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Thanks, guys! Nice notes NumisRob, walk2dwater and SchwarzerEinser! @SchwarzerEinser, I have an example of that 10 gulden note (P-59) which is dated 5-January-1943, but unfortunately mine isn't in nearly as nice condition as your beautful example! Here's a 50 cent note from the Dutch Indies (Netherlands East Indies), P-110. It features a portrait of Queen Wilhelmina on the face.  |
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Here's a 50 cent note from the Dutch Indies (Netherlands East Indies), P-110. It features a portrait of Queen Wilhelmina on the face. Very nice!  |
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More great notes walk2dwater, hokiefan and SchwarzerEinser!  1942 - France 50 Francs:   The front of the note shows Jacques Coeur, a 15th-century French merchant, banker and councillor, in front of his house in Bourges, which still stands today. On the back is a view of Bourges city and cathedral with a woman spinning thread in the foreground. The white heart-shaped space is a pun on Jacques Coeur's surname, which means 'Heart'. It is where the watermark can be found when you hold the note up to the light. |
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Really nice notes guys! Quote:
Really beautiful notes being shown here. It's interesting how this thread has gradually drifted toward the Netherlands and France TBH: I really wanted to start picking up more French notes (like the 1943 example I posted yesterday) but it has been difficult getting them in the grade I want. Here's an interesting ND overprint of a 1918 2/- note from Malta. It is a little One Shilling P-15:   https://en.numista.com/233086After I got this note, I read up on the Siege of Malta campaign to wipe out the Maltese people (who fled into caves & the countryside) in order to survive. It was fortunate that they were so resilient as the Allies & troops landed on the island & planned their strategies for the recapturing of nearby Italy. It is hard to imagine that it took the allies 2 years to come to their rescue (& these notes were part of their aid deal). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege...orld_War_II)Edited by walk2dwater
02/27/2026 08:28 am
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Wonderful examples! |
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Very interesting notes NumisRob, SchwarzerEinser and walk2dwater!
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Fantastic banknotes, everyone!  Sorry I've been AWOL. I've been dealing with some persistent health issues.  I have a few examples for 1942, including an Algeria 100 Francs P-85. This banknote has seen better days, but the reverse vignette is still beautiful.   |
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Up next is a 1942 Germany 5 Reichsmark P-186a(2). The obverse features an allegorical youth's head, while the reverse shows a lion monument in front of the Braunschweig cathedral.   |
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Lastly, I had a ND (1942) Philippines 5 Centavos P-103a issued by the Japanese Government. The note is small and plain, like board game money.   |
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Nice notes, CollegeBarbers!
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Here is a well-worn 10 Guilder note from Japan-occupied, Dutch East Indies that dates to 1942:   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Some great historical banknotes from 1942 guys! Welcome back CB! Hope all is better these days! Here's my 1941 P-36b 10 Gulden note from the Netherlands:   Painting "Shepherdess" (1633) by Paulus J. Moreelse at right:  https://en.numista.com/205981and from France, my P-94 100 Francs "Sully" note:   https://en.numista.com/206018It took me ages to get this note b/c I know they're plentiful & originally wanted a graded example but found them all overpriced, so I finally got this ungraded one. |
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Beautiful examples, walk2dwater, and a very interesting Japanese occupation note, Spence.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 |
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Thx @hok. Here is another well-loved note, this time from 1941 Tunisia (issued by the Bank of Algeria):   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Posted 02/26/2026 3:14 pm
not exactly stunning from a design standpoint, but interesting to me because it's rare to be able to read the inscription on a Ukrainian banknote in German:
