Central and South American Banknotes

2014 & 2016 Lempira Uncirculated Honduras Banknotes
1996-2018 ND Guyanese Dollar Uncirculated Banknote
2012-2018 Venezuela Bolivar Uncirculated Banknotes
1973-1976 ND 5 Argentina Pesos Ley Banknote
1987 Peru 50, 100 & 500 Peruvian Inti Uncirculated Banknotes
1962 Brazil 5 Brazilian Cruzeiro Circulated Banknotes

 

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Foreign Bank notes are so interesting! Love how colorful they are. I lived in Brazil in 1975. Brought some Cruzeiros back with me, but I'll be danged if I can find them!

 

I agree! They are much more colorful than US banknotes and many have interesting pictures on them.

 

Very nice collection. I have some too I may post.... I like SA and central American coins too. They are different and make for a nice change of pace.

Here is a Cuban short snorter note from WWll Cuba

You know I really like this specimen, but Ive always think about finding one of those who signed it and say here this belongs to you!

 

Our neighbour to the south has some wonderful banknotes. I mean you've got trains, angels and Frida Kahlo.

 

South American notes, hmmm,

 

Central America, hmmm,

 

Argentina, a well known South American country:

 

Try branching out into the early 20th and late 19th century notes.

My favorites are the Costa Rican 1899 remainders, and pretty much any pre-revolutionary Mexican note - Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, Sonora, etc.

Chihuahua has an excellent set of ABNC notes that are very attractive and not expensive. You can find a full set of 5, 10 and 20 peso notes in high grade for less than $100.

The set technically includes a 50 peso, but that's very expensive and rare, and most sets stop at the 20

 

Here's one of my Costa Rican notes:

This cost about $20 and is hands-down probably the prettiest note in my collection.

This is my Chihuahua 10 pesos

Lower grade, but only cost $18.

Sonora 5 pesos

99.9% of these notes were issued as remainders. This one is unusual as it appears to have seen some circulation. This cost about $15. This was presumably a silver certificate redeemable for "common Mexican silver."

Paraguay often falls under the radar.

This cost me just $9. This appears to be sort of gold certificate(?) as its redeemable for "stamped gold"

 

One of my favorite Costa Rica notes: replacement note, found in dealer "$1 junk box"

 

They are all very interesting. My observation: 1. Most of the individuals that appear on the notes look pissed off. 2. the others look like they bit into a lemon.
JMO
Semper Fi

 

@Phil's Coins , oh I don't know about that; seems to me that the reclining bare-breasted vixen on the 50 Pesos of Banco Nacional de Mexico is quite relaxed and not overly stressed. IMHO

 

how 'about CHILE

 

Talk about inflation and monetary devaluation: Bolivia provides a scary story:


From 50,000 Pesos to 5 Centavos.

A bit of history from :
"Bolivia’s hyperinflation period of April 1984 through September of 1985 (18 months). The primary factor that laid the foundation for this period of Bolivian hyperinflation was that because of the debt crisis external financing became non-existent, and Bolivia was in major need of monetary assistance. This was the trigger that led to the determinants of Bolivian hyperinflation: a depreciating currency and extreme monetary growth. Specifically, in the case of Bolivia they created more money to ‘relieve’ their financial crisis of having large fiscal deficits which led to extreme monetary growth. Simultaneously, their currency depreciated which reduced the purchasing power of the Bolivian peso and caused inflationary pressures (11). Specifically, in 1985, the depreciation rate reached its peak at a rate of 7,655.7 percent..."
"The statistical perspective of this time period presents that the cumulative inflation that was incurred was 97,282.4 percent (9). In 1985, Bolivia’s inflation rate was the seventh highest inflation rate in its history, as “the total inflation averaged one percent per every 10 minutes” (6). It reached its monthly peak in September 1985 where the rate was 23,464.36 percent."