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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 1913575, member: 29458&quot;]Like Mackwork, my largest note is also Russian 11 inch X 5 inch.</p><p>I bought thousands of them from the family of a local businessman who traded with the Russian merchant fleet when it visited my home port, he always paid them in Russian Roubles and exchanged them from a bank in London.</p><p>I even have one of the receipts for cash transfer.</p><p>It seems that in 1922 after the USSR was formed they became useless. </p><p>&nbsp;They were put in his safe for 90 years until found by the family.</p><p>I paid £1 each for them and sold most on ebay for more than a £1 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, I have two left.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You now know where Siberianman gets his Avatar pic from.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m621/davey_dempsey/img104_zpsdb59223e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m621/davey_dempsey/img103_zps7790513b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m621/davey_dempsey/img105_zpsfc03f689.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m621/davey_dempsey/006_zps65a76976.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m621/davey_dempsey/007_zpseba6edfa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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