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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 552971, member: 12789&quot;]I was thinking of how these notes will remain long after Mugabe is pushing up weeds - as a reminder of yet another failed despot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my favourite pieces of paper money are from 1920&#039;s - 1940&#039;s Netherlands - I love the designs on them, but I cannot help but think about the times in which they were issued too, then under the occupation of the fascists vermin from&nbsp; next door.&nbsp; I sometimes wonder if the Anne Frank family or perhaps the Gies family ever handled that money in day to day transactions in their businesses.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW Miep Gies just turned 100 years old, she is far and away the last survivor of that tragedy in Amsterdam.</p><p><br /></p><p>If members of the forum ever get a chance to go to Amsterdam I would highly recommend seeing the Anne Frank house, I say this - and the first time I went years ago I hadn&#039;t even planned on seeing it - I saw the signs and thought why not.&nbsp; I was very glad I did, being there brought back abject memories of reading Anne Frank&#039;s diary when I was in the 4th grade - in fact brought all of those thoughts, emotions, angst etc into reality.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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