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 Enjoyed eye balling that RSA 10 Rand 'Caletan.' I also liked the examples you added 'IGE' (some of them I have). Here's one I've wanted for a while & found at a reasonable price, a 5 Rupee P-30b from the tiny island nation of Mauritius. The islands are off the coast of Madagascar in the middle of the Indian Ocean. With a population of just over a million, these notes can be hard to source (esp in higher grades). This last series featuring QEII, which reminds me of the Seychelles series, started in 1967-68 for the (a) notes. They had a second print release (with new signatures) again from 1972-73 (b & example below). The majority of notes come from the last (C) version which were produced between 1973-1982. Watching for them, I saw about 3-4 times as many c version as a & b combined.   Fun fact, the previously thought "extinct" dodo bird was discovered on the islands & is featured on the coat of arms (below "Five Rupees") Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius
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08/29/2021 09:30 am
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Very nice!  |
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-thank 'jbuck' I have been searching for more notes from this tiny island nation & haven't seen a thing since. Here's another note with two boats from another tiny island nation, Fiji. It's from the back of their $5.00 (P-78a):   Edited by walk2dwater
10/24/2021 11:35 am
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Three vessels of various sizes in the same picture. Actually bought it for the train on the other side, but the "sea side" is nice too. China 1914, 1 yuan, Bank of Communications.   |
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Here's another note with two boats from another tiny island nation, Fiji. It's from the back of their $5.00 (P-78a): Quote:
China 1914, 1 yuan, Bank of Communications. Nice examples!
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This one isn't too bad either, can't see exactly how many ships and boats there are - 8, 9? Also bought because of the trains on the other side.  China 1941, 50 yuan, Bank of Communications.   |
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China 1941, 50 yuan, Bank of Communications. Very nice!
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Here is an old Irish note with a sailing ship in the distance on it.  |
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Excellent! |
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A nice flotilla of ships on this one!  |
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A nice flotilla of ships on this one! Looking good!
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This thread needs a "bump"  Here's a P-149 25 Colones from El Salvador featuring Christopher Columbus & a fleet of ships on the reverse:   |
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A worthy bump! |
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A worthy bump! -Thanks jbuck! The "Viking ship" on the back of this 1971 Isle of Man 50 New Pence has always drawn my eye, so had to pick one of these P-27's up for my personal collection:  
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The "Viking ship" on the back of this 1971 Isle of Man 50 New Pence has always drawn my eye, so had to pick one of these P-27's up for my personal collection: An attractive design!
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