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Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 497 Posts	Posted 10/25/2011 07:19 am I recently bought 6 of these, described as 'old arabic banknotes'. All are around the same size (235mm x 85mm), with approximately the same design. To my eye, the writing doesn't look arabic, and doesn't really seem much like a banknote! The paper is quite course, and the do look like they have some age. Does anyone have any idea on these? 3 of them photoed below. Thanks! www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 10/25/2011 10:33 am It's not Arabic, and probably not banknotes. The script is Tibetan. Tibetan banknotes are generally more colourful than this, so I suspect these are not monetary objects. Rather, these are pages of Tibetan Buddhist manuscript, I believe; this blog shows several woodblock-printed manuscript pages of similar five-line style. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 497 Posts	Posted 10/25/2011 10:58 am Brilliant, Thanks Sap that basically clears that up. I'll take a look into Tibetan Buddhist manuscripts I guess! www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff
Unique Antique Gallery New Member United Arab Emirates 13 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 03:39 am Yes, for sure it's not arabic. It's somekind of an asian inscription. Report this Post to the Staff
Unique Antique Gallery New Member United Arab Emirates 13 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 03:39 am The paperwork looks like as if it's ancient Budhist or chinese. Report this Post to the Staff
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