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African banknotes were heavily used in commerce, and the tropical environment of many of the countries are two reasons the high grade older notes can be very scarce.
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Here's an inexpensive 1 Pound note from Nigeria (other denoms from this country/era are fairly tough/expensive): Quote:
Here's a Rwanda-Burundi 25 Francs. The series lasted for about 2 years. Nice examples!  |
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Nice examples! -Thanks jbuck! Quote:
African banknotes were heavily used in commerce, and the tropical environment of many of the countries are two reasons the high grade older notes can be very scarce. -I don't doubt it. I'm still surprised at how some notes are in such great shape & how little they cost. Whenever I get my hands on some cheap ones, I figure they must have been purchased (imported) by coin/banknote dealers years ago. Here's a cheap (reduced size) Republic of South Africa 1 Rand note (P-115b):   They're interesting series to collect since they exist in 2 language versions (English & Afrikaans) plus have 2 watermarks (Springbok & Van Riebeek). I'm sure the English versions (like mine) are more common than the Afrikaans version. |
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Here's a cheap (reduced size) Republic of South Africa 1 Rand note (P-115b): Very nice! |
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United States
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I like the African notes from the French Colonial period for the artistry - here is one of the same era as many that were posted in this thread but from and island north of South America in the Caribbean. Martinique P32 (1947-49) - I call it VG.   |
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joewobblie, a beautiful banknote. The French colonial currency is really distinguished by its unusual beauty.
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United States
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Wonderful example! |
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United States
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Here is one from the same French Colonial era from North Africa - Algeria, 1940.   |
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Really nice banknotes, @joewobblie! |
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Here is one from the same French Colonial era from North Africa - Algeria, 1940. Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's a beauty.  Keep em coming! |
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United States
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Here's an Africa note that meets the original theme of this post - expensive and not 'that old'. I like the obverse with the leopard. Italian Somaliland, P16, 1951, 5 Somali.   |
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Here's an Africa note that meets the original theme of this post - expensive and not 'that old'. I like the obverse with the leopard. Italian Somaliland, P16, 1951, 5 Somali. Great example! |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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joewobblie, great collection banknote.
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joewobblie, great collection banknote. +1 I've seen those graded go for a pretty penny. As I wrote earlier, any Italian __, French ___, German __ or British ___ former colony gets a lot of attention. Lots of collectors out there want an old classic note with the image of a leopard on it so the 5 Somali is a tough yet big hit.  |
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