central & South America

I've got some stuff from Venezuela from when I lived there in the early ninties. I'll try to post some if there is intrest in that kind of stuff.

 

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Would love to see them, I have a few bits that I will get posted before to long LOL (I hope)

 

Here we go todays offerings LOL

Guyana
1993
$10
Brown
Prefix A26, Sig #7
Coat of Arms & Kaieteur Falls
Cane sugar harvesting & conveyor
Security Thread

2005
$20
Purple
Prefix B55, Sig # 13
Coat of Arms & Kaieteur Falls
Shipbuilding and ferry Malali
Security Thread

Nicaragua
1968
1 Cordoba
Blue
3 signatures on note, Nicaraguan Central Bank building
Francisco Hernandez De Cordoba
Security Thread

1972
2 Cordobas
Green/Pink
Nicaraguan Central Bank building
Plowed field

1979
50 Cordobas
Blue/Purple
Comdt. C F Amador
Liberation of 1979
Security Thread

1991
1 Centavo
Purple
3 signatures on note, Francisco Hernandez De Cordoba
Coat of Arms & National flower 'Sacuanjoche'

5 Centavos
Red
3 signatures on note, Francisco Hernandez De Cordoba
Coat of Arms & National flower 'Sacuanjoche'

10 Centavos
Green
3 signatures on note, Francisco Hernandez De Cordoba
Coat of Arms & National flower 'Sacuanjoche'

25 Centavo
Blue
3 signatures on note, Francisco Hernandez De Cordoba
Coat of Arms & National flower 'Sacuanjoche'

As usual to view just click on the link in my sig and all comments greatfuly recieved :kewl:

 

De Orc, I really like that 1989 5 colones from Costa Rica it has a beautifully reverse. So rich in color and detail. Very nice additions. :thumb:

Lou

 

:thumb: very nice. I like how so many of the notes you post are in such crisp condition ... are you hinting that you can print your own of course, i do know better!!!

 

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dont tell everyone LOL

 

Latest additions to the collection :hail:

Bolivia
1945
Purple/Green
50 Bolivianos
Portrait of Antonio Jose de Sucre 1795-1830
Canaderia
p141

Ecuador
29 September 1986
Green/Red/Orange
1000 Sucres
Series IT
Portrait of Rumiñahui, Inca General and warrior
Coat of Arms
p125a

Mexico
1915
Green/Black
Gobierno Constitucionalista Republica Mexicana Revolutionary Issue
Series C
5 Pesos
Monument to Aztec King Cuauthemoc
Aztec clock on reverse
ABNC
ps685a

Paraguay
1943
Blue/Red
5 Guaranies
Portrait of General J E Diaz
Goverment building
p179

Peru
22 July 1976
Purple/Green/Orange
500 Soles
Value & Coat of Arms, Portrait of Jose Quinones
Jungle logging
p115

I realy like the Mexican one and it is the first I have managed to get from this period

 

i do love the mexican notes from that period, i have a couple .. and always on the lookout for more!!!! ahhh .. the good old days

 

By Gad Sir You were there!! :whistle:

 

i was, but i wasnt i was on a cruise that stopped on a outer ring island. it wasnt the mainland lol the shops on the island were ALL in US currency.

 

Ah and here was me thinking you meant during the revolution :whistle:

 

revolution .. did someone say revolution ... have to wonder when such an event took place

 

A few more South American for the collection :smile

Uruguay
1939
50 Centimos
Green/Brown
Series S
José Gervasio Artigas 1764 -1850
Value & Coat of Arms
CDM

1967
100 Pesos
Red
Coat of Arms & José Gervasio Artigas 1764 -1850
J G Artigas presiding over independence meeting
Security Thread
T De La Rue

1986
200 New Pesos
Green/Brown
Coat of Arms & Jose Enrique Rodo
Monument to J E Rodo in Montivideo
Security Thread
Watermark J G Artigas
Ciccone

1989
1000 New Pesos
Purple
Series D
Coat of Arms & José Gervasio Artigas 1764 -1850
Goverment Building
Security Thread
Watermark J G Artigas
T De La Rue

1998
$5
Green/Orange
Series A
Artist pallet/brushes & Joaquin Torres Garcia
J.T. Garcia; his Painting "Pintura construcctiva 1943". & Artist pallet/brushes
Security Thread
Watermark J G Artigas
T De La Rue

To view as usual just follow the link in my sig :hug:

 

i love that 1915 mexican note! the rest are cool too .. but i love the mexican version of libratana (bad spelling job on that one)

 

I now have another Mexican note to add (Amongst others) but this one is tiny and is printed on card LOL I honestly dont know anything about it but it looks very interesting :kewl:

 

Been very busy scanning this morning, so will list these in two lots :smile

Dominican Republic
2004
20 Gold pesos
Brown/Green/Purple
Gregorio Luperon 1839 -1897
Panteon Nacional
Security Thread

2003
10 Gold pesos
Green/Orange
Matias Ramon Mella 1816 - 1864
Altar de la Patria
Security Thread

1990
5 Gold pesos
Purple/Orange/Green
Bank Seal, Coat of Arms & J Sanchez
Hydroelectric dam
Security Thread
Harrison & Sons.

1987
1 Gold pesos
Purple/Green
Bank Seal & Durate
Sugar refinery & ships
Security Thread
T De La Rue

Ecuador
1986
$10
Brown/Orange/Blue
Series LN
Sebastian de Benalcazar
Value & Coat of Arms

1988
$5
Gray/Pink/Red
Series 1A
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Value & Coat of Arms
T De La Rue

$5
Gray/Pink/Red
Series 1C
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Value & Coat of Arms
T De La Rue

$5
Gray/Pink/Red
Series 1E
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Value & Coat of Arms
T De La Rue

Guatemala
1998
1 Quetzal
Green
Quetzal bird & Gen J M Orellana
Bank of Guatemala

1993
1 Quetzal
Green
Quetzal bird & Gen J M Orellana
Bank of Guatemala
CBN

1990
1 Quetzal
Green
Quetzal bird & Gen J M Orellana
Bank of Guatemala
CBN

1996
0.5 Quetzal
Brown/Green
Quetzal bird, seated figure & Tecun Uman
Tikal Temple
Harrison & Sons

1992
0.5 Quetzal
Brown/Green
Quetzal bird, seated figure & Tecun Uman
Tikal Temple

1989
0.5 Quetzal
Brown/Green
Quetzal bird, seated figure & Tecun Uman
Tikal Temple
CBN

Guyana
1992
$1
Brownred
Sign #9
Coat of Arms & Kaieteur waterfall
Bush polder & rice harvesting
Security thread

2005
$100
Blue/Purple
Sign #13
Coat of Arms & Map
Cathedral
Security Thread
Watermark Parrot

 

And now for Part II including a rather lovely little Pasteboard note

Haiti
2004
10 Gourdes
Blue/Purple
Bicentenary of Indipendence 1804-2004
Lieutenant Mme Suzanne Sanite Belair; Battle scene
Fort Cap-Rouge (Jacmel, Haïti)
Security thread

2000
10 Gourdes
Blue/Red/Green
Catherine Flon, the goddaughter of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, sewing
the first Haitian flag on May 18, 1803
Coat of arms
Security Thread
Watermark: Top of palm tree with Phrygian cap from Haitian coat of arms

1993
1 Gourdes
Green/Brown
General Toussaint Louverture 1743 -1803
Coat of arms

Mexico
1982
100 Pesos
Purple
Series VJ
V Carranza & "La Trinchera" - a mural painting by Jose
Clemente Orozco
Artifacts from Tula, Hidalgo; Chac Mool statue at Chichen Itza

1981
50 Pesos
Blue
Series LT
Building & Benito Pablo Juárez
Urna Zapoteca, Aztec God

1977
20 Pesos
Red/Gray
Series DH
José María Morelos y Pavón
Quetzalcoatl (Teotihuacan) pyramid.

10 Pesos
Green/Purple/Blue
Series 1FA
Fancy Bell & Hidalgo y Castilla
Church in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato - Cradle of National Independence

1972
5 Pesos
Gray/Brown
Series 1AS
Golden eagle devouring a snake & Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
Arcos de Queretaro; Queretaro city view

1970
1 Peso
Black/Red
Aztec calendar stone
Independence monument
ABNC

1915
5 Centavos
Pasteboard note
Orange
Series CXIII
Seated Justice
National Arms

1913
10 Centavos
Orange/Black/Blue
Series D
La Tesoreria de la Federacion, Guaymas Sonara
Golden eagle devouring a snake
Ships in Mazatlan Harbour
A Diaz de Leon e Hijos

Uruguay
1939
100 Pesos
Red/Brown
Coat of Arms & Lady Liberty
Crowd in town square
Security thread
Watermark J G Artigas
T De La Rue

Have a look and let me know what you think :smile

 

wow .. is that 1915 5 Centavos mexican note really THAt red ... cool notes

 

Yep it realy is LOL I have found that they do come in other colours as well LOL

 

Have just recieved a great book a gift from Mrs Orc

"Latin American Bank Note Records"
The American Banknote Company Archives
By Ricardo M Magan

And it is absolutly amazing