South America

Argentina 50 pesos argentinos P314 Brown and green. Belgrano at r/ Thermal springs Unc

Argentina 100 australes (1985-93) P327c Red on white Domingo Sarmiento/ Allegorical seated figure Unc

Argentina 100 pesos P358a Pink and m/c Eva Peron at r/ Females statue seated with children and text Slight modifications on previous design.

Argentina 20 pesos P-New Pink Printed vertically. Charming vignette of guanaco, a member of llama family/ map of country and view of guanaco's habitat. Unc

Argentina 5 pesos P359 Green Belgrano at r/ 4 Liberators. Unc

Issued at the peak of the inflationary period in the early 1980's.

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.

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 (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

Chile 1000 pesos 2011 P161 Green Printed on polymer plastic Man at centre/ View of mountains in National Park Torres del Paine Unc

Colombia 2000 pesos 2015 (2016) P458 Blue Debora Perez at r and centre/Cano Cristales Unc

Costa Rica El Banco Anglo Costariccense 1 colon 1917 PS12 Black on white Man at centre/ Hermes seated with winged helmet Unc

Printed on polymer plastic and issed from 2009.

From the faraway Falkland Islands, we offer Crisp Uncirculated £20 notes dated 2011 (P19) The design is the same across all denominations. A facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is to the right. She is wearing the Grand Duchess Vladimir’s Tiara with pearl drops and Queen Alexandra’s cluster earrings. A penguin family is to the left and walruses to the right, Vignettes of Port Stanley are on the back. Crisp Uncirculated.

Guyana has just issued a new 2000-dollar note - it’s the first to be printed on polymer. It commemorates the 55th Anniversary of Independence (P-New) and is very attractive. The front features the country’s arms while on the back we find portraits of 6 children with the legend, One People, One Nation One Destiny. Uncirculated.

Honduras 20 lempiras 2008 P95 Green. De Herrera at r/ Presidential Palace printed on plastic Unc

Mexico 500 pesos 1983-4 P79 Green. Madero at l/Aztec frieze and Calendar Unc

Nicaragua 50 cordobas (2015) P211 Printed on polymer plastic Stone gateway/ Dancers Unc