Here's a section that will be of interest to those who collect emergency banknotes.I have never seen those emergency banknotes from Iraq that were issued by the Kurds listed anywhere.I can't wait for Pick to list those Zimbabwean Bearer Cheques,as these are emergency banknotes,& besides,Zimbabwe is still regarded as being a British Commonwealth country.
I think there were lots issued in Yugolslavia as it broke up. I have a few - overprints, etc. Also, I think some of the emerging countries issued "temporary banknotes" while they were designing the new ones.
I thought that those were demonetized Iraqi notes. One identifier is that the printer's name appears on the notes (as would Larue, etc.). I have never seen one, only read about them. Can you post a scan? It might be nice in theory for some standard catalog to stay current on banknotes. The markets just do not suppor the effort. Krause deserves sainthood just for keeping the Coins catalog up to date. Of course, you are refering here to emergency government notes. It depends what you mean by "emergency" I suppose, but you are not refering to private issues. German (and Austrian) notgeld is a huge area, very popular, and not to be included here, by definition. What about American "Depression scrip" of the 1930s?
Yes. I jave a South Carolina city "check" that was issued o someone and payable some weeks later. It was meant to circuate in the meantime.
Finally,I ended up getting a Bearer Cheque emergency banknote from Zimbabwe.It is a brown $20,000 one dated 2003.The guy who gave it to me has got some more for me,which he will give to me in a month's time when he is next in town.I think that they are worthy of study & listing in Pick Specialised,as they definitely qualify as emergency banknotes.
Well, I guess it all depends on your definition. This is certainly an example of emegency money. Whether it is a "bank" note depends on whether it was issued by a bank, eh? I just bought some Mine Scrip from Michigan's "Upper Peninsula." (The state of Michigan is technicall two peninsulae, but the lower is far more populous. So much so that even the governor's logo has left off the UP from time to time. Anyway, from about 1860-1900, the mines were more or less all fairly successful, but shipping being what it was, they only sent out iron and copper and got paid for it, when the Great Lakes were clear of ice. In the mean time, they issued scrip.
I have some from Bosnia I think, and one from Kosovo. What is the fake one? Probably what I have, no doubt. Lots of heavy black overprinting. I paid nex tto nothing for it, so no big loss.
Bearer Cheques are issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,so therefore,they qualify for recognition as emergency banknotes.The first emergency currency items from Zimbabwe were a series of Travellers' Cheques issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe,but these were withdrawn,as the banks viewed them with disfavour by levying a commission on them,even though they were issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Aidan.
Here's a link depicting the Zimbabwean $50,000 Bearer Cheque; www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/350 . Aidan.
