BNOY 2012: Kazakhstan 5000 Tenge

The votes are in and Kazakhstan has won once again! This time around it was the 5,000 Tenge banknote. Congrats to the National Bank of Kazakhstan for winning the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) Bank Note of the Year 2012! Coming right behind this note were the following banknotes: Canada $50 Dollars and Jersey 100 Pounds banknotes.




Source: The International Bank Note Society

New Banknotes Added

Today we received two letters with many great banknotes that were not in our collection. One letter was from an ongoing swap and the other was another nice donation from Mr. Rahemtulla in Canada.

Letter 1: via swap with M. Blass (Israel)

• Lithuania 2 Litai P54a
• Nepal 50 Rupees P63a1
• Turkmenistan 5 Manat P2

Letter 2: via donation from N. Rahemtulla (Canada)

• Guatemala 5 Quetzal P60c
• Laos 1,000 Kip PNEW
• Thailand 20 Baht PNEW

Banknote News: Pakistan

The State Bank of Pakistan will begin a conducting a survey to get feedback from the public concerning the current banknotes in circulation. According to sources these questions will consist on design ideas/feedback, security devices, use of banknotes and also go into fake currency as well. In total there will be 13 questions.

This is a great way to get a feel for what the public likes!

Source: Pakistan Observer

History on Banknotes: Nizami Ganjavi

Nizami Ganjavi: Spelled many different ways Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th century Persian poet whose influence in poetry is considered great throughout the Persian Gulf. Not much is truly known of the life Ganjavi lived, all the remains are his works. Ganjavi was never considered a major poet of his time, yet he is considered the "greatest romantic epic poet" in all of Persia. Nizami's works are still studied and appreciated in many Persian countries, but mainly Azerbaijan, his country of birth.



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Image: JWB Personal Collection | Biographical Information: Wikipedia