Paper Money: New Acquisitions

Just arrived today:




Ignoring the obvious "1951" doesn't the style of this note feel a lot older? For point of comparison:



Does it really seem like these came out almost 90 years apart?

 

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Still a cool note

 

Oh wasn't saying it like it was a bad thing lol, in fact that's why I got this note. Has a really old-fashioned style I liked. When I first saw this note, before I noticed the date I had guessed it to be about a century older than it actually was.

I suppose I should have mentioned that somewhere, but this is a 5 kronor note from Sweden, released in 1951 (picked that year in particular as it's the year my parents were born).

 

Just arrived today:




Wanted something to fill my $5 bill collection between 1934 and 1963 lol. Still love the look of these.

 

New arrivals:

Canada, 1 dollar, 1967


Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Canadian Federation. Just a real "classic money" look to this I like.

Greece, 100 drachmai, 1978


Nothing much to say about this other than I like the look of it. Makes me miss the distinctiveness a lot of European countries had in their currency before switching to the Euro.

Guatemala, 1 quetzal, 2024


Celebrates the 100th anniversary of when Guatemala switched its currency unit from the peso to the quetzal. Guatemala has a lot of national pride in this currency, and the bird it's named after, and rightfully so.

 

A few pick-ups from my LCS.

 

You got some great notes!

 

We should all look so good at 100 years old in the case of the $5 and $1 notes. I am one year older than the $2.

 

I’m one year younger than that $2.00.