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South Africa
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It seems to me to be an unusual theme for a bank note. Usually governments depict constructive themes on their notes.   |
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United States
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Maybe it is a type of propaganda used by the regime of the time similar to the depictions on ancient Roman coinage. The 1970's in Angola and neighboring countries was a time of very unstable governments and tyranny ran rampant throughout that part of Africa more so than today. But that is just my thoughts on the matter
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Thailand
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Australia
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Banknotes were to used AS weapons by the Nazis in Operation Bernhard during WW2.
They forged white five pound notes, which they presumably intended to air drop over the British Isles.
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Canada
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Sel: That's a frightening weapon indeed.
Look at Mozambique's flag. It has an automatic rifle on it. I'm not surprised Cuba's banknote (from above) is depicted the way it is. I particularly like those Thai notes.
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Japan
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hmmm... "weapons on banknotes"...
aren't there arrows on US dollars)?
Edited by goodwin
04/16/2011 07:36 am
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Australia
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We have all heard of an 'air guitar'
That guy on the reverse of the 20 kwanzas looks like he is firing an
'air Vickers machine gun'!
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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Mozambique has a 50(i think, and cant remember the currency =s) note, on the back it has villagers with spears and a soldier training them, a second picture of them walking with uniform/guns, and a third where it looks like they're now trained soldiers. On the reverse is soldiers in regiments with tanks and tanks with huge rockets on the left and the right and middle. It also features the countries flag I believe, which is a scythe and an AK-47 crossed together in a sort of hammer/sickle style. I also remember North korea having similar soldier notes, and one with a statue with guns. An indian friend once told me some iraqi money had guns/soldiers on it but not sure how true that is.
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Canada
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Canada
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Here's another I got at the last coin show : North Korea 10 Won.  [  |
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Australia
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This notgeld series from Suhl, Germany has guns on it. Apparently this towns main industry was gun smithing.   |
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United States
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My favorites are this series from Cambodia:  These guys look like Boy Scouts in a staged photo  Nothing says sexy like a woman with an RPG.  Did someone mention a Vickers?  Downing a jet with small arms fire is a pretty good trick. |
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Canada
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I like those Cambodian notes, have to look into geting them.
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Germany
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