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Guyana has just issued a new 2000-dollar note - it’s the first to be printed on polymer. It commemorates the 55th Anniversary of Independence (P-New) and is very attractive. The front features the country’s arms while on the back we find portraits of 6 children with the legend, One People, One Nation One Destiny. Uncirculated.

Honduras 20 lempiras 2008 P95 Green. De Herrera at r/ Presidential Palace printed on plastic Unc

Crisp Uncirculated examples of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 10 dollars. (P191) All dated between 1989 and 1992 the arms of the bank are on the front. On the back a view of the new Head Quarters together with the famous lion statues and boats in the harbour. Uncirculated.

Hong Kong 10 dollars 2007 P401b Printed on plastic Blue, mauve and pink Modern design Unc

Hong Kong Bank of China 100 dollars 2018 P-New Red Bank and flowers/ Chinese Opera singer Unc

There are three issuing banks in Hong Kong, and while their notes are different, they all follow a common theme. The theme of the 100 dollars, first issued in 2018, is Chinese Opera. Coloured a vivid red, these are wonderful notes. On offer now are Crisp Uncirculated examples of the Bank of China 100 dollars with its Headquarters on the front and a woman in a traditional costume with a paper fan on the back. Also available is the 100 dollars from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. A lion statue is on the front and a man and woman in traditional costumes in a garden from Cantonese Opera on the back. Uncirculated!

These 50 dollars, dated January 2016, were issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. (P213e) The front has illustrations of the famous lion statue and a view of the modern bank headquarters in the background. The back is charming with illustrations form the Spring Lantern Festival. Crisp Uncirculated at £12.50.

1997 was the year that Britain handed back Hong Kong to China after its 100-year lease expired. 1997 is also the date these 20 dollars were issued by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (P201) An impressive lion’s head appears to the right on the front with a view of the built-up area of Hong Kong island in the background. The back features the new Bank Headquarters, the lion statues which were found in front of the old HQ, and a view of the famous Star Ferry, a familiar sight plying its route across the Hong Kong Harbour from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island. Uncirculated.

Crisp Uncirculated condition

One of the most severe of hyperinflations was that suffered by Hungary after the Second World War. Denominations soared 10 to the power of 23 in very short order making it one of the worst inflationary periods in the last 100 years. This makes this 10,000 pengo note seem very modest by comparison. It was issued at the start of the crazy times and has a stamp attached (P119) The front has a portrait of a young woman while the back has Hungarian and Russian text, Grading at least VF.

Hungary 500 forint 2011 P188 Pink, blue & purple Prince sovereign Francis II Rákóczi at r/ Castle of Sárospatak at l Unc

Hungary 5000 forint 2016 P205 Yellow and brown Istvan at r/ Gates to castle Unc

In 1849, in tune with the revolutionary times in Europe, Lajos Kossuth issued his famous Hungarian Declaration of Independence, seeking to break away from the Austrian Hapsburg Empire. He eventually fled Hungary and ended up in the United States where a Hungarian Fund was established to raise money for the fight for independence. These 5 dollars were issued in 1852 and are beautifully printed on one side only with Kossuth standing to the left and an allegorical woman to the right (PS137A) The notes were repayable one year after the establishment of an independent Hungarian Government. Lovely attractive notes in Crisp EF/GEF.

Over the years ,we have bought a lot of notgeld These colourful notes issued by German towns and municipalities in the 1920’s in small denominations are in Crisp Uncirculated condition. We offer selections of 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000 different.