DONATED NOTES

All the notes in this post were given to me by one of my colleagues who I met while counting the postal ballots at the "brexit" referendum. Mary does a lot of travelling and had a few notes hanging about which she passed on to me. Thank you . Good luck on your travels.

The first two notes are from the African Continent .The first one is the 1000 shillings from Uganda and dated as 2015.The reverse of the note, as well as some antelope it also has the outline of the country's borders with a line where the equator travels across the country. The second, slightly older note is from 2013 and comes from Ghana. The 5 Cedis note has the big six and independence arch on the front and on the reverse is the university of Ghana and the Balme library

see more Ugandan notes HERE and Ghana notes HERE, HERE and HERE

These next two notes, from the Asian continent, are from Malaysia and Sri Lanka respectively.
The first is the 1 Ringgit and although it has no date on it it has to be after 2012 and has T A Rahman on the front with a Malaysian moon kite on the reverse.
the second note is a 10 rupee from Sri Lanka with the lion on the front and the stork and government secritariat building as well as flowers at the bottom.

see more notes from Malaysia HERE and more  from Sri Lanka HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

This next note is from the UAE and is the 10 Diram note from 2007 sporting the Khanjar , the ceremonial dagger of the region. on the front  and a farm with a bird of prey on the lower left.

More UAE notes HERE

The final note is the Polish 20 Zlotych note from 1994 with Boleslaw I , the first king of Poland with one of his silver Denar coins on the reverse.

More Polish Notes HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

MALAYSIA

Malaysia is a federation of 11 states on the Malayan peninsula and 2 on the island of Borneo. It's capital is Kuala Lumpur. Britain established colonies in the area now called Malaysia, in 1941 Japan started to occupy many of the areas. In 1948, the former British colonies joined together in a federation called the federation of Malaya which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed when Singapore and the 2 states on the island of  Borneo, sarawak and Sabah, joined. In 1965 Singapore left the federation.

Monetary Units: 1 Ringgit = 100 Sen

The note above is the 2 Ringgit note from the 1996-99 issue (ND) featuring King T A Rahman on the front and the back has the Menara Tower in Kuala Lumpur

BRUNEI

Brunei is located on the north west coast of Borneo and is a member of the British commonwealth. it received independence from being a British protectorate in 1984.

both of the above notes are one ringgit (dollar) notes. the first is from 1996 and is a polymer note. the front has the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I and the back is a river scene. the second note, again has a much younger sultan on the front and a mosque on the reverse.