MORE DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE AT THE COLLECTOR EXHIBITION

This is a 10000 Leone note from Sierra Leone from 2010. It has the dove and the country flag on the front and the cotton tree on the reverse.

more from Sirra Leone HERE, HERE and HERE

This note is from Switzerland and is the 10 franc - sometimes called fraanken - note from 2000. It has architect Le Corbusier on the front and some of his buildings on the back

more Swiss notes HERE

Here we have a 1993, 5000 shilling note from Uganda which has on the front, the terraces around Lake Bunyonyi and the reverse has the Kaawa train Ferry on lake Victoria

more notes from Uganda HERE and HERE

I didn't think I'd need more notes from Turkey as I started with loads of them but here are two I dont have . they are is fairly poor quality but its great that they are in the collection to represent their denominations.

They are the 500,000 and 50, 000 lira notes and  are marked  1970 but have different actual issue dates. Both notes have Ataturk on the front bit their reverse sides have different buildings. The 500,000 lira note is from 1993 and has an aerial view of the Canakkale martyrs monument, whereas the 50,000 lira note from 1989 has the National Parliament building in Ankara on it reverse.

more Turkish notes HERE, HERE and HERE

Everyone has been so generous giving me lots of notes to add to the collection, I really Appreciate every single one . THANK YOU ALL !!

ANOTHER NOTE FROM SIERRA LEONE

This is the 5000 Leones from Sierra Leone issued in 2006 with Sengbe Pieh on the front and the Bumbuna hydroelectric dam on the  reverse.

Senge Pieh, also known as Joseph Cinque, has an interesting connection to the slave trade. He led a slave revolt on the spanish ship La Amistad. he , along with the other slaves, were tried for killing the officers of the ship after it was taken into the custody of the US customs.. The Trial went all the way to the US supreme court and it was found that they had rightfully defended themselves.They were freed and Americans raised money to return them to their homes in Africa.

You can see more notes from Sierra Leone HERE and HERE

A SCARY MAN FROM SIERRA LEONE

This note is the 1000 Leones note from Sierra Leone, issued in 2010. On the front, described by my friend Gillian as " a scary man", is Bai Bureh, a ruler in Sierra Leone and led an uprising against the British in 1898. On the reverse is a satellite communications dish.The Watermark is the head of a Lion.

See more notes from Sierra Leone here 

SIERRA LEONE

The republic of Sierra Leone is a country in west Africa with a capital city of Freetown. Sierra Leone became independent from British colonial rule in 1961. there followed a period of military coups leading up to a one party state in 1968. 1991 saw multi party elections restored but civil war broke out and saw the UN deploy a peacekeeping force in 1999. however, 500 peacekeepers were taken hostage which led to the collapse of the peace . British troops were sent in to evacuate the foreign nationals but exceeded their mandate and  took full military action to defeat the rebels.

Monetary Unit:

1 Pound = 20 Shillings up to 1971
1 leone = 100 cents 1971 onwards.

The note above is a 2 leone note from 1985 with President Stevens on the front and the central bank building on the reverse.