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We have an extensive inventory of foreign paper money that reaches from A to Z and includes 19th Century issues and is focused mostly on Europe and Asia with some British Commonwealth items. We also have nice items from Latin America. Note also that we have an extensive grouping of German and Chinese inflationary banknotes. We list our notes according to the standard Pick numbers from the most recent catalogs (see Books And Supplies for listing of these publications). Further, we encourage all clients interested in collecting foreign paper money to join the International Bank Note Society (See Clubs To Join). This is an exciting area for collecting and many nice notes still can be found at very reasonable levels. If you just starting out or looking for a nice gift for your children and want to buy an interesting group of lower price notes to get started see our started sets below and our Bargains page. It is best to select a specialized area to concentrate your collecting efforts and we would be happy to help you in this process. Note: CU designates a Crisp Uncirculated bill. Grading of notes goes from this CU level down to Almost Uncirculated (AU), and then to Extra Fine, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, etc. Happy hunting!

STARTER SETS

5 MIXED LATIN AMERICAN NOTES, 20 OR MORE YEARS OLD, CIRCULATED CONDITION, GOOD MIX. $1.95

5 MIXED ASIAN NOTES, 20 OR MORE YEARS OLD, CIRCULATED CONDITION, GOOD MIX. $1.75

20 MIXED FOREIGN NOTES, 20 OR MORE YEARS OLD, CIRCULATED CONDITION, GOOD MIX, MUCH BELOW CATALOG. $20.00

BERMUDA

5 SHILLING NOTE, October 20, 1952, Pick 18a (13), Gem CU. $100.00 This is a tough note to find in Gem condition.

BIAFRA

1 Pound, ND, Pick #5, (1968-9) CU $1.00

BRAZIL

1 Cruzaro nova /1000 CRUZADOS, P-216, 1 Cruzaro nova on 1000 Cruzados note, CU $ 1.25 (Post 1960)

BURMA

1 Rupee, Union Bank of Burma, (ND) (1953), Unc. P-38, $3.50

CANADA

Twenty-Five Cent Note, Jan 2, 1900, Fair - Good condition with rough edges, dark segment on reverse, P-9b. just $1.75.

Twenty-Five Cent Note, July 2, 1923, VG+, all there but light discoloring at edges, two small staple holes but still crisp, P-11b. only $4.00.

Large Size Note, $1.00, Dominion of Canada Issue of 1923, VF, Pick 33g (red seal), $75.00

$1.00, Bank of Canada Issue of 1935, F+ - VF, Pick 38, $26.80

$1.00 P-74a, 1954, VG. $1.25

$2.00, Series of 1986, Reverse Robin, Gem CU. $3.00

$5.00, 1954, P #77(b), AU+, $19.90

$10.00, 1954, P-79(b), CU. $45.00

CHINA

The Central Bank of China, Five Dollars, Shanghai, 1930, Printed by the American Bank Note Company, Pick #200f, CU $4.00

5 Cents, The Central Bank of China,1939, P-225a, Nice AU, $1.50

TWENTY CENTS, 1937, Pick - 462, AU. $3.50

Puppet Banks

50 Cents, Japanese Puppet Issue, Central Reserve Bank of China, 1940, P-J6, AU but with edge tear not into design $3.50, Nice CU, $12.50

5 Yuan, Japanese Puppet Issue, Central Reserve Bank of China,1943, P-J10c, VG (edge tears in some places) $1.00

10 Yuan, Japanese Puppet Issue, Central Reserve Bank of China,1943, P-J12, VG (edge tears in some places) $. 50

CHILE

1 ESCUDO, Pick 106A, crca. 1962, CU $ .75

FIJI

5 SHILLINGS, George VI, June 1, 1951, P-30c, Very Fine, $25.00 (Note: this note sells for $300 In CU condition!)

FRANCE

Assignats, Domaines Nationaux, 1791 Third Issue (Dec. 16, 1791), 10 Livres, AU, P-A51, $20.00

Assignats, Domaines Nationaux, 1792 Second Issue (July 31, 1792), 5 Livres, AU, P-A61, $12.00

FRENCH INDOCHINA (See also South Vietnam)

French Indochina, 20 Dong, South Vietnam, Pick 4, (ND) (1956) Fine, $10.00

French Indochina, Banque de l'Indochine, 1 Pisatre, Pick 48b, (ND) (1927-31) VG $1.50; almost CU. $20.00

French Indochina, 1 Piastre, Pick 54e, Type II Lao text, (ND) (1949) No dot under O in MOT, fresh CU, $5.00

French Indochina, Banque de l'Indochine, 1 Pisatre, Pick 76b, (Note we have both Red "D" and a "E" note) (ND) (1951), AU. $10.00

French Indochina, 10 Piastre, Pick-80, Post WW II Issue ND (1947), Sign J (incorrect in Pick 6th edition), fresh choice CU, $30 .00

French Indochina, 5 Cents, South Vietnam, Sigs. in black, Pick 88a, (ND) (1942-43) CU , $6.00

French Indochina, 1 Piastre, Pick-94, Issued for Cambodia, Laos, & Vietnam combined, Sig. "Q" or 18, ND (1954) fresh CU, $50 .00

French Indochina, 5 Piastres/Riel, Pick-95, Issued for Cambodia Sig. "Q" or 18 in 10th edition, Green on Pink, ND (1953), fresh CU, $60.00

French Indochina, 10 Pisatres, for Cambodia, Pick 96b, (ND) (1953) Red/Blue/Gold, Signature combination "Q" or #18 in 10th edition, nice CU. SCARCE in this condition, $125.00

French Indochina, 1 Piastre, Issued for Laos, Pick 99, (ND) (1952) Green, blue and yellow, fresh CU, $50.00

French Indochina, 1 Piastre, Issued for Laos, Pick 100, (ND) (1954) fresh Abt. CU , $75.00

GERMANY

German Post World War I Inflation Money: This is an interesting historical series showing the growth of unchecked inflation in a devastated Germany.

Pick #69b, 1920, 100 Marks, Watermark D, XF German Inflation Money. $2.50

Pick #76d, 1922, 1,000 Marks, Watermark D, XF .50 cents, AU-UNC. $1.00

Pick #83, 100,00 Mark note, Feb. 1, 1923, Dark Brown on lilac with lilac tint, Portrait of Merchant Gisze at left by Hans Holbein. An example of German inflation note, large size. VF $3.50, XF $5.90, AU-UNC. $8.75.

Pick 100, 200,000 Marks, August 9, 1923. German inflation money. AU- Unc. $5.00

Pick 110b, 500 Million Marks, with crucifera blossoms watermark. 500 facing inwardly. German inflation money. Unc. $5.00

Pick # 113a, 1 millarde on a older 1,000 mark bill, has 1 milliarde overprint, N.D. (September 1923) on old Dec. 15, 1922 note) White Paper/Brown Tint right, XF $7.00

Pick 113b, as above, but with Brown Paper, Unc. $10.00

Pick # 117a, 10 Millarden Mark bill,. Watermark G/D stars E, (October 1, 1923) Black-Green, Uniface, VF+ $15.00

HONG KONG

One Dollar, P-324a, 9 April 1949, Very Fine/Fine, nice face appearance of VF-XF note, but reverse outline staining of a previously attached paper item. $ 10.00

One Dollar, P-324b, 1st July 1958, Crisp Uncirculated, nice fresh note. $ 20.00

One Dollar, P-328b, 1st July 1959, ; XF note $8.00; Uncirculated/AU, nice note with just a hint of handeling $ 12.00.

JAPAN

10 Yen, ND(1943-44), P-51a (51), G-VG $1.00; VG-F $2.00; XF, $9.50

10 Yen, ND(1944-45), P-56a (51), Good, lower center tear, with red block #, $1.00

50 Sen, (1942-44) Pick-59, AU, $4.00

KENYA

100 Shillings, 1st July 1968, P-56, Scarce, XF, $100.00

10 Shillings 1st July 1969, P-2b, VF $ 5.00; VG $3.00

5 Shillings, 1st July 1969, P-6, Fine. $2.00

LAOS

Banque Nationale Du Laos, 5 Kip, ND (1962), Pick-9b , Rev. Man on Eliphant center, Crisp Unc. $2.00

Banque Nationale Du Laos, 100 Kip, ND (1957), Pick-6, S. Vong at right, vessels at center, Rev. Woman with bowl of roses, Crisp Unc. $8.00

MALDIVES

2 RUFIYAA, PICK #9, AU, $1.50

MEXICO

1 PESO, Pick #712b, now 59a, JUNE 19, 1957, Unc. $4.50

1 PESO, Pick #712c, (new #?), JULY 24, 1957, XF. $2.00

1 PESO, Pick #712e2, now #59e, March 18, 1959, VF-XF. $ .50

MOROCCO

5 FRANCS, Pick-33, September 14, 1943, VF-XF-, $2.50

PERU

100 INTIS, P-133, 26.6.1987, Choice CU $1.00

PHILIPPINES

1 Peso, "Victory" type, ND (1944) P-94, F-VF $ 1.00

100 Pesos, Japanese Government, ND (1944), P-112, VF $ .40

1 Pesos, Japanese Government, ND (1944), Second Issue, Block # only type, P-109b, VF $ 2.50

Mixed Grouping of 10 Japanese Occupation Notes, Well Mixed, VG-CU $1.25

Mixed Grouping of 8 Japanese Occupation Notes, Well Mixed, 1,5,10, 100 Pesos VF-XF $ 2.25

POLAND

GROUP OF 1980s REPRESENTATIVE BANKNOTES, 50,100,500,1,000 Zlotych, ALL CU, $7.00

RUSSIA

Russia, 500 Rubles note, 1912, P #14b, Large format, with Peter the Great (see background of this page.), Shipov signature. AU-CU, with usual folds as distributed by bank $14.00

SAUDI ARABIA

1 Riyal, AH 1375 (1956), Pick #2, Red, Entrance to the Royal Palace, Very Fine $25.00

SOUTH VIETNAM ( see also French Indo-China)

French Indochina, 20 Dong, South Vietnam, Pick 4, (ND) (1956) Fine, $10.00

SYRIA

ONE POUND, 1958, P-86, worker at right/Water Wheel of Hama, CU $25.00

THAILAND

5 Baht, Pick 75d, Sign. #41, ND (1956), CU $ 5.50