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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1200119, member: 12789&quot;]Actually in 1775 and a couple of previous dates, the colony of Pennsylvania issued paper money with a lighthouse on it - the money raised from the currency issue was used to fund the erection of a lighthouse.&nbsp; At one time I owned one, and regrettably I sold it - they are fairly scarce and I haven&#039;t seen a nice one since.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the more curious places with a lighthouse being on the note is Rhodesia:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/banknotes/rhodesia/rhodesia1pound1937dtl1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/banknotes/rhodesia/rhodesia1pound1937.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately this is sort of a rather rare note.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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