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| 25 Sudanese Piastres |
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| Currency of Sudan 25 Piastres |
Obverse: Sudanese soldiers, with the savannah in the background.
Reverse: Camel Postman.
Sudan 25 Piastres Specimen Banknote, 1956
Obverse: Sudanese soldiers, with the savannah in the background.
Reverse: Camel Postman.
Sudan money 5 Pounds Specimen banknote, 1956
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| 5 Sudanese Pounds |
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| Currency of Sudan 5 Pounds |
Sudan currency 10 Pounds, 1956
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| 10 Sudanese Pounds |
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| Currency of Sudan 10 Pounds |
Obverse: Gordon College, which is part of Khartoum University.
Reverse: Camel Postman.
The back of all denominations carry an illustration of the ‘Camel Postman’. This illustration is based on a drawing made by Captain (later Colonel) E. A. Stanton in 1897 at the request of Sir Herbert (later Lord) Kitchener. Sir Herbert was seeking a design for the first series of postage stamps to be issued in the Sudan (which was then using Egyptian stamps). The illustration was adapted by Thomas De La Rue & Company and appeared on the first Sudanese postage stamps issued in 1898. The image was used on many subsequent issues of postage stamps and, many years later, on the Sudanese coins introduced after independence.
The idea for the illustration came to Capt. Stanton when the mail was delivered to his regiment by camel instead of by the usual steamer. To assist him in completing the illustration, Capt. Stanton persuaded the Sheikh of the Howawir tribe to don his war-dress and sit atop his camel, which carried four sacks filled with chopped straw. The finished drawing had the names of the two major towns in the Sudan, Khartoum and Berber, written on the ‘mail’ sacks, along with a crescent moon and star. While these small details were transferred to the illustrations on the stamps, they did not appear on the sacks in the illustration on the banknotes.
Sweden paper money 50 Kronor banknote, Jenny Lind.
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| 50 Swedish Kroner |
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| 50 Swedish Kroner banknote |
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Obverse: Portrait of singer Jenny Lind (1820-1887) she was known as the Swedish nightingale and was Sweden's first and perhaps greatest singer of international repute. Jenny Lind was a skilled coloratura soprano with a wide vocal range, and was appointed court singer and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
To the right of the portrait is Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz' drawing of the old Stockholm opera house, which was demolished in 1892. This is where Jenny Lind made her last appearance in Sweden, in 1848. The notes in the background are a passage from Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma.
The music theme on the banknote recurs in the micro lettering to the right of the drawing of the opera house, in the form of a quotation from the composer Arnold Schoenberg on the importance of music: "Musik överbringar ett profetiskt budskap, vilket uppenbarar en högre livsform som mänskligheten utvecklar sig i riktining mot. Och det är på grund av detta budskap som musik appellerar till människor av alla raser och nationaliteter." (Music conveys a prophetical message, which reveals a higher life form towards which humanity is developing. And it is because of this message that music appeals to people of all races and nationalities.).
On the reverse of the note is a picture of a silver harp, its tonal range and an excerpt from the score of Sven-David Sandström's Pictures for Percussion and Orchestra. The background is comprised of a stylised Swedish landscape.
Swedish banknotes 500 kronor note, King Carl XI of Sweden.
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| 500 Swedish Kroner |
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| 500 Swedish Kroner banknote |
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Obverse: Portrait of Karl XI, King of Sweden 1672-1697. The portrait is taken from David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl's painting of 1682 depicting Karl XI at the battle of Lund 1676. The picture on the note is reversed so that the king's face is turned towards the centre of the note. It was during Karl XI's early reign, before he came of age, that what is now known as Sveriges Riksbank was founded, in 1668. Behind the royal portrait you can glimpse the first Riksbank building, which still stands at Järntorget in Stockholm.
The reverse of the note shows a drawing of Christopher Polhem, the father of Swedish engineering. When he submitted his first proposals for technical improvements in Swedish industry in the 1690s, he received Karl XI's whole-hearted support. Karl XI and Christopher Polhem were prominent figures in Sweden's administrative and technological renewal 300 years ago. During 20 years of peace Karl XI put Sweden's finances in order and reformed the government of the kingdom.
Behind the portrait can be seen the large gear wheel from Polhem's industrial plant at Stjärnsund in Dalarna. Within the wheel are some mathematical calculations taken from one of Polhem's notebooks. At the far left of the note is Falu copper mine, with one of Polhem's ore hauling plants.
Sweden banknotes 100 Kronor note, King Gustav II Adolf & Royal Warship Vasa.
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| 100 Swedish Kroner, King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden |
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| 100 Swedish Kroner banknote |
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Obverse: Portrait of Gustav II Adolf in profile.
Reverse: Engraving of the Swedish Royal Warship Vasa (or Wasa).
Sweden currency 5 Kronor banknote, King Gustav Vasa & Svea.
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| 5 Swedish Kroner |
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| 5 Swedish Kroner banknote |
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Obverse: Engraving of "Mother Svea", seated, on the right side.
Reverse: Portrait of Gustav I, King of Sweden. Red fibres inserted on the left side.
Zambia banknotes 5 Pounds banknote of 1964.
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| Zambia banknotes £5 Zambian pounds note |
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| Zambia banknotes £5 Zambian pounds banknote |
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Obverse: Wildebeest at right.
Reverse: Victoria Falls of Zambezi.
Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.
The Zambian pound replaced the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound at par. It was pegged to the British pound at par and was replaced by the kwacha at a rate of 2 kwacha = 1 pound or 1 kwacha = 10 shillings.
Zambia banknotes 1 Pound note of 1964.
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| Zambian banknotes Zambian pound |
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| Zambian pound banknote |
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Obverse: Black-cheeked Lovebird at right.
Reverse: Mining tower and conveyor.
Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.
The Zambian pound was the currency in Zambia from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.
Israel currency 5 Lirot or Five Israeli Pounds note of 1958.
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| 5 Israeli Pound banknote |
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| Israel currency 5 Pound banknote |
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Obverse: Labourer holding a sledge-hammer against a background of an industrial plant; the denomination "Five Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Reverse: Roaring lion depicted on an ancient Hebrew seal found at Megiddo; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
Watermark: The face of the labourer.
Security thread: On the left-hand side of the note.
Size: 140 X 78 mm.
Dominant colour: Brown.
Colour of numbering: Black.
Signatures: Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council J.E. Nebenzahl.
Design: Shamir Brothers, Jacob Zim.
Year: 1958
Date of issue: October 15, 1959.
Ceased to be legal tender: March 31, 1984.
Israel banknotes 1/2 Israeli Pound banknote, Pioneer-woman soldier.
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| 1/2 ISRAELI POUND |
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| 1/2 Israeli Pound banknote |
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Obverse: Pioneer-woman soldier holding a basket of oranges against a background of fields; the denomination "1/2 Israeli Pound" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Reverse: Tomb of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
Watermark: The face of the woman soldier.
Security thread: On the left-hand side of the note.
Size: 130 X 72 mm.
Dominant colour: Green.
Colour of numbering: Black.
Signatures: Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council J.E. Nebenzahl.
Design: Shamir Brothers, Jacob Zim.
Year: 1958
Date of issue: October 15, 1959.
Ceased to be legal tender: March 31, 1984.
Israel banknotes 500 Pruta banknote of 1955.
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| Bank of Israel 500 Pruta |
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| Israel 500 Pruta banknote |
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Obverse: Ruins of an ancient synagogue at Bir'am in Upper Galilee; the denomination "500 Pruta" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Reverse: An abstract design; the denomination "500 Pruta" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Watermark: Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of cyclamen.
Signatures: Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Size: 130 X 72 mm.
Dominant colour: Red.
Colour of numbering: Black.
Design: Thomas de la Rue and Co., London.
Date of issue: August 4, 1955.
Ceased to be legal tender: March 31, 1984.
Israeli banknotes Ten Israel Pounds note, Bank Leumi Le-Israel.
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| 10 Pound note issued by the Bank Leumi Le-Israel |
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| 10 Pounds banknote issued by the Bank Leumi Le-Israel |
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Obverse: Guilloches; the denomination "Ten Israel Pounds" and "Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M." in Hebrew.
Reverse: Guilloches; the denomination " Ten Israel Pounds" and "Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M." in Arabic and English.
Design: American Banknote Co., New York.
Date of issue: June 9, 1952.
Ceased to be legal tender: February 7, 1961.
Israel banknotes Fifty Palestine Pounds note, Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited 1948-51.
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| 50 Pounds banknote issued by the Anglo Palestine Bank |
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| 50 Pound note issued by the Anglo Palestine Bank |
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Obverse: Guilloches; the denomination "Fifty Palestine Pounds" and "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" in Hebrew and English.
Reverse: Guilloches; the denomination "Fifty Palestine Pounds" and "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" in Arabic and English.
Size: 159 X 84 mm.
Dominant colour: Violet.
Colour of numbering: Red.
Signatures: S. Hoofien, A. Barth.
Design: American Banknote Co., New York.
Date of issue: August 18, 1948.
Ceased to be legal tender: June 23, 1952.
The British Mandate of Palestine, which administered the territory now known as Israel, Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza prior to May 15, 1948, issued the Palestinian pound, a currency equal in value and pegged to the UK Pound, which was divided into 1000 Mils. Banknotes in circulation were issued by the Palestine Currency Board, which was subject to the British Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Israel inherited the Palestinian pound but, shortly after the establishment of the state, new banknotes were issued by the London-based Anglo-Palestine bank of the Zionist movement. A second series of banknotes was issued after the Anglo-Palestine Bank moved its headquarters to Tel Aviv and changed its name to Bank Leumi (Hebrew: בנק לאומי "National Bank"). The pegging to the UK Pound was abolished on January 1, 1954, and in 1960, the sub-division of the lira was changed from 1000 prutot to 100 agorot.
Israel banknotes One Palestine Pound note, Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited 1948-51.
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| one Pound banknote issued by the Anglo Palestine Bank |
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| one Pound note issued by the Anglo Palestine Bank |
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Obverse: Guilloches; the denomination "One Palestine Pound" and "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" in Hebrew and English.
Reverse: Guilloches; the denomination "One Palestine Pound" and "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" in Arabic and English.
Signatures: S. Hoofien, A. Barth.
Design: American Banknote Co., New York.
Date of issue: August 18, 1948.
Ceased to be legal tender: June 23, 1952.
Colour of numbering: Red.
Dominant colour: Blue-green
Size: 100 X 75 mm.
Israel banknotes Ten Palestine Pounds note, Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited 1948-51.
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| 10 Pound note issued by the Anglo Palestine Bank |
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| 10 Pounds banknote issued by the Anglo Palestine Bank |
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Obverse: Guilloches; the denomination "Ten Palestine Pounds" and "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" in Hebrew and English.
Reverse: Guilloches; the denomination "Ten Palestine Pounds" and "The Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited" in Arabic and English.
Size: 150 X 80 mm.
Dominant colour: Red.
Colour of numbering: Black.
Signatures: S. Hoofien, A. Barth.
Design: American Banknote Co., New York.
Date of issue: August 18, 1948.
Ceased to be legal tender: June 23, 1952.
Palestine banknotes One Palestine Pound note of 1944, Palestine Currency Board.
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| One Palestine Pound |
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| Palestine Currency Board currency - One Palestine Pound |
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Obverse: Dome of the Rock - shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Reverse: Citadel and Tower of David.
Printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London.