French West Africa 25 Francs 1953

French West Africa 25 Francs 1953 P
Front:African women
Back: Man with bull

Angola 100 Escudos 1972

Angola 100 Escudos 1972 UNC
Front: Marechal Carmona
Back: Elaeis Guineensis

Carmona was a republican and a freemason and was a quick aderent to the proclamation of the republic, at 5 October 1910. He was however never a sympathizer of the democratic form of government and like he later would confess in a interview to António Ferro, he only voted for the first time at the National Plebiscite, in 1933. During the I Republic he was briefly War Minister in the Ministry of António Ginestal Machado in 1923. Unlike the popular marshall Gomes da Costa, Carmona had not fought in World War I. In January 1914 he married Maria do Carmo Ferreira da Silva (Chaves, 28 September 1878 - 13 March 1956), daughter of Germano da Silva and wife Engrácia de Jesus. With this marriage he legitimized their three children.

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Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Listed Under UNESCO World Heritage Site

Zambia 100 Kwacha 2003 UNC
Front: African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Back: Water buffalo, Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya

The falls are some of the largest in the world. The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders) is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

‘The Smoke that Thunders’, rainy season, 1972

and dry season, September 2003

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Zambia 5 Kwacha

Zambia 5 Kwacha 1980-1988 UNC
Front: President K. Kaunda
Back: Kariba Dam

The Kariba Dam is a hydroelectric dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the largest dams in the world.

Afghanistan 10000 Afghanis 1993

Afghanistan 10000 Afghanis 1993 UNC
Front: Mosque
Back: Gateways

Brazil 5 Cruzeiros 1961-1962

Brazil 5 Cruzeiros 1961-1962 VG
Front: Man sailing
Back: Victoria Regia flower

A woman standing on a leaf of Victoria cruziana in the lily pond in front of the Linnaean House of the Missouri Botanical Garden. A wooden plank and a towel is placed on the pad to prevent damage to the plant.

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At once the angel was joined by huge angelic choir
singing God's praise:
"Glory to God in the heavenly heights,
Peace to all men and woman on earth who please him,''
Luke 2:13-14
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''A WONDERFUL & JOYOUS CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE''

North Korea

North Korea 5 Won 2002 UNC
Front: Students
Back: Water Dam

Congo

Congo 100 Francs 2007 UNC

Belarus

Belarus 20 Rublei 2000 UNC
Front: National Bank of Belarus
Back: Interior of the National Bank

Ukraine

Front: Yaroslav The Wise
Back: St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev

Ukraine

Ukraine 1 Hryvnia 2006
Front: Vladimir the Great
Back: Volodimir town in Kiev

Malawi

Malawi 5 Kwancha 2005 UNC
Front: John Chilembwe

3rd Series - Ship Series (1984 - 1999)

Most expensive purchase...S$89

Singapore 50 Dollar Shipseries 1985 UNC
Front: Coster Vessel
Back: Benjamin Sheares Bridge

New Zealand

New Zealand 5 Dollar VF 1992
Front: Hillary
Back: Mt. Everest; penguin

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008), was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school, making his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the RNZAF as a navigator during World War II. Before the successful expedition in 1953 to Everest, he had been part of a reconnaissance expedition to the mountain in 1951 and an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the South Pole overland in 1958. He would later also travel to the North Pole.

Following his ascent of Everest he devoted much of his life to helping the Sherpa people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust, which he founded. Through his efforts many schools and hospitals were built in this remote region of Nepal. Read more

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Ceylon 1 Rupee 1951

Ceylon 1 Rupee 1951 G
Front: KING GEO VI
Back: Anuradhapuram

Brunei

Brunei 50 Dollar 1989 VF
Front: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Back: Mosque

Taiwan

Taiwan 500 Yuan 1981 P
Front: Chiang Kai-Shek
Back: Chung-Shan Hall

Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Chiang Chung-cheng, was born on October 31, 1887, at Hsikow Township, Fenghua County, Chekiang Province.


In 1965, President Chiang Kai-Shek planned to build an international level monument, in order to commemorate the founding father Dr. Sun Yat-Sen and the long standing Chinese culture. Therefore, officials, scholars, and experts were gathered as a committee to execute the proposal. After several researches and consultations, the site was chosen to be on Mount Yangming, the start of mountains in Taiwan.
The architect Hsiou Tse-Lan designed the Chung-Shan Hall after she carefully listened to Chiang and the first lady's idea. Because the site is in sulfur area, and base is soft, and the machineries were not very advanced, the tasks became extra difficult. However, with the enthusiasm and patriotism of all the personnel, the Hall was completed from 10/2 1965 to 11/6 1966. The 1 year construction duration of this magnificent monument even marks the record.

The site occupies 18129 square metres, and the hall itself take 13583 square metres. The Hall is based on imperial style, and the roof is covered by green glazed glass tiles.
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Lebonan

Lebonan 100 Livres 1988 UNC
Front: Palais Beit Eddin, Lebanon

The Beit Eddin palace complex, Lebanon's best example of early 19th century Lebanese architecture, was built over a thirty year period by Emir Bechir El-Chehab II, who ruled Mount Lebanon for more than half a century.
With its arcades, galleries and rooms decorated by artists from Lebanon, Damascus and Italy, this building is considered a model of eastern architecture.
It has decorated ceiling, colorful mosaic floors, luxurious Ottoman baths, numerous glass-studded cupolas, harem suites overlooking the wonderful valley of Deir El-Qamar, a guest house in which the French poet Lamartine once dwelt, water jets and wonderful colonnades.
Today the palace houses a museum of feudal weapons, costumes and jewelry as well as an archaeological museum and a museum of Byzantine Mosaics.

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Germany

Germany 20 Mark 1918 VF

Reichsbanknote

Germany 1000 Mark 1922 VF

Notgeld

Notgeld