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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 11 Jun 2019 14:50
by Mac
Some of the earlier Scottish banknotes are very attractively designed.
This Caledonian Banking Company One Pound note from 1876 also has a motto in Gaelic around the edge:
"Tir ‘nam Beann ‘nan Gleann ’s ‘nan Gaisgeach" which translates as 'The land of Women, Glens, and Heroes' — I had to look up Gaisgeach, got the rest though.

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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 22 Jun 2019 23:31
by Mac
Straits Settlements 5 Dollars 1927.

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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 29 May 2020 22:32
by Mac
An old banknote issued in South Africa.
Bank of Africa 5 Pounds 1907.

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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 31 May 2020 21:43
by Mac
Japanese occupied Korea, Bank of Chosen, 1 Yen ca1915.

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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 20 Jul 2020 18:31
by Mac
Saint Lucia 5 Shillings, 1920.

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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 30 Aug 2020 17:05
by Jenny007
A beautiful and very unique note... it is made of cloth and you can see the stitching in one of the photos... you don’t see this too often !!

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 22:09
by Mac
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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 17:17
by Mac
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Government of India, 1 Rupee, Lahore, 1917.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 07 Mar 2021 00:33
by Mac
India, Hyderabad. 10 rupee 1946.
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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 07 Mar 2021 16:05
by Mac
Dundee Bank One Pound 4 Nov 1831.
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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 02 Sep 2021 23:11
by Mac
The Belfast Bank, Maine, USA — $2, 1860. A lovely engraving of a ship.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 27 Feb 2022 11:50
by DOC
Here is an attractive note issued by the Plymouth Bank in 1823: the design is intricate and a nice example of the early use of colour.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 09 Mar 2022 05:13
by Vellakare
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Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 13 Mar 2022 11:45
by DOC
Here is a Banque de France, 5,000 Francs note, issued in 1949. An impressive large note, beautifully designed with vibrant colours.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 19 Mar 2022 16:57
by Vellakare
This 100 Franc must rank as one of the most elegant European Banknotes ever designed.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 08 May 2022 20:14
by DOC
The attached 100 livres note was issued in Lebanon by ‘Bank de Syrie et Grand Liban’ in 1945. These intricately engraved notes acquired the nickname ‘carpet notes’ due to their distinctive design.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 01 Aug 2022 09:34
by callahiljo
I once gave a talk to a local numismatic society on my 10 favourite banknotes. There were 53 slides! I ended up showing the back of every Ploughman and all the Lady Lavery designs - with all 7 of the River Gods on the back.

Here are a couple of Scottish and English additions to this thread, both designs by William Lizars, the Edinburgh engraver and printer. First comes a proof of his design for Backhouse's Sunderland Bank then a higher denomination Caledonian Bank note, also a proof.

I could add many more Scottish notes but will select just one more - a sumptuous Waterlow design for the National Bank of Scotland.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 21 Aug 2022 19:17
by DOC
Some beautiful designs there.

Here is a striking example of a $100 Mercantile Bank Hong Kong Specimen note from 1958.

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 24 Sep 2022 16:22
by Jenny007
This is one of my favorite icon banknotes collected over the years … such a great story around how the artist secretly weaved the message in the tree design !!

Re: The world's most attractive banknotes

Posted: 31 Dec 2022 15:55
by DOC
Here is a beautifully designed 10 Shillings note of The East African Currency Board featuring Victoria Falls and portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This unique trial design from 1954 was never adopted.