These 500 dram notes are dated 2017 (P60) They were issued by Armenia to commemorate the fact that ,according to the book of Genesis, Noah’s Ark came to rest after the flood on Mount Ararat. Although Mount Ararat lies within modern Turkey, Armenians considers it a sacred place. It is regarded as a national symbol; The front shows views of the snow-capped Mount Ararat and the Etchmiadzin Cathedral where a fragment of the Ark rests as a reliquary. The back shows Noah and his family emerging from the Ark flanked by animals. Uncirculated.
Although these large 1000 kronen note bear the date 1902, they were actually issued in 1919 (P59 & P61) At the end of the First World War, the Austrian Hungarian Empire was broken up and Austria became an independent Republic. They are densely engraved in blue. The front features a young girl in a frame with garlands of flowers in her hair. while the back features a young girl to the left and right with a patterned design below (P61).
Although this large 1000 kronen note bears the date 1902, it was issued in 1919 (P59) At the end of the First World War, the Austrian Hungarian Empire was broken up and Austria became an independent Republic. They are densely engraved in blue. The front has a young girl in a frame with garlands of flowers in her hair. A crowned double-headed eagle is at the centre. The back is the same with the addition of an overprint in red of Deutscheossterriech alongside. Available here in Crisp GEF/Unc.
During the Second World War, Croatia was under German Occupation. Notes were issued for the duration and this 1000 kuna note is from that series (P4) It is dated 1941 and is available in Very Fine- Good Very Fine condition. It’s densely engraved with a young girl to the left. Security features include thick fibres scattered randomly.
These Cyprus £1 notes are over 40 years and in choice Uncirculated condition. (P43c) They are dated 1978 and like all Cypriot notes have long vanished from circulation since Cyprus joined the Eurozone in 2008. A stone carving from Byzantine marble found at Ayios Philon appears on the front alongside the Cypriot Coat of Arms. On the back a view of the Bekir Pasha aqueduct near Larnaca and the Colonnade of Polaestra of the Gymnasium Salamis. Crisp Uncirculated- really lovely notes. Catalogue Value 150 US Dollars Our price just £87.50
A wonderful Test note issued by De la Rue Giori and depicting Johannes Gutenberg, the 15th century inventor of the printing press with moveable type. This invention is regarded as one of the most significant ever, ushering in, as it did, an era of mass communication. This Uniface Test note has a portrait of Gutenberg to the left and a hologram to the right. Crisp Uncirculated at £8.50.
These small notes are a relic of life behind the Iron Curtain. (PFX1-3) Introduced in May 1979 by the East German government, citizens were incentivised to exchange their old Deutschmarks and other foreign cash for this internal currency, so that they could purchase desirable Western consumer products in the state-run chain of stores known as Internships. We offer a set of 3 values, the 50 pfennig and the 1 and 5 marks in Crisp Uncirculated.
Germany joined the Euro and abandoned issuing banknotes in its own name. These Uncirculated 5 marks are dated 1991 and are the last issued by Germany. (P37) The front features a portrait of Bettina von Armin. She was born in 1785 and died in 1859. She was famous amongst other things as a writer, publisher, composer, visual artist and social activist. A view of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is on the back. Crisp Uncirculated.
France abandoned its own currency when it joined the Eurozone in 2002. The last 500 francs to be issued featured portraits of Pierre and Marie Curie, famous for their work on radium, and between them recipients of several Nobel Prizes (P160) Dated 1994-5, the front has their conjoined portrait and a laboratory scene is on the back. A thick silver segmented security thread is also prominent. We can offer this impressive note in several grades VF and Unc Limited availability.
After the French Revolution, a whole new currency was introduced backed by land seized by the aristocracy rather than the more conventional precious metals, They are known generally as assignats and are simple aff airs in black on white and uniface. These 5 livres were created according to the new calendar which was introduced on the 10 Brumaire de l’an 2eme which translates as 1793 (PA76) We offer this revolutionary 18th century note in VG- Fine and F-VF.
After the French Revolution, a whole new currency was introduced backed by land seized by the aristocracy rather than the more conventional precious metals, They are known generally as assignats and are simple affairs in black on white and uniface. These 5 livres were created according to the new calendar which was introduced on the 10 Brumaire de l’an 2eme which translates as 1793 (PA76) From sheets recently purchased where the paper had toned over the years.
These 10 marks are dated 1929 and were issued during the Weimar Republic in Germany (P180) It was part of a series which celebrated scientists and industrialists. A portrait of 18th-century agronomist Albrecht Thaer is to the right. On the back, cherubs with fish and a cornucopia flank the central medallion of a woman with a scythe. Uncirculated.