World paper money

OK, I'll post the other two and then see if Dave can enlighten us on them.

 

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I've been watching this thread, waiting for the French notes to appear

The large one is commonly referred to as the 100F "Bleu Clement Serveau", after the artist who drew this and many other of France's nicest notes. The design is Minerva and Hercules. On the back is a typical French country woman. The 1-9-1949 date is one of 33 possible dates on the note, and is one of the more common. It is Pick 130, or Fayette #41 if you care about the French catalog number, and in this condition is probably worth $10 or less.

The 10F note has been covered well, again in this shape the value is minimal. You'll find this anywhere from "thrashed" (the official grade one below "good"), to UNC, and while "thrashed" probably means they were actually used and it's interesting to think back on the times during the war when France could not print notes or deliver them to various regions (these were printed in the USA) and where that particular note may have been, collectors still drift to the UNC ones which of course may have been sitting in a box in Massachusetts somewhere during the whole war.

Dave

 

Thanks Dave. I'll post my other 2 tonight. Thought the price for the 10 Francs is minimal, I just love the note. I wish the photo could do it justice...

 

OK, Dave, here are my other two French notes from the 40's. They sure are fun notes....

What can you tell us about them?

 

Ah, nice!

The first one is the 50F "Le Verrier". Le Verrier was a French mathematician, who discovered Neptune - hence the wonderful drawing on the obverse. I'm particularly fond of this note for two things. Firstly it is drawn by Robert Pougheon, who isn't famous but was a great illustrator. Secondly it is one of many notes that uses a great typeface which seems on one hand so modern and yet who would dare use it on a banknote today?

The second note is the 20F Pecheur (fisherman). which is more famous for the modifications that some made to it by cutting out a picture of Hitler from a postage stamp, and sticking it in the "noose" in the lower left corner of the note. I haven't figured out how one authenticates such a note, you see them once in a while for sale, because it could easily be made today.

Again, neither has huge value in this condition, <$10 each.

Dave

 

Very, very cool to get such nice backgrounds on these notes. I'm going to put all of these blurbs in my notebook. Do you have the Pick # handy, if not, that is fine.

Here is one more for now....

 

Chilie portrait of Capt. Valdivia not worth a great deal in that condition but a lovely note :thumb:
Now a brief history of the man LOL

Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia (c.1500 - December 25, 1553) was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru. In 1540 he led an expedition of 150 Spaniards into Chile, where he defeated a large force of Indians and founded Santiago in 1541. He extended Spanish rule south to the Bío-Bío River in 1546, fought again in Peru (1546 – 48), and returned to Chile as governor in 1549. He began to conquer Chile south of the Bío-Bío and founded Concepción in 1550. He was killed in a campaign against the Araucanian Indians

 

Whoops, sorry:
Le Verrier is Pick 127
Pecheur is Pick 100

 

Here one more, not in very good shape with a tear in the middle....

Thanks again for your assistance...

 

Is this one real? It looks like it was torn from a old catalogue or something. there is nothing on the reverse....

 

Top one is

Czechoslovakia
1919
5 Korun

Afraid it is not worth much in that condition

PS

Russia
1921
100,000 Rubles
Arms at left center
Ten signature varieties
p117

Again not realy worth anything
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Another one.......a little bit better condition...

 

No takers on the last one (or maybe everyone is tied up on the contest, lol), but let me post a more modern one from Canada.

 

Well for banknotes of Canada have a look here

http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/en/banknotes/general/character/index.html

At least with that $1 you only have 2 sig combos to contest with LOL the other is a Russian note

1915
5 Kopeks
p27

VG VF UNC
a. Issued note. 1.00 2.00 4.00

there is also a specimin note available

 

Thanks, I'll check on those ones and I have a 10 from the same year as well that I won't bother posting.

But what did you mean, De Orc, by "there is also a specimin note available?"

thanks.

 

specimen notes are notes that are issued either direct to collectors at times, or issued to banks and other such institutions as a way for the banks to become accustomed with the look/feel of the new notes.

Alot of times, the serial of specimens will either be 12345678 or somthing similar, or maybe even all zeros. Most of the time, they will also have the word 'specimen' stamped across the note so folks can tell the difference between the specimen and a normal note.

 

Thanks!

What is the exchange rate between Canada and US? That one dollar note from 1973, I'm guessing that there is not much of a premium, so I presume it is worth close to whatever the exchange rate is.

 

Germany...

 

Another

 

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