WORLD PAPER MONEY
NEW
LIBYAN BANKNOTE CELEBRATES REVOLUTION
This new Libyan 1 Dinar banknote was released on February 17, 2013, the
second anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. The colorful
red, purple, blue and green note features a joyous, cheering crowds and
Libyan flags on the front. The Libyan Flag and doves are on the back.
As anti-counterfeiting measures it includes an advanced
holographic windowed security thread and a watermark of Omar El
Mukhtar. Omar El Mukhtar led the resistance against the
Italian colonization of Italy until he was captured by the Italian Army
on September 11, 1931 and hanged 3 days later. He was 73
years old at the time. It is an attractive, colorful note.
Item
PM-LY-1D LIBYA 1 DINAR (2013) BANKNOTE, UNC.
$4.00
UNUSUAL SARAWAK RUBBER EXPORT
COUPON
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 out
DOMINION OF
CANADA 25 CENT SHINPLASTER NOTE
This 25 Cent
note from the Dominion of Canada is dated 1900.
It was issued until 1923 and was withdrawn from circulation in
1935. The note was printed by the American Banknote Company
and features a statue of Britannia holding a trident and
shield. A sailing ship is at her feet. The green
back features the denomination. The note was commonly called
a Shinplaster. The term “shinplaster” is believed to have
originated from soldiers putting worthless or low value notes in their
boots to keep the shins from chafing, back in the days before socks
were commonly available. It is a scare and unusual, low value
note.
Item
PM-CA-25C CANADA 25 CENTS NOTE 1900 Fine P9
$15.00
ICELAND
NOTE FEATURES SCHOLAR & READING
The front of this 10 Kronur note features scholar and author Arngrímur
Jónsson, holding a book. He lived from 1568 to
1648. His works sparked renewed interest in Icelandic culture
and literature, both in Iceland and Europe. The back of the
note features an old Icelandic household scene, with the father reading
a book to the family. Due in part to its long winter nights,
literature has been in important aspect to Icelandic
culture. The note bears a watermark of Jon
Sigurthsson, who was a leader in the 19th century Iclandic independence
movement. Iceland finally gained full independence on the
anniversary of his birthday in 1944 and his birthday is a national
holiday. The note is dated 1961, however it was not
issued until 1981. It has since been withdrawn from
circulation. The note is crisp, Uncirculated.
Item
PM-IS-10KR ICELAND 10 KRONUR 1961 (1981) P48
UNC.
$3.00
HISTORIC OLD COSTA
RICAN BANKNOTES
The Banco Anglo-Costarricense was a privatly owned bank founded in
1863. Until 1917 it was one of four private banks that were
authorized to issued currency for Costa Rica. It was later
taken over by the government and operated until 1994, when it was shut
down due to losses and corruption. After losing its privlege
to issue currency in 1917, these unissued notes sat in the banks vaults
for many years. We have two attractive, unsigned and unissued
notes from this bank. The 1 Colon dated 1917 was printed by
the American Banknote Company of New York. It has the portrait on the
front and Mercury seated on a what appears to be a motor or a generator
on the back. The colorful 5 Colones is dated January 1, 19__ (to be
filled in later) was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson of
London. Both notes are crisp,
Uncirculated.
Item
PM-CR-1COL BANCO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE 1 COLON
PS121 UNC.
$15.00
Item
PM-CR-5COL BANCO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE 5
COLONS PS122 UNC.
$20.00
ZIMBABWE PETROL
RATION COUPONS USED
FOR MONEY 
As Zimbabwe's
economy spiraled into complete collapse due to its incompetent
government policies, corruption, and massive inflation, shortages
developed for most essential items. Petrol (Gasoline) and
Diesel were
rationed. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued the ration
coupons which
were required in order to purchase fuel. Because of the
rapidly
depreciating currency, fuel ration coupons soon became a parallel
currency. Even though fuel was often not available,
many merchants
accepted the ration coupons rather than the Zimbabwe Dollar in payment
for goods and services, as their value was more stable. We
offer a set
of two unissued Zimbabwe fuel ration coupons. One is good for
5 Litres
(Liters); the other is good for 20 Litres (about 5 gallons).
The
coupons were released around 2005 and could be used to purchase either
Petrol or Diesel. They are an interesting item that
was used for
money during a time of economic crises.
Item
PM-ZW-PETROL SET OF 2 ZIMBABWE PETROL RATION
COUPONS, 5 & 20 LITERS UNC.
$4.50
OLD
BANKNOTE FROM VIENNA
With the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
at the end of World
War I the economy of Austria went into a tail-spin. In order
to combat a serious coin shortage, the capital city of Vienna issued
their own currency. This 50 Heller note is dated December 3,
1920. It was good only until December 31, 1921. The small
(75mm x 48mm) note has a view of the city and the city’s
arms.
Item
PM-VIENNA VIENNA 50 HELLER NOTE, 1920 F-VF $3.00
NOTE
FROM THE NEW NATION OF SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudan became an independent nation in July 2011, after a long
civil war, followed by a peaceful referendum. It has one of the world’s
weakest and underdeveloped economies. The notes picture and
have a watermark of John Garing, a leader in the countries independence
movement who died in a helicopter crash in 2005.
The back depicts a heard of giraffe. The note is Crisp
Uncirculated.
Item
PM-SS-1P SOUTH SUDAN 1 POUND 2011 P5 UNC.
$3.00
BEAUTIFUL
NOTE OF THE FRENCH PACIFIC TERRITORIES
This beautiful, colorful, 500 Francs note was issued starting in 1992
for use in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna
Islands. The front depicts a fisherman and boats.
The back pictures a native, seashells, mountains and a beach
scene. The attractive note is Crisp Uncirculated.
Item
PM-PF-1 FRENCH PACIFIC TERRITORIES 500 FRANCS
P1b
UNC.
$19.95
ATTRACTIVE NOTES FROM
THE CONGO
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC
These two attractive banknotes are from the strife-torn
nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The 10
Francs features native carvings, with a carving of a couple
embracing on the front and one of a man holding a bowl on the
back. The 20 Francs features a male lion on the front and
a female lion and her cubs on the back. Both notes are
dated 2003, feature a watermark of the head of an Okapi and are
Uncirculated. The notes catalog for $8.00, however our
price is MUCH less.
Item
PM-CD-SET2 CONGO DEM. REP. 10 & 20
FRANCS NOTES, 2003, P93 & P94, CU
$3.50
ATTRACTIVE OLD
HUNGARIAN BANK NOTE
This
attractive, old, Hungarian 100 Pengo banknote is dated 1930. The front
depicts King Matthias Corvinus. Matthias had an eventful
life. He
grew up in Transylvania and was married and widowed by age 12, though
he never consummated the marriage. After the death of his
father,
a struggle broke out between the Hungarian barons and the Hapsburg King
and Matthias was sentenced to be be-headed. He was spared on account of
his youth. In 1458, at age 15, he was elected to be King of
Hungary by the Hungarian Parliament. He spent most of his
life at
war, both to protect his throne from other claimants, protect his
country from other powers and to expand his kingdom. He
regained
Bosnia from the Ottomans. Through the skillful use
of arms
and diplomacy he was crowned King of Bohemia in 1469. He
imprisoned his vassal, Vlad III the Impaler, (also known as Dracula) He
eventually allowed Vlad to marry Matthias's cousin and released him so
he could fight the Ottomans. Matthias died in 1490, leaving
no
legitimate heir and his empire collapsed. His reign is
considered
one of the most glorious in Hungary’s long history and he became a
popular hero of Hungarian folk lore. The back of the note has a picture
of the famed Buda Castle as it looked in the 1930's, before being
damaged in World War II and modernized by the communists that followed.
Item
PM-HU-100P HUNGARY 100 PENGO 1930 F-VF
$3.50
ALSO SEE:
DENAR OF MATTHIAS
CORVINUS FROM THE HUNGARY’S SILVER FAMINE
HUNGARIAN
INFLATION CURRENCY
SCARCE
ST. HELENA
BANKNOTE FEATURE SAILING SHIPS
Due to its geographical isolation the banknotes of St.
Helena are difficult to find. We managed to acquire one of
the few
notes of this small island in the Atlantic. The undated
purple 50 Pence note was issued in 1979. The front
pictures Queen Elizabeth and a harbor scene with various
sailing ships. The back features the Royal arms and a
shield with a sailing ship. The note is
crisp Uncirculated and is priced well below its current catalog
value.
Item PM-SH-50P ST.
HELENA 50
PENCE (1979) P5 CU $29.50
BANKNOTES FROM BIAFRA
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. After over two years of
bloody civil war, in which as many as two million people died, Biafra
surrendered to Nigeria in January of 1970. The scarce Biafran
5 Shilling note depicts 4 girls on one side, and a palm tree and the
sun on the other. It grades Very Fine. The Uncirculated 1
Pound features the palm tree on one side and the Biafran arms on the
other.
Item
PM-BIA-5S BIAFRA 5 SHILLINGS (1968-69) P3a
VF $3.00
Item
PM-BIA-1P BIAFRA 1 POUND (1968-69)
P5a
UNC. $2.50
Also see:
2012 BIAFRA BIMETALLIC
COIN
ATTRACTIVE
7 NOTE SET
FROM CAMBODIA
This set includes seven attractive, colorful Cambodian
notes that were issued from the late 1960’s to mid 1970’s, a
time when Cambodia was being sucked into the Vietnam conflict.
The 50 Rial pictures men using nets to fish from boats on the
front and Angkor Wat on the back. It has a Buddah
watermark. There are three 100 Rial notes: The first
portrays a stone face of Bodhisattva Lokesvara on the front and
a long boat on the back. The second features two
waterbuffalo in a village. The third features a woman
weaving on a hand loom on the front and Angkor Wat on the back.
There are two 500 Rials, the first is a large, colorful note
picturing a farmer plowing with two waterbuffalo and has a
Buddha watermark. It is the only note in the set that is
circulated. The second 500 Rial features a girl carrying
a pot on her head on the front and workers in rice paddies on
the back. The 1000 Rial note pictures children in school
on the front and the Lokesvara face on the back.
Six of the notes grade AU to Uncirculated, one of the 500 Rial
notes grades Very Fine.
Item PM-KH-SET7 SET
OF 7
CAMBODIAN NOTES, 50 - 1000 RIALS, VF-UNC.
$7.50
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please
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& SOUTH-EAST ASIA COINS PAGE
COLORFUL,
SHORT-LIVED TURKMENISTAN NOTES
These colorful 50 and 100 Manat notes of Turkmenistan
were introduced 2005 as part of a 1000 to 1 revaluation of the
Manat. The front of the notes picture President Niyazov,
one of the most repressive and egocentric dictators of modern
times. He renamed a city after himself and renamed the
months of the year after members of his family. The
reverse of the 50 Mant note pictures an Akhal-Teke horse and a
racetrack. The back of the 100 Manat pictures a variety
of coins and the Central Bank, which looks like a giant gold
bar. The notes contain many security features, including
watermarks and security threads. The notes were withdrawn in
2009 following the death of Niyazov and another currency
revaluation.
Item PM-TM-SET2 TURKMENISTAN
50 & 100 MANAT 2005 P17-18 CU $3.75
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SERBIAN
KRAJINA &
CROATIA AT WAR
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 out
Item PM-HR-SET2 CROATIA
50,000 & 100,000 DINARA 1993 P26 & 27 UNC.
$3.00
Also see:
ATTRACTIVE
CROATIAN COIN
SET
THE
(ALMOST) PERFECT
CRIME
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
BANKNOTES
OF THE
PRIVATE BANKS OF HONG KONG
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 out
Item PM-HK-SCB STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK $10 1993 P284a CU $5.00
UNUSUAL
FILIPINO
NOTES
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
$3.00
ALSO SEE:
UNITED STATES LIBERATION CENTAVO FOR THE
PHILIPPINES
ANIMALS COINS FROM THE PHILIPPINES
HONG
KONG MOVIE
MONEY
Motion picture prop money is widely used in movies to
simulate real cash. After all, it is risky and costly
to carry briefcases full of real money, especially when the
notes are blown up or thrown into the wind. Since the
notes appear briefly on the screen, they need to be a
reasonable approximation to the real thing, but not so good
that someone might try to spend them. These interesting
notes are rarely seen outside of the studios. This set is an unusual
set
of 4 Hong Kong notes, including the $10, $100, $500 and $1000
bills. We also have a few packs of approximately
100 Hong Kong motion picture prop notes of various
denominations.
Item
PM-MOVIE-HK 4
DIFFERENT HONG KONG MOVIE MONEY BILLS $4.00
Item PM-MOVIE-HK10 PACK
OF
ABOUT 100 HONG KONG $10 MOVIE MONEY NOTES
$25.00
Item PM-MOVIE-HK100
PACK OF ABOUT 100 HONG KONG $100 MOVIE MONEY
NOTES $25.00
Item PM-MOVIE-HK1000 PACK
OF ABOUT 100 HONG KONG $1000 MOVIE MONEY NOTES
$25.00
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.
Item PM-HELL10 COLLECTION
OF 10 DIFFERENT HELL BANK NOTES $4.00
BULK
CURRENCY LOTS
Collecting banknotes is a colorful, fun and educational way to learn
about the world. Each note is a small piece of art
that reflects what each country feels are its important cultural
aspects. These sets are a great for starting or expanding your
collection. These sets contain attractive and colorful notes from
throughout the world. We have four different
sets available: 100 banknotes from 100 different
countries provides great geographic diversity and a good way to get
notes from many different countries. The lots of 50
different, 100 different and 300 different banknotes provides a good
selection of notes, however there will be more than one note from each
country. 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). All notes are
Uncirculated.
Item PM-100CSET 100
Banknotes from 100 different countries, Uncirculated $145.00
Item LOTPM50 50
Different
world banknotes, Uncirculated $17.50
Item LOTPM100 100
Different
world banknotes, Uncirculated $42.50
Item LOTPM300 300
Different
world bankotes, most Uncirculated $239.50
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SCARCE
BANKNOTES OF THE SHORT-LIVED REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
BANKNOTES FROM SOVIET OCCUPIED &
TALIBAN
AFGHANISTAN
CURRENT BANKNOTES OF AFGHANISTAN
BANKNOTE OF THE NAZI PROTECTORATE OF
BOHEMIA AND
MORAVIA
BANKNOTE FROM THE GERMAN
WEIMAR REPUBLIC
GERMAN INFLATION BANK
NOTES
NAZI GERMAN PAPER MONEY
ALLIED MILITARY CURRENCY FOR OCCUPIED GERMANY
GERMAN NOTGELD NOTES
POST-WAR
HUNGARIAN INFLATION CURRENCY
SADDAM
NOTES FROM IRAQ
NEW CURRENCY FOR IRAQ
OLD
HANSATSU NOTES OF THE SHOGUNS OF JAPAN
WORLD
WAR II JAPANESE INVASION MONEY
WORLD WAR II CURRENCY OF
JAPAN
POST-WAR CURRENCY OF JAPAN
PATHET LAO BANKNOTES
WORLD WAR II PHILIPPINE
GUERRILLA NOTES
HISTORIC RUSSIAN
REVOLUTION NOTES
TESLA
HONORED ON YUGOSLAVIAN BANKNOTE
ZIMBABWE 100 TRILLION DOLLARS NOTE
MILLION DOLLAR BILLS
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