World Banknotes Countries A-D

Biafra £1 nd (1968-9) P5 Green and brown Palm and sunrise/ Arms Unc

Crisp Uncirculated examples of the 5 bolivianos for issue under the Law of 1945 (P138s) The front is dominated by a portrait of Simon Bolivar, always considered as The Liberator because of his efforts to achieve independence from Spanish rule. The arms of Bolivia are on the back. Our examples are unissued because they are not signed. Crisp Uncirculated.

Bosnia Hercogovina 500 dinara 1992 P14 Pink and brown. Very simple design Unc

Botswana 10 pula P30 Green President at l/ Building with long covered arcade. Unc

Brazil 10 cruzeiros (1970-80) P193 Brown Dom Pedro II/ Statue fro Ouro Preto Crisp EF/GEF

Crisp Uncirculated examples of the 10 cruzeiros note issued by Brazil in 1992 (P228) A portrait of Cecilia Meireles appears on the front. She was widely considered the best female 20th century poet from Brazil As a teacher she also promoted educational reforms. The illustrations on the back refer to her work alongside a vignette of a child reading. Crisp Uncirculated at £3.25

Brazil 1000 cruzeiros Brown and peach P201. 'Playing Card' money Barao do Rio Branco/ Machinery Unc

Brazil 1000 cruzeiros (1990-91) Yellow and brown. Candido Rondon at r and Amazon dwelling at centre/ Two young Amazonian Indians with fish. Unc

Brazil 2 cruzeiros nd (1956-58) P157a Turquoise and cream on white Duque de Caxias at centre/ View of Escola Militar de Rezende. Unc

A Crisp Uncirculated trio of notes from Brazil. Included are examples of the 2,5 and 10 reais. (P252-4) The fronts have a common design of an effigy of Republic while the backs feature animal and bird life – a marine turtle on the 2, the Great Egret on the 5, and the Greenwing Macaw on the 10 reais. Uncirculated.

Brazil 5 cruzeiros P176d Brown Barao de Rio Branco at centre/Conquest of Amazon Unc

Brazil 500 cruzados nd P212 Green Villa Lobos and Water lilies/Villa Lobos conducting

Brunei 1 ringgit P22 Blue. Printed on polymer plastic Sultan at r and river plant at l/ Rainforest Unc

Brunei 1 dollar 2011 P35 Printed on polymer plastic Sultan of Brunei at r and flowers at centre/ Aerial view of Palace complex Unc

In 1967 Singapore and Brunei came to an agreement whereby each currency would be valid in the other’s territory. The 40th Anniversary of this Currency Interchageability Agreement was celebrated in 2007 with the issue of a special 20 ringgit note in polymer plastic. We are delighted to offer Crisp Uncirculated examples of the Brunei 20 ringgit issued as part of the celebrations (P34a) Printed on polymer plastic a portrait of the Sultan is to the right with flowers at the centre and a see-through panel at the far left. On the back, we find vignettes of landmark buildings in Singapore and Brunei. A wonderful opportunity to add these special polymer 20 ringgit notes to your collection.

Bulgaria 1 lev 1962 P88 Tiny Pink and brown Arms/ Stone tower Unc

Bulgaria 25 lev 1951 P84 Black on white Leader Mikhaylov at l, arms at centre/ m/c Railway construction Unc

Burkina Faso (as W African States) 500 francs P310 Green, brown and yellow. Man at r and dam/ Man on spraying machine Unc

Burma 10 kyats (1973) P58 Pink and grey on cream. Aun Sang in military uniform at l/ Decorated urn Unc

Burma 5 kyats (1973) P57 Dark blue and purple Portrait of General Aung Sang at l/ Man climbing Date Palm at l Unc

In the countries Japan occupied during the Second World War, a special currency was issued denominated in the currency of the country before the occupation. In the case of Burma these Japanese Government headed notes were denominated in rupees. We offer examples of the 10 rupees issued for Burma (P16) The design was simple with a vignette of temples on the front and a panel of engraving on the back. Available here in F-VF.

During the Second World War Burma was occupied by Japanese forces. During the occupation, special currency was printed headed with the words Japanese Government. These so called JIM notes (Japanese Invasion Money) was fairly crudely printed and lasted for the duration of the war. We offer a quartet of these invasion notes issued for Burma. Our set comprises the 1, 5, 10 and 100 rupees grading Fine Unc.