MILESTONE ; 1000 NOTE IN THE COLLECTION

Well here it is, my 1000 note in the collection and a great note as well. This note - a 100 Pengo note from 1945 - is a large note. However in 1946 the Pengo went into Hyperinflation which saw a note of 100 quintillion pengo which is written as:

100,000,000,000,000.000,000 !!!! which at the time had a exchange rate equal to $0.20 and there was notes ordered with 1 sextillion pengo denominations - and another 0 to the one above -  but were never issued.

But back to the note above. the front of the note has Matthias Corvinus, who seemed to be king of most of central europe and the reverse has the royal palace in Budapest

THE HUNGARIAN PENGO

This is a Hungarian 10 pengo note from 1936 with Patrona Hungariae (protector of Hungary) on the front and the statue of St Stephen on a horse. This note also has an SS overprint on the front left.

Explaination of OVERPRINT HERE

More notes from Hungary HERE

The pengő  was the currency of Hungary between 1 January 1927, when it replaced the korona, and 31 July 1946, when it was replaced by the forint. The pengő was subdivided into 100 fillér. Although the introduction of the pengő was part of a post-World War I stabilisation program, the currency survived for only 20 years and experienced the most serious hyperinflation ever recorded.

from Wikipedia

ADDITIONS TO MY RUSSIAN COLLECTION

I bought a job lot of Russian note from an auction at Ramsay Cornish and Although i had most of them already there were a couple of new ones to my collection. Above is the 10 Ruble note from 1961 With an image of Lenin's bust on the front CCCP on the reverse.

 This note is also a 10 ruble note but from a much earlier date. This one has 1909 on it and I am not sure which signature is on it as it doesn't seem to match any of the 3 signatures listed in the reference book.

POLISH NOTES THROUGH THE 20TH CENTURY

 

The three Polish notes above are all from the inter war period (1919-1939) but all have stamps which lead us to believe that they were still in use in 1939. Germany tried to occupy the whole of Poland in 1939 but, by breaking an accord with Soviet Russia , meant that Russia held half of Poland and Germany the other half until !941 when Germany went on the offensive and took the rest of Poland and went on to attack on the Eastern Front, the rest of Russia.

The first note above is the 50 Zlotych note from 1929. and you will see it has an overprint of the Deutsche LuftPost (german airmail) and the eagle and swastika of Nazi Germany. It also has the number 1024 which I am still researching to see what it signifies.

Next is the 100 Zlotych note from 1932, again with the Deutsche Luftpost stamp. it has Prince Jozef Poniatowski on the front and an oak tree on the reverse signifying the history of Poland.

The final note in this section above, is the 20 Zlotych note from 1936. now the overprint stamps are different and carry the SS sign and different wording  - which i cant make out - the note itself has Countess Emilia Plater  on the front and Wawel Castle in Krakow

the two notes above are the 1000 Zlotych and 500 Zlotch notes Respectively and you can find a description HERE . The only thing of note is the square stamp on the 500 Zlotych note which has a Masonic symbol on it and the ink has seeped through the paper to give it a see-through like lady's nylon stockings !!!

This final polish note is the 50 Zlotych note from 1988 and it has Karol Swierczewski on the front and the Order of the Cross of Grunwald on the reverse.

MONGOLIA AGAIN

Who would have thought that Mongolia, the 18th largest country in the world with only 3 million of a population, could be so prolific in banknotes. I seem to have loads of Mongolian notes but keep coming across more.

This batch is from the 1993 issue. There was a reissue the following year but the replacement notes all start with the serial no. ZZ, these are all the original issue (AA).

First is the 10 Mongo note in red, has the two archers at the bottom of the note, whereas the 20 Mongo note in an orangey brown has two sports persons and the 50 Mongo note in green, has two horse riders.

You can find more Mongolian Notes HERE

20 facts about Mongolia

(travel company)

NEPALI NOTE WITH MOUNT EVEREST

This is the 20 rupee note from Nepal. It was issued in 2008  and has Mount Everest on the front and a swamp deer on the reverse. the notes are issued by Nepal Rastra Bank which is the central bank of Nepal 

BHUTANESE PARO DZONG

This note is the 10 Ngultrum note from 2013. it has Jigme Singye Wangchuck on the front. He was the king of Bhutan until his abdication in 2006. On the reverse is the Rinpung Dzong  in the district of Paro in Bhutan.

Dzong is a fortress come Buddhist monastery that is typically found in Bhutan and Tibet although we have at least one in Edinburgh  - Samye Dzong

RUSSIAN NOTE FEATURING SIBERIAN CITY

This Russian note is the 10 Ruble note from 1997 and features the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam on the reverse and the bridge across the Yenisey river and the chapel at Krasnoyarsk on the front.

more Tussian notes HERE

RESCUED BELARUS BACKNOTE

This note almost went astray as it was bought as a Russian note however it is, in fact, a 500 rublei note from Belarus. It was issued in 2000 and has the palace of culture in Minsk, on the from and a part of a facade  on the back.

more notes from Belarus HERE .

 

ARGENTINIAN AUSTRAL NOTE

This is the 1 austral note from Argentina and issued in 1985-89. It has the first president of Argentina, Bernardino Rivadavia  on the front and liberty on the reverse .

more Argentinian notes HERE

LOVELY SYRIAN 100 POUND NOTE

This colourful note is the 100 pounds from Syria and was issued in 1998 with the Bosra roman  theatre in south west Syria on the front and the Hajaz railway loco and Damascus train station  on the reverse.
 After the human misery caused by the war in Syria , the loss of the culture of Syria is a huge loss that cannot be repaired.

More Syrian notes HERE

REGAL OR SHIFTY ?

This note is the 200 forint note from Hungary, It was issued in 1998 and has king Robert Karoly (charles I) on the forint and the ruins of castle Diosgyori on the reverse. Its a pity that the artist has made him look a bit shifty rather than regal !!


find more Hungarian notes HERE

KING OF LUANG PHRABANG ( AND LAOS)

Here we have a 5 kip note from Laos and was issued in 1962. The front has a portrait of Sisavang Vong, The last king of the Luang Phrabang and then the new  king of the kingdom of Laos. The reverse has a temple and an elephant with his mahout.  In 1975 Sisavang's grandson hands over power to the Marxist Pathet Lao where the royal family is sent to re-education camps where they are said to have died.

more Lao notes HERE

BRAZILIAN NOTE WITH A RED SPOT

This first note is a 5 Cruzeiros note from 1964 with a portrait of the Baron of Rio Branco with the reverse having a tableau of the conquest on the Amazon tribes.

Its funny how a small thing can catch your interest and this applies to this note. The polymer note has a red circle within the clear window - something I have never seen before. The note itself in a commemorative note issued for the 500th anniversary of the founding of Brazil. the books say the discovery of Brazil but I'm sure the Amazonian tribes had discovered the area long before the Europeans came there !! The front has Pedro Alvares Cabral, the Portuguese explorer who is credited with discovering Brazil and the first man to have set foot on 4 continents. the reverse has portraits of people.

see more Brazilian notes HERE and HERE 

BAHRAINI NOTE

This not is the 100 fils from Bahrain where it was issued in 1964. the front of the note has Dhows (Arab sailing boats) and the back has palm trees. what you cant see is the watermark which is around where the sail of the boat is and is the head of a hawk.

more Bahraini notes HERE

A DIFFICULT PAIR OF NOTES

These Two small uniface notes were a bit of a challenge for two reasons. first I don't read Chinese and second they are not listed (at least their photos aren't listed) in any of the reference books so eventually went to google images and looked for a match to get the info.

so these two are the 2 and 5 cent notes from 1949.The two is printed in a sort of brown ink while the 5 cent is printed in red other than that and the numbers in the central panel. I have narrowed it down to probably the Hainan Branch but it could be a Taiwan branch issue.

The gentleman on the notes is Sun Yat Sen

more chinese notes here