14 November, 2010

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - 1 Dollar
Description:
Obverse:
Portrait of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America, painted by Gilbert Stuart.
Reverse:
The Great Seal of the United States featuring the all-seeing Eye of Providence, an American eagle and a pyramid, which symbolizes the United States.


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - 5 Dollars
Description:
Obverse:
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America, one of the greatest U.S presidents, became the first US president to be assasinated.
Reverse:
Lincoln Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington D.C., designed by architect Henry Bacon.
Watermark:
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln.




UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (1)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 5 Dirhams
Description:
Obverse:
Sharjah main landmark- facade of Blue Souk (Sharjah Souq) or Central Market.
Reverse:
Sparrowhawk, landscape view, tower, Bay of Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan- 'Creek of the Two Jaws'), Shark Island and Port Khor Fakkan in Sharjah.
Watermark:
Sparrowhawk's head in profile.


THAILAND NOTES (1)

THAILAND - 20 Baht
Description:
Obverse:
The portrait of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the reigning monarch, in the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Reverse:
His Majesty King Ananda Mahidol (King Rama VIII), Modern bridge.


TANZANIA NOTES (4)

TANZANIA - 20 Shiling
Description:
Obverse:
President Mwinyi.
Reverse:
Tyre factory.


TANZANIA - 500 Shiling
Description:
Obverse:
Cape buffalo.
Reverse:
Nkrumah Hall at the University of Dar es Salaam, sailing boats, snake.
Watermark:
Head of Giraffe.



TANZANIA - 1000 Shiling
Description:
Obverse:
Nyerere.
Reverse:
Palace.



TANZANIA - 5000 Shiling
Description:
Obverse:
Rhinoceros.
Reverse:
Palace.


SYRIA NOTES (2)

SYRIA - 10 Pounds
Description:
Obverse:
Al-Azem palace in Damascus, female dancer.
Reverse:
Ivory vessel, water plant.
Watermark:
Head of an arabian horse.


SYRIA - 50 Pounds
Description:
Obverse:
Water wheel.
Reverse:
Aleppo Citadel.



SRI LANKA NOTES (7)

SRI LANKA - 10 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Temple of the Tooth.
Reverse:
Shrine.


SRI LANKA - 10 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Sinhalese Chinze.
Reverse:
Stork.



SRI LANKA - 20 Rupees



SRI LANKA - 50 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Raja Maha Vihare.
Reverse:
Ruins.



SRI LANKA - 50 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Guard stone from an entrance steps of a stupa in Anuradhapura, Native male dancer with local headdress.
Reverse:
Butterflies, temple ruins, Stupa in Anuradhapura, Ornamental sword hilt.



SRI LANKA - 100 Rupees


SRI LANKA - 100 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Bell, Decorative urn.
Reverse:
Flowers, Sigiriya Rock, tea pickers, parrots.


SINGAPORE NOTES (1)

SINGAPORE - 1 Dollar
Description:
Obverse:
Black-naped tern (Sterna Sumatrana), Singaporean Skyline.
Reverse:
Singapore National Day parade, Woman in a Chinese traditional dress.
Watermark:
Lion's head.



SAUDI ARABIA NOTES (1)

SAUDI ARABIA - 1 Riyal



KUWAIT NOTES (2)


KUWAIT - 1/4 Dinar
Description:
Obverse:
Kuwaiti Chest, Kuwaiti Dhow 'Al-Mouhaleb'.
Reverse:
Young girls playing traditional game.


KUWAIT - 1/2 Dinar
Description:
Obverse:
Kuwaiti coffee pot: Kuwaiti Money Changers Stalls.
Reverse:

Young boys playing traditional game with marbles.


PAKISTAN NOTES (4)

PAKISTAN - 1 Rupee
Description:
Obverse:
Coat of Arms of Pakistan.
Reverse:
Tomb of Allama Mohammed.

PAKISTAN - 5 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Reverse:
Railroad tunnel.


PAKISTAN - 10 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Reverse:
View of Moenjodaro.


PAKISTAN - 100 Rupees
Description:
Obverse:
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Reverse:

Islamic college in Peshawar.

OMAN NOTES (1)

OMAN - 100 Baisa
Description:
Obverse:
Sultan Qaboos, Irrigation canal.
Reverse:
Eagle, Oryx, other animals and birds.
Watermark:
Sultan Qaboos.


NEPAL NOTES (3)

NEPAL - 1 Rupee (1991-1996)
Description:
Obverse:
King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, Pashupatinath temple-the biggest Hindu temple of Lord Shiva in the world and the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu, located on the banks of the Bagmati river in Deopatan near Kathmandu, Gold plated statue of the sacred Nandi Bull at Pashupatinath temple, Flying Garuda angels, Old coin design.
Reverse:
Mt. Ama Dablam near Mt. Everest, Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus Chrysogaster), Coat of Arms, Bank logo.
Watermark:
Plumed Crown.


NEPAL - 2 Rupees (1981-)
Description:

Obverse:
King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, Bajrayogini temple (Gunbaha dyega) near Sankhu and Kathmandu, Old coin design, Frieze (stone carving) with female deity on it.
Reverse:
Leopard, Coat of Arms.
Watermark:
Plumed Crown.



NEPAL - 5 Rupees
Description:

Obverse:
King Birendra Bir Bikram wearing a plumed crown, Taleju temple in Durbar square in old Kathmandu, Old coin design.
Reverse:
Himalayan mountains, Yaks (Bos grunniens), Coat of Arms, Bank logo.
Watermark:
Plumed Crown.


KENYA NOTES (7)

KENYA - 10 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The second president of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2002).
Reverse:
University.


KENYA - 20 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The second president of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2002).
Reverse:
Women reading newspaper.



KENYA - 20 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The second president of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2002).
Reverse:
International Sports Complex.



KENYA - 50 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The second president of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2002).
Reverse:
Depicts an airport and plane.



KENYA - 100 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The second president of Kenya Daniel Arap Moi (1978-2002).
Reverse:
Independence Monument.



KENYA - 100 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The first President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta (1964-1978).
Reverse:
Kenyatta International Conference Centre and the Statue of Kenya's founding President.




KENYA - 200 Shillings
Description:
Obverse:
The first President of Kenya Mzee Jomo Kenyatta (1964-1978).
Reverse:
Cotton picking.

JORDAN NOTES (1)

JORDAN - 1 Dinar 
Description:
Obverse:
Engraved portrait of His Late Majesty Sharif of Mecca Sayyid Hussein Bin Ali El-Hashimi (1854-1931) King of Hejaz (1917-1924), Scenery with ruins and palm trees, Hashemite Silver Coin struck in The Kingdom of Hijaz in 1916.
Reverse:
Renaissance Medal, The flag of the Great Arab Revolution (Revolt), Arabs on camels, Antique compass from the Levant.
Watermark:
Sayyid Hussein Bin Ali El-Hashimi.


ISRAEL NOTES (2)

ISRAEL - 10 Pounds
Description:
Obverse:
Scientist in a laboratory, the denomination 'Ten Israeli Pounds' and the 'Bank of Israel' in Hebrew.
Reverse:
Passage from the Book of Isaiah. Dead Sea scrolls, 'Bank of Israeli' in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
Watermark:
The face of the scientist.


ISRAEL - 10 Pounds
Description:
Obverse:
Portrait of Moshe Montefiori, the 'Mishkanot Shaananim; quarter in Jerusalem with the windmill, the denomination 'Ten Israeli Pounds' and 'Bank of Israel' in Hebrew.
Reverse:
Jaffa Gate in the old city of Jerusalem, 'Bank of Israel' in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
Watermark:
Profile of Moshe 
Montefiori.



12 November, 2010

IRAN NOTES (2)

IRAN - 100 Rials
Description:
Obverse:
Depicts Ayatollah Moddaress.
Reverse:
Parliament.



IRAN - 10000 Rials
Description:
Obverse:
Depicts Ayatollah Khomeini.
Reverse:
Mount Damavand.


ETHIOPIA NOTES (1)

ETHIOPIA - 1 Birr


EGYPT NOTES (5)

EGYPT - 25 Piastres
Description: 
Obverse:
Al-Sayida Aisha Mosque.
Reverse:
Egyptian Coat of Arms
Watermark:
The Statue of Tutankhamun.


EGYPT - 50 Piastres
Description: 
Obverse:
Al-Azhar Mosque and its minarets.
Reverse:
The upper part of the statue of Ramsis II (Ramses II), backed by a vertical multi-colored ornamental band and a collection of lotus flowers and the sun boat. At the bottom right corner appears a Pharonic cartouche. On the left side of the note is a drawing taken from the facade of a Pharaonic temple.
Watermark:
The Statue of Tutankhamun. 



EGYPT - 1 Pound
Description: 
Obverse:
Sultan Qait Bay Mosque.
Reverse:
Part of the facade of Abu Simbel Temple. At the top and bottom of the note running in two bands horizontally are birds and other shapes taken from the structure built by Ramses II in front of the Luxor Temple of Amenophis II.
Watermark:
The Statue of Tutankhamun. 




EGYPT - 5 Pounds
Description: 
Obverse:
Ahmed Ibn Touloun Mosque.
Reverse:
Pharaonic wall relief- frieze "Bounty of River Nile". Wall relief describing daily activities.
Watermark:
Mask of Pharaoh King Tutankhamoun.



EGYPT - 10 Pounds
Description: 
Obverse:
A mosque.
Reverse:
A Pharaoh.



BHUTAN NOTES (2)

BHUTAN - 10 Ngultrum (Year 1986)
Description:
Obverse:
King Wangchuk, Paro Dzong facing left.
Reverse:
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.

BHUTAN - 20 Ngultrum (Year 1986)
Description:
Obverse:
King Wangchuk, Punakha Dzong.
Reverse:
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan.


INDIA - 1 PAISA (12)

INDIA - 1 Pice (Year 1951)
Description:
Obverse:
A running horse.
English Script: 'One Pice',  Hindi Script: '1 paisa', Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, 'Government of India'.

INDIA - 1 Pice (Year 1953)
Description:
Obverse:
A running horse.
English Script: 'One Pice',  Hindi Script: '1 paisa', Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, 'Government of India'.

INDIA - 1 Pice (Year 1955)
Description:
Obverse:
A running horse.
English Script: 'One Pice',  Hindi Script: '1 paisa', Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, 'Government of India'.


INDIA - 1 Naya Paisa (Year 1957)
Description:
Obverse:
Hindi Script: 'Rupiye ka sau va bhaag, 1 Naya paisa, Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Naya Paisa (Year 1959)
Description:
Obverse:
Hindi Script: 'Rupiye ka sau va bhaag, 1 Naya paisa, Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Naya Paisa (Year 1961)
Description:
Obverse:
Hindi Script: 'Rupiye ka sau va bhaag, 1 Naya paisa, Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Naya Paisa (Year 1963)
Description:
Obverse:
Hindi Script: 'Rupiye ka sau va bhaag, 1 Naya paisa, Year of minting'.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Paisa (Year 1965)
Description:
Obverse:
1 in the middle, Hindi Script: 'Paise' on left and English Script 'Paise' on right, year of minting below.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Paisa (Year 1966)
Description:
Obverse:
1 in the middle, Hindi Script: 'Paise' on left and English Script 'Paise' on right, year of minting below.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Paisa (Year 1967)
Description:
Obverse:
1 in the middle, Hindi Script: 'Paise' on left and English Script 'Paise' on right, year of minting below.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Paisa (Year 1968)
Description:
Obverse:
1 in the middle, Hindi Script: 'Paise' on left and English Script 'Paise' on right, year of minting below.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.

INDIA - 1 Paisa (Year 1971)
Description:
Obverse:
1 in the middle, Hindi Script: 'Paise' on left and English Script 'Paise' on right, year of minting below.
Reverse:
Lion Capital of Ashoka Pillar-National emblem of India, Hindi script on left with 'Bharat' and English script on right with 'India'.