Brazil 1000 Cruzados 1986-1988 UNC Front Design: Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK) (September 12, 1902 – August 22, 1976) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Electric Power Station Back Design: Old and new buildings
Guatemala 1 Quetz Polymer 20-12-2006 UNC Front Design: General Jose Maria Orellana, President in 1921-1926 Back Design: Placa de Leyden, Banco de Guatemala, Ara de Tikal
Cuba 1 Peso 2002 UNC Front Design: Jose Marti January 28, 1853–May 19, 1895 Back Design: Casa Natal De Jose Marti
José Martí is a poet, writer, nationalist leader. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century. Martí was the elder brother to seven sisters: Leonor, Mariana, Maria de Carmen, Maria de Pilar, Rita Amelia, Antonia and Dolores. His father worked as a prison guard in Santa Clara. Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramesses II: one of four external seated statues at Abu Simbel Al-Azhar, photo of the old Mosque. Cairo, Egypt Egypt 50 Piastres 07.06.1995 (1995 - 2002) UNC Front Design: Al-Azhar Mosque Back Design: Statue of Ramsis II (Ramses II), multi-colored ornamental, band and a collection of lotus flowers and the sun boat, Pharaonic cartouche, left: drawing taken from the facade of a Pharaonic temple. The Mosque of Abu Haggag is a mosque located in the Egyptian city of Luxor. Specifically, it stands atop the ruins of Luxor Temple, an Ancient Egyptian centre of worship dating back to the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC. Although its positioning atop the pharaonic columns seems both precarious and invasive, the Mosque of Abu Haggag (or Abu l-Haggag) must be seen as more than just a coincidental intruder. First, when the mosque was built, large parts of the temple was covered with earth. Secondly, it is not uncommon for a religious kinship between ancient Egyptian cult places and the local version of popular Islam to be recreated. At least, when the pharaonic temple was unearthed in the late 19th century, locals fiercely resisted any attempt to tear down the mosque. For them, the geographical position was important, and a new mosque also dedicated to Abu Haggag has never become very popular.
Abu Haggag was a Sufi shaykh, born in Baghdad, but he spent the latter half of his 90years in Luxor. He died here in 1243, but it is believed that the minaret is older than him, dating back to the 11th century. The mosque itself has been rebuilt many times, and completely in the 19th century. Abu Haggag is Luxor's main saint, and his mosque is the core of local religious activities. Locals believe that his mosque is a particularly important religious spot, full of baraka, divine blessing.
Egypt 5 Piastres 1940 UNC Front Design: Queen Nefertiti Nefertiti is a great royal wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Only believed in one god where else she and her husband egypt's religious from polytheistic to a monotheistic. For her long swan like neck and beauty she was know throughout Egypt. Back Design: Guilloches
Egypt, capital cairo and population of 68,470,00 one of the world's greatest early civilizations, arose in northern Africa 5,000 years ago. In the seventh century the Arabs conquered northern Africa and converted its people to Islam. The piastre was the currency of Egypt until 1834. The piastre was based on the Turkish kuruş, introduced while Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire. As in Turkey, debasement lead to the piastre falling significantly in value. In 1834, the pound, or gineih (Arabic) was introduced as the chief unit of currency, worth 100 piastre. The piastre continues in use to the present day as a subdivision of the pound.