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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zantetsuken, post: 749470, member: 21665&quot;]Here are a few that I find are very attractive. But as they say, &#039;Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder&#039;. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://img11.imageshack.us/i/khiva250ruble1338ah1919.jpg/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://img11.imageshack.us/i/khiva250ruble1338ah1919.jpg/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2123/khiva250ruble1338ah1919.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1.) Silk &#039;Proof&#039; from the <b>KHANATE OF KHIVA</b>. Test note for the 250 Ruble silknote to be dated 1337 AH/1919 AD. To me, it looks like a miniature oriental rug.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://img269.imageshack.us/i/transcaucasiansfsr10000.jpg/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://img269.imageshack.us/i/transcaucasiansfsr10000.jpg/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2040/transcaucasiansfsr10000.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2.) 100,000,000 Ruble from the <b>TRANSCAUCASIAN S.F.S.R.</b> 1924. The color is very attractive, as well as the pattern. I like the design of the coat of arms which looks like a mosaic, and the writing is very interesting as well, especially the Armenian and Georgian legend.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://img199.imageshack.us/i/arkhangelsksoviet25rubl.jpg/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://img199.imageshack.us/i/arkhangelsksoviet25rubl.jpg/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6268/arkhangelsksoviet25rubl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3.) 25 Ruble from <b>ARKHANGELSK (SOVIET)</b> dates from 1918. What this note lacks in color variation, it makes up for in the prisitine image of the Arctic coast line with the Walrus, Snow Leopard?, and the aurora borealis in the backdrop.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://img197.imageshack.us/i/czechoslovakia20koruna1.jpg/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://img197.imageshack.us/i/czechoslovakia20koruna1.jpg/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9908/czechoslovakia20koruna1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4.) 20 Korun from <b>CZECHOSLOVAKIA (SOCIALIST REPUBLIC)</b> 1988. The vibrant colors and the detailed designs are what captivated me about this note. Very beautiful compared to the typically drab notes of most the communist block countries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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