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Tuesday, 18 October 2016

ANOTHER DONATION FROM THE EXHIBITION - THE JERSEY POUND




here we have a bilingual note from Jersey, a british crown dependency and an island in the English channel It is a one pound (£1) note from 2010. the front has a quite old looking, Queen Elizabeth and liberation square in St Heliers while the reverse has Le Hocq tower and La Hougue Bie

See more Jersey notes HERE and HERE


LE HOCQ TOWER

Sunday, 16 October 2016

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 !!

Saturday, 15 October 2016

THE COLLECTOR EXHIBITION EDINBURGH

Dolls - cathy umobi

banknotes - me !!



airfix models - John McCabe

makeup compacts - Geraldine Gow

wooden boxes - Eleanor hamilton

dinosaurs - Iggy Just (4 years old)

penny press pennies - Heather Law

sci-fi books  - Lynn Cowan


sea glass - Liz Gould






teaspoons - Etta MacInnis












John Wayne memorabilia  - Ann Carolan


Buddhas - Sandra Newby


Key rings - Alan Johnston


pine cones from around the world - Betty McVey OBE



model buses - David Aris


Here are some of the exhibits in the "Collector" exhibition held in the White Space Gallery in Edinburgh on the 8th - 13th October 2016 

additionally there were collections of keys and timpo toys which i didn't get photo's from.





Thursday, 6 October 2016

WELCOME TO THE COLLECTORS EXHIBITION



This blog is part of the above exhibition along with a selection of notes. 
for folks visiting the the exhibition this is the suggestions for using this blog


The countries and currencies are listed on the right ------->>>>>


Click on a country or currency 
E.G Scotland or Baht 


 find a brief history of the country and what notes are there


ENJOY !!  


Monday, 19 September 2016

CZECH PHILOSOPHER





This is another note that was donated by friends. this is the 200 Korun note from the Czech republic and is from the 1998 issue. It has John Amos Comenius, the czech philosopher, educator and theologist on the front and hands reaching for each other on the reverse.


see more Czech notes HERE

Tuesday, 9 August 2016

TURKMENISTAN AGAIN




Here is a note from another of the former soviet union, Turkmenistan was formerly known as Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic and declared independence in 1991. This note is from 1995 issue and is the 50 Manat note with president Niyazov on the front and the reverse has the now ruined Anew Mosque. 

More notes Here

SURINAME 100 GULDEN NOTE



I have to admit that I love notes from Suriname, they are so colourful  and great designs. This one is a 100 gulden note from 1982 . the reverse has the presidential palace in the capital city Paramaribo.

more notes HERE and HERE

SOME MONGOLIAN DOUBLERS





These two notes are "doublers" or ones that i have already the top one, 20 tugrik is a slightly earlier version of the one I have and the 1 tugrik note is the same 1955 issue.

you can find more Mongolian notes HERE and HERE

1 TENGE NOTE WITH A MUSLIM SCHOLAR FROM KAZAKHSTAN






This note is from one of the former Russian Soviet Republics.  Kazakstan became independent in 1991 and this note is from the first issue after independence. It is a 1 Tenge note  from 1993 with Al-Farabi, a Muslim psychologist scholar on the front and architectural drawings of a mosque on the reverse.

more notes HERE

A BETTER 5 RUPEE NOTE




This note is not a new one to the collection it is a replacement for one I have had for a  few years but in much worse condition you can see the description HERE below is the original note in the collection'



20 000 LARUS FROM GEORGIA




this note defeated the scanner and the reverse is slightly longer but the white part was not picked up.
THis note is the 20000 Larus note from Georgia and it is from the 1994 issue and has griffins on the front and grape vines on the reverse.

more from Georgia HERE