Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Total Countries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Have collected banknotes from 111 countries

Mexico


Mexico 500 Pesos 1984 VG
Front: Francisco Ignacio Madero González (30/10/1873 - 22/02/1913)
Back: Aztec Calendar Sun Stone

Francisco Ignacio Madero González was a politician, writer and revolutionary who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. As a respectable upper-class politician he supplied a center around which opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz could coalesce. However, once Díaz was deposed, the Mexican Revolution quickly spun out of Madero's control. He was deposed and executed by the Porfirista military and his aides that he neglected to replace with revolutionary supporters. His assassination was followed by the most violent period of the revolution (1913-1917) until the Constitution of 1917 and revolutionary president Venustiano Carranza achieved some degree of stability.

Mexica Sun Stone
The Aztec calendar stone, Mexica sun stone, or Stone of the Sun (Spanish: Piedra del Sol), is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on December 17, 1790.
Measuring about 3.6 metres (12 ft) in diameter, 1.22 metres (4 ft) in thickness and weighing 24 tonnes,[2] the original basalt version is presently on display at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park. It is often informally considered to be one of the national symbols of Mexico. This basalt sculpture is a representation of the Aztec calendar.
Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mexico



Mexico 1000 Pesos 1984 VG
Front: Scholar, poet, nun and writer Juana de Asbaje
Back: Plaza de Santo Domingo in Mexico City


Sor Juana was born (November 12, 1651. Some biographers record her birth year as [1648,] – April 17, 1695).
She was known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and also by her full name: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz de Asbaje (or Asuaje) y Ramírez de Santillana.
Sor Juana was a self-taught Novohispana scholar, nun, poet, and a writer of the Baroque school. Though she lived in a colonial era when Mexico was part of the Spanish empire, she is considered a Mexican writer, and a precursor to later Mexican literature.
Interesting to read: The Imperfect Sex: Why Is Sor Juana Not a Saint?
by Jorge Majfud


Facade of the Church of Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo in Mexico City refers to the Church of Santo Domingo and its Plaza, also called Santo Domingo. Both are located three blocks north of the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral following Republica de Brasil Street with Belisario Dominguez Street separating the two. Officially known as the Señor de la Expiración Chapel,[2] the church is located on the north side of Belisario Dominguez and faces the plaza. It is all that is left from the first monastery to be established in New Spain.
Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Laos



Front Design: King Savang Vatthana born on 13-11-1907 for King Sisavang Vong and Queen Kham-Oun I. At the age of 10 he study in France. On 7-8-1930 he married to Queen Khamphoui and had six children....was the 13th King of Laos, reigned 1959-1975. In August 1959, he became Regent of Laos , and assumed the throne on November 1., Temple
Back Design: Canoe competition. This festival Boun Xuang Heua ( Boats racing ) normally held during from October- November.

Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic Banknotes
Laos 1 Kip 1980 UNC
Front: Scene of the Lao military unit formed up of various ethnic groups in Laos.
Back: Scene of the school children in the classroom

Laos

Laos 5 Kip 1980 UNC
Front: Scene of the government shop.
Back: Scene of the elephants are used extensively in rural industry especially for logging.

Laos

Laos 10 Kip 1980 UNC
Front: Scene of the wood logging factory
Back: Scene of the nurse with mother and child

Laos

Laos 20 Kip 1980 UNC
Front: Scene of Lao troops with a tank and a speed boat patrolling the Mekong river's bank which is the frontier of Laos and Thailand
Back: Scene of the textile mill in Laos

Laos

Laos 50 Kip 1980 UNC
Front: Scene of the farmers traditionally ploughing the rice field and transplanting the rice seedlings in the watered paddies.
Back: View of Nam Ngum Dam, the hydro-electic power-station located about 80 Km north of Vientiane the capital of Laos.

Laos

Laos 100 Kip 1980 UNC
Front: Scene of the traditional rice harvest contrasted with the scene of mechanized harvest using machines to cut the rice plants and to sift the rice.
Back: View of a bridge and a soldier guarding a factory

Laos



Laos 500 Kip 1988 UNC
Front: Variety of scenes of the mechanized agriculture activities in Laos representing a hydro-electric irrigation Dam, organized co-operative farming using ploughing tractors to cultivate the terraced field.
Back: Scenes of the coffee harvest in Boliven Plateau in southern Laos

Laos

Laos 1000 Kip 2003 UNC
Front: Portrait of Lao women in traditional costumes the first woman represent from Lao Soung (Mountaintops), second from LaoLoum (Lowlands) and third from Lao Theung (Hills). and Pha That Luang
Back: Scenes of the animal husbandry contain numerous head of cattle grazing.

Indonesia





Withdrawal 31 December 2008
Indonesia 20000 Rupiah 1998 VG
Front: Ki Hadjar Dewantara, Hindu Ganesh Statue
Back: Children in Classroom

Ki Hajar Dewantara (2 May 1889 - 28 April 1959), born Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat in Yogyakarta, was a pioneer in the field of education in Indonesia.

Ki Hadjar Dewantara studied at ELS (European Lagere School), then he continued his studies at Kweekschool (Teacher School) and Stovia (Javanese Doctor's School)

In 1949, he was chosen for Minister of Education and Culture.

The 2nd of May is Indonesia's 'National Education Day', named in his honour.

He built 'Taman Siswa' for the people of Indonesia.

Information Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ecuador



Ecuador 10 Sucres 1986 VG
Front: Sebastian de Benalcazar(1479 or 1480 to 1551) was a Spanish conquistador.
Back: National Coat of Arms of Ecuador

He was born Sebastián Moyano in the province of Córdoba, Spain, in either 1479 or 1480. He took the name Belalcázar or Benalcázar as that was the name of the castle-town near to his birthplace in Córdoba. According to various sources, he may have left for the New World with Christopher Columbus as early as 1498, but Juan de Castellanos wrote that he killed a mule in 1507, and fled Spain for the West Indies due to fear of punishment, and as a chance to escape the poverty in which he lived.

Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Czechoslovakia



Withdrawal 7 February 1993
Czechoslovakia 100 Korun 1961 VG
Front: Couple
Back: View of Prague with the castle and the Charles Bridge


Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City.


Charles Bridge is a famous historical bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau), the Charles Bridge used to be the most important connection between the Old Town, Prague Castle and adjacent areas until 1841. Also this 'solid-land' connection made Prague important as a trade route between east and west Europe. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) or the Prague Bridge (Pražský most) but has been the "Charles Bridge" since 1870. The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700.

During the night Charles Bridge is a quiet place. But during the day it changes its face into a very busy place, with painters, owners of kiosks and other traders alongside numerous tourists crossing the bridge.

Charles Bridge during 1872 flood


Charles Bridge in 1903, note the horsecar tracks

Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

DISHONEST COLLECTOR

!!!!!BAD COLLECTOR!!!!!

I SEND MALAYSIA BANKNOTES RM 1 AND RM5(POLYMER)
HE SUPPOSE TO SEND ME MOROCCO BANKNOTES BUT SO FAR I NEVER RECEIVED ANY MAIL FROM HIM..I EMAIL HE REPLY VERY BUZY..BUT NOW TOTALLY NO REPLY FROM HIM AT ALL..MY BANKNOTES AND MY COVER ON HIS BLOG BUT NO REPLY FROM HIM!! BE CAREFULL!!


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Monday, June 15, 2009

Czechoslovakia


Czechoslovakia 10 Korun 1986 VG
Front: Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav (1849-1921),
Back: Orava mountains
Thanks to Goran, Croatia

Slovak poet, dramatist, translator and a member of the Czechoslovak parliament for a short time. His father was a poor squire and had his son work in the field. Hviezdoslav studied at grammar schools in Miskolc and Kežmarok. After his graduation in 1870, he continued at the Law Academy of Prešov , where in 1871 he participated at the preparation of the Almanach Napred ("Forward" Miscellany/Almanac), which marks the beginning of a new literary generation in Slovak literature.

Then he was an employee of the court at Dolný Kubín. Afterwards he was a lawyer by profession between 1875 and 1899 in Námestovo and then in Dolný Kubín again. In 1918 he was a member of the newly created Revolutionary National Assembly (provisional governing body, later parliament) in Prague, and from 1919-1920 served as its representative. In 1919 he was named leader of the re-established Matica slovenská(see below). In 1954, the Literary Museum of P. O. Hviezdoslav was established in Dolný Kubín. A festival of amateur reciters named Hviezdoslav's Kubín has been held there since.
Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Chile



Chile 5 Pesos 1958-59 UNC
Front: General, statesman and liberator of Chile Bernardo O'Higgins (August 20, 1778 - October 24, 1842)
Thanks to ALT DIAZ, Mexico

South American independence leader, was one of the commanders – together with José de San Martín – of the military forces that freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. Although he was the second Supreme Director of Chile (1817–23), O'Higgins was the first holder of this title to head a fully independent Chilean state. Bernardo O'Higgins was born in the Chilean city of Chillán in 1778, the illegitimate son of Ambrosio O'Higgins,[1] Marquis of Osorno, a Spanish officer born in County Sligo in Ireland, who became governor of Chile and later viceroy of Peru. His mother was Isabel Riquelme, a prominent local lady[1] - the daughter of Don Simón Riquelme y Goycolea, a member of the Chillán Cabildo, or council.

Information and Image Obtained From From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brunei


Brunei 1 Dollar 1996 UNC


Brunei 10 Dollar 1998 UNC

Brunei






Brunei 10 Dollar 1998 UNC
Front: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Simpur Gajah (Riverside Simpur)
Back: Rainforest Canopy


Brunei 1 Dollar 1996 UNC
Front: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Keladi Lanut(Purple Leafed Forest Yam)
Back: Rainforest Waterfall
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