I've had these bills for a few years. I found them when we went through my grandfathers after he died, along with quite a few coins. I need some help on these. They are not in very good condition, also they don't have any sort of date. I'm curious what era they are from any anything else you can tell me about them. There are 5 bills total. 3 Blue 5 cent bills, 1 red 5 cent bill, and a 10 cent bill. All of them measure about 2" x 4.25".
Hang tight, there is someone on here that is an expert on these...is it Lettow? Anyway, he'll let you know
Series 521 issued May 25, '54 withdrawn May 27 '58 approx 26.5 million printed in 3 runs-5c Series 541 issued 5-27-58 withdrawn 5-26-61 18.8 million printed 5c 18.8 million printed 10c I'm still learning, but believe this is correct
Here is a site which will give you alot of info. Nice notes BTW...................John http://www.papermoneyworld.net/usmpc/index.html
Shame about the damaged pair as they are lovely notes, but still a great reminder of your Grandfather :hail:
Almost forgot. Here's a link to my MPC'S..Click on the pic to enlarge.........................John http://picasaweb.google.com/dready50/MPC
The others have pretty much answered this one. The condition makes them only valuable as mementos of your grandfather. The first picture has a portion of a French military note from WWI cut off at the top. Can you post a picture of that one or at least tell us what the series letter is? The series letter is on the bottom right on the face.
Its a D I think or an S. Heres some pics cuz I can't tell. I didn't know it was military until you mentioned it..... Also some pics of a Netherlands bill, I doubt its anything special. Looks like it was once glued down.
The French note is a military issue from WWI. They were issued in denominations of 50 centimes, 1 franc and 2 francs. The 50 centimes and 1 franc are relatively common and not worth much. The 2 franc note is more scarce and can fetch upwards of $20.00 even in low grades. The reason that I asked about the series letter (which is D on this note) is that some of the series letters are scarcer than others and specialists will pay a premium for them even in low grades. The series to look out for are those with numbers which would be A1, A2, B1, B2, etc. These were used by French troops in Syria and Lebanon after WWI and saw limited circulation.
