Saor Alba Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Russia - Provisional Government - 100 Rubles 1918 Printed by ABNCo. Mali 10000 Francs 1981-92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 ty everybody nice 10.000 ! (like the french polynesia 1000) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Great Notes, S.A. I've always liked those two. I still need that 100 though. Your 10000 is nice nad bright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 This note was first issued in 1922, and in 1928 the colours were changed to a dark green on a multicoloured underprinting. The note features this allegory of "Fortuna" on the right of the note. The note features a conjoined vignette of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. During the 1920's and 1930's the Belgian Franc depreciated precipitiously in value vs other currencies such as the USA dollar and the British sterling, mainly as a result of debts incurred during the WWI German occupation and thence reparations that were only partially paid by the Germans after the cessation of hostilities. After the Germans occupied the country once more in 1940 they had intended to issue a currency meant to replace the Banque Nationale notes, but their plans never came to fruition and the ca. 1922 and onwards currency continued to be used through 1944 when the Allies liberated Belgium and the earlier currencies were withdrawn, demonetised and replaced by currency printed by Thomas De La Rue and Bradbury Wilkinson companies in Britain. A fascinating aspect of this currency series was that trades were featured on the reverses of the notes, in this case a lacemaker is the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Great note. The lace maker is superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Just got this in the mail and could not wait to show you. A National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, 1 Pound from 1959. There is one just like it from the 60's but it is smaller and the tail on the lion is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Just got this in the mail and could not wait to show you. A National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, 1 Pound from 1959. There is one just like it from the 60's but it is smaller and the tail on the lion is different. Curiously these notes used a blending of the 1957 reverse designs from the National Bank of Scotland, coupled with the reverse design of the Commercial Bank of Scotland that was used from 1950 on up to the merger in 1959. The one element that had to change on the Forth Rail Bridge design that was borrowed from the National Bank design was that the ship there had to be moved into the shipping lane! Yes, on the 1957 notes the ship was in the non-shipping lane where it would have foundered in reality. A little goof by the designers at Bradbury Wilkinson. I collected Scottish banknotes for a number of years before branching into other areas - still have quite a collection and a lot of fascinating stories about them - like the engraver's name surreptitiously in the field on the Royal Bank of Scotland Pound notes from the early 1950's series that he only admitted to having done in the early 1980's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Beautiful note MMMM! I've been looking for one of these, but have had a hard time finding one that isn't all beat up. I really like the reverse image on this note! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Internet image looks off. The surety strip holograms look dull vs. reflective. I agree. I note that the s/n are only six apart!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 A friend of mine brought these back for me from vacation: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Cool notes! That was very nice of your friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I was just thinking "oy... more world notes... when is jtryka going to post some notes in this forum? I need some gorgeous greenbacks!"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I was just thinking "oy... more world notes... when is jtryka going to post some notes in this forum? I need some gorgeous greenbacks!"... You know I have been going through a bit of a dry spell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 jtryka nice notes from Belize. I just received this one. I wanted to get an older version, but this 2006 was more into my budget. Then again the vignette's are the same as the older version and by getting the newer version I was able to save enough to pickup this one. So no complaints here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 200 Francs Belgium 1995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Travis Focker Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 My collection of Queens now has its crown jewel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 very nice packed queens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 What a haul! How did you come across that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Bulgaria 100 Leva 1917 Politically Bulgaria has been something of a paradox in foreign relations. The area that is now Bulgaria had been dominated by the Ottoman Empire for several hundred years when with Russia's assistance the nation attained nominal independence in 1878. For that reason Bulgarians had a strong affinity for Russia, curiously the powers in the Bulgarian monarchy seemed to feel differently during times of conflict - often siding with the Germans as in WWI and in WWII. Up until WWI Bulgarian notes had been printed by Orlov Printing in St. Petersburg Russia - and bore a striking resemblance to contemporary Tsarist Russian notes. The outbreak of WWI and shifting alliances changed all that, resulting in Bulgarian notes either being printed locally or in Germany as this 100 Leva note had been. It was printed by Giesecke & Devrient in Munich and has some of the best printing technique for the time. I have always liked the vignette of the young rural lady that graces this note, she is very emblematic of Bulgaria, and it's strong agricultural tradition. She is also testament to the fact that women in this region are very attractive. This note has a wonderfully stylised border that is emblematic of a Celtic knot decour. Bulgaria has a very long history, as Maroneia and later Thrace and certainly the pattern in the border aludes to that early history of the region. This note promises to pay the bearer the sum of 100 Leva in gold coin, a huge sum of money then roughly equivalent to $20 in US currency at the time, but shortly after this note was issued it was rendered nearly valueless as the gold option lapsed and the Lev currency lost much of it's value at the cessation of WWI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted December 24, 2010 Report Share Posted December 24, 2010 Nice note Saor Alba. Besides the complexity of the design, are there any other security features? I am always curios about the older notes on how they try to prevent counterfeiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 I like these Angola notes but they are hard to find and they are a bit pricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauMauNotes Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 i like how salba focuses on the portraits of every note latest 2 in : (Germany, Brunei) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMMM Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Nice notes MauMauNotes I like the info that Saor Alba includes in the posts. I think they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxuss Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 A new notes from Mauritius, Belize, Cayman And another 60 notes with Queen Elizabeth II from other countris like New Zealand, Australia, Gibraltar, St. Helena, but too much to posting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Always wanted to go to Mauritius. I had a chance but didn't take it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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