Paper Money: New Acquisitions

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I think allot of the general designs, have that European feel

 

Love those MPCs! Excellent engravings that rival some of the better European issues.

Here's one that's pretty common, but always a conversation starter. I believe this is the absolute largest banknote to ever actually circulate, in terms of physical size. The Philippines 100,000 pesos I believe is larger, but it didn't circulate.
It's about as long as an average forearm.

This one certainly circulated. In it's heyday, the 500 ruble note should have been worth somewhere around $25-$30K USD in 2018 values. Of course, it quickly devalued as conditions worsened, but at least for a time this one bill was worth more than most people's annual income.

The reverse engraving is so gorgeous it's certainly frameable.

 

Let's keep going with these Hungarian pickups, this next one is a 50 Pengo note from 1932. Not sure what Mr. Fancypants is doing on horseback on the reverse, but he's enjoying himself...

 

The last of my Hungarian pickups is today's new pickup, a 1936 ten pengo. I like this note design, like most in this series alot of spirograph behind the scenes engraving, here you have Madonna and child, and Saint Stephen, first King of Hungary on horseback on the reverse.

 

It's not a keeper but I picked this up from a bank yesterday. It has Arabic writing on the front and back. I believe the date on the back is 1997. The stamp to the far left on the back appears to say Kabalan Traders; I can't make out the rest. It's fun to ponder what specific countries this note was used in and how/when its eventual return to the U.S. came about.

 

Don't have it in hand yet but here is my latest $3 note. Finally completed the denomination set from my hometown!





Here's the rest of my collection

 

My two oldest banknotes are Hungarian!

These 1 and 2 Forint notes are from 1848. The 2 Forint is hand dated and hand signed.

Apparently these were printed in Philadelphia by the Hungarian government in exile. These were never actually circulated; instead they were printed for more of a "statement" or something.

These could never actually circulate either, as they are one-ply toilet paper thin.

 

Gotta love it when the plate numbers match!

 

My newest bill came in yesterday....

It's my first $50 from the scarce 1950E series. I wish they still had this design today...It's classic.