My next new (ish) collection to start going on line is my Africa, I am mainly concentrating on Ex French countries but will include anything else that takes my fancy Morocco 1943 5 Fr Blue/Cream/Black Value in French Value in Arabic 10 Fr Green/Black/Pink/Blue Value in French Value in Arabic Just follow the link to see them :smile
Wait over and it includes some Lions just for Rickie LOL Burundi 2005 20 Francs Red/Blue Sig Le Gouverneur Le 2eme Vice Gouverneur Native dancer Coat of arms Security thread p27 10 Francs Green Sig Le Gouverneur Le 2eme Vice Gouverneur Map of Burundi with Arms Text & geometric patterm Security thread p33 2006 50 Francs Green/Brown Man in dugout canooe Fishermen & Hippopotamus Security thread p36 100 Francs Multi Sig Le Gouverneur Le 2eme Vice Gouverneur Prince Rwagasore Prisoners working on comunity building Security thread p37 Congo Democratic Republic 1997 1 Centime Purple/Green Coffee picking Erupting volcano, L'Arabica Security thread Wtmark Okapi? p80 2003 10 Francs Redbrown Apui-tete Chef Luba carving of a couple Coupe en Bois Luba carving Security thread Wtmark Okapi? p93 20 francs Green Male Lion's head Lioness lying with two cubs Security thread Wtmark Okapi? p94 Guinea 1998 100 Francs Multi Young woman Coat of arms & statue Harvesting bananas Security thread p35 2006 500 Francs Multi Young woman Coat of arms Mine complex Wtmark Smiling woman Malawi 2005 5 Kwacha Green/Brown John Chilembwe & fishermen in boat Family prepairing food Security thread Wtmark J Chilembwe Madagasgar 1994 500 Francs Green/Brown Girl & Village Herdsman with Zebus & Village Security thread Wtmark Zebus head p75 1000 Francs Multi Young woman with basket of shellfish & fishermen with nets Young man and fishing boats Security thread Wtmark Zebus head p76 Rwanda 2003 100 Francs Multi Oxen and farmer plowing, Coat of arms Mountain and lake Wtmark Tribesman in headdress p29
Couple more to add here today :smile Congo Democratic Republic 1997 5 Centime Purple/Blue Suku mask Zande harp p81 20 Centime Green/Blue/Red Waterbuck Waterbuck herd by tree p83
Steve...that is just simply beautiful! My son's Birthday makes him a LEO..where can I get something like this from? Stunning note!! Thank you so much for posting this! Regards,
Here we go with some more from Africa :smile (and sort of Mid east LOL) Biafra 1968/69 £1 Green/Brown Palm tree & small rising sun Coat of arms p5a Eritrea 1997 One Nakfa Brown/Green Fighters raising flag, 3 Girls, Camel Camel & children in bush school Security thread Wtrmrk Camel p1 Lebanon 1988 500 Livres Multi View of Beirut Ruined collums, Frieze & cedar tree Security thread Wtrmrk Lion p68 Libya 2002 1/4 Dinar Multi Ruins Series 5 Palm trees & Fortress Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p62 Sudan 1985 £1 Green/Pink/Blue cotton boll & Map in wreath Bank of Sudan Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm 1989 £100 Green/Purple/Brown Shield, University of Khartoum building, Map in wreath & Book Bank of Sudan Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p44b 1991 £5 Orange/Purple/Blue Cattle Bank of Sudan Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p45 Yemen 1984 100 Rials Purple/Blue Marble sculpture of Cherub & Griffin Sign. 7 Central Bank of Yemen building Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p21a 1992 10 Rials Blue/Orange/Brown Baqilyah Mosque at Sign. 8 Ma'rib dam Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p24 1993 50 Rials Green/Blue/Yellow/Purple Bronze statue of Ma'adkarib Sign. 8 Shibam city view Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p27a 1995 20 Rials Purple/Blue Marble sculpture of cupid with grapes Sign. 8 Coastal view of Aden with dhow Security thread Wtrmrk Coat of arm p25
Eritrea ??? Have to admint, never heard of that one ..but for sure will look that one up Cool notes Steve!
Latest african additions just added to Banknotebank Burkino Faso 2006 1000 Francs Pink/Orange/Brown/Blue Mask, globe, book & blackboard Camels with mountains in background Security thread Wtmrk Mask Burundi 2006 1000 Francs Multi Coffee plant, cows & coat of arms A Prison Security thread Wtmrk Prince Rwagasore Congo 1990 Republic Popular 500 Francs Multi Carving & jug Man carving mask Security thread Wtmrk Statue 2000 50 Francs Purple/Orange Native in headdress & nask Village scene Security thread Wtmrk p91 100 Francs Blue/Green Elephant Hydro electric dam Security thread Wtmrk p92 2002 Central African States Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale 500 Francs Multi Lady in village Schoolchildren in clasroom Security thread Wtmrk Congo = T Egypt 1979 £10 Brown/Green/Blue View of the interior of the Mosque of Al-Rifai Statue du Roi Chephren Security thread Wtmrk Tutankhamen's mask 1986 £1 Brown/Purple/Olive 9/7/1986 Sultan Quayet Bey Mosque Facade of Abu Simbel Temple flamked by 2 cartouches Security thread Wtmrk Tutankhamen's mask 2004 25 piastres Purple/Orange 9/12/2004 Al-Sayida Aisha mosque A.R.E arms & cotton, wheat and corn plants Security thread Wtmrk Tutankhamen's mask 2005 50 piastres Green/Purple/Orange 12/5/2005 Al Azhar Mosque & University of Cairo Drawing taken from the facade of a Pharaonic temple, Statue of Ramsis II, a collection of lotus flowers & sun boat Security thread Wtmrk Tutankhamen's mask Guinea 1998 1000 Francs Multi Girls head, coat of arms & native drum Mining scene Security thread Wtmrk Girls head p37 Madagascar 1988 500 Francs Brown/Red/Green Fish, Boy with fish in net & sea shell Aerial view of port Security thread Wtmrk Zebu's head p71 2004 100 Ariary/500 Francs Blue Ravinala & Tsingy of Bemaraha Sugar Loaf at Antsiranana Bay Security thread Wtmrk Zebu's head p86 200 Ariary/1000 Francs Greens High plateau village gate Aloalo (Tomb sculptures). Security thread Wtmrk Zebu's head p87 Mauritania 2004 100 Ouguiya Purple/Olive Musical instruments & cow grazing in front of a tower Geometric designs tower Security thread Wtmrk Mans head p10 Rwanda 1988 5000 Francs Multi Coffee plantation harvesting scene Banana trees & View of Lake Kivu Wtmrk Antelope p22 2004 1000 Francs Blue/Green Rwanda National Museum Monkey in the Parc des Volcans Security thread Wtmrk BNR logo p31 1993 West African States Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest 500 Francs Multi Farmer on tractor Flood control dam & native Security thread Wtmrk Senegal = K Sudan 1987 25 Piastres Purple Bank of Sudan Camels & map p37 50 Piastres Red University of Khartoum Musical instrament, feather, map & plant p38 1991 £10 Orange/Brown/Green City gateway & arabic writing round a map Bank of Sudan Security thread Wtmrk Coat of arms p46 2006 £1 Brown/Green Pigeon & buildings Pigeons - Peace vision Security thread Wtmrk Pigeon p65 Yemen 1983 1 Riyal Green/Blue/Brown Baqiliyah Mosque Coffee plants Security thread Wtmrk Coat of arms p16b 1991 5 Riyals Red/Orange Dhahr al Dahab Fortress Qal'at al Qahira Security thread Wtmrk Coat of arms p17c
Wow lol that is a very long list i like alot of them ... the Sudan note showing the city in the back with the dove in the front... nice composite i think. And then there Egypt note that shwos the inside of the palace i like em all
Mid East Mainly Well been a bit busy today LOL decided to catch up on some of my new notes :kewl: Kuwait 1980/91 1 Dinar Purple/Green Geometric desicn & coat of arms Fortress Security thread Wtrmk Dhow p13 Lebanon 1986 5 livres Green Buildings & Ruins Footridge over river Thomas De La Rue Security thread Wtrmk boat p62d 10 livres Purple Ruins of Anjar Rocks at sea Thomas De La Rue Security thread Wtrmk mans head p63 1988 50 livres Green/Blue/Pink City walls Temple of Bacchus Thomas De La Rue Wtrmk Cedar tree p65 100 livres Blue/Green/Purple Palais Beit-ed-din snowy hills & Cedar trees Thomas De La Rue Wtrmk mans head p66 250 livres Green/Pink/Orange Ruins at Tyras Ruins at Tyras Thomas De La Rue Wtrmk head in wreath p67 1992 1000 livres Blue Map Ruins & Modern building Security thread Wtrmk Cedar tree p69 2004 1,000 livres Green Alphabet Alphabet p84 Libya 2002 1/2 Dinar Blue/Purple/Green Oil refinery Irrigation system Security thread Wtrmk Coat of arms p63 Qatar 1985 1 Riyal Purple/Blue Geometric design & Coat of arms Boat & buldings Security thread Wtrmk Falcon's head p13 2003 1 Riyal Blue/Purple/Green Ornated column, arches & coat of arms Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) Eurasian Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) Security thread Wtrmk Falcon's head p24 Saudi Arabia 1977 1 Riyal Red Hill of Light & King Faisal King Faisal airport Security thread Wtrmk King Faisal p16 1984 1 Riyal Blue/Yellow/Green/Purple King Fahd & gold dinar coin Hills & flowers Security thread Wtrmk King Fahd p21 Just click on the link in my sig to view them
Added these today, I quite like the Iranian & Syrian notes :smile Iran 1969-71 50 Rials Green/Purple sig12 Ornate design & Shah Pahlavi Koohrang Dam and tunnel Security thread Wtrmk Shah Pahlavi p85 100 Rials Purple/Green sig12 Ornate design & Shah Pahlavi Oil refinery at Abadan Security thread Wtrmk Shah Pahlavi p86 1971 50 Rials Green/Purple sig11 Ornate design & Shah Pahlavi Koohrang Dam and tunnel Security thread Wtrmk Shah Pahlavi p90 50 Rials Green/Blue/Brown sig13 Ornate design & Shah Pahlavi Shah Pahlavi giving land deeds to villager Security thread Wtrmk Shah Pahlavi p97b 1974-79 50 Rials Green/Purple sig16 Persian carpet design & Shah Pahlavi Tomb of Cyrus the Great Yellow security thread Wtrmk Shah Pahlavi p101c 100 Rials Purple/Blue/Green sig16 Persian carpet design & Shah Pahlavi Pahlavi museum Yellow security thread Wtrmk Shah Pahlavi p102b Iraq 1990 25 Dinars green/Black/Orange Arabian horses Abbaside Palace p74 1991 50 Dinars Pink/Green/Brown Sadam Hussein Spiral minaret in Samarra p75 1992 5 Dinars Purple/Yellow Saddam Hussein Soldier's tomb Wtrmk Hawks head p80 10 Dinar Purple/Blue/Green Ishtar Gate, Babylon & Saddam Hussein Winged Bull from the Palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad Wtrmk Hawks head p81 1993 1/4 Dinar Green/purple Palm trees Bab Al-Wastani Gate, Baghdad p77 1/2 Dinar Purple/Blue/Green Astrolabe Minaret of Samarra p78 1 Dinar Blue/Green Ancient coin Musanteriah School p79 1994 50 Dinars Green/Brown Statue & Saddam Hussein Saddam bridge p83 100 Dinars Blue Al-Ukhether Castle & Saddam Hussein Baghdad clock p84 1995 250 Dinars purple/Green Hydroelectric dam & Sadan Hussein Liberty Monument friese p85 Syria 1982 £1 Brown/Pink Lathe operator Water wheels of Hama in Orontes River Security thread Wtrmk Horse head p93 £25 Purple/Green/Blue Castle & Saladin Central Bank building Security thread Wtrmk Horse head p102 1991 £10 Green/Purple Al-Azem Palace & dancer Water plant Security thread Wtrmk Horse head p101 Turkey 1970 100 Lirasi Green/Brown President Kemil Atatürk Mount Ararat Security thread Wtrmk Kemil Atatürk p189 1970/79 10 Lirasi Multi President Kemil Atatürk President Atatürk & school children Security thread Wtrmk Kemil Atatürk p192 1984 500 Lirasi Blue/Brown/Purple President Kemil Atatürk Izmir Clock tower Security thread Wtrmk Kemil Atatürk p195 1986 1000 Lirasi Purple/Blue Series E President Kemil Atatürk Istanbul; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Security thread Wtrmk Kemil Atatürk p195 1000 Lirasi Purple/Blue Series F President Kemil Atatürk Istanbul; Fatih Sultan Mehmet Security thread Wtrmk Kemil Atatürk p195
i like the Sirian notes myself, not so big on the Iranian notes. They are nice and all, but just dont have the artistic quality the Sirian notes have.
