naidu54@hotmail.com Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Croatian banknotes have gotten a bit nicer to look at since the 90's. Haven’t they? Nice note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Croatian banknotes have gotten a bit nicer to look at since the 90's. Haven’t they? Nice note. i think so too also that old spanish serie is interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 This is one of those wildly popular amongst world banknote collectors notes. Great artistry coupled with wonderful printing and dramatic imagery combine to mystify one with the intriguing subjects here. Curiously though, while this note is popular, and relatively common despite it's now advanced age; it is quite difficult to find a truly uncirculated one as these notes saw heavy usage right up until the German inflationary period of 1920-1924. The front of the note has a lovely vignette of "Germania" with a toddler who is launching a dove with an olive branch overlooking the Baltic Sea, not exactly the imagery you would expect in the Prussian dominated Germany of the era. The most dramatic and evocative image on the note is on the reverse however. This dragon, with his smoking snort guarding a reliquary is just fantastic and is what makes this note so popular. Given that I wanted the note in the best condition possible, it pretty much predicated a long delay in purchasing one. This note is the scarcer six digit serial variety that was printed before WWI, the notes with seven digits were printed after the war and in much greater quantities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealeaf Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Congrats Saor! LOVE the dragon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 viking boat in the front dragon in the back, what is it nordic mithology ? Hitler was a fanatic about it, was germany already following that path before him ? or i am wrong ? nice note ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 This note is a commemorative note issued by Estonia to mark the 90th anniversary of Estonia first declaring independence from Russia in 1918. There is much more symbolism in this note than the texts will attest to though. The 10 krooni note was the last banknote issued by the independent state of Estonia before the USSR overran the country again in 1940. Curiously a few years ago in the old treasury building the plates for the 1940 issue were uncovered by a worker doing some restoration on the building, they were found under some cabinets where they remained stashed for over 50 years. Because they could use these original plates as a basis for doing a commemorative note - Eesti Pank decided to incorporate the elements of the old 10 krooni note on this commemorative issue. While the front of the note is the old design from the first Estonian Republic, the reverse represents the current design of the 10 krooni note now in circulation - however the earlier note was a larger note and so this one is in the earlier dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Very cool note and story! When I first saw it I thought it WAS the old note paired with a new one. I'd likely passed by this note before making the same assumption. Thanks for the pic and info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 That's really neat! I'm tempted to get one now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thedeadpoint Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Possibly the most interesting Commonwealth banknote I've seen. Love it. When are we having the Commonwealth Banknote Idol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 the new gibraltar banknotes set http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi./images/storie...ion_Booklet.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Love the 50! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I just got this Congo 50 Francs 1962. I have been waiting patiently for one that falls into my price range. It appears to be uncirculated, but with my luck .... I am still checking to see if it is real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I seem to recall posting about Saor Alba's 1934 $50 bill, but I can see neither my reply nor his original post now, what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I seem to recall posting about Saor Alba's 1934 $50 bill, but I can see neither my reply nor his original post now, what happened? Cause it was hiddipated on the Coin Finds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I just got this Congo 50 Francs 1962. I have been waiting patiently for one that falls into my price range. It appears to be uncirculated, but with my luck .... I am still checking to see if it is real. Very Nice! Congrats! I've been waiting too, but I might just have to get it anyway. Post a nice scan when you get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Cause it was hiddipated on the Coin Finds Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue... Just stick to sniffing Elmer's, it is harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Just stick to sniffing Elmer's, it is harmless. I think it is safe to eat too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I've actually been wanting one of these for a few years. I finally found one. Doesn't seem like they'd be hard to find, but ... well, I guess it depends on where you look. I've got this one now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 In academia, that'd be one big charge of plagarism! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Dave That is a nice note! congrats on the find. The style does look kind of familar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Well, I got these all the way from Kathmandu today. I was alarmed at seeing the famous Green Inspection tape from Customs as it was sent Registered Mail, and I was thinking that there be some handling of the individual notes. THere wasn't. It just feels weird to know that someone has gonge through your mail though. I wouldn't care if it was junkmail, but whatever. Anyway, they have a good home now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Well, I got these all the way from Kathmandu today. I was alarmed at seeing the famous Green Inspection tape from Customs as it was sent Registered Mail, and I was thinking that there be some handling of the individual notes. THere wasn't. It just feels weird to know that someone has gonge through your mail though. I wouldn't care if it was junkmail, but whatever. Anyway, they have a good home now. Very nice set Dave, I'd have certainly been worried if I had seen the inspection tape as well. I guess they couldn't figure out the country and said "eh, whatever, it's probably worth like $0.14." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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