Europe

50 pesetas featuring painter Velazquez note dated 1928 (P75) and The Surrender of Breda. Lovely Fine.

High grade examples of the 50 pesetas issued in 1935 by Spain. (P88) Engraved and printed by Thomas de la Rue the front features the portrait of Santiago Ramos y Cajal. He was famous as a doctor and histologist who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1906. His elaborate memorial, found in the Parque del Buen Retiro in Madrid is illustrated on the back. These are lovely examples in Crisp EF/GEF at just £14.50.

Spain 1 peseta 1953 P144 Tiny Brown on white Marquez de Santa Cruz in ruff at r/ Ship in panel Unc

Spain 100 pesetas 1928 P86 Mauve and grey Cervantes and Cervantes monument with Dom Quixote etc/ Pastoral scene Fine

Beautifully engraved and printed in England by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.

Spain 25 pesetas 1954 P147a Mauve on white Isaac Albeniz at l/ View of cloistered building A Unc

Small sized 5 peseta note issued in 1951 depicting Jaime Balmes.

These square 100 kroner notes were issued by Sweden and have an almost 19th-century feel to them but they were issued in the mid-20th century. Dated between 1954 and the early 1960s. Svea is shown seated with lion and shield on the front. A portrait of King Gustav Vasa, founder of modern Sweden and ‘father of the nation’ appears on the back.(P/8) Grading Good Fine.

Sweden 5 kroner 1965-81 P51 Mauve and green on yellow King Gustav at r/ Stylised bird. Unc

Square notes from Sweden issued in the 1950-60's

Attractive square notes issued in the 1950's and 60's but reminiscent of the 19th century designs.

Issued by Tartarstan between 1991 and 1992, these 100 rouble notes are uniface and offered in Uncirculated condition.

In 2021, Ukraine celebrated 30 years of independence. Just a few months later the country was plunged into a war for its survival. Part of the celebrations for the 30th Anniversary included overprinting 30,000 notes of each denomination with the anniversary logo. From this very limited series, we offer Crisp Uncirculated 50 hryven notes (P-New).

In 2021, Ukraine celebrated 30 years of independence. Just a few months later, the country was plunged into a war for its survival. Part of the celebrations for the 30th Anniversary included overprinting just 30,000 notes of each denomination with the anniversary logo. From this very limited series, we offer Crisp Uncirculated 500 hryven notes (P-New) The front features the portrait of poet, philosopher, writer and musician Hryhoril Skovoroda with a view of the Mohyla Academy Building in Kyiv on the back.

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.

These large Yugoslavia 1000 dinara notes are dated 1931 and are printed in pastel colours in that wonderful French style (P29) The front features a portrait of Queen Marie who was the wife of King Alexander until his assassination in 1934. She fled to Britain during the Second World War and died in exile in 1961. In 2014 her remains were returned to Serbia to be reinterred. Lovely notes in AU/Unc.

Yugoslavia 20,000 dinara 1987 P95 Brown Miner with Davy lamp/ Cog mechanism Unc

Not many countries have had to resort to issuing banknotes with a billion denomination. Always a result of runaway inflation, these billion notes have always fascinated collectors. We offer this 500 billion Dinara note from Yugoslavia issued in 1993 (P137) in Uncirculated at only £12.50.

The highest denomination note issued during the crazy hyper-inflation period in the early 1990's