r/banknotedesigns

It was a fun project, it is the first time I'm designing a fictitious currency and learned a lot about money printing in the process. Criticism or suggestions welcomed!

All the other denominations from 1961 were reissued with modified designs in 1991, except for the 25. The colouring is quite nice - certainly better than the original 25. Shame it was never issued.

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Hi there!

I'm sharing these banknotes I have designed. They are from a fictional country called Kamany, which I created many years ago.
The currency of Kamany is the pound, locally called lira, pfund or punts. 1 lira = about 66 eurocents.
These banknotes were released on the 14th of January 2025 to commemorate the country's bicentenary.
The obverse represents national birds within the coat of arms of Kamany. The reverse a national value represented by two mascots, inspired by local folkloric paper-made puppets, representing the three archangels of the coat of arms: Ikke and Rafa.

L. 5: polymer, Obverse: The common kestrel, the national bird of Kamany, 127X70mm, value of sharing

L.10: polymer, the mute swan, a symbol of exchange and communication, 135X70mm, value of exchanging

L.20: polymer, the tawny owl, a symbol of innovation, 142X70mm, value of innovation

L.50: cotton, the Dalmatian pelican, a symbol of opening, 150 X 70 mm, value of opening

L.100: cotton, The bearded vulture, a symbol of wilderness, 157 X 70 mm, value of nature

L. 200: cotton, The Eurasian woodcock, a symbol of education, 164 X 70 mm, value of education.

Could you please give advices, opinions or tips to make them better?

All handmade. Took maybe an hour and a half to design this.

Security features: Watermark, security strip, see-through register, iridescent numeral “10”, gold security device, black to purple colour-shifting ink, latent image, engraved printing, raised printing, silver security device, iridescent strip, microprinting