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  • <p>Scotland’s five Pound Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
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  • <p>New Zealand’s 50 Dollar Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
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    Cash crown: New banknotes vie for title of prettiest in your pocketbook

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    10/18

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  • <p>Georgia’s 50 Lari Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
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  • <p>Belarus’ 100 Ruble Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
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    Cash crown: New banknotes vie for title of prettiest in your pocketbook

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  • <p>Australia’s five Dollar Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
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<p>Maldives 1,000 Rufiyaa Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Maldives 1,000 Rufiyaa Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Switzerland’s 50 Franc Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Switzerland’s 50 Franc Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Scotland’s five Pound Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Scotland’s five Pound Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>New Zealand’s 50 Dollar Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>New Zealand’s 50 Dollar Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
Top 10 most-searched Finance stories on Yahoo UK in 2016
<p>England’s five Pound Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Georgia’s 50 Lari Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Georgia’s 50 Lari Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Belarus’ 100 Ruble Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Belarus’ 100 Ruble Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Sweden’s 100 Kronor Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Sweden’s 100 Kronor Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Australia’s five Dollar Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
<p>Australia’s five Dollar Note (International Bank Note Society) </p>
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If the uproar over Britain's new £5 note is any indication, people still care about their currency despite the growing popularity of cashless payments.

And currency connoisseurs will surely be tuning in as the International Bank Note Society decides what new bill is prettiest in your pocketbook this year.

The nomination process for the IBNS' annual design contest is open to all members of the Washington, D.C.-based organization.

Any banknote that has been introduced into general circulation in the 2016 calendar year and the IBNS' judges will assess them based on their security features and artists merit.

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Last year's cash crown went to a re-released $50 note from Trinidad and Tobago.

Nominations for the 2016 contest are open until Jan. 31, 2017, but click through the gallery to see nine notes that are already in the running.