I collect world notes and us. One of the type of world notes are polymer. Here is a 1997 Thailand polymer note that I just got today and also an Antarctica note.
They have a lot of commerce in Antarctica do they? Possibly frozen yogurt bars. Nice bills. Very attractive. Thanks for sharing. Allen
Ok, here are some more Ok, I also am trying to collect Dragon themed notes. Here are a few that I have been able to scratch up lately:
And a Couple more Here are a couple more Dragon notes, including my favorite a 1904 German 5 Mark note:
Dragon notes That really depends on the condition that you want to get them in. The 1904 German mark - which I now own 4 of, really, really like that one - ran me anywhere between $7.50 to almost $20 and none of them are in AU. The biggest problem I am seeing with notes with a dragon theme are older notes from China or China Puppet Banks, Germany, one Russian note that I know of and a few others. Plus most if not all of the currency for Bhutan have a dragon of some type on them. I am finding the older the note and the better the condition it is in, the more expensive it is. At this point I believe the German 5 Mark note is the oldest item of currency - either US or world that I have in my collection. I hope to get more dragon notes and will share any new finds. I soon also hope to post a few of my other world notes that have very unique designs on them.
Well Asian countries are more likely to have dragons on them than anywhere else of course... Love that German note, may try to pick one up myself later! Collecting by theme is certaintly an interesting way to go... I've tried to collect a lot of coins with dragons on them... mostly from China and Japan, as you can expect. Do have a nice sterling silver 1 pound coin from Great Britain with a Welsh dragon on the reverse also.
Great looking notes you have there, I collect both the German & Chinese as well as Polymers LOL as for the penguins they are so cute you just have to have them in your collection dont you :hail:
I have a few Antactica notes. Unfortunately, theyare NOT legal tender and are printed as more of a sales pitch then anything else lol. I do love the designs on them though! As forthe rest of the notes, they are all beautifull designs .. as for the dragon notes.. i will now have to find myself one
Are the Antarctica notes redeemable anywhere? Are they essentially paper tokens then (same status as say, Disney Dollars that the Disney theme parks print)? Or are they purely novelties and nothing else? Not that they wouldn't be worth collecting, whatever their status (I have a few novelties myself, including a few million dollar bills that of course are not legal tender), just curious as to what the status of them are.
Antarctic Dollars The website where you can buy these notes directly is here: www.bankofantarctica.com. Below is their explanation on the notes that are printed and sold by them: About the Project We produce high quality collector's items in the appearance of a national money for Antarctica. Our bills are not legal tender money of Antarctica or anywhere else, but we do honor them for their face value throughout their validity period. We designate a substantial portion of our revenues to be awarded to groups seeking funding for projects in Antarctica. We have donated money to the Students on Ice Program to send high school students to Antarctica via Argentina and will probably continue to make grants to this program. We makes grants as far as tax deductions allow us and are working on expanding our revenue base with other similar items to increase revenues further and attain our goals faster. We are always interested in applying the newest technologies to produce colorful, well made and technologically advanced collector's items that will grace the finest collections. We hope you will consider a purchase of our products. Our collector bills have been sent to Antarctica several times for orders and they are known of there. We have shipped to many countries and US states. We have received many mentions in national and international collector publications. I had originally purchased the notes just because the newer ones were polymer and I am building a world polymer set -- and getting them from a third party and paying a bit more. I then stumbled across this site and read more about it so I now try to stay current and purchase directly from there. Hope this helps explain things.....
OK, mainly a fund-raising tool then, and if they're willing to redeem them they essentially have the status of tokens or gift certificates. May pick up a few myself later.
