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It is the tradition amongst Chinese people to give gifts of money on Chinese New Year. The Chinese Zodiac is represented by 12 different animals and each New Year relates to the twelve year cycle of zodiac animals. The two banks issuing notes in Macau also have a tradition of producing special Zodiac notes each New Year printed in red, considered the luckiest colour. 2020 was the Year of the Rat but because of the pandemic, notes were prepared but only issued in 2021. Is the the Rat your Chinese Zodiac sign? It could be the year of one of your loved ones...

It is the tradition amongst Chinese people to give gifts of money on Chinese New Year. The Chinese Zodiac is represented by 12 different animals and each New Year relates to the twelve year cycle of zodiac animals. The two banks issuing notes in Macau also have a tradition of producing special Zodiac notes each New Year printed in red, considered the luckiest colour. 2021 was the Year of the Ox and because of the pandemic, these notes were prepared and issued at the same time as the 2020 notes, in 2021. Is the the OX your Chinese Zodiac sign? It could be the year of one of your loved ones...

Macedonia (North) 50 denar 1992 P3a Brown Farmers picking crops at l/ Ilinden Monument at Krusevo at l Unc

Malawi 200 kwacha 2012 P60 Blue Rose Chibambo at r and fish at l/ New Parliament Unc

Malaysia 1 ringgit 2012 P51 Blue Printed on polymer plastic Sheik at r and flower at centre/ Kites Unc

Malaysia 20 ringgit P54 Bright orange Shield at r and flower at centre/Turtles Unc

Malaysia 5 ringgit P52 Green printed on polymer plastic Sheik at r and flower at centre/ Toucan birds near river Unc

Maldives 10 rufiyaas 2016 P26 Polymer plastic Brown and yellow. Drummers and man climbing coconut tree/Traditional drum Unc

Maldives 5 rufiyaas P-New Printed on polymer plastic Footballer/ Conch shell Unc

Two notes with the 50 denomination and both from island nations. And in Uncirculated condition The first is the polymer 50 rufiyaas from the Maldives( P28) The main illustration is of a boy reading a book and a lighthouse. The 50 dollars from Monserrat is a large denomination for the country (P45m) It features a facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth on the front and a view of Brimstone Hill in St Kitts and Les Pitons in St Lucia on the back.Limited availability

Mali (as West Africa States) 500 francs 2003 P410Dn Green, yellow and brown Man at r with dam in background/ Man on sprayer Unc

Malta 2 liri nd P45 Pink and brown Woman standing with lyre/bank Building. Unc

Incredibly rare and unpriced in Pick.

A rare and exciting early 19th century note in superb crisp uncirculated condition.

Dating from between 1820 and 1840 and in Uncirculated condition.

This 20 unc note is the 20 ouguiya recently issued by Mauritania.(P-New). Dated 2020 there is an illustration of the Great Mosque of Gataga on the front and the geological wonder of Guelb Errichat, known as the Eye of Africa, on the back.

Mauritius 25 rupees P64 Printed on polymer plastic Pink and grey Facing portrait Sir Moilin Jean ah-Chuen /House and fishermen with cage nets Unc

Every year, The International Banknote Society awards a new issue banknote its prize of Banknote of the Year. In 2020, this prestigious award was given to the polymer Mexico 100 pesos which was issued as part of a series celebrating Mexico’s history and its natural heritage (P-New). What a note it is! It is printed in a vertical format with a portrait of 17th century Hieronymite nun, Juana de Asbaje on the front. She was a poet, composer, and outspoken philosopher and represents Mexico’s colonial history under the Spanish. The charming design on the back shows Mexico’s temperate forest ecosystem with pine, oak and oyamel trees and a view of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacan de Ocampo. Completing this little marvel, there are see-through security panels of an archway and a butterfly and the denomination 100 in gold SPARK Live. Award-winning Mexico Polymer 100 pesos 2020 in Uncirculated.

Another denomination has been issued in the new series of Mexican banknotes. This time it’s the 50 pesos and like the 100 and the 20 which we have already offered, they are printed on polymer in a vertical format. The theme is Old Mexico. The front has an illustration of the city of Tenochtitlan from Diego Rivera’s mural. An eagle on cactus is from a fragment of the monolith Teocali de la Guerra Sagrada. The back highlights the ecosystem of lakes and rivers with a Mexican salamander featured. Uncirculated.

Mexico 50 pesos 1981 P73 Blue on white Juarez at r and facade of building./Carved Aztec fugure Unc

Mexico 50 pesos 2013 P123A Polymer plastic Lilac & orange Butterfly at l, butterflies panel at r, Morelos portrait at centre/ Butterflies surrounding Morelia Aqueduct Unc