Catalog
20 Pounds
| Issuer | Government of St. Helena |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Composition | Polymer |
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| Reverse lettering | ST. HELENA GOVERNMENT Twenty Pounds 20 |
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| Protection type | Polymer window, Security thread |
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St. Helena's polymer series represents a significant upgrading of the island's currency infrastructure — the island had relied on cotton-paper notes for decades before the switch. This 20 Pounds note, dated 2026, is among the most recent issues from one of the world's smallest and most geographically isolated currency jurisdictions, with a resident population under 5,000.
The Government of St. Helena issues its own pound sterling-pegged notes independently of the UK, though British pounds circulate alongside them. St. Helena pounds are not accepted outside the island, making returning travelers the primary source of specimens entering the collector market.