{"id":47393,"date":"2025-10-01T08:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=47393"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:40:45","slug":"namibia-new-10-dollar-note-b220a-reported-for-introduction-august-2025-duplicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=47393","title":{"rendered":"Namibia new 20-dollar note (B221a) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These notes are like the preceding issues, but with a refined, modern aesthetic with richer colors, cleaner lines, and enhanced security features. The two lowest denominations are printed on a composite substrate which combines the durability of polymer with the familiar feel of paper, ensuring greater longevity and resilience. The upgraded banknotes incorporate tactile features to better support the visually impaired and partially sighted.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1580\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f-1536x782.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f-465x237.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_f-695x354.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1580px) 100vw, 1580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1580\" height=\"804\" data-id=\"47988\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r.jpg 1580w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r-1536x782.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r-465x237.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Namibia_BON_20_dollars_2025.00.00_B221a_PNL_DD_00734673_r-695x354.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1580px) 100vw, 1580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B221 <\/strong>(PNL): <strong>20 dollars <\/strong>(US$1.35)<br>Brown and orange. Front: English text; Parliament building in Windhoek; H.E. Dr. Sam Nujoma; <em>BON<\/em> as registration device. Back: English text; <em>BON<\/em> as registration device; Namibian coat of arms; three standing red hartebeest. PureImage windowed security Ignite windowed security thread with demetalized <em>20<\/em> and red hartebeest. Watermark: Red hartebeest and electrotype <em>20<\/em>. Printer: (De La Rue). 134 x 70 mm. Composite (Durasafe).<br>a. 2025. Sig. 5: !Gawaxab. Prefix DD. Intro: 30.09.2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtesy of Heinrich Lindner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These notes are like the preceding issues, but with a refined, modern aesthetic with richer colors, cleaner lines, and enhanced security features. The two lowest denominations are printed on a composite substrate which combines the durability of polymer with the familiar feel of paper, ensuring greater longevity and resilience. 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