Dachau Germany 1 Amper Taler – regional polymer issues UPDATE

Finally got the 2013 issue, this one features artwork from Florian Marschall.

Fake Philippines 50 Pesos, NDS Aquino-Tetangco ASEAN OP 2012

Given to me a few months ago (1 one of 3), this one is not “watermarked” but comes with the ASEAN overprint. The paper has a coupon bond-ish quality/texture, the ink seems faded, it also arrived to me crumpled and a bit worn to give the “used-circulated” look.

*NOT FOR SALE, just sharing

Dachau Germany 1 Amper Taler – regional polymer issues

These are various regional Dachau Germany issues I picked up a few months back, I also have the 2014 1 Taler issue (not in picture). These were made in polymer and feature various art from German artists. I haven’t been able to pull much info about these notes aside from the fact that they are polymer, feature local German artwork and are produced in various denominations, the pieces i have are dated 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. I’m not quite sure if I missed the 2013 issue or they haven’t issued any for that date. Any added info about these notes are much appreciated.

US – Philippines 1 Peso 1908s

A new coin I picked up (actually this is a coin from the lot), USPI 1 Peso 1908s. Looks like a decent XF-AU (details) and is toned on both sides, no major nicks or dents as far as I can see but the coin does have hairline scratches. I have this one listed up on my ebay.com account for 28usd + 6usd shipping fee. Anybody interested can send me a private message here or email: carloderek@yahoo.com, sms 09157695204.

details courtesy of numista:

*Obverse:
Eagle above shield, date below

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
·1908·

*Reverse
Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active volcano (Mt. Mayon) on right

Lettering:
ONE PESO
FILIPINAS

Value 1 Peso (1 PHP)
Metal Silver (.800)
Weight 20 g
Diameter 35 mm
Engraver Melecio Figueroa (reverse)
Shape Round
Demonetized yes

Morocco 25 Dirhams Durasafe substrate note 2012 – 2013

With the advent of hybrid notes, here is another great banknote from Morocco to add to my collection.

* Fortress Paper has announced the launch of the world’s first banknote printed on its new Durasafe substrate, an innovative paper-polymer-paper composite substrate produced at its Landqart mill. The new Swiss 50-franc note had been expected to be the first in the world to use Durasafe, but its introduction has been delayed until 2015 at the earliest due to technical difficulties encountered in the note’s production.

With the issuance of the new Moroccan 25-dirham note in December 2012, Bank al Maghrib, Morocco’s central bank, became the first in the world to issue a banknote printed on Durasafe. The front of the banknote features an intaglio vignette and a watermark of King Mohammed VI, and a magenta/green color-shift security thread developed by Fortress Optical Features. The thread, like the watermark, is embedded inside the banknote yet visible behind a one-sided Viewsafe polymer window. It also has a fully transparent polymer window embossed with the King’s royal crest. The back of the note carries a print vignette commemorating 25 years of banknote printing at the Moroccan State Printing Works, Dar As-Sikkah.

The windows in Durasafe are formed by die cutting each side of the three layer composite substrate separately. One-sided Viewsafe windows give a clear view inside the substrate where the thread and the watermark of King Mohammed VI are protected, but fully visible behind the polymer core. The transparent Thrusafe window is created by die-cutting both the outer paperlayers to reveal only the transparent polymer core.

Chadwick Wasilenkoff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Paper, commented: “After a decade in development, we are pleased to see the fruits of our labour in the launch of the Moroccan 25 Dirhams. We have designed Durasafe to offer the ideal characteristics of polymer and traditional paper notes to create a new standard for high security banknote substrates. Fortress Paper would like to congratulate the Bank al Maghrib on the launch of their new 25 Dirham banknote and being the first in the world to produce and launch a Durasafe banknote.”

– Courtesy of Phil Martin and Hartmut Fraunhoffer

US – Philippines 50 Centavos 1945s

Details (numista):

Years 1944-1945
Value 50 Centavos (0.5 PHP)
Metal Silver (.750)
Weight 10 g
Diameter 27.5 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized yes

Obverse
Eagle above shield, date below

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
S 1944

Reverse
Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active volcano (Mt. Mayon) on right

Lettering:
FIFTY CENTAVOS
FILIPINAS

Edge
Milled

*I’m finally starting to unload some of my own silver. Picture above is of a US Philippines 1945s 50 Centavos silver coin struck during the time the Philippines was under the US. Only two dates (coins) are from this series namely 1944s (19,187,000 mintage) and 1945s (18,120,000). The pieces I have range from AU to UNC all with great details and luster. I actually have around 40+ pieces for sale for 300 each as of today 1 – 12 – 2014. Interested parties can contact me via my blog or sms 09157695204. ( I also posted them for sale on my other sites – sulit, facebook page: currency store and on eBay).

Mauritius Polymer Notes 2013!

Introduced August 22, 2013, these are the first polymer banknotes to be circulated in Mauritius (25, 50 and 500 Rupees). The 25- and 50-rupee notes were printed by Oberthur Technologies on Innovia Security’s Guardian substrate while the 500 Rupees note was printed on De La Rue’s Safeguard substrate (formerly called Flexycoin). The polymer notes are printed with magnetic ink that becomes fluorescent under ultra-violet light. They also contain a transparent window bearing an image of the dodo – an extinct Mauritian bird that lives on on the front of the country’s notes and coins – and other ‘swing’ features (iridescent, optically variable ink printed on a transparent background.)

Costa Rica 2,000 Colones 2005

Obverse: Clodomiro Picado Twight (1887-1944); Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Reverse: Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) shark and a dolphin.
Watermark: Clodomiro Picado Twight.
Printer: François-Charles Oberthur.

Comoros 1000 Francs 2005

Obverse: Coelacanth fish;
Reverse: Man in a catamaran boat;
Watermark: BCC Bank logo.

*winner of IBNS 2006 “Bank Note of 2006” award

Taken from IBNS:

Banque Centrale des Comores – 1000 Franc note
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) is proud to announce the winner of the IBNS Bank Note of 2006, awarded to the finest banknote issued in 2006. This year’s award goes to the 1,000-franc note issued by the Banque Centrale des Comores, the central bank of the Comoros, an archipelago located between Madagascar and the east coast of southern Africa. Commendations go to the 10,000-tenge note from Kazakhstan and 100-dollar note from the Solomon Islands.

The IBNS Bank Note of the Year is awarded to the banknote which, in the eyes of the judges, has a high level of artistic merit, an imaginative design, and features that present the best of modern security printing (taking into account the value of the note). The Comoran 1,000-franc note impressed the judges with innovative design, well-balanced color, and sensible use of modern security features.

The front of the 1,000-franc note is dominated by a coelacanth, a pre-historic fish long thought to be extinct, that was found living in the waters off the Comoros in recent years. Its discovery put the Comoros at the centre of the scientific world for a short time and remains one of the small country’s claims to fame. Below the piscine curiosity is an aerial view of several islands that make up the country. Predominantly blue, there are red and green elements to the design on the front of the note.

Poetry is common to the entire series of notes to which the 1,000 franc belongs, with a verse appearing on the front and the back of each note. The verse on the front of the 1,000-franc note can be translated from French as:

From our feelings, what you expect I understood
For it is a love that is so absolutely exclusive
That, not to lose you, I hereby consent.
Truthfully, it will be a love
That our times have never seen.

Continued on the back of the note is a further verse which translates as:

I claim these different names which are ours
and if I speak the rainbow
It is to better greet our Indian Ocean sea-mother
whose waves of pleasures brings
to insularity abundance and joy

The final line below the verse identifies the author, Mab Elhad, and the book in which his verse appears: Kaulu la Mwando (meaning First Word in the Comoran language). The book was published in 2004 and the verses of the author, a Comoran policeman, celebrate his Comoran life and nationality.

The back of the award-winning note is dominated by a Comoran man in a canoe, surrounded by red and blue designs of differing character. While the name of the issuing authority is in Arabic on the back of the note, the warning to counterfeiters is in French (reflecting the nation’s French past).

Bangladesh 40 Taka “40th Victory Anniversary of Bangladesh”

Obverse – Inscribed with the image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Reverse – Inscribed with the image of six Freedom Fighter

Face Value : Forty Taka
Per Unit Price : Single note with folder and envelope Tk 200/=(Two Hundred Taka).Only single note Tk 40/=(Forty Taka).

Date of Issue : December 26, 2011