Indonesia P-65

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Indonesian rupiah (IDR)

P-65
Value: 5 rupiah
Issued by: Bank Indonesia
Date: 1 January 1959
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., London

Features

Obverse:

Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)

Reverse:

Sunbirds (nectariinidae)

Watermark: Garuda Pancasila (Coat of Arms)

Signatures: Loekman Hakim (Governor); T.R.B. Sabaroedin (Director)

Issue: 19 January 1960

Withdrawal: 31 December 1966

Serbia P-49

REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Serbian dinar (RSD) 

P-49
Value: 100 dinara
Issued by: Narodna Banka Srbije
Date: 2006
Printer: Zavod za Izradu Novcanica i Kovanog Novca, Topcider, Serbia

Features

 Obverse:

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer; 

Magnetic induction calculation formula; image of instance of electrical discharge; image of Tesla's electric induction device. 

Reverse:

Detail from a photograph of Tesla from his museum in Belgrade; a detail from the Tesla electro-magnetic induction engine; drawing of Tesla's electro-magnetic engine; Tesla's Dove

Watermark: Nikola Tesla

Signature: Radovan Jelasic (Governor) 

Croatia P-45

CROATIA
Croatian kuna (HRK)

P-45
Value: 10 kuna
Issued by: Hrvatska Narodna Banka
Date: 30 June 2004
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Munich, Germany
Occasion: 10th Anniversary of National Bank (1994-2004)

Features

 Obverse:

Juraj Dobrila (1812-1882), bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule. 

Reverse:

The Pula Arena and the town plan of Motovun. 

Watermark: Juraj Dobrila

Laos P-34

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
Lao kip (LAK) 

P-34a
Value: 5,000 kip
Issued by: Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Date: 1997

Features

 Obverse:

Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. He served as the first Prime Minister of the LPDR from 1975 until 1991 and then as President from 1991 until his death;

Pha That Luang stupa in Vientiane. 

Reverse:

Cement factory in Vang Vieng. 

Watermark: Pha That Luang

Kyrgyzstan P-15

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Kyrgyzstani som (KGS) 

P-15
Value: 1 som
Issued by: Kyrgyz Bank
Date: 1999

Features

 Obverse:

Abdylas Maldybaev (1906-1978), Kyrgyz composer, actor, and operatic tenor singer. 

Reverse:

Komuz; khilkyak; Bishkek Philharmonic Orchestra

Watermark: Abdylas Maldybaev

India P-98

REPUBLIC OF INDIA 
Indian rupee (INR) 

P-98c
Value: 100 rupees
Issued by: Reserve Bank of India
Date: 2007

Features

 Obverse:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Reverse:

Himalaya Mountains

Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi; numeral 100

Signature: Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy (Governor)

Plate Letter E

India P-96

REPUBLIC OF INDIA 
Indian rupee (INR) 

P-96*
Value: 20 rupees
Issued by: Reserve Bank of India
Date: 2010

Features

 Obverse:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 

Reverse:

Coconut trees in Kovalam 

Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi; numeral 20 

Signature: Duvvuri Subharao (Governor) 

* not listed in catalog

India P-95

REPUBLIC OF INDIA 
Indian rupee (INR) 

P-95*
Value: 10 rupees
Issued by: Reserve Bank of India
Date: 2008

Features

Obverse:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 

Reverse:

Rhinoceros, elephant, tiger

Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi; numeral 10

Signature: Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy (Governor)
Plate Letter N

* not listed in catalog

India P-88A

REPUBLIC OF INDIA 
Indian rupee (INR) 

P-88Ac
Value: 5 rupees
Issued by: Reserve Bank of India
Date: ND (issued between 2002-2008)

Features

 Obverse:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. Gandhi is often referred to as Mahatma or Great Soul and officially honoured as Father of the Nation. 

Reverse:

Tractor (resembling agriculture) 

Watermark: Mahatma Gandhi 

Signature: Dr. Yaga Venugopal Reddy (Governor)

Hong Kong P-401

HONG KONG SPECIAL AUTONOMOUS REGION
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

P-401b
Value: 10 dollars
Issued by: Government of the Hong Kong SAR
Date: 1 October 2007

Features

 Obverse:

Geometric design 

Reverse:

Geometric pattern 

Clear window: Bauhinia flower

Material: Polymer

China P-903

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-903
Value: 5 yuan
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 2005

Features

 Obverse:

Mao Zedong 

Reverse:

Mount Tai, Shandong Province

Watermark: Narcissus flower

Remark: with Champagne Dots 

China P-899

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-899
Value: 20 yuan
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1999

Features

 Obverse:

Mao Zedong

Reverse:

Scenery of Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Watermark: Lotus

China P-898

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-898
Value: 10 yuan
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1999

Features

 Obverse:

Mao Zedong 

Reverse:

Three Gorges of Yangtze River

Watermark: Rose

China P-895

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-895(1)
Value: 1 yuan
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1999

Features

 Obverse:

Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist revolutionary, guerilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution. He was the architect and founding father of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949, and held control over the nation until his death in 1976.  

Reverse:

Three Ponds Reflecting the Moon, Western Lake, Hangzhou

Watermark: Orchid

China P-886

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-886
Value: 5 yuan
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1980

Features

 Obverse:

Tibetan and Hui ethnic group members

Reverse:

Wu Gorge of Yangtze River

Watermark: Square foot spades money (Bubi)

China P-884

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-884a
Value: 1 yuan
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1980

Features

 Obverse:

Dong and Yao ethnic group members

Reverse:

Great Wall of China 

Watermark: Square foot spades money (Bubi) 

China P-883

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-883
Value: 5 jiao (0.50 yuan)
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1980

Features

 Obverse:

Miao and Zhuang ethnic group members

Reverse:

Coat of Arms

Watermark: Not available

China P-882

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-882
Value: 2 jiao (0.20 yuan)
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1980

Features

 Obverse:

Buyi and Korean ethnic group members

Reverse:

Coat of Arms

Watermark: Not available

China P-881

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
Chinese yuan (CNY) 

P-881 
Value: 1 jiao (0.10 yuan)
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1980

Features

 Obverse:

Gaoshan and Man ethnic group members

Reverse:

Coat of Arms

Watermark: Not available

China P-862

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
Chinese yuan (CNY) 

P-862b 
Value: 5 fen (0.05 yuan)
Issued by: People's Bank of China
Date: 1953

Features

 Obverse:

Cargo ship

Reverse:

Coat of Arms; text in four languages (Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Arab)

Watermark: Not available 

Note: Roman control numerals only 

China P-860

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Chinese yuan (CNY)

P-860b 
Value: 1 fen (0.01 yuan)
Issued by: Zhongguo Renmin Yinhang (People's Bank of China)
Date: 1953

Features

 Obverse:

Truck 

 Reverse:

Coat of Arms; text in four languages (Chinese, Mongolian, Tibetan, Arab)

Watermark: Not available 

Note: Three Roman control numerals only

Kuwait P-25

KUWAIT
Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) 

P-25e
Value: 1 dinar
Issued by: Central Bank of Kuwait
Date: L. 1968 (first issued in 1994)

Features

 Obverse:

Coat of Arms; Kuwait Towers in Kuwait City

 Reverse:

Shuwaikh Port in Al Asimah Governorate, Kuwait

Watermark: Eagle 

Hong Kong P-209

HONG KONG 
Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

P-209*
Value: 100 dollars
Issued by: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
Date: 1 January 2008

Features

 Obverse:

Lion 

Reverse:

Lantau Link: Tsing Ma Bridge 

Watermark: HSBC Building in Hong Kong; numeral 100 

Note: - signature title: Executive Director 

* not listed in catalog

Israel P-46

ISRAEL
Israeli sheqel (ILR)

P-46a
Value: 50 sheqalim
Issued by: Bank of Israel
Date: 1978

Features

 Obverse:

David Ben Gurion (1886-1973), the first Prime Minister of Israel, served from 1948 until 1954 and again from 1955 until 1963. 

Reverse:

Golden Gate, Jerusalem 

Watermark: David Ben Gurion 

Note: without small bars below serial number; without yellowish bar code strips on upper right on back

Israel P-43

ISRAEL 
Israeli sheqel (ILR) 

P-43
Value: 1 sheqel
Issued by: Bank of Israel
Date: 1978

Features

 Obverse:

Sir Moses Haim Montefiore (see description in previous article) 

Reverse:

Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem 

Watermark: Sir Moses Montefiore