Tuesday 20 December 2016

Chinese Custom Gold Unit

The customs gold unit (CGU) was a currency issued by the Central Bank of China between 1930 and 1948. In Chinese, the name of the currency was 關金圓, literally "customs gold yuan" but the English name given on the back of the notes was "customs gold unit". It was divided into 100 cents (關金分). As the name suggests, this currency was initially used for customs payments, but in 1942 it was put into general circulation for use by the public at 20 times its face value in terms of the first Chinese yuan.
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Chinese Custom Gold UnitChinese Custom Gold Unit

Bought at Jatujak Market for 350Baht.

Monday 19 December 2016

Thailand. Commemorative Banknote in the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of Her Majesty the Queen's 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary 12th August 2016​

This 500-baht banknote commemorates the 7th cycle birthday anniversary of Queen Sirikit of Thailand (12 August 1932). From the press release:

"The color, size, and the image on the front side of this 500-Baht commemorative banknote are identical to the 16th series of 500-Baht banknote.
 The main element on the reverse side depicts the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in Thai Boromphiman costume. Other elements include the Royal family image, Her Majesty with the Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Center products, the Royal Emblem, Khon performance, Lygodium products, and the flowers named after Her Majesty, which are Queen Sirikit Cattleya and Queen Sirikit Rose. The special feature for this 500-Baht commemorative banknote is located on the reverse side. The radial pattern behind the portrait of Her Majesty and Queen Sirikit Rose will illuminate yellow when viewing [sic] under ultraviolet light."

Exactly 20 million pieces of the new note was issued on 11 August 2016.

500 Baht banknote
Commemorative 500 Baht Thailand
Front: The portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown
Commemorative 500 Baht Thailand
Back: The main element on the reverse side depicts the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in Thai Boromphiman costume. Other elements include the Royal family image, Her Majesty with the Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Center products, the Royal Emblem, Khon performance, Lygodium products, and the flowers named after Her Majesty, which are Queen Sirikit Cattleya and Queen Sirikit Rose.

Sunday 18 December 2016

Burma Banknote. - Third Kyat, 1972-1988

In 1952, the Union Bank of Burma formed a Currency Board which took over control of the issuing of currency and a more important change to the currency was the introduction of the decimal system in which 1 kyat was decimalised into 100 pyas.[11] On 12 February 1958, the Union Bank of Burma introduced the first kyat notes, in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 100 kyats. These were very similar in design to the last series of rupee notes, issued earlier. Later on, 21 August 1958, 20 and 50 kyats notes were introduced. The 50 and 100 kyat notes were demonetised on 15 May 1964. This was the first of several demonetisations, ostensibly carried out with the aim of fighting black marketeering.

 1972 - 1988 Series
Burma 5 Kyats Banknote
Burma 5 Kyats Banknote
Burma 5 Kyats Banknote
Bought at Jatujak Market for 50Baht.

Saturday 17 December 2016

Thailand. Commemorative Banknote on the Auspicious Occation of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday

Commemorative Banknote on the Auspicious Occation of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary on 5thh December 2007.

The uncut banknote sheet comprise 1-Baht, 5-Baht and 10-Baht domination.  The main element on the front of each denomination is the portrait of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.  Other elements are the Royal Garuda Emblem and the Airapote elephant.  Accompanying drawing of each denomination is the portrait of Their Majesties the King and Queen granting audience to various groups of people who paid tribute to His Majesty on the occasion of his coronation in 1950 at the Sutthaisawan Prasat Hall.

Commemorative Banknote on the Auspicious Occation of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary on 5thh December 2007.

16 baht (US$0.50), ND (2007). 15 million uncut sheets issued November 28, 2007, to commemorate King Rama IX’s 80th birthday. On the 1-baht note the king is giving a speech during his coronation in 1950 at the Sutthaisawan Pratat Hall; on the 5-baht note he’s in a royal procession by land, marking his 3th Circle Birthday Anniversary in 1963; and on the 10-baht note a large crowd is paying tribute during the 60th anniversary celebrations of the king’s accession to the throne in 2006. The back depicts various aspects of the king’s royal biography, activities, and talents. 147 x 229 mm.

Commemorative Banknote on the Auspicious Occation of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary on 5thh December 2007.
Bought at Jatujak Market for 350Baht.

Monday 12 December 2016

Thailand. Series 16 Banknotes

Circulating banknotes, The new pink color 100 Baht banknote was issue on August 21, 2015.

20 Baht banknote 
20 baht Thailand banknote
Front: ​The portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown
20 Baht Thailand Banknote
Back: The images of the royal statue of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great seated on the Manangkhasila Asana Throne, the invention of the Thai script, the Ramkhamhaeng stele, ancient Thai script Lai Sue Thai, the grievance hearing, the Bell of King Ramkhamhaeng, and Sangkhalok Wares

50 Baht banknote 
 50 Baht Thailand Banknote
Front: ​The portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown
50 Baht Thailand Banknote
Back: The images of the statue of King Naresuan Pouring water on the ground, symbolizing the declaration of independence, King Naresuan with his sword leading his troops to beat the Burmese camp, the statue of King Naresuan at the Don Chedi Memorial compund, Phra Chedi Chai Mongkol located at Wat Yai Chai Mongkol, Phara Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

100 Baht banknote 
 100 Baht Thailand Banknote
Front: ​The portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown
100 Baht Thailand Banknote
Back: The images of King Taksin the Great, the image of King Taksin the ​Great persuadin​g his contingent to fight during the time of war, Thonburi Palace, the royal statue of King Taksin the Great riding a horse, and Wichai Prasit Fort.

500 Baht banknote
500 baht thailand banknote
Front: ​The portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown
500 Baht Thailand Banknote
Back: The images of HM King Buddha Yodfa Chulalok the Great (King Rama I) monument, Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm Rajwaramahaviharn (Wat Pho), Phra Sumen Fort

1000 Baht Banknote
1000 baht Thailand banknote
Front: ​The portrait of King Rama IX in the Royal House of Chakri gown
1000 baht Thailand banknote
​Back: The images of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) monument, The Ananda Samakhom Throne Hall, the image of abolition of slavery.

Completed set.

Monday 5 December 2016

Poland Banknotes - 1974 to 1992 Series

The złoty (sign: zł; code: PLN), which literally means "golden", is the currency of Poland. The modern złoty is subdivided into 100 groszy (singular: grosz; alternative plural form: grosze). The recognized English form of the word is zloty, plural zloty or zlotys.

(1 December 1988 to 1 January 1995)
10 Zloty banknote
10 Zloty Poland banknote
10 Zloty Poland banknote

20 Zloty banknote
20 Zloty Poland banknote
20 Zloty Poland banknote

50 Zloty banknote
 50 Zloty Poland banknote
50 Zloty Poland banknote

(1 July 1975 to 31 December 1996)
100 Zloty banknote
100 Zloty Poland banknote
100 Zloty Poland banknote

200 Zloty banknote
200 Zloty Poland banknote
200 Zloty Poland banknote

500 Zloty banknote
500 Zloty Poland banknote
500 Zloty Poland banknote

1000 Zloty banknote
1000 Zloty Poland banknote
1000 Zloty Poland banknote

2000 Zloty banknote
2000 Zloty Poland banknote
2000 Zloty Poland banknote

5000 Zloty banknote
5000 Zloty Poland banknote
5000 Zloty Poland banknote

10000 Zloty banknote
10000 Zloty Poland banknote
10000 Zloty Poland banknote

50000 Zloty banknote
50000 Zloty Poland banknote
50000 Zloty Poland banknote

Thanks to Agnes for helping me with this series, almost completed just missing 20 000 zloty, 1000 000 zloty and 2 000 000 zloty.

Belarus. 2nd Series Banknotes

From the collapse of the Soviet Union until May 1992, the Soviet ruble circulated in Belarus alongside the Belarusian ruble. New Russian banknotes also circulated in Belarus, but they were replaced by notes issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus in May 1992. The first post-Soviet Belarusian ruble was assigned the ISO code BYB and replaced the Soviet currency at the rate of 1 Belarusian ruble = 10 Soviet rubles. It took about two years before the ruble became the official currency of the country.

(1January 2000 - 1 January 2004)
1 Ruble banknote
1 Ruble Belarus banknote
1 Ruble Belarus banknote

(1 January 2000 - 1 January 2013)
10 Rubles banknote
10 Ruble Belarus banknote
10 Ruble Belarus banknote

(1 January 2000 - 1 January 2013)
20 Rubles banknote
20 Ruble Belarus banknote
20 Ruble Belarus banknote

 (1 January 2000 - 1 January 2015)
50 Rubles Banknote
50 Ruble Belarus banknote
Front: Holmsk Gate – fragment of the Memorial Brest Hero–Fortress
50 Ruble Belarus banknote
 Back: The main entrance to the Memorial Brest Hero–Fortress

 (1 January 2000 - 1 January 2017)
100 Rubles Banknote
100 Ruble Belarus banknote
100 Ruble Belarus banknote

500 Rubles Banknote
500 Ruble Belarus banknote
500 Ruble Belarus banknote

1000 Rubles Banknote
1000 Ruble Belarus banknote
1000 Ruble Belarus banknote

20000 Rubles Banknote
20000 Rubles Banknote
20000 Rubles Banknote

Thanks to Agnes for the banknotes.