Decided to throw all in together under one heading for convenience LOL so some of these I have had for a while and some are new arrivals, hope that you can find something amongst them to enjoy :hail: Greece 1926 1,000 Drachmai Green/Rose/Gray G Stavros at centre. without sign under red bar at right Rock carving 1939 50 Drachmai Green Hesiod (Poet) & Castle with port Frieze of Men sitting in Conversation 1,000 Drachmai Blue/Rose/Green Woman in National Costume Athena & view of Parthenon ruins 1940 20 Drachmai Green/Yellow/Black Ancient Greek coin View of Parthenon ruins 1942 1,000 Drachmai Green/Black Bust of young girl from Thasos. Suffix letter & Large serial number Statue of a Lion 5,000 Drachmai Black/Orange Statue of Nike of Samothraki Farmers Ploughing & Sowing seed 1943 5,000 Drachmai Green/Orange Athena at centre. Frieze at left & right Frieze of Horsemen 25000 Drachmai Greem/Black/Orange Bust of Nymph Deidamia Ruins of Olympian Temple of Zeus 1944 500.000 drachmai Green/Brown/Black Head of Zeus Ears of wheat &Value in center 5 Million Drachmai Black/Green Arethusa on dekadrachm of Syracuse Value Hungary 1944 100 Pengo Brown/Orange Value in center and corners on both sides 1945 100,000 Pengo Brown/Blue Woman wearing national costume Coat of Arms 1 Million Pengö Blue/Green 16.11.1945 Lajos Kossuth lawyer, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849 Painting "at the shore of Lake Balaton" by M Geza 1946 10,000 milpengo Black/Red Portrait of a Girl Value in center & corners Poland 1919 10 marek 23/08/1919 Green/Brown Portrait Tadeusz Kosciuszko 1746 – 1817, Polish General and Brigadier General in the US Continental Army Polish eagle above value
some very cool notes in there!! I love those note with the Eagle/hawk/'big bird'!!! i also like that note where it takes almost the entire width of the note to show the denomination
LOL thank you DJ appreciated, I do need to get some more earl(ish) european for the collection when I can :whistle:
One more here today and again it is Greek LOL Greece 1942 10000 Drachmai Brown/green 29/12/1942 Second Isue Young farm couple Ruined temple on hill p120
DeOrc...I really like that vivid blue Note.. The reverse is really stunning! Beautiful notes Sir!! Just beautiful! RickieB
Decided to get my Bulgarian notes scaned and up :smile Bulgaria 1951 3 Leva Green Coat of arms & Value Hands holding hammer & sickle Wtrmk Cyrilic lettering p81 5 Leva Green/Blue Coat of arms & Value Hands holding hammer & sickle Wtrmk Cyrilic lettering p82 10 Leva Brown/Green G. Dimitrov, Coat of arms & Value Farm tractor Wtrmk Cyrilic lettering p83 25 Leva Gray/Green/Blue G. Dimitrov, Coat of arms & Value Railroad construction Wtrmk Cyrilic lettering p84 50 Leva Brown/Blue/Green/Red G. Dimitrov, Coat of arms & Value Woman with flowers Wtrmk Cyrilic lettering p85 200 Leva Gray/Green/Yellow/Pink G. Dimitrov, Coat of arms & Value Tobacco harvesting) Wtrmk Cyrilic lettering p87 1974 1 Leva Pink/Blue/Gray/Orange Coat of arms & Value Tower Wtrmk p93 5 Leva Brown/Yellow/Blue Coat of arms & Value Seaside town Wtrmk p95 1991 20 Leva Purple/Orange Duchess Sevastokrat Otitza Desislava Boyana Church Security thread Wtrmk Bulgarian Lion p100 1992 50 Leva Purple/Green/Yellow/Pink K.G. Danov Printing press Security thread Wtrmk Bulgarian Lion p101 200 Leva Blue/Yellow/Brown Books, Quill pen & Ivan Vazov lyre Security thread Wtrmk Bulgarian Lion p103 1993 100 Leva yellow/Brown/Blue Z. Zograf Wheel of Life Security thread Wtrmk Bulgarian Lion p102 Any one know what the scenes are on the back of the 1974 1l & 5l notes?
Just added some more to this section of the collection :hail: Belgium 1943 5 Francs Red Geometric design & value in French Geometric design & value in Dutch p121 France 1925 Chamber of Commerce Pas De Calais 0.50 Centimes Sepia Series Y Lady & child, destruction of war Map, plough, flag, anchor and wings 1975 10 Francs Multi Louis Hector Berlioz 1803 – 1869 French Romantic composer, conducting an orchestra Hector Berlioz playing a string instrument; Wtrmk Hector Berlioz p150 1976 10 Francs Multi Louis Hector Berlioz 1803 – 1869 French Romantic composer, conducting an orchestra Hector Berlioz playing a string instrument; Wtrmk Hector Berlioz p150 Greece 1926 1000 Drachmai Green/Gray G Stavros Stone carving p100 1944 200 Million Drachmai Pink/Gray Parthenon frieze Value p131 Poland 1982 20 Zlotych Multi R Traugutt Large value p149 500 Zlotych Brown T. Kosciuszko Arms and flag p145 1986 100 Zlotych Purple/Red L Warynski Old newspaper p143 1988 50 Zlotych Green/Brown/Gray K Swierczewski Order of Grunwald p142 Spain 1925 100 ptas Blue/Green/Red Felipe II & Retreat of Felippe II Wtrmk Felippe II p69c 1928 25 ptas Blue/Purple Series E Monument of Calderón de la Barca in Madrid & Pedro Calderon Crosses of the Order of Santiago; Painting of Domingo Muñoz "La devoción de la Cruz" Wtrmk Woman's head p74b 50 ptas Purple/Blur Prado museum Madrid & Diego Velazquez Painting "Surrender of Breda" (Las Lanzas). The event took place on June 2, 1625, when the Dutch governor, Justin de Nassau, delivered the keys of the city, symbolically, to Ambrosio de Spinola, the Spanish commander. In 1639, shortly after the canvas was painted, Spain lost the city forever; it was conquered by Frederick Henry of Orange Wtrmk Woman's head p75b 100 ptas Purple/Gray/Blue Miguel de Cervantes & Monument Painting of Don Quixote by Pidal p76 1935 5 ptas Green/Purple Woman Value p85a
Toped them off with a few more :kewl: Czechoslovakia 1970 20 Korun Multi Coat of arms & Jan Zizka Husite soldiers Wtrmk Stars & leafs p92c 1986 10 Korun Multi Pavol O Hviezdoslav Orava mountains Wtrmk Stars & leafs p94 1987 50 Korun Red/Blue/Green Eagle, mountains & Ludovit Stur View of Bratislava Wtrmk Stars & leafs p96 1988 20 Korun Multi J.A. Komensky Atom, Tree of life, rainbow & young couple Wtrmk Stars & leafs p95 Malta 1967 £1 Pink/Blue Map, Tower & boat Bank & coat of arms Security thread Wtrmk Lady's head T De La Rue p34 Portugal 1964 20 Escudos Green/Pink Saint Antonio of Padua Church of Saint Antonio Lisbon Wtrmk Saint Antonio p167 1978 20 Escudos Series BHX Green/Blue Admiral Gago Coutinho 1922 seaplane, Ship & Castle Wtrmk Admiral Coutinho p176 20 Escudos Series BHZ Green/Blue Admiral Gago Coutinho 1922 seaplane, Ship & Castle Wtrmk Admiral Coutinho p176 Just click on the link in my sig to have a look at them
Love the Greek notes, but I am partial. It's amazing to see the effects (albeit in the currency) of the hyperinflation from occupation during WWII.
Got some from Yugoslavia and Former bits of that country to add when I get round to scanning them LOL and some of those are seriously high values as well.
Started to play catch up on my banknotes and have added these to the European section today Slovenia 1992 50 Tolarjev Multi Geometric & astronomic designs, Astronomer Jurij Vega Planets & Academy of Sciences. Security thread Wtr mk Vega P13 2003 100 Tolarjev Paintbrushes & Impressionist Rihard Jakopic Outline of the Jakopicev Pavilion Security thread Wtr mk Jakopic P31 Serbia 2005 50 Dinara Purple/Ocher Detail from a photograph of Stevan S. Mokranjac from the Museum in Negotin, detail of original note scroll & motif of Miroslav Gospel illumination scores S S Mokranjac & stylized depiction of a violin, keyboards and scores from the Mokranjac Legacy Security thread Wtr mk Mokranjac P40 Ukraine 2004 5 Hryven Blue/Green Bohdan Khmelnitski Church in Subotiv; Kossack and Hetman weapons Security thread Wtr mk Khmelnitski P 119 A lot more to come as soon as I have the time LOL, you can see the notes by clicking on to the link in my sig :hail:
Quite a feww added here today LOL Belarus 2000 5 Rubl'ou Purple/Green/Brown Minsk Old Town, Troitsk Suburb Value in cachet Watermark, ornamental pattern P22 50 Rublei Brown Holmsky Gate War Memorial Gateway Watermark Holmsky Gate Bulgaria 1999 1 Lev Red/Yellow/Blue 1789 icon depicting Saint Ivan Rilski 876-946 from the Assumption of Our Lady Church in the Pchelino Postnica (Hermitage) near the Rila Monastery Main Rila Monastery church set off by the cloister's open-air walkways Hollographic security thread P114 Croatia 1991 1 Dinar Brown/Blue/Pink Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Zagreb Cathedral P16 5 Dinar Purple/Blue/Green Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Zagreb Cathedral P17 10 Dinar Red/Blue/Cream Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Zagreb Cathedral P18 25 Dinar Purple/Cream Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Zagreb Cathedral P19 100 Dinar Green/Purple Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Zagreb Cathedral P20 1993 50000 Dinar Green/Purple/Orange Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Statue of Glagolica Mother Croatia P26 100000 Dinar Red/Yellow/Purple/Green Rudjer Boshkovich - Croatian mathematician, astronomer & physicist Statue of Glagolica Mother Croatia P27 Macedonia 1992 10 Denar Blue Farmers harvesting Llinden monument in Krushevo P1 25 Denar Pink Farmers harvesting Llinden monument in Krushevo P2 50 Denar Brown Farmers harvesting Llinden monument in Krushevo P3 100 Denar Blue Farmers harvesting Llinden monument in Krushevo P4 2003 50 Demars Multi Decorative arch from the south wall of the church of St.Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi & a Copper follis of Anastasie I 491-518 Archangel Gabriel painted on the east wall of St.Ghiorghi church in Kurbinovo on the Lake Prespa Security thread Watermark follis Slovenia 1992 20 Tolarjev Brown/Yellow Compass, topography & Janez Vajkard Valvasor Value & Cherubs Security thread Watermark Valvasor P12 1997 200 Tolarjev Multi 17th century organ & Composer Iacobus Gallus Slovenian Philharmonic Hall & Musical Score Security thread Watermark Gallus P15 2000 1000 Tolarjev Multi Poet France Preseren "The Drinking Toast" poem Security thread Watermark Preseren P22 Transnistria 1993 500 Rublei Blue/Green/Orange Horseback monument to General Alexander V. Suvorov - founder of Tiraspol Parliament building in Tiraspol Watermark, Repeated square patern 1000 Rublei Purple/Orange Horseback monument to General Alexander V. Suvorov - founder of Tiraspol Parliament building in Tiraspol Watermark, Repeated square patern 1994 1 Rouble Green/Orange/Pink General Alexander V. Suvorov - founder of Tiraspol Parliament building Watermark, Repeated square patern. p16 5 Rouble Blue/Orange/Pink General Alexander V. Suvorov - founder of Tiraspol Parliament building Watermark, Repeated square patern. p17 10 Rouble Purple/Green/Orange General Alexander V. Suvorov - founder of Tiraspol Parliament building Watermark, Repeated square patern. p18 2007 1 Rouble Pink/Brown/Green General Alexander V. Suvorov 1730-1800 - founder of Tiraspol Kitskansky Bridgehead Memorial Complex (Place d'Armes)
Todays additions :thumb: Albania 1996 100 Leke Purple/Brown/Orange F S Noli Writer & poet/Scientist & flaming torch First Parliament building Security threas Watermark Noli Estonia 1994 5 Kroon Brown/Black/Purple/Yellow Estonian chess grandmaster Paul Keres & chessboard The Narva castle (Home of the German Livonian Teutinic knights order) & Narva River and the fortified stronghold of Ivangorod (Built to keep out the Tutonic knights) Watermark, Estonian coat of arms P76 Georgia 1995 1 Lari Aqua/Gray Niko Pirosmanashvili Pirosmani) 1862-1918 Georgian artist Tbilisi & Stag from a painting by Pirosmani Security thread Watermark P53 Lithuania 1992 1 Talonas Brown/Orange Flowers & value, Coat of arms Eurasian lapwings Watermark Moldova 1992 200 Coupon Gray/Blue/Purple Coat of Arms & value Geometric pattern & castle Watermark P2 Romania 1992 500 Lei Gray/Purple/Brown/Blue Constantine Brâncusi 1876-1957 Sculptor Sculptures Security threas Watermark Brâncusi 1993 1000 Lei Purple/Green/Brown/ Sailing ship & Nihai Eminescu 1850-1889 Putna monastery Security threas Watermark Eminescu Ukraine 1991 1 Karbovanets Brown Libyd, Viking sister of the founding brothers Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kiev Watermark Geometric "parquet" pattern