NOTES SHOWCASING THE ETHNIC PEOPLES OF THE DRC

here we have 3 notes from the Congo Democratic republic , sometimes referred to as the DRC or  Congo - Kinshasa so as not to be confused with the Congo Republic (Congo - Brazziville) and was formerly called Zaire . All the above notes are from the 1997 issue.

first is the 1 centime note which has a woman harvesting coffee beans on the front and the Nyiragongo volcano erupting on the reverse.

secondly there is the 5 centime note which has a Suku hembe  Mask on the front - (the Suku people are a tribe from the SW of the country)  and a Zande Harp on the reverse ( the Zande people are a tribe from the north of the country)

Finally the 10 centime note has a Pende mask on the front and Pende dancers on the reverse. ( the pende people are from the SW of the country)

all the above have Okapi heads for the watermark

more DRC notes Here

BHUTANESE KINGS

After a wee break, i'm back with some notes to add to mt collection of Bhutanese banknotes. the top note is the 100 Ngultrum note , featuring Jigme singme Wangchuk, king of Bhutan until december 2006. The reverse is the Tashichho Dzong monastery . Its the 2011 issue.

The middle note is the 50 Ngultrum note from the 2003 series. This one has Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, the present king of Bhutan, he took over from his father (above) in 2006 . The reverse has Trongsa Dzong fortress on it.

the bottom note as a very young looking, Jigme Singme Wangchuk on the front and the Panakha Dzong on the reverse. It is a 20 Ngultrum note from the 2013 issue.

Dzong's Are an architectural style of building common to Bhutan and Tibet. They serve as monasteries, fortresses, administrative centres and palaces all in one.

this note above is a slightly more rare one as its a 2 Ngultrum note which only had 2 issues in 1981 and 1986 neither had a date written on them so it took a while to figure out the difference. This one is from 1986 as it has its serial number at the lower left hand side and the upper right hand side, whereas, the 1981 issue has them both on the upper side of the note - left and right.

it has the royal emblem with dragons flanking it, on the front and the reverse has the Simtokhan Dzong on the reverse.

MORE NOTES FROM BHUTAN HERE , HERE AND HERE