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Great examples! 
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Canada
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In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrating 70 yrs on the throne, who I'm guessing has her face on more banknotes & coins than any other woman or man in history, here's a 1975-79 Australian 1 dollar bill with a picture of the Queen which I was unfamiliar with.  
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Canada
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The Swedes have some beautiful banknotes with very flattering women featured. For your consideration, a 50 Kronor note with a portrait of the singer Jenny Lind (1820-1887), a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale", musical notes (scores) from Vincenzo Bellini's opera Noma, a drawing of Stockholm's old opera house, and a rose.  
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Moderator
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Excellent pair of notes! 
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Guatemalan 1 peso - ladies both sides  
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: Guatemalan 1 peso - ladies both sides Outstanding! 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That Guatemalan Peso is a beauty!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 . Really nice! @ColonialCoinsUK you don't see a design like that very often.
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United States
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Really love the vignette on this 1920 10 Pesos note from the Philippines .. got an added bonus as I didn't notice the rays behind her until I received it, they're really subtle so that was an unexpected extra :-) :-) 
Edited by Skippy Topaz 06/14/2022 12:47 am
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 United States
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Beautiful example! 
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Valued Member
Canada
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Valued Member
Canada
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I saw a Vichy France 100 Franc banknote quite a few pages back & thought a full line-up of denominations posted in a row would be good. These notes are from the southern section of France which after the fall of the country to the Germans was unoccupied until the Allies landed in North Africa. Descriptions from erafjel. First up, the 5 francs note with motifs based on works by the French painter Clement Serveau. The front shows a Pyrenean shepherd, the back a lady from the town of Agen in traditional clothing.  
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Canada
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The 10 francs note is based on works by the painter Lucien Jonas, showing a miner and a female farmer. This note is clearly inspired by the motto of Vichy France: Travail, Famille, Patrie ("Work, Family, Homeland").  
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Canada
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Canada
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The 50 francs note too is by Lucien Jonas. The front shows Jacques Cœur, the back a shepherdess.  
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