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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Chile 1000 Pesos

Chile 1000 Pesos 2000 VF
Front: Ignacio Carrera Pinto
Back: "CHILE A SUS HÉROES" ("Chile, to its heroes")

When the War of the Pacific, between Chile, on one side, and Peru and Bolivia on the other, started in 1879, Carrera Pinto enrolled in the "Esmeralda" battalion. During the next years, and as a consequence of his personal merits, he was promoted rapidly. In 1881, he became lieutenant and, in 1882, captain. He participated in the Lima Campaign and in the Sierra Campaign, during which he was killed in the Battle of La Concepción. Read more

Ignacio Carrera Pinto and the Héroes de la Concepción

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Canada 10 Dollar

Front: Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Back: Warfare and remembrance; this is accompanied by the first verse of John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields"

first Prime Minister of Canada and the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation. Macdonald's tenure in office spanned 18 years, making him the second longest serving Prime Minister of Canada. He won praise for having helped forge a nation of sprawling geographic size, with two diverse European colonial origins, numerous Aboriginal nations, and a multiplicity of cultural backgrounds and political views.

A few months after he opened his first law office in 1835, Macdonald moved with his parents and sisters to this two-and-a-half-storey stone house on Kingston's Rideau Street.
Library and Archives Canada.

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Canada

Canada 5 Dollar 2001-2004 UNC
Front: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Back: Children at play

Laurier in 1869

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911.

He is well known for his policies of conciliation, expanding Confederation, and compromise between French and English Canada. His vision for Canada was a land of individual liberty and decentralized federalism. He also argued for an English-French partnership in Canada. Laurier was also well regarded for his efforts to establish Canada as an autonomous country within the British Empire, though he supported the continuation of the British Empire if it was based on "absolute liberty political and commercial".

Laurier is the fourth-longest serving Prime Minister of Canada, Laurier also holds the record for the most consecutive federal elections won and his 15 year tenure remains the longest unbroken term of office among Prime Ministers. In addition, his nearly 45 years (1874–1919) of service in the House of Commons is an all-time record for that house. Finally, at 31 years, 8 months, Laurier was the longest-serving leader of a major Canadian political party, surpassing King by over two years. Laurier's portrait is displayed on the Canadian five-dollar bill. Read more

Canada 2 Dollar Series/Bird

Canada 2 Dollar 1986 UNC
Front: Queen Elizabeth II
Back: Robins

Myanmar 50Pyas

Myanmar 50 Pyas 1994 UNC
Musical string instrument

Monday, January 17, 2011

Indochine 20 Cent 1942

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Russia 1 Ruble 1947

Arms of large Soviet Union; Hammer & sickle

1917 Imperial GERMAN 5 Mark

Germany 5 Mark 1917 P
Front: Girl with flowers in her hair

Monday, December 27, 2010

French West Africa 25 Francs 1953

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

Sunday, December 26, 2010

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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Friday, December 24, 2010

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''