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New Zealand's five dollar note has been named the banknote of 2017 by the International Bank Note Society -- a "clear winner" among nearly 40 eligible designs from a record 20 countries. 新西兰5元纸币近日被国际纸币学会评为2017年度最佳纸币，在近40种参评纸币中“轻松取胜”。参与此次评选的有20个国家，开创了新纪录。 Scottish Clydesdale Bank's five pound note, Sweden's 20 kronor note, Russia's 100 rouble note and Kazakhstan's 20,000 tenge note emerged as runners-up, the Guardian reported. 据《卫报》报道，排在新西兰5元纸币之后的分别是：苏格兰克莱兹代尔银行发行的5英镑纸币、瑞典20克朗纸币、俄罗斯100卢布纸币以及哈萨克斯坦2万坚戈纸币。 New Zealand's $5, printed by a Canadian company, shows mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (the first man to summit Mount Qomolangma) facing the South Island's Aoraki/Mount Cook and, on the other side, a rare yellow-eyed penguin and local flora. 新西兰5元纸币由一家加拿大公司负责印刷，其正面图案包括首个征服珠穆朗玛峰的登山家埃德蒙·希拉里爵士，他的头像面朝新西兰南岛库克山山峰。背面图案包括珍稀的黄眼企鹅和新西兰特有植物。 To be eligible, a banknote must have been issued for the first time during the year of the award, and be in general circulation. It is assessed for its "artistic merit and/or innovative security features", including use of colour, contrast and balance. | 
