World (54) a mostly early 1900's mixed grade group most ranging in the average of Fine/VF to about UNC - UNC and consisting of various and exotic issues. Comprising examples from Russia (22) from various periods and regions as the Imperial examples (6) including the Scarce 100 Rubley Catherine II Pick 5c dated 1898 (1898-1912) signatures Konshin & Ivanov. 1 Ruble Pick 1d 1898 (1912) signature Shipov second cashier's signature unrecognizable by me. 3 Rubley Pick 9c 1905 (1912) signatures Shipov & Baryshev. 5 Rubley Pick 10b 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 10 Rubley Pick 11c 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bylinskiy. 25 Rubley Pick 12b 1909 (1912) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 100 Rubley Pick 13a 1910 (1909-12) signatures Konshin & Afanasev. And 500 Rubley Pick 14b 1912 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Metz. Provisional Government (3) 250 Rubley Pick 36 1917 signatures Shipove & Baryshev issued by the R.S.F.S.R. series ??-144.1000 Rubley Pick 37 1917 (1917-18) signatures Shipov & Sofronov series ?? 105222 issued by the R.S.F.S.R. And 1000 Rubley Pick 95 1918 signature Zhikharev series ??-045. South Russia State Bank (2) 1000 Rubley Pick S418c 1919 series ??-00093 and 5000 Rubley Pick S419d 1919 series ??-200, both with watermark mosaic. South Russia - High Command of the Armed Forces (4) 500 Rubley Pick S434 1920 series ??-011 along with 10000 Rubley Pick S425a 1919 printed on both sides variety (3) series ??-048, ??-086 and ??-020. Also 50 Kopek (2) Pick 31 ND 1915 and Pick S407 ND 1918. Soviet UnionLenin portrait 1937 examples (3) 1, 3 and 10 Chervontsev Pick 202, 203 and 205 respectively. Along with other countries examples as Italy (2) a RARE pair 500 Lire Pick 71 (Gigante BI 32A - R3) Seal Type Italia/ Monogram B-I 23rd August 1943. And 1000 Lire Pick 81a Seal Type Medusa / Monogram B-I 14th April 1948 signatures Eianudi & Urbini. South Africa1 RandPick 116a. Greece 1943-44 (4) including the highest, for its series, denomination 100.000.000.000 Drachmai Pick 135. Along with 50 Drachmai Pick 121. 25000000 Drachmai Pick 130b. And 100000 Drachmai Pick 125a. ChinaBank of Communications (5) consisting of 5 YuanPick 154 1935. Along with various 10 Yuan (3) including Pick 118q 1914 Shanghaioverprint, Pick 155 1935. And Pick 159 without overprint of place of issue (issued in Japanese controlled area) 1941 variety with serials on obverse and reverse. Also, a 100 YuanPick 120a 1st October 1914 place of issue - CHUNGKING. Romania (5) an interesting selection of the 1917 Ferdinand I First World War Emergency issues (5) very well preserved including 10 Bani Pick 69 (3) and 50 Bani Pick 71 (2). Sweden10 Kronor Commemorative 300th Anniversary of Sveriges Riksbank (1668-1968) Pick 56. FranceKingdom Assignat 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42a). Malta 1 ShillingGeorge VIPick 16 manuscript signature and title Cuschieri ND 1943. Bolivia 100 Bolivianos Pick 147 with conflict overprint. Canada 1 Dollar George Vi portrait Pick 58e signatures Coyne & Towers. Yugoslavia (7) including a denomination set of the 1944 Partisan issues (4) 1, 5, 10 and 20 Dinara Pick 48b, 49b, 50a and 51c respectively. Along with 50, 100 and 500 Dinara from the following 1946 issues Pick 64b, 65b and 66b respectively. And finally Mexico 1960's issues (3) including 1, 5 and 10 PesosPick 59j, 60h and 58j respectively.
Europe circa 1940's to modern (22) in mixed grades VG to UNC and comprising various issues from Cyprus (6) consisting of George VI portrait 3 PiastresPick 28a dated 18th June 1943 series A/1 342034. 500 MilsPick 42b dated 01.06.1974 series 1/33 031827. 1 Pounds (2) Pick 43b dated 01.05.1973 series H/63 003422 & 01.07.1975 series J/79 083058. 1 Pound Pick 60b dated 01.12.1998 series W527018. Along with the Scarcer Central Bank5 PoundsPick 44c dated 1st June 1974 serial number N/124 086770. Greece Local Banks Crete (Trapeze Kritis) 25 Drachmai Pick S153 dated 26th September 1915 FIRST series A001 number 290,341Germany. (5) consisting of a Bank Deutscher Lander (3) including a Reich banknote 100 ReichsmarkPick 190a Emergency issue - photo-mechanically produced (blurred printing), dated 24th June 1935 (1945) all these issues have an identical serial number T 7396475 and similar to Pick 183, these notes were printed few days before the end of the war by order of the bank and were to be printed by any means necessary locally if they had to so the banks used whatever supplies they had and ended up printing on paper used for the food ration cards, the notes did not have a long life in circulation. 5 Deutsche Mark 1948 series Pick 13i serial number 7T 138077 printer BDK without imprint. 1949 series (2) both dated 22nd August 1949 including 10 and 20 Deutsche Mark Pick 16a and 17a and serial numbers N5795169H and P5834987T respectively, both American Banknote Company printing without imprint. Democratic Republic Deutsche Notenbank 5 Mark der DDR dated 1964 series JJ 241008. Iceland Haskola (Haskoli) Islands fund raising ticket 1/4 hlutur I 5. flokki 1943 d. Italy 100,000 Lire Pick117b. Yugoslavia & Croatia (7) including Yugoslavia 50 Dinara (3) - Pick64a & Pick64b, 10 Dinara Pick50c (2) and Croatia (2) 200 Kuna colour trial notes for the 1993 issue one obverse and one reverse similar to Pick33. And an Austria 100 ShillingPick 150. An interesting and varied group
Eastern Europe 1920's to modern (19) an interesting collection of notes in various grades ranging from VG-Fine/VF-GVF to UNC and all different issuers, denominations and designs without duplication. Comprising Yugoslavia (11) including the Scarcer American printing early Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes 10 Dinara Pick 21 dated 1st November 1920 series AM366064. Scarce 1930's issues (2) including 10 Dinara Pick 35 dated 20th September 1939 series Г1168 206 and 20 Dinara Pick 30 dated 6th September 1936 series C1262 275, issued in 1941 only as a Serbian note. Along with Social Federal Republic issues (8) consisting of 50 Dinara Pick 101a dated 1st January 1990 series AA 1752499. 100 Dinara Pick 65a dated 1st May 1946 series БВ 395423 without security thread. 500 Dinara (2) including Pick 84a dated 1st August 1970 series DS 408815 without security thread and Pick 106a">Pick 106a dated 1st March 1990 series AK 6913614. 1000 Dinara (2) made of Pick 92d dated 4th November 1981 series DR 2552855 and Pick 107 dated 26th November 1990 series AB 2086512. 5000000 Dinara Pick 121 dated 1993 series AG 6574944. And a 1000000 Dinara Pick 99a dated 1st November 1989 with a COLLECTIBLE BINARY serial number AH 0808080. Also a Scarce Czech Republic Statin Banka 500 Korun Pick 2b with adhesive stamp on Pick 93 dated 1973 (1993 issue) prefix W22 number 391910, and these stamped notes very seldom seen. Greece 1000 Drachmas (2) including an early French printing Pick 106 dated 1st May 1935 series AZ046 715342 together with Pick 198b dated 1st November 1970 series 63E 788352 watermark head of Efivos of Andikythira. Hungary (5) comprising a set of Adopengo "Tax Pengo" notes (4) made up of 10.000 (Tizezer) (2) including Pick 143b dated 28th May 1946 with watermark 5 digit serial number D10 45058 Law text on reverse 5th Line reads "5.970/1946" and reverse text paragraph 92mm long. Together with its other variety Pick 143b dated 28th May 1946, with watermark and no serial number and Law text on reverse 5th Line reads "5.970/1946". 100.000 (Egyszazezer) Pick 144a dated 28th May 1946, with watermark and serial number E16 79924 and Law text on reverse 5th Line reads "5.970/1946". 10.000.000 (Tizmillio) Pick 141a dated 25th May 1946 no watermark or serial number. Also comes with a 2000 Forint Commemorative special prefix issue "Magyar Millennium" - 1000 Years of Hungarian State commemorative issue Pick 186a dated 2000 series MM 0037448. A very desirable and collectible group, especially the early issues which in contrast with the modern issues are seldom seen
Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Bulgaria (102) in mixed grades good Fine-VF to about UNC - UNC comprising Croatia Regional (11) including 5000 DinarsPick R20. 50000 Dinars Pick R21. 100000 Dinars Pick R22. 500000 Dinars Pick R23. 5 Million Dinars Pick R24. 100 Million Dinars Pick R25. 500 Million Dinars Pick R16. 500 Million Dinars Pick R26. 5 Milliard Dinars Pick R27. 10 Milliard Dinars Pick R19. 10 Milliard Dinars Pick R28. Bosnia & Herzegovina (11) including 10 Dinars Pick 133">Pick 133. 10 Dinars Pick 10a. 50 Dinars Pick 134. 100 Dinars Pick 135. 5000 Dinars Pick 149. 50000 Dinars Pick 150">Pick 150. 100000 Dinars Pick 151. 1 Million Dinars Pick 152. 5 Million Dinars Pick 153. 100 Million Dinars Pick 154. 500 Million Dinars Pick 155. Yugoslavia (44) including 10 Dinars Pick 21a dated Belgrade, 1st November 1920 serial number AL349382, in blue on multicolour featuring 'Progress' - Man with rolling wheel with Hermes holding the Caduces staff and Allegorical figures on obverse and Rocky seashore Landscape view on reverse. 1919 Provisional Overprint issues (3) including 20 Kronen on 5 DinarsPick 16a series B.031 number 013340, in brown on light blue underprint featuring Miloš Obilić (Serbian hero) at left on obverse and The Caduceus staff with wreath on reverse. Red overprint "Kruna 20 Krona / Kron" on Pick 12A">Pick 12A. 4 Kronen on 1 Dinar Pick 15 series 18H number 075512, in brown and orange-brown on light tan underprint featuring Miloš Obilić (Serbian hero) at left on obverse and guilloche panel at centre with value at left and right on reverse. Red Overprint with error "Kurne 4 Krune / Krone" on Pick 12. 2 Kronen on 1/2 Dinar Pick 14a series 01924 number 029311, in brown and aqua on pink underprint featuring Coat of Arms at lower centre. Red Overprint "Krune 2 Krune / Kroni" on Pick 11. 1919 Dinar issue 25 Para = 1/4 Dinars Pick 13 dated 21st March 1921 blue on olive underprint featuring girl at left and right of Church on obverse and reverse in brown featuring Church at left and Equestrian statue of Ban Jelacic in Zagreb at right. Kingdom National Bank 100 Dinars Pick 27b">Pick 27b dated 1st December 1929 series P. 1416 938 number 35393938 watermark Alexander I, purple on yellow underprint featuring an allegorical figure of "Serbia" and view of the Danube and Belgrade on obverse and Sailing boats and man with Arms on reverse along with the Serbian 1st May 1941 Overprint Provisional Issues (2) 100 Dinars Pick 23 (2) series P.2835 801 number 70868801 and series Y.2544 437 number 635974378. Brown overprint "Srpska Narodna Banka" on Yugoslavia Pick 27, watermark Alexander I, purple on yellow underprint featuring an allegorical figure of "Serbia" and view of the Danube and Belgrade on obverse and Sailing boats and man with Arms on reverse. Government 1944 "Partisan" Issues (4) 1 Dinar Pick 1b. 5 Dinars Pick 5b Thin vertical security thread. 10 Dinars Pick 50a paper with small fibres. 20 DinarsPick 51c paper with small fibres serial number JJ 269248. All featuring Partisan Milivoje Rodić, later colonel of the Yugoslav army, with rifle at right on obverse and Coat of Arms at left on reverse. Federal Republic National Bank issues (3) including 50 Dinars Pick 64a dated 1st May 1946 8-digit serial number 32767973, brown on multicolour underprint featuring Miner at left on obverse and Wood cutter at centre and Coat of Arms at left on reverse. 100 Dinars Pick 69 dated 1st May 1955 serial number XF426345, red on multicolour featuring Girl in national costume at left and seashore scene of Dubrovnik/Ragusa. 1000 Dinars Pick 71b Scarcer Plate #2 variety at lower right dated 1st May 1955 serial number CM254427, dark brown on multicolour featuring Steel worker at left on obverse and Steel mill at centre on reverse. Socialist Federal Republic National Bank (24) including 5 Dinars Pick 81b dated 1st May 1968 serial number CL054679. 5 Dinars Pick 81b dated 1st May 1968 RADAR serial number CL054450. 20 Dinars Pick 85 dated 19th December 1974 serial number DF2639133. 20 Dinars Pick 88a dated 12th August 1978 serial number DU6543972. 50 Dinars Pick 83c with security thread and 7-digit serial number AA2093342. 50 Dinars Pick 89a dated 12th August 1978 serial number AD9843931. 50 Milliard Dinars Pick 136 dated 1993 serial number AA8074703. 100 Dinars Pick 90b dated 4th November 1981 serial number CF1535012. 100 Dinars Pick 139 dated 1994. 500 Dinars
World (34) in mixed grades VF and above comprising Yugoslavia 1990 issues (13) comprising 500 Dinars Pick 106 dated 01.03.1990 Youth on obverse and Mountains on reverse (7) and 1000 Dinars Pick 107 dated 26.11.1990 Nikola Tesla on obverse and High frequency transformer on reverse (6) includes some AA prefixes. All hand stamped on watermark area obverse "Narodna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine" (National Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Syria 50 Dinars Pick 103e dated 1991 Tabqa dam on Euphrat River Goddess found in Sumerian ruins at Mari on obverse and Citadel of Aleppo on reverse (2). Kuwait contraband notes stolen by the Iraqi Forces during the invasion in 1990 (4) including 20 DinarsPick 16bx L. 1968 (1980-1991) Facace of Kuwait Stock Exchange and arms on obverse and Justice Centre Kuwait on reverse, prefix denominator 12 (2) along with 10 Dinars Pick 15cx L. 1968 (1980-1991) Arms on obverse and Dhow on reverse (2) prefix denominators 72 and 80. Iraq 10 Dinars (2) comprising Pick 55a ND (1959) Arms on obverse & al-thawr al-mugannah (Winged Assyrian bull, Assyrian priest (Palace Complex of Sargon II, Khorsabad) on reverse along with Pick 60 ND (1971) Ducan dam on obverse and al-thawr al-mugannah (Winged Assyrian bull, Assyrian priest (Palace Complex of Sargon II, Khorsabad) on reverse. Hungary 100 Forint Pick 171h dated 10th January 1989 (5) Kossuth Lajos on obverse and Horse carriage from painting "Took Refuge from the Storm" (by Lotz Károly) on reverse. Greece 500 Drachmai Pick 102 dated 1st October 1932 (8) Athena at centre obverse obverse and Catching wild buffalos (Vaphio cup) on reverse.
World accumulation (21) includes Malta £1 Pick29a GVF, Uganda, Laos, Estonia and Yugoslavia 500,000,000,000 dinara (12) aVF or better, remainder mostly high grade
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