New Zealand’s five-dollar ($5) polymer note has been named the banknote of the year for 2015, a “clear winner” among nearly 40 eligible designs from a record 20 countries.
- The honour is awarded every year by the International Bank Note Society.
- To be eligible, a banknote must have been issued for the first time during the year of the award, and be in general circulation.
- It is assessed for its “artistic merit and/or innovative security features”, including use of colour, contrast and balance.
- Scotland’s Clydesdale Bank five-pound note, Sweden’s 20 kronor note, Russia’s 100 rouble note, and Kazakhstan’s 20,000 tenge note were named as runners-up.
- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand released the new $5 and $10 notes in October as part of its Brighter Money range.
- The $5 shows mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary facing the South Island’s Aoraki/Mount Cook, and, on the other side, a rare yellow-eyed penguin and local flora.
- The note is printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company in Ottawa.
International Bank Note Society (IBNS) :
- 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.
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