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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1147214, member: 12789&quot;]I 100% agree with Dave M about the cultural aspect of the African notes, they do connect well with their culture and what is important - much more than our modern USA notes with a bunch of guys that have been dead for 150 years, and monolithic structures on the reverses.</p><p><br /></p><p>A hundred years ago USA notes featured electricity, steam, modern ships, trains, automobiles and even aircraft - a sure reflection of the amazing time going on in America with so many life changing inventions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to Africa, one of the very unique aspects of African notes is the depiction of scenes we would find rather dull - but they represent progress and economic development and independence there:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.scottishmoney.net/banknotes/gabon/gabon10000francs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of all the places in the world, my favourite modern banknotes all come from Africa.&nbsp; They are so rich in design, colour, and quite a few of them get pretty scarce when you get into higher denominations from uncommon countries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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