BRITISH OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS

If the previous note was large then this one is tiny  6cm x 4cm ( 2 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in ). here we have a 3 piastre note with George VI on the front . Cyprus became a crown colony of Britain in 1925 and they fought along side  the  British in WWII.  The Greek Cypriots wanted independence from Britain at the end of the war whereas the Turkish Cypriot wanted British rule to continue.The Bitish Occupation would continue until 1960.

My friend has a holiday home in Kyrenia (Girne in Turkish ) and my friend Hammam goes to the American university there, It looks an amazing place but very hot !!.

more Cypriot Notes HERE and HERE

A GIANT ITALIAN

This is a huge note from Italy - 19cm x 12 cm ( 7 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in in old money) and was issued right in the middle of world war II  . It is the 100 lire from 1942/1943. The pictures are there to represent different things. the front has knowledge (woman) and Justice (man) and the reverse has a woman representing science

you can see more Italian Notes HERE and HERE

ANOTHER 2 FROM BURUNDI

Here we have two notes from Burundi - one a bit cleaner than the other.

The first note is the 1000 franc note issued in 2006. The front has 3 types of cattle on it and the reverse has the "Monument de L'Unite Nationale " in Mont Vugizo, Bujumbura.

The other rather more used note is the 2000 francs from 2001 which has people harvesting their crops on the front and a lake on the reverse ( Burundi only has 3 major lakes - Tanganika, Rweru and Cohoha . so take your pick)

More from Burundi HERE and HERE

MORE FROM NIGERIA

This note is the 50 Naira note from 2009 although this design has been in circulation since 2007. It has 4 Nigerians - 3 men and 1 woman - on the front and Fishermen on the reverse.

you can see what Nigeria used as currency, before banknotes and coins were used, Here

You can see more Nigerian Notes HERE and HERE and from Biafra HERE

THE BATTLE OF JERSEY (1781)

Here we have a one pound note from the states of Jersey, which is one of the channel isles and a British crown dependency but not part of the united kingdom . It is officially called the Bailiwick of Jersey
The front has a picture of Queen Elizabeth II and on the reverse it has a depiction of the painting by John Singleton Copley Called "the Death of Major Peirson " at the Battle of Jersey in January 1781

more about Jersey notes HERE

LEBANESE LIVRE OR POUND ?

This is the 1000 Livres from Lebanon. I cant see a date on it (but my Arabic is very rusty) but I think it is from an issue after 2006, possibly 2011 or 2012. I spent a bit of time trying to work out the Arabic numbers in the serial number, which is on the top left and then realised that there was a copy of it on he lower right in roman numerals. You can find out about the features of Lebanese notes at the website of the Banque Du Liban .

Although it is named in Lebanese  Livres it is called still called the Lebanese pound.

More Lebanese notes HERE and HERE

TWO MORE OLD GERMANS

Here are two pre 1930's German notes. the Top note is a one (eine) mark note from 1920 whereas the lower note is a similar one mark note from 1914. the date , 12 August 1914 was 15 days after world war one started and the very day that Britain declared war on the Austro-hungarian empire.

More German notes Here and Here