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International Bank Note Society
The International Bank note Society (IBNS) was formed in 1961 to promote the study and collecting of world paper money. A membership of almost 2,000 in over 90 nations draws on the services of the Society for advancing their knowledge and their collections. The benefits of the society include the quarterly IBNS Journal, a full color, 80-page magazine featuring learned writings on the notes of the world, their history, artistry and technical background. Additionally each member receives a directory, which lists members by name—with their contact details and collecting interests—as well as by geographic location. The Society conducts auctions in which all members may participate.
One of the greatest strengths of IBNS membership is the facility for correspondence with other members around the world for purposes of exchanging notes, and for obtaining information and assistance with research projects or the identification of notes. Information about the Society can be found at www.theIBNS.org
Application for Membership in the International Bank Note Society
Name: _________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________________________
Province/State: __________________________________________________
Postal/Zip Code: _________________________________________________
Country: _______________________________________________________
Telephone: _____________________________________________________
E-mail: ________________________________________________________
Website: _______________________________________________________
Collecting Interest: _______________________________________________
Do you want your postal address and web site published in the printed Membership Directory? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Do you want your e-mail address published in the printed Membership Directory? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Do you want your postal address and web site published in the PDF version of the Membership Directory? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Do you want your email address published in the PDF version of the Membership Directory? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Do you want your e-mail address to appear on the IBNS website? ❑ Yes ❑ No Are you a banknote dealer? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Type of Membership: Individual ❑ $US33.00 ❑ £20.00 ❑ €25 Group ❑ $US33.00 ❑ £20.00 ❑ €25 Junior (Under 18) ❑ $US16.50 ❑ £10.00 ❑ €12.50 Family ❑ $US33.00 ❑ £20.00 ❑ €25
Application for membership must be completed on line at: www.theIBNS.org
For further information please contact us-secretary@ibns.biz or uk-secretary@ibns.biz
Specimen notes To familiarize private banks, central banks, law enforcement agencies and treasuries around the world with newly issued currency, many nations provide special “Specimen” examples of their notes. Specimens are actual bank notes, complete with dummy or all zero serial numbers and signatures bearing the overprinted and/or perforated word “SPECIMEN” in the language of the country of origin itself or where the notes were printed. Some countries have made specimen notes available for sale to collectors. These include Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Slovakia after World War II and a special set of four denominations of Jamaica notes bearing red matched star serial numbers.
Also, in 1978, the Franklin Mint made available to collectors specimen notes from 15 nations, bearing matching serial numbers and a Maltese cross device used as a prefix. Several other countries have also participated in making specimen notes available to collectors at times. Aside from these collectors issues, specimen notes may sometimes comand higher prices than regular issue notes of the same type, even though there are far fewer collectors of specimens. In some cases, notably older issues in high denominations, specimens may be the only form of such notes available to collectors today. Specimen notes are not legal tender or redeemable, thus have no real “face value”. The most unusual forms of specimens were produced by Waterlow and Sons.
They printed special off colored notes for salesman’s sample books adding the word SPECIMEN and their seal. Some examples of how the word “SPECIMEN” is represented in other languages or on notes of other countries follow:
AMOSTRA: Brazil CAMPIONE: Italy CONTOH: Malaysia EKSEMPLAAR: South Africa ESPƒCIME: Portugal and Colonies ESPECIMEN: Various Spanish-speaking nations GIAY MAU: Vietnam MINTA: Hungary MODELO: Brazil MODEL: Albania MUSTER: Austria, Germany MUESTRA: Various Spanish-speaking nations NUMUNDEDIR GECMEZ: Turkey ORNEKTIR GECMEZ: Turkey Bulgaria, Russia, U.S.S.R. PARAUGS: Latvia PROFTRYK: Sweden UZORAK: Croatia WZOR: Poland Mongolia
中文导读（编辑摘要，非逐字译文）：
本节保留原书对国际纸币协会（IBNS）的介绍及样票说明。协会介绍、会费、申请方式和联系方式均为本版历史资料，不作当前服务信息使用。
样票用于让私人银行、中央银行、执法机构和财政部门认识新发行纸币，常见虚拟或全零号码、签名，以及加盖或打孔的SPECIMEN或对应本国语言字样。部分国家曾将样票出售给收藏者。样票不是法定流通货币，也不能按票面金额兑付；某些年代久远的大面额纸币，样票可能是收藏者能够取得的唯一形式。Waterlow & Sons还制作过供销售样本册使用的异色样票。稀少程度与市场需求应分别理解，不能仅因数量少便推定价格一定较高。
国际纸币协会
国际纸币协会(IBNS)成立于1961年，宗旨是促进世界纸币的研究与收藏。原书记载其会员近2,000人、遍及90多个国家，借助协会服务增进知识及收藏。会员权益包括每季一期的全彩80页《IBNS会刊》，刊载世界纸币及其历史、艺术、技术背景研究；另获会员名录，按姓名列出联系方式和收藏兴趣，并提供地域索引。协会还举办全体会员均可参加的拍卖。
IBNS 的一大优势是便于会员与全球同好通信，交换纸币，或就研究及纸币识别获取资料和协助。协会网址为 www.theIBNS.org。
国际纸币协会入会申请表
姓名：_________________________________________________________
地址：_________________________________________________________
城市：_________________________________________________________
省／州：_______________________________________________________
邮政编码：_____________________________________________________
国家：_________________________________________________________
电话：_________________________________________________________
电子邮箱：_____________________________________________________
网站：_________________________________________________________
收藏兴趣：_____________________________________________________
是否同意在纸质会员名录中公布您的邮寄地址和网站？□ 是 □ 否
是否同意在纸质会员名录中公布您的电子邮箱？□ 是 □ 否
是否同意在 PDF 版会员名录中公布您的邮寄地址和网站？□ 是 □ 否
是否同意在 PDF 版会员名录中公布您的电子邮箱？□ 是 □ 否
是否同意在 IBNS 网站上公布您的电子邮箱？□ 是 □ 否；您是否为纸币商？□ 是 □ 否
原书会籍及年费选项：个人 □ 33美元 □ 20英镑 □ 25欧元；团体 □ 33美元 □ 20英镑 □ 25欧元；青少年(18岁以下) □ 16.50美元 □ 10英镑 □ 12.50欧元；家庭 □ 33美元 □ 20英镑 □ 25欧元。
原书要求通过 www.theIBNS.org 在线完成入会申请。
原书所列咨询邮箱：us-secretary@ibns.biz 或 uk-secretary@ibns.biz。
样票说明：许多国家为使私人银行、中央银行、执法机构及财政部门熟悉新发行货币，会提供特殊样票。样票采用实际纸币样式，具备虚拟或全零流水号及签名，并以发行国或印制国文字加印或打孔“样票”标记。部分国家也曾向收藏者出售样票，例如二战后的古巴、捷克斯洛伐克、波兰、斯洛伐克，以及牙买加一套四种面额、带配对红色星号流水号的样票。
1978年，富兰克林铸币厂向收藏者提供15国样票，配有相同流水号及马耳他十字前缀；其他国家也不时提供收藏用样票。除这些专供收藏的发行外，样票有时比同类型正式发行纸币更贵，尽管样票收藏者较少。某些早期高面额发行，如今收藏者能获得的可能只有样票。样票无法定支付或兑换资格，因此不具实际票面价值。华德路公司制作过尤为特殊的样票。
华德路为推销员样本册印制了异于正式发行颜色的纸币，并加印 SPECIMEN 及公司印章。以下列出不同语言或国家纸币上的样票标记。
样票标记与使用地区：AMOSTRA—巴西；CAMPIONE—意大利；CONTOH—马来西亚；EKSEMPLAAR—南非；ESPÉCIME—葡萄牙及殖民地；ESPECIMEN—多个西班牙语国家；GIAY MAU—越南；MINTA—匈牙利；MODELO—巴西；MODEL—阿尔巴尼亚；MUSTER—奥地利、德国；MUESTRA—多个西班牙语国家；NUMUNDEDIR GECMEZ、ORNEKTIR GECMEZ—土耳其；另有保加利亚、俄罗斯、苏联的标记；PARAUGS—拉脱维亚；PROFTRYK—瑞典；UZORAK—克罗地亚；WZOR—波兰；另有蒙古标记。原书提及的部分非拉丁文字标记未在文字提取资料中保留字形。