Cash-Loving Switzerland Wins Banknote of Year for 50-Franc Bill
- Maldives, Argentina, Scotland were runners up in 2016 contest
- International Bank Note Society has annual award for notes
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The Swiss National Bank’s 50-franc ($50) bill was named banknote of the year by a group of international connoisseurs, beating out 18 competitors including the Bank of England’s controversial polymer note as well as ones from the Seychelles and Macedonia.
The runners-up in “very tight voting” were bills from the Maldives, Argentina and Scotland, according to a statement from the International Bank Note Society on Tuesday.