BAANKA SOMALILAND

This is a 1000 shilling note from Somaliland and it was issued in 2006. Somaliland is an unrecognised state which internationally is considered to be part of Somalia. The front has a lion and an African woman, whereas the reverse has a standing lion and a camel to the right.

 

more notes from Somaliland HERE

SOLOMON ISLANDS 5 DOLLAR POLYMER NOTE

 The 5 dollars note is from the Solomon Islands. It a polymer note issued in 2019 and has coral reefs on the front and native fishermen on the reverse.

MORE NOTES FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS HERE

A QATARI 5 RIYAL NOTE.

 

This note is a 5 Riyal note from Qatar. It is from the 4^th series (2015) and has the national museum and camels and oryxes on the reverse.

DOHA

more Qatari notes HERE

POLYMER NOTE FROM NICARAGUA

Here we have a 20 cordobas note from Nicaragua. It has a native hut from costa caribe on the front and a drawing of the Palo de Mayo dance on the reverse. It was issued in 2007. 

 

    more Nicaraguan notes HERE and HERE

AN ESTONIAN CHESS MASTER

This is the 5 krooni note from Estonia, issued in 1994. It has Paul Keres, an Estonian chess player, on the front and Narva castle and the Ivangorod fortress on the reverse. the castle being in Estonia and the fortress being in Russia !!

the life of Paul Keres

More notes from Estonia HERE

 

THE THREE GIRLS FROM ERITREA

The bank of Eritrea 10 nafta note is from 2012 and has a triptych of Eritrean girls on the front and the Eritrean railway on the reverse. Its not often you get females on notes and this one has 3 but its a pity we dont know who they are

 

HANI MIHREATEAB - HAMATEY

more notes from Eritrea HERE

THE ONE DOLLAR NOTE FROM THE BAHAMAS

This note is the 1 dollar note from the Bahamas and was issued in 2008. It features Lynden Pindling, the father of the nation on the front and the marching band of the Bahamian police on the reverse.

more notes from the bahamas HERE

THE WHITE RHINO IN SOUTH AFRICA

This is the south african 10 Rand note , issed in 2005. the front has the white rhino and the reverse has a ram's head.

more South African notes HERE , HERE and HERE
 

A BLUE NOTE FROM KENYA

This is the 20 shilling (shilingi) note from Kenya, issued in 1989. This lovely coloured note has president Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi  on the front with the Moi international sport centre on the back.

more kenyan notes HERE

 

AN OLD REVOLUTIONARY FROM MEXICO

this is the 100 peso note from Mexico. it was issued in 1982. the front has Venustiano Carrnza, a leader of the mexican revolution, with a stone figure on the reverse.

more mexican notes HERE and HERE

 

500 CEDIS FROM GHANA

Here is a colourful note from Ghana. Its the 500 cedis issued in 1986. It has the coat of arms (or fist) on the front and has Cacao trees, pods annd a Ghanaian minor on the reverse.

the words "gye Nyame" on the front of the note is the name of the Akan god although most Akans identify with being christian .

Before independence Ghana was called the "Gold coast". On 6 March 1957 at 12 midnight, the Gold Coast, Ashanti, the Northern Territories and British Togoland were unified as one single independent dominion within the British Commonwealth under the name Ghana.

more notes HERE

 

LEBANESE LIVRES WITH ANJAR

This note above is the 10 Livre note issued in 1986 by the Lebanon. the front has athe ruins of Anjar and the reverse has these gigantic rocks from just outside Beruit .

more Notes Here

 

DRUJBA NARODOV PALACE IN TASHKENT

The note above is the 100 sum note from Uzbekistan and was issued in 1994. it has stylised peacocks on the front and the Drujba Narodov palace in Tashkent, the capital, on the reverse.

more notes from Uzbekistan HERE and HERE

 

DIAMONDS FROM THE DRC

 This is the 500 franc note from the Democratic Republique of Congo. it was issued in 2013 and has diamond miners  and diamond mining in the Etroite valley. it has the head of an okapi as a watermark.

more notes from the DRC HERE and HERE

BLUE NOTE FROM THE GAMBIA

 

Here is the 20 Dalasi note from the Gambia from 2019. it has birds on the fro and agricultural machinery on the reverse. You can see some of the security features HERE

INDONESIAN NOTE WITH PIRING DANCER

 

This is the 2000 rupiah note from Indonesia issued in 2016 with a bust of  Mohammad Husni Thamrin, who is an Indonesian national hero and political thinker, on the front and a Piring dancer and a champak tree flower on the reverse

PIRING DANCING

More indonesian notes HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE

40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR DJIBOUTI

 This note is the 40 francs note from 2017 which celebrates 40 years of independence form french rule after a referendum in 1977. The front has a magnificent picture of a whale shark  and the reverse has the Port of Djibouti. 

more notes from Djibouti HERE

10 DOBRA NOTE FROM SãO TOME E PRINCIPE

The note above is the 10 Dobras note from 2016  with a butterfly on the front and maps of the islands with the SãoTomé prinia perched on a branch on the reverse.

This polymer note has two windows both in the shape of butterflies but the bigger one has a watermark / picture  of Rei Amador 

 

THREE NOTES FROM MADAGASCAR WITH GOOD SECURITY

The notes above are stock photos from the Central Bank of Madagascar as, for the first time the notes would not scan on my scanner - well done to the bank , Their security measures are  working well.

The top note is the 100 Aviavy note. there is no date but this series started in 2017 and is still in circulation. this applies to all three notes. the front has   Ambozontany Cathedral and the reverse has the  "Mantella Baroni" or Madagascan poisonous frog

The next note is the 200 Aviavy note. it has the Amber Mountain Waterfall on the front and the Nosy Hara (island) and an endemic plant on the reverse.

The final note is the 500 Aviavy note . the front has an Ambohimanga homestead on the front and the reverse has a red Tsingy which is a rock formation in the north of the country

AN ARMENIAN NOTE WITH AN ASTROPHYSICIST

this note above is the Armenian 100 Dram from 1998. the front has a portrait of Victor Ambartsumian, an Astronomer and the founder of Theoretical Astrophysics in the USSR. the reverse has Byurakan observatory

the Armenian alphabet from curious chris on youtube.com

JOMO KENYATTA FROM KENYA

The two notes above, from 2019, are from Kenya . The  first note is the 100 shillings with a statue of president Jomo Kenyatta . and the Kenyatta international conference centre with a leopard in the number 100. with the reverse having a "agricultural" theme.
the second note is the 50 shilling and has a similar front except it has a buffalo instead of the leopard , peeping out of the number 50 and the theme of the reverse is "green energy"

BANK OF MAURITIUS 25 RUPEE NOTE

The note above is the 25 Rupee (Rs) from Mauritius from 2013. it has a portrait of Sir Jean Moilin Ah-chuen founder of the ABC banking corporation and , in 1969, a member of the government of the newly independent Mauritius , on the front and a fisherman  and the island of Rodrigues on the reverse.

from Suzanne Jones youtube channel