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NewSERBIAN KRAJINA & CROATIA AT WAR

Serbian Kranjina 5 Million Dinara 1993Croatia 100000 Dinara 1993
With the collapse of Yugoslavia, the Serbian portions of Croatia declared independence from Croatia, even before Croatia declared itself independent from Yugoslavia.  The Serbs formed the Republic of Serbian Krajina and had their capital at Knin.  A brutal war broke out, and both Croatia (Republika Hrvatska) and Serbian Krajina suffered from severe inflation as they tried to finance themselves by printing money.  Krajina was defeated in 1995 and reincorporated into Croatia.  The Orange 1993 Serbian Krajina 5,000,000 Dinara note feature the Knin fortress on a hill on one side, and the Serbian arms on the other.  The Croatia 50,000 Dinara and 100,000 Dinara are dated 1993.  Both feature Croatian astronomer, physicist, mathematician, and philosopher Roger Joseph Boscovich.  Boscovich is famous for his atomic theory.  In 1753 he discovered the absence of atmosphere on the Moon.  The reverse of the notes have the Statue of “Glagolica Mother Croatia”.
Item PM-HR-R24 SERBIAN KRAJINA 5 MILLION DINARA 1993 AU $3.50
Item PM-HR-SET2 CROATIA 50,000 & 100,000 DINARA 1993 P26 & 27 UNC. $5.00

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THE (ALMOST) PERFECT CRIME

Bahrain 20 Dinar Unauthorized issue

This Bahain 20 Dinar banknote was part of what was an almost perfect crime that threatened the stability of the economy of Bahrain. The note was the largest denomination issued by Bahrain.  In late 1997 a group of con-men approached a South American banknote manufacturer with a forged order from the Bahrain Monetary Agency for several million of the current Bahrain 20 Dinar banknote, which had been introduced in 1993. The manufacturer, believing the men and their order to be legitimate, carefully created printing plates from an original note and secured 8 tons of banknote paper with the original watermark and security threads from the French manufacturer that had provided the paper for the original printing of the notes.  The notes were printed in May 1998. During the first week of June huge quantities of the 20 Dinar banknotes were presented to branches of the Bahrain Monetary Agency and there were a number of currency transactions involving Bahraini Dinars in Lebanon and Europe.  Careful examination of the notes being presented showed subtle difference from the notes that had been in circulation.  Calls were made to Thomas de La Rue, the original printers of the note to see if they had altered the plates.  It was soon determined that they had not printed the notes, therefore the new notes must be forgeries.  On June 8 the Bahrain Monetary Agency announced the discovery of the forged notes.  Individuals that had accepted the forged notes had a week to exchange them. Bahrain soon ordered the withdrawal of all existing 20 Dinar banknotes in circulation and a new 20 Dinar note, bearing the same design but different colors, was introduced.  The forged notes, having been printed by a security banknote printing firm using the latest equipment and using the same paper as the legitimate notes made them the almost perfect forgery.  The biggest difference was that the South American firm had a different numbering machine, thus the forged notes have a larger gap between the two Arabic letters to the left of the serial number on the right hand corner of the front of the note than the original notes. Considering that the original notes had a face value of about $60 and catalog for $80, the price for this scarcer, unauthorized issue is quite reasonable.
Item PM-BH-16a BAHRAIN 20 DINAR P16 UNAUTHORIZED PRINTING, CU $13.50

NORTH KOREAN BANKNOTE BARGAIN

North Korea 5 Won 1998 banknote North Korea 50 Won banknote
Due to severe limits on travel and foreign exchange transactions, banknotes from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea can be difficult and expensive to get.  We have been able to obtain two North Korean banknotes which we can offer at a small fraction of their catalog value.  Both notes feature “Socialist Realism” art that is used for propaganda purposes in North Korea.  The blue 1998 5 Won shows students on the front and a palace on the back.  It has a catalog value of $8.00.  The brown 1992 50 Won shows three young, professionals on the front and has a mountainous landscape on the back.  It has a catalog value of $10.00  Both notes are Crisp Uncirculated and include the North Korean arms on the front.
Item PM-KP40 NORTH KOREA 5 WON 1998, P40, CU $3.00
Item PM-KP42 NORTH KOREA 50 WON 1992, P42, CU out

For coins of Korea please see:
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Click HereSOUTH KOREA COIN SET
Click HereKINGDOM OF KOREA 1/4 YANG 1898
Click HereSCARCE KOREAN COIN FROM THE MILITARY TRAINING COMMAND


WARLORD NOTE OF SOMALIA

Somalia - Mogadishu North warlord 50 N.Shillin note of Ali Mahdi MohammedSomalia - Mogadishu North 50 N.Shillin Warlord Note, 1991. Back
After the overthrow of the government of Somalia in 1991 the country quickly collapsed into anarchy as various warlords attempted to establish dominance.  The United States sent troops into Somalia to try to stop the fighting, but with little success. This attractive 50 N.Shilin note was issued by Ali Mahdi Mohammed, a warlord who controlled northern Mogadishu.  The note was made to pay his troops who were battling Mohammed Farah Aideed in the “Banana War”.  The war was about who got to collect the taxes on Somalia’s banana exports! The scarce, multi-colored note shows a man working a loom on the front.  The back shows a banana plant and a young person leading a donkey carrying three children. The note is dated 1991, but was issued later.  We offer the note at far less than its $15 catalog value.
Item SO-PM-PR2 SOMALIA 50 N.SHILLIN WARLORD NOTE (PR2) CU $5.00



SHIPS ON SCARCE SOMALILAND BANKNOTE

Somaliland 500 Shillings 2008 banknoteBack of Somaliland 500 Shilling banknote 2008 showing goats and steamships
After the collapse of the government of Somalia in 1991, the northern area of the country, once known as British Somaliland, declared its independence and called itself Somaliland.  Somaliland has few resources and has not been internationally recognized, yet it is one of the most stable and best run nations in Africa.  The government finances itself primarily on taxes from the export of sheep and goats to Saudi Arabia.  This 2008 dated 500 Shillings note pictures goats being headed onto an awaiting line of ships on the back and a building on the front.
Item SOML-PM-6 SOMALILAND 500 SHILLINGS 2008 (P6c) UNC. $3.50



BANKNOTES OF BIAFRA

Biafra 1 Pound note, 1967Biafra 5 Pound Banknote, 1968-69
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After years of persecution by the Muslim majority who controlled Nigeria, the oil-rich and heavily Christian south-eastern portion of the country declared itself the independent Republic of Biafra, in May, 1967. The independence was to be short-lived however. After over two years of bloody civil war, in which as many as two million people died, Biafra was forced to surrender to Nigeria in January of 1970. During this brief period of independence they made two issues of paper currency. The 1967 issue consisted of just two notes: the 1 Pound, which featured the Biafran arms on the back and the 5 Shillings, which pictured four Biafran women.  The front of both notes featured a palm tree and a bright orange rising sun. From the 1968-69 issue we offer a set of four notes that include the 5 Pounds which pictures a weaver at a loom, the 1 Pound which shows the national arms, the 10 Shillings that features buildings and the 5 Shilling, which again pictures Biafran women.  These are the original notes that circulated in Biafran, not the unissued left-over notes that lack serial numbers.  Biafran notes tend to be hard to find as most were destroyed following the war.  The 5 Pound note in the 1968-69 series catalogs for more than we are asking for that entire set!
Item PM-BIA-SET2 BIAFRA 5 SHILLINGS & 1 POUND NOTES, 1967 Series, P1 & P2 F-VF sold out
Item PM-BIA-SET4  BIAFRA 4 NOTE SET, 5 SHILLINGS - 5 POUNDS, 1968-69,  P3a - P6a  VF-XF sold out
Item PM-BIA3 BIAFRA 5 SHILLING 1968 FROM THE ABOVE SET, P3a VF $3.00

 CONGO ELEPHANT NOTE BARGAIN

Congo 100 Franc Elephant note, 2000
A standing elephant is featured on the colorful 2000 dated 100 Franc note from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  We are pleased to this scarce note, at a small fraction of their $75.00 catalog value.    A hydro-electric power plant is on the back of the notes.  The elephant note catalogs for $75.00!  We are pleased to offer such an attractive note at a small fraction of its catalog value.
Item PM-CD-92 CONGO 100 FRANCS ELEPHANT NOTE, 2000 (P92) UNC. $12.00

RARE NANSHA (SPRATLY) ISLANDS CURRENCY

Spratly (Nansha) Islands 5 Jiao and 10 Yuan
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 100 small islands or reefs in the South China Sea.  The islands are claimed in whole or in part by the Peoples Republic of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.  The islands sit atop large oil and gas deposits, are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and are located on major shipping lanes.  Various islands are occupied from time to time by fisherman, military forces of the various claimants and oil exploration crews.  In recent years there have been minor military clashes between some of the claimants.  China calls the islands Nansha Islands, and bases their claim on fact that some old Chinese coins and pottery have been found on the islands.  Recently some banknotes appeared that re-enforces their claim on the islands. They are current, regular issue Chinese 1, 2 and 5 Jiao, 1, 5 and 10 Yuan notes that are overprinted in English on the reverse and Chinese on the obverse  "FOR USE ONLY IN NANSHA ISLANDS".  The reverse of each the notes also bears a large red chop that refers to the South China Sea Fleet.  We were able to obtain a limited number of this unusual and mysterious issue.
Item PM-CN-SP6 SET OF 6 NANSHA IS. NOTES 5 JIAO-10 YUAN AU-UNC $22.00
Item PM-CN-SP3 SET OF 3 NANSHA IS. NOTES 1 2 & 5 JIAO from above set $5.00

BANKNOTES OF THE PRIVATE BANKS OF HONG KONG

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank 10 Dollars 1992The Chartered Bank 10 Dollars 1993
Hong Kong is one of the few places left in the world where private banks are still allowed to issue currency for general circulation.  There are only two private, note-issuing banks left in Hong Kong.  Both banks were founded in Hong Kong in the 19th Century, have grown into some of the largest banks in the world. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, now known as HSBC, and the Standard Chartered Bank.  We offer Crisp Uncirculated 10 Dollar notes from each of these unusual private banks.
Item PM-HK-HKSB HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK $10 1992 P191c CU $4.00
Item PM-HK-SCB STANDARD CHARTERED BANK $10 1993 P284a CU $5.00

UNUSUAL SARAWAK RUBBER EXPORT COUPON

Rubber Export Coupon from Sarawak
Before World War II, The Malay States were the world's largest producer of natural rubber. In an effort to increase the world price of rubber, restrictions were placed on the export of rubber. Rubber growers were issued Rubber Export Coupons based on the size their rubber plantation and the age of their trees.  The coupons had to be turned in when the rubber was exported.  Many small producers found it easier and more profitable to sell or trade their rubber coupons than to actually harvest and sell their quota of rubber.  The coupons became a form of currency in many rubber growing areas.  We offer a 25 Katis Rubber Coupon from Sarawak.  The coupon states "This Coupon is Valid for the Export of 25 Katis of Dry Rubber until 31st December 1941".  25 Katis is equivilent to about 33 pounds (15 Kg.) of rubber.  Depending on the price of rubber, the coupon could trade for 25 Malay Dollars or more!
Item PM-RUBBER SARAWAK 25 KATIS RUBBER EXPORT COUPON 1941 XF-AU $3.50
Item PM-RUBBERx10 10 of the above SARAWAK 25 KATIS RUBBER EXPORT COUPONS XF-AU $25.00


UNUSUAL FILIPINO NOTES

Philippines 5 Piso Note P160
An American might wonder about the designs on these Philippine 2 and 5 Piso notes from the late 1970's. The reverse of the 5 Piso note shows a group of men gathered under a "KKK" banner with a skull and candle cutting themselves with knives!  The note does not commemorate a Klan meeting, but rather the founding of the Katipunan Society which fought for Philippine independence from Spain.  The 2 Piso note shows Jose Rizal on the front. Rizal was a writer that wanted reform the Spanish rule of the Philippines rather than independence.  For his efforts the Spanish executed him. This created more support for the Independence movement.  The reverse shows Emilio Aguinaldo declaring Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898.  Rather than gaining independence, the Philippines became a United States colony after the Spanish American War. It did not achieve full independence until 1946.  Both notes bear the facsimile signature of President Ferdinand Marcos, who was driven from office by the 1986 People Power Revolution.
Item PM-PH-SET2 PHILIPPINES 2 & 5 PISO 1970's (P152 & P160) AU-UNC $2.25

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HELL BANK NOTES

Hell Bank notes are used in funeral ceremonies in many far-eastern countries to provide money and goods in the afterlife for the dead person.  The term "hell" just designates the place where the dead go, and does not carry the negative connotations that it does in the Christian world. A wide variety of notes have been produced, and make an interesting and inexpensive area to collect.  We assembled a collection of 10 different Hell Bank Notes from China and Vietnam. It includes both traditional style notes exchangeable for goods in the afterlife and modern,  multi-color currency style notes.  Included is Hell banknote that looks like a United States Hundred Dollar Bill!
Item PM-HELL10 COLLECTION OF 10 DIFFERENT HELL BANK NOTES $3.00



CURRENCY OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION

Mexican revolution currency reduced size image
The Mexican Revolution caused a complete breakdown of the countries economy and banking system.  In order to pay troops and provide for commerce various states and governments issued their own currency.  We are pleased to offer 4 such notes.  Venustiano Carranza's Constitutionalist Army of Mexico issued this 1 Peso note dated March 31, 1914 in the state of Chihuahua.  It features an Eagle eating a snake, an allusion to Mexico's founding.  We also have a Crisp Uncirculated  20 Peso "two little faces" note issued by Pancho Villa's forces in Chihuahua dated February 10, 1914.  The note bears the portraits of the recently assassinated President Madero and Chihuahua governor Abraham Gonzalez.  On the back the state capitol is shown, with several old cars driving in the street.   From the State of Mexico we have a Crisp  Uncirculated 1 Peso note dated March 1, 1915.  The note features a monument of Christopher  Columbus on one side and the government building on the other.  The state of Oaxaca, not wanting to get involved in the revolution, declared independence from the rest of Mexico.  From Oaxaca we have a 1 Peso note dated 1915.  One side of the note shows a decapitated woman's head.  The other pictures Benito Juarez.  The notes were printed on ledger paper whatever other paper they could find so are rather crude. In addition most have minor worm holes.
Item PM-CON1P CHIHUAHUA CONSTITUTIONAL ARMY 1 PESO 1914 (PS523) VG-F   sold out
Item PM-CH20P  CHIHUAHUA 20 PESO NOTE 1914 (PS536b)   AU-CU   sold out
Item PM-MX-1P  STATE OF MEXICO 1 PESO 1915 (PS881) CU    sold out
Item PM-OAX-1P OAXACA 1 PESO 1915 (PS953) F (minor worm holes) $3.75

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Click HereTHE 2008 MEXICAN HEROES 5 PESOS SET



BULK CURRENCY LOTS

Lot 50 Different World Banknotes
Great for starting or expanding your world banknote collection.  Each lot contains all different attractive and colorful notes from throughout the world.  Most notes will be Uncirculated.  The larger lots contain a wider variety and more higher value notes than are in the smaller lots (and it is a LOT tougher to find 300 different notes than it is to find 50 different notes)
Item LOTPM50 50 Different world banknotes, Uncirculated $15.75
Item LOTPM100 100 Different world banknotes, Uncirculated $33.75
Item LOTPM300 300 Different world bankotes, most Uncirculated $195.00



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Click Here YUGOSLAVIA 500 BILLION DINARA NOTE
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