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The design probably has something to do with the design of the sea shells.

Nice Bison and Seychelles notes. I am still aiming for my nice Indian Chief note.

That's a scarce note.

This is the Ship series crossover prefix D/14 low serial numbers set. D/14 prefix contained two signatures - GKS and HTT. Usually, Singapore banknotes do not have such crossovers except for the some earlier Orchid Series banknotes.

Dave - Congrats. That's a nice A-A with a low serial, good grade plus the red seal. You are moving towards fancy numbers. I like that This is my earlier red seal piece. Updates - My first Yugoslavia 1929 solid 888 on the way. Yesterday, just won 2 Singapore lots at a public auction - one low serial crossover set and low serial commemorative set. Another scarce HK BOC solid 555555 hopefully will be mine. Still bidding. Will post later when they arrives.

Yes, I did watch that TV series a long time ago.

Saor Alba = Scottishmoney

My first thought too was also a bee hive. According to Scottishmoney website, it is a represented industry. In the great race for African colonies in the late 19th century the comparetively small country of Belgium managed to secure one of the prizes of central Africa, the Congo. Incredibly the colony was the personal possession of the Belgian monarch, but was grossly mismanaged, and control was turned over to the Belgian state in 1908. Despite this, native Congolese were accorded very few rights, and suffered a very similar form of apartheid to that which existed in South Africa. International agitation combined with internal strife through independence movements culminated in the independence of Congo in 1960. The design of this note dates to 1914, albeit the colours of the note changed over time, even in short periods of time. This particular note was issued in 1943, and was printed in England by Waterlow & Sons. The allegorical female with child and the beehive are said to have represented industry. This note was overprinted with Troisieme Emission for the third issue of this note. Curiously, as in Belgium, this note is bilingual with French on the face of the note, and Flemish on the reverse. It is P-13Aa.

I was captivated by the beautiful engraving designs of Belgian Congo banknotes during this period. I especially like the 20 francs with 6 or 7 natives standing and rowing their traditional boat. I had a similar 1943 5 francs in my collection.

Nepal 2004, 5 Rupees, Signature 15, Prefix Cha 41, Solid Serial Number 888888.

lovely note.

If I am not collecting solids, I just go for good bargain and reasonable priced ones.

China 1980 5 jiao low serial numbers MN 00000081 - 00000089

Finally, received both stacks. Here is extracted 999999-1000000 set.

Dave - Interesting information. In other words, she was 30 years old in 1960.

Vfox - Yes, very interesting finds. 200 pieces in total. Seldom find solids from this exotic country unless from bundles.

Burundi solid 666666, 999999 and 1000000 bundles.

Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 2004 50 Rupees Solid 555555

You probably have forgotten I created quite a few of the flash shows in 2006 for the various banknote collection which resides in my website. Here is the link to recall your memory : http://www.notepassion.com/Error-Bird-$1.htm

Singapore Bird Series (1976) glutter fold error with an almost solid 555555. Something quite unlikely and interesting. Very happy to acquire this piece that connect to both my Singapore Bird $1 Error collection and my solid number 555555 collection. Aging and uncirculated except for the glutter fold.

I like the Tunisa note. Something different from the usual serial on the lower serial number. Also the security metallic line is not the usual rectangular ones. Nice notes.

Due to the various migrants, traders from China, India, Middle East and various countries, the colonial Straits Settlements banknotes issued in Singapore print the various languages on the note to enable usage by different races. Under the Malaya KGVI and Malaya British Borneo QEII, these colonial notes only retain the Arabs writings. I am not too sure what was the real reason. Arabs writings were used by the Malay Singaporean due to Islam religion. Maybe it is because Malay language was widely used in Singapore during that period. The older generation of Singaporeans ( Chinese, Indian etc ) were fluent in Malay. I remember I was taught the malay language during my primary schools ( I never pay attention during my Malay lesson ). Even today, we still sing our National Anthem in Malay language in schools. We are still using Malay language commands for our foot drills during our compulsory national service ( army, police force ).

Unfortunately, she does not have what I wanted.