Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Mozambique P-118

MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique escudo

P-118a
Value: 500 escudos
Issued by: Banco de Mocambique
Date: 22 March 1967 (Issued: 1976)
Re-validation: Overprint on Mozambique P-110

 Alfredo Augusto Caldas Xavier (1852-1896), Portuguese military engineer, explorer, and colonial administrator of Portuguese Mozambique.  

 Seal of Portuguese Mozambique and Seal of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino

Watermark: Caldas Xavier

Thursday, January 26, 2012

South Sudan P-5

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudanese pound (SSP)

P-5

Value: 1 pound
Issued by: Bank of South Sudan
Date: ND (2011)

Features
Obverse:
Dr. John Garang de Mabior (1945-2005), Sudanese politician and rebel leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and following a peace agreement he briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan from January 2005 until he died in a July 2005 helicopter crash. 

Reverse:
Giraffes

Watermark: John Garang de Mabior; electrotype "1"; cornerstones
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Limited
Signature: Elijah Malok (Governor)

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Zimbabwe P-91

Country or State: ZIMBABWE
Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ISO 4217 Code: ZWR)

P-91
Value: 100,000,000,000,000 dollars
Dimension: 148 × 74 mm
Features
Obverse:
Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Epworth

Reverse:
Victoria Falls; buffalo

Watermark: Not available
Date: 2008
Signature: Dr. Gideon Gono (Governor)
Issued by: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe P-67

Country or State: ZIMBABWE
Currency: Zimbabwean dollar (ISO 4217 Code: ZWR)

P-67
Value: 10 dollars
Dimension: 142 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Epworth

Reverse:
Farm tractor; grain silo

Watermark: Zimbabwe Bird; electrotype 10
Date: 2007
Signature: Dr. Gideon Gono (Governor)
Issued by: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Zambia P-44

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-43d
Value: 1,000 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); jacaranda tree

Reverse:
Aardvark; sorghum farming; tractor; Liberty Statue

Material: Polymer
Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Clear window: Bird
Date: 2009
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: South African Bank Note Company

Zambia P-38

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-38d
Value: 100 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); palm trees; feathers

Reverse:
Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders); Liberty Monument; Head of a water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Date: 2003
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: South African Bank Note Company

Friday, September 30, 2011

Zambia P-43

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-43d
Value: 500 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); baobab tree

Reverse:
Head of an African elephant; cotton picking; Liberty Statue

Material: Polymer
Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Clear window: Bird
Date: 2005
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Canadian Bank Note Company

Zambia P-37

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-37a
Value: 50 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); sausage trees; feathers

Reverse:
Copper refining at Nkana Mine; Liberty Monument; Head of a zebra

Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Date: 1992
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., England

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Zambia P-36

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-36a
Value: 20 kwacha
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer); trees

Reverse:
State House (Presidential Palace) in Lusaka; Liberty Monument; Deer's head

Watermark: Head of an African fish-eagle
Date: 1992
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., England

Zambia P-28

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-28a
Value: 50 kwacha
Features
Obverse:
Kenneth David Kaunda (born 1924), first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991; African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), the national bird of Zambia; flowers; Coat of Arms. 

Reverse:
National Assembly building in Lusaka; Liberty (Chain-breaker) Monument

Watermark: Profile portrait of Kenneth Kaunda
Signature: Dr. L. S. Chivuno (Governor; in office 1986-1988)
Date: ND (1986-1988)
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., England

Zambia P-25

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-25d
Value: 5 kwacha
Dimension: 138 × 70 mm
Features
Obverse:
Kenneth David Kaunda (born 1924), first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991; African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), the national bird of Zambia; flowers; Coat of Arms. 

Reverse:
Kariba Dam 

Watermark: Profile portrait of Kenneth Kaunda
Signature: Dr. L. S. Chivuno (Governor; in office 1986-1988)
Date: ND (1980-1988)
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., England

Zambia P-24

Country or State: ZAMBIA
Currency: Zambian kwacha (ISO 4217 Code: ZMK)

P-24c
Value: 2 kwacha
Dimension: 133 × 68 mm
Features
Obverse:
Kenneth David Kaunda (born 1924), first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991; African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), the national bird of Zambia; flowers; Coat of Arms. 

Reverse:
Education: teacher with student and a school building

Watermark: Profile portrait of Kenneth Kaunda
Signature: Dr. L. S. Chivuno (Governor; in office 1986-1988)
Date: ND (1980-1988)
Issued by: Bank of Zambia
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., England

Zaire P-49

Country or State: ZAIRE*
Currency: Zairean new zaire (ISO 4217 Code: ZRN)
*) The Republic of Zaire was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997. Click here to see Democratic Republic of the Congo banknotes. 

P-49
Value: 10 nouveaux makuta (0.10 new zaire)
Dimension: 159 × 79 mm
Features
Obverse:
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997), born Joseph Desire Mobutu, the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (also known as Zaire for much of his reign) from 1965 until his overthrown in 1997; leaping leopard; coat of arms. 

Reverse:
Elephant tusks; flowers; cornucopia fruits; smoking chimney of a factory; pyramidal structures

Watermark: Mobutu Sese Seko
Date: 24 June 1993
Signature: Buhendwa Bwa Mushaba (Governor)
Issued by: Bank of Zaire
Printer: Hotel des Monnaies, Zaire 

Tanzania P-41

Country or State: TANZANIA
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (ISO 4217 Code: TZS)

P-41
Value: 1,000 shillings
Dimension: 125 × 65 mm
Features
Obverse:
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-1999), first President of Tanzania from 1964 until 1985. 

Reverse:
State House in Dar es Salaam; Coffee plant; head of a giraffe

Watermark: Julius Nyerere; electrotype 1000
Date: ND (2010)
Date of Release: 1 January 2011
Issued by: Bank of Tanzania
Printer: Thomas de la Rue and Company, Ltd., England 

Tanzania P-40

Country or State: TANZANIA
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (ISO 4217 Code: TZS)

P-40
Value: 500 shillings
Dimension: 120 × 60 mm
Features
Obverse:
Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume (1905-1972), the first President of Zanzibar. 

Reverse:
Nkrumah Hall at the University of Dar es Salaam; Aesculap's Rod; Student graduation procession; head of a giraffe

Watermark: Julius Nyerere; electrotype 500
Date: ND (2010)
Date of Release: 1 January 2011
Issued by: Bank of Tanzania
Printer: Crane Currency AB, Sweden 

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Tanzania P-35

Country or State: TANZANIA
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (ISO 4217 Code: TZS)

P-35
Value: 500 shillings
Dimension: 130 × 63 mm
Features
Obverse:
Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

Reverse:
Nkrumah Hall at the University of Dar es Salaam; sailing boats; Aesculap's rod

Watermark: Head of a giraffe
Date: ND (2003)
Issued by: Benki Kuu Ya Tanzania (Bank of Tanzania)

Sudan P-64

Country or State: SUDAN
Currency: Sudanese pound (ISO 4217 Code: SDG)

P-64
Value: 1 pound
Dimension: 139 × 64 mm
Features
Obverse:
Pigeon; Central Bank of Sudan modern buildings; outline map of Sudan

Reverse:
Pigeons (Peace Vision)

Watermark: Pigeon
Date: 9 July 2006
Signature: Sabir Mohammed Hassan (Governor)
Issued by: Central Bank of Sudan

Sudan P-44

Country or State: SUDAN
Currency: Sudanese pound (ISO 4217 Code: SDP)

P-44b
Value: 100 pound
Dimension: 161 × 80 mm
Features

Obverse:
Arms and building of the University of Khartoum; Coat of Arms with outline map of Sudan in it; an open book

Reverse:
Bank of Sudan building in Khartoum; coin

Watermark: Coat of Arms of Sudan
Date: 1989
Signature: Mahdi El Faki El Sheikh (Governor)
Issued by: Bank of Sudan

Sudan P-46

Country or State: SUDAN
Currency: Sudanese pound (ISO 4217 Code: SDP)

P-46
Value: 10 pound
Dimension: 153 × 76 mm
Features

Obverse:
Shata Gate in Suakin (Sawakin); Meroitic and Arabic scripts; Coat of Arms with outline map of Sudan in it; wheat ear.

Reverse:
Bank of Sudan building in Khartoum; wheat ear.

Watermark: Coat of Arms of Sudan
Date: 1987
Signature: Said Ahmed Al-Sheikh (Governor)
Issued by: Bank of Sudan

Sudan P-39

Country or State: SUDAN
Currency: Sudanese pound (ISO 4217 Code: SDP)

P-39
Value: 1 pound
Dimension: 137 × 68 mm
Features

Obverse:
Cotton bolls; stylized candle and dish; Coat of Arms with outline map of Sudan in it 

Reverse:
Bank of Sudan building in Khartoum

Watermark: Coat of Arms of Sudan
Date: 1987
Signature: Ismail El-Misbah Mekki Hamad (Governor)
Issued by: Bank of Sudan