If you have a banknote with QEII Portrait, why not post it in this topic. We can showcase an extensive World QEII collection from members of CoinPeople. Whether it is a solid number or an ordinary serial number QEII banknotes, all are welcome to post and write. Do write a little interesting story behind on how you got the note into your collection. Let me get the ball rolling.

Here is an extremely rare 1953 $1 Malaya and British Borneo solid 555555 QEII Portrait in perfect uncirculated condition. So far there is no sightings of any uncirculated piece in any private collection, world auction houses in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. This note was once circulated in these few countries during the 1950s. This piece was acquired in 2006 from a Brazilian ebay seller. Unfortunately, I lost the auction bid and a fellow Singapore collector won it. Not sure how true it is, later the Brazilian ebay seller wanted to buy it back from the collector. In the end, I managed to acquire it from the fellow collector. This is also my most expensive banknote acquired in recent times.

I have more QEII on banknotes than any other person save George Washington. But right now I don't have a lot of them imaged so we will start with Canada.

No story for these but plenty of Queen Elizabeth II notes

Belize


Bermuda


Bahamas




Isle Of Man



Jersey

Part 2

Canada



East Caribbean Islands


St Helena


Cayman Islands

Part 3

Bank Of England

Series C




Series D




Series E MkI




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I almost forgot to tell the story about these two notes. Both have prefix A/71 555555. A perfect match. The QEII $1 is the last piece of banknote with the British Queen portrait. It was also the first piece of $1 with the QEII Portrait. The Singapore Ship $1 is the last $1 note used in the Singapore Currency. In 1987, Singapore started using the $1 coin.

Here is the story of my first purchase from ebay in 2004. It's a 1962 1 Pound 888888. I did not know that it was a highly sought after note at that time. Paid only a 3 figure amount. It was considered reasonable although I did not know much about solid at their market prices. I was hoping to find a 555555. Somehow, when we wanted to find a note that we wanted, we just cannot find it. In the early 2006, I managed to find an Australian seller who has a 555555 with the same design but a much later issued date with a Page signature. The 888888 was a Hollom signature which was supposed to be scarcer. I paid 555555 at a three figure amount and later sold off the 888888 for a 4 figure amount. It was a relatively good deal since I get to keep the 555555 note for my collection and at the same I have some spare money to buy other notes for my collection. That was the most profitable note that I have ever bought and later sold off privately. It was indeed a good solid 888888 with a good rare signature. The note is in perfect original condition. That's the story of these two QEII notes.

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Well! I guess I had more than I thought! Amazing really.... I wonder if anyone has ever come up with a list of how many different notes she has been on? Too many to count, I'd bet!

Neat thread, See323! I enjoyed seeing the changes in her from long ago to just yesterday. I don't know of too many others whose portrait is on coins or notes that show such a lifespan.

the C series notes are my favorite on the whole. I also love the centennial dollar that everyone on CP seems to have.

The three Scottish note issuing banks have each come out with too many commemoratives in my opinion, but Royal Bank has issued two very significant commemoratives, the first for the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and then for the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's reign. However, reference to Queen Elizabeth in Scotland by her regnal ordinal is a bit of a touchy subject, many do in fact take exception to her being referred to as Queen Elizabeth II. There never was a Queen Elizabeth I of Scotland, and Queen Elizabeth I only reigned in England, whilst her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots reigned in Scotland. So for this reason, note the tactful and non-controversial omission of the regnal ordinal on this particular reverse. One of my only two favoured Scottish banknote commemoratives, with a very important and worthwhile commemoration.

Another Queen Elizabeth, and many people's favourite Royal:



Royal Bank £20 commemorating the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 2000. One £100 note was also printed for presentation to Her Highness on the occasion of her birthday.

I don't have one

EDIT: Got one now

Interesting, those notes are the closest the Queen has got to having an American style note