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

THE GENIAL FACE OF AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH

This note is from Swaziland or the kingdom of Eswatini as it was renamed in 2018, it is the 10 Emalangeni note from 2015 with king Mswati III on the front and on the reverse is a portrait of the princesses doing the kingship ceremony (Ncwala).

The  genial picture of King Mswati III belies the absolute monarch's extravagant lifestyle that has left his countries subjects in absolute poverty

A SUDANESE BILINGUAL NOTE

This note is from across the border from the previous post. This is the 2 Sudanese pound note from 2017 .  It has pottery on the front and musical instruments on the reverse.

ANOTHER TWO NOTES FOR MY SOUTH SUDAN COLLECTION.

Here we have two additions to my collection of notes of the world newest country (i think) . I already have the 1, 5 and 50 pound notes

The first is the 10 pound note from South Sudan with, as all the notes have,  John Garang, who led the "Sudan Peoples Liberation Army"  on the front and in the case of the 10 pound, buffaloes and a pineapple on the reverse. this note is from 2016

The second note is the 20 pound note from 2017 with a similar front but with Oryx and a oil derrek on the reverse.

more South Sudanese notes Here 

A KAZAKH POET WITH VERY LITTLE WRITTEN ABOUT HIM

This is a 1993 note from Kazakhstan. The 3 Tenge note features  Suinbai Aronuly a Kazakh poet and author born in 1815. I haven't been able to find much more about Suinbai . The reverse has a forest and river scene.

More notes from Kazakhstan Here

A LOVELY PURPLE NOTE FROM THE GAMBIA

this note is the 50 Dalasi note from The Gambia. Issued in 2019 it follows the trend for purple and unusual blue colours in notes. This note has birds ( possibly ospreys)  and the Gambian coat of arms on the front and the standing stones of wassu.  The Senegambian stone circles are the largest concentration of stone circles in the world. the birds were a replacement for the former president jammeh after he went into exile.

more notes from The Gambia Here

ANOTHER MALAYAN NOTE FROM THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION

This note is from Malaya and from the second world war Japanese occupation of what was known as British Malaya. the unusual thing about these notes is that most have a two letter serial number - this one has MP . It is a 10 Dollar note issued by the Japanese government.

The front has some trees with fruit and the reverse has a picture of a boat on the horizon.

More Malayan notes 

 HERE

IRANIAN NOTE FROM THE PERIOD OF THE SHAH

This is a 100 rials note from pre revolutionary Iran featuring the Shah on the front. The Shah , in this case, is Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was deposed in the Iranian revolution of 1979. This Note has no date but was issued between 1969 and 1971. the reverse has the oil refinery at Abadan.

more Iranian notes HERE

SOUTH SUDAN 50 POUNDS

This is the 50 Pound note from the world's newest country, South Sudan.  as with all this set of notes it has John Garang on the front but with elephants on the reverse 

more from Ssouth Sudan HERE

ALBANIAN 50 LEV

This is a note from communist Albania dated at 1978, it is the 50 Lev. The front has soldiers on parade and a portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti who was known as Skanderbeg. He was a military leader that led the rebellion against the Ottoman Empire and was one of the first leaders that united the peoples of the area into what was to become the Albania of today. The reverse has a picture of a construction site building a block of flats.

More Albanian notes HERE and HERE

TWO MODERN NOTES FROM BURUNDI

These are a couple of notes from the Republic of Burundi. Both notes . both notes are from the 2015 issue. The top one is the 1000 franc note , with cattle , a bird and a fish on the front. the reverse has the outline of Burundi over  banana trees.

The second note is the 500 franc note featuring a crocodile, fish, coffee branch and the Burundian flag on the front , with the outline of Burundi over a boat on  lake Tanganyika.

More Burundi notes HERE

MORANT BAY REBELLION REMEMBERED WITH THIS NOTE

This is the Jamaican 2 dollar note from 1992.. It has Paul Bogle and the red billed streamertail on the front and on the reverse there is a group of people with the motto "out of many, one people"

more Jamaican notes HERE

João de Barros portugal's first historian

This is the 1997, 500 escudo note from Portugal. It features the historian, João de Barros on the front and a representation of the Portuguese discoveries on the reverse.

João de Barros is known for his history of the Portuguese in Asia and Africa.

more Portuguese notes HERE and HERE