What's your most artistic note

[Vfox 0]

I stole this idea from Scottishmoney, but his is about artists on notes, mines about the artistic quality of the design. If you want the two posts can be merged though.

 

Anyway here are some nice artisticly vibrant notes, but no specific artists, at least not that I am aware of. These are just a few, I have many more which I thing are wonderful, but these are three of the most interesting. The 100 Mark is one of my fav. notes ever made.

 

 

 

[Dave 0]

Well....... I tried to pick some of my most artistic notes, but I have to say that I didn't get too far before I realized that there are so many that I consider to be 'artistic', that I just couldn't decide. There are those that are artistic as they have representations of paintings on them, there are some that are artistic in there depiction of daily life, there are those that are artistic because they have beautiful portraits, or have idealogical aspects with allegorical images, etc, etc, etc. But I at least got a few favorites before I gave up.

 

[Scottishmoney 0]

It is okay Vfox, go ahead and steal my ideas - isn't copying flattery or what?

 

 

I think the designer of this one did a fine job.

[Scottishmoney 0]

The designer of this one opted for simplicity, but elegance:

 

[Scottishmoney 0]

 

But the ladies of Boston didn't like this one

[Vfox 0]

 

But the ladies of Boston didn't like this one

 

Haha, yeah, but back then they certainly did make some stellar notes didn't they? Also, the notes you posted above, what are they used for? Just private issue, or someones graphics company? Btw, the one you use in your avatar is wonderful, wouldn't mind owning one myself.

[Scottishmoney 0]

Also, the notes you posted above, what are they used for? Just private issue, or someones graphics company? Btw, the one you use in your avatar is wonderful, wouldn't mind owning one myself.

 

 

Watch your mail.

[Vfox 0]

Watch your mail.

 

 

 

 

 

*camps at mailbox*

[Vfox 0]

Here are two beautiful notes I finally imaged. I think the 50,000 kwacha with the big cat reverse, when I finally purchase one, will be the gem of my non-US notes, but out of all US and non, the most beautiful by far. But my 5,000 certainly comes in a close second!

 

First is a 2004 polymer 1,000 Kwacha.

 

Second is a 2003 5,000 Kwacha.

I find it funny that Zambia would make only the 500 and 1,000 Kwacha as polymer notes, yet the 5,000 10,000 20,000 and 50,000 are regular paper/cotton currency. Although they have lots of holograms and thread technology counterfeit protection.

[captaincoffee 0]

Scottishmoney,

Is that $5 really yours? If it is...damn. I have the $1 (looks nicer than the scan indicates):

 

 

I saw the $5 at a show this past weekend, but $4,000 was about $3,900 over my budget for the show.

[Grant Ness 0]

Here are two beautiful notes I finally imaged. I think the 50,000 kwacha with the big cat reverse, when I finally purchase one, will be the gem of my non-US notes, but out of all US and non, the most beautiful by far. But my 5,000 certainly comes in a close second!

 

First is a 2004 polymer 1,000 Kwacha.

 

Second is a 2003 5,000 Kwacha.

I find it funny that Zambia would make only the 500 and 1,000 Kwacha as polymer notes, yet the 5,000 10,000 20,000 and 50,000 are regular paper/cotton currency. Although they have lots of holograms and thread technology counterfeit protection.

 

My theory on this is that they're probably the most circulated notes, so by making them polymer, they save on re-issue costs.

[Vfox 0]

My theory on this is that they're probably the most circulated notes, so by making them polymer, they save on re-issue costs.

 

I never really thought about that aspect of them. It's probably a good chance that is true.

 

 

Btw, I've never seen a circulated polymer note, how well do they fare?

[De Orc 0]

Have to say some stunning notes on show here only ones I dont regognise are those shown by Scotishmoney

[Vfox 0]

Just thought I'd revive this a little. Here is a note I've always thought was well composed. This is part of my uncut sheet of 4, original, with a salmon colored spiral reverse (sorry no photos of that).

 

[Scottishmoney 0]

 

 

State Printing House, Prague Czech Republic promotional note w/ Alfons Mucha and a couple of works of his.

[Scottishmoney 0]

 

 

One of the factors I love about banknote collecting is that it merges with my passion for artistry, in this case the "Venetian Woman" by Albrecht Durer.

[Scottishmoney 0]

 

 

Spanish painter, Julio Romero de Torres is the subject of this 100 Peseta from 1953, with an emblematic young lady and a jug on the reverse. This represents an allegory of his work, and not an actual painting.

[Scottishmoney 0]

 

 

But sometimes the printers art, in this case State Printing House in Prague can turn out a simple note with an amazingly lovely design and colour.

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Italy 500,000 Lire

 

 

 

[Scottishmoney 0]

An expensive but worth it, because it has a high face value, note.

[San_Miguel98 0]

[thedeadpoint 0]

Scottishmoney,

Is that $5 really yours? If it is...damn. I have the $1 (looks nicer than the scan indicates):

 

I saw the $5 at a show this past weekend, but $4,000 was about $3,900 over my budget for the show.

 

Awesome note. I need to get myself one of those.

[thedeadpoint 0]

 

 

But sometimes the printers art, in this case State Printing House in Prague can turn out a simple note with an amazingly lovely design and colour.

 

That's one of my favorites you've posted over the past year I've been here.

[Vfox 0]

 

*Still camped at mailbox*

 

 

 

Anyway, I got these notes tonight, and I thought they very much deserved a spot here.

 

[roaddevil 0]

<3 so far 1 of my fav banknotes in my collection

 

an

 

 

almost all the antartica dollars i saw r nice

 

an ofcourse i have to keep 1 bahraini banknote

 

 

only like the back of this (actually i would have told the monetary agency to easien up on the red x< xD)