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Papua New Guinea 100 kina P37 Green and peach Parliament building/ Container ship, plane and lorry Hybrid with plastic see through panel. Unc

Papua New Guinea 2 kina nd P28 Green Printed on plastic Roof of Parliament building/ Artefacts Unc

Papua New Guinea 5 kina (2009) P29 Mauve Printed on polymer plastic Parliament building/ Carved mask and artefacts Unc

Papua New Guinea 50 kina P11 Bright orange Soaring roof of Parliament building/ President alongside feather headdresses and other artefacts Unc

Earliest note from Papua New Guinea issued in 1975.

The last of this denomination to be printed on paper.

Paraguay 2000 guaranies from 2008 (P228) printed on polymer plastic Mauve, pink and green featuring Addela y Celsa Sperati wth Military parade on rear of note. In uncirculated condition.

Aviator J.Aberaldo Quinones Gonzales pictured on the obverse, scenes of Machu Picchu featured on the reverse, 10 soles P191, 2016 issue in Uncirculated condition.

These new 10 soles notes from Peru are charming. They are dated 2019 but have only recently been issued (P-New) The front is dominated by the portrait of Chabuca Granda. She was a famous 20th century singer-composer. The back, printed in vertical format, has a charming rendition of a young vicuna, a close relative of the llama, and a familiar sight in the high mountainous grasslands. Crisp Uncirculated.

These 500 intis issued by Peru in 1987 honour a hero from a previous era. A portrait of Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui also known as Tupac Amaru II appears to the right.(P134b) He led a rebellion again the Spanish in the 18th century. He died in the struggle and he became a mythical figure in the story of Peru’s fight for independence. The back of the note shows a hiker in the Andes, a decorated vase and a stylized eagle. Uncirculated.

Issued 35 years ago in 1985, these 5000 soles de Oro from Peru are quite striking (P117c) On the front we find a portrait of Francisco Bolognesi, a 19th-century general and national hero. On the back a vignette of miners working underground.

Philippines 10 pisos 1981 P167 Brown Commemorates inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos as President/ Mabini/ Church Unc

Philippines 20 pisos 2100 P206 Bright orange Quezon at l Civet cat and stepped plantations Unc

Philippines 5 pisos nd P160 Green & brown Bonifacio at l/ Blood Compact of the Katipuneros Unc

This 10 zlotych note was issued in Poland in 1994.(P173a) The front features a portrait of Miesko I, who was the first Christian ruler of independent Poland in the 10th century. A silver denier coin is featured on the back. Crisp Uncirculated.

Poland 100 zlotych 1986 P145 Pink and brown on cream. Warynski at r Flag Unc

Issued in 1919, this 1000 marek is pretty impressive. It’s as large as our old White £5 and densely engraved in the style of the time. National hero Tadeusz Kosciusko is on the front. He fought on the US side during the American Revolutionary War (P29) Available in Crisp EF/ GEF at £12.50

Poland 20 zlotych 1940 P95 Grey on white Statue of young woman with children at l and head of young woman at r/ Church in panel Crisp Unc

Blue and multicoloured, Copernicus at right, Solar system on back. Uncirculated

The subject of this 100 escudos note is Fernando Pessoa, considered one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.(P179) Born in 1888 he died at the age of 47 in 1935. He was a prolific writer and has been described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century. His portrait, wearing his trademark hat, appears on the front and rosebuds feature on the back. Crisp Uncirculated.

These 20 escudos notes from Portugal dated 1978 feature a portrait of Admiral Gago Coutinho. He was famous for being the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air from March to June 1922 from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil An illustration of his seaplane Lusitania is illustrated on the back.(P176) Crisp Uncirculated.