winning Carnival costume, alongside the Central Bank building. Modern polymer banknotes have enjoyed increasing popularity since their introduction in 1988; they offer durability as well as enhanced security features and have become a favorite of many collectors.

A full color image of this and other nominated banknotes are on the IBNS website.

The IBNS is open to membership from interested persons in any country. Details concerning all IBNS activities are also available on the website at www.theibns.org.

CoinWeek
CoinWeekhttps://coinweek.com
Coinweek is the top independent online media source for rare coin and currency news, with analysis and information contributed by leading experts across the numismatic spectrum.

Related Articles

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Great Collection Coin Auctions

Bullion Sharks Gold

David Lawrence Rare Coins Auctions