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.

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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 .

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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