Women On Banknotes

Here's an Algerian 1941 5 francs banknote, girl with kerchief, veiled woman with fruit at center right, wharf scene behind, and draped head of woman for a watermark.

Three women representing the three main ethnic groups of Laos: Lao Loum, Lao Sung and Lao Theung, 1000 Kip banknote issued by Laos in 1988:

In year 2008, a new 1000 Kip banknote was issued but it was withdrew from circulation after several days probably because it shows real women:

Hi,

Indeed, it is wired, but this is what I read and heard from several sources. In fact, Communist Laos (Lao PDR, 1975-now) never issued real photos of people on its banknotes. To be on the sure side, I added the word "probably" to my post.

This information I received from the late M. Fumagalli, Lao collector and dealer, in 2015:


What ever be the reason, I think it is a very beautiful banknote.

Nice examples and very interesting details, LaoPhil!

to the Community!

That is very interesting to see the note design in comparison to the source image.

I've got a few nice Reichsbanknotes to show off with some gorgeous examples of women on them. I'll start with a red seal 100 Mark Reichsbanknote 1908-Feb-07 P# 33b. Pretty sure it's been in this thread already but I'll have three notes in a row and this note has gorgeous artistry & colouring.

Next is a 21-April-1910 1000 Mark Reichsbanknote; green seal with more allegorical women. Some history:

Printed prior to World War I and used throughout the "War to End All Wars," these German 1,000 Mark Reichsbanknotes have an interesting American connection. The special hemp paper used to create them features a ribbed security feature created in the United States and used for U.S. notes printed prior to 1877! The inventor (J.M Wilcox & Co. of Philadelphia) then sold the process to the Reichsbank of Germany. Another interesting bit of history about Germany's 1910 series is that the red seal notes were printed through the end of the war, and the green seal notes were printed between 1918 and 1922!

- LaoPhil & you're not alone with this opinion. Most of these earlier versions are super popular right now & priced quite high for UNC versions.



-Great photos & background info! Very interesting/thanks for sharing.






-I hear you Diverdude as I've been on a German shopping spree lately myself. I gave the 100 Marks to a friend who recently retired.

I also really like that brown 1000 Marks (P-45) you posted but bought a couple other large sized notes plus this P-180 with the "Kreuz-Iris" printing (which has to be seen). These are from 1929-1936 once the Germans got hyperinflation back under control. Still haven't got my scanner working so the link will have to do:
http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/c.../GER0180.htm

Some of these early German notes are dark, drab ugly ducklings (IMO) but then there's others that are spectacular, big, gorgeous & intricately produced. It took me a while to warm up to them but now I'm a big fan (& they can still be purchased at fairly reasonable prices though the prices have increased dramatically compared to just a few years ago . unfortunately)