This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-270c.
China – Mother Panda & Cub – 10 Yuan – 2011 – Colored Brilliant Uncirculated .999 1 oz Silver Coin
One of two very cute and cuddly Panda pieces acquired from a Chinese Mint represented at the ANA Show in San Francisco in 2005. Both the Great Wall and the Panda are uniquely emblematic of China and are considered national treasures. China has effectively used pandas as gifts to foreign zoos to stimulate deeper contacts and improve relations, as their gift of two Pandas to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. proved to be effective during the Cold War. China’s pride in this unique wildlife ambassador is currently now being matched by their efforts to restore the Panda’s threatened population. The latest inventory of the Panda population conducted by the Chinese government found the number of giant panda in the wild has increased from 1,100 in 1988 to more than 1,590 today. The present rapid growth taking place in China now promises both greater interest in these amazing creatures and some new challenges as people’s views of their native habitat change.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-268c.
The Central Bank of China – Sun Yat-sen – 20 Cents – 1940 – Pick 227 – Crisp Uncirculated Banknote
This set includes two coins issued under the Saddam regime as well as a series of seven Crisp Uncirculated banknotes, each bearing the image of the deposed dictator. The set comes as shown in a descriptive folder.
Kazakhstan – Soyuz-Apollo Mission – 50 Tenge – 2009 – Br. Uncirculated – KM-New
China – Brazilian Morpho Colored Butterfly Medallion – Proof – 2009 – Series II – The first set of four butterfly medallions was issued by the People’s Republic of China in 2005 and can be found on our website. This set was issued recently and would make a great gift for any collector of lepidoptera or world coins. I was not able to identify the species involved, but one of our clients, Mark Schmidt, was able to provide identification as the Brazilian Morpho (Morpho Aega).
China – “88” Colored Butterfly Medallion – Proof – 2009 – Series II – The first set of four butterfly medallions was issued by the People’s Republic of China in 2005 and can be found on our website. This set was issued recently and would make a great gift for any collector of lepidoptera or world coins. I was not able to identify the species involved, but one of our clients, Mark Schmidt, was able to provide identification as the “88”Butterfly (Diaethria clymena).
China – Border Collie – Medalic Issue – 2006 – Gold Plated – Proof
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Leatherback Turtle – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
MONGOLIA – HORSES – 20 Tugrik (Terper) – 1993 – PICK 55 – CRISP UNCIRCULATED BANKNOTE – Over the next few months we will be aggressively searching out and obtaining wildlife banknotes, so feel free to bookmark this page and come back often to see the new additions to our collection.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-907.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-906.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-401.
China – Three Pandas Drinking – 10 Yuan – 2013 – 1 Ounce .999 Fine Silver Coin – PCGS MS69
First minted by the Shahi kings circa 650 C.E., Balban the Great, the Sultan of Delhi, was issuing similar designs as late as 1287 C.E. The names and denominations of this remarkable long-lived coin series were lost to history. As a group they were known as jitals. These earliest silver Shahi jitals were crudely hand struck of 2.9 to 3.3 grams of high grade silver, averaging 17 to 18.5 millimeters in diameter. We guarantee this coin to be an authentic silver Shahi silver which comes as shown in a descriptive folder with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Burma – Banknotes of Unusual Denominations – 15,35, 45, 75, 90 Kyat – 1985 /1987 – CU – Folder & COA – Our money is like our math. Most world coins are in the same denominations: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Banknotes run to larger numbers, but almost always in multiples of 5 and 100. Money of other denominations looks odd to our eye; there is a reason $2 bills never caught on in the United States. That is what makes the denominations on these banknotes, all of them issued by the Union of Burma Bank from 1985 to 1987, so unusual: 15, 35, 45, 75 and strangest of all, 90 kyats. Odd though the numbers may appear, these were all actual legal tender issued in Burma. Why did the Burmese government eschew 20s and 50s for these bizarre issues? In 1985 when the first of these banknotes, the 75 kyat, was introduced, Burma was ruled by a megalomaniac dictator, Ne Win, who put more faith in astrology and numerology than he did in economics and finance. The 75 kyat note was intended to honor his 75th birthday. In 1986, the 15 and 35 kyat notes were issued. Extremely unpopular, all three were demonetized in 1988, along with larger issues, rendering 75 percent of the national currency worthless, crippling an already crippled economy, wiping out life savings of thousands of people and triggering at least one insurgency. Instead of solving the problem, Win made it worse: 45 and 90 kyat notes were issued—these were multiples of 9, which Wins numerologist assured him was a lucky number. At the age of lucky number 90, Ne Win was arrested. He died in prison in 2002. This set includes the following notes:15 kyats – Pick 62, 35 kyats – Pick 63, 45 kyats – Pick 64, 75 kyats – Pick 65 and 90 kyats – Pick 66. The notes come as shown in a descriptive folder with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Peoples Republic of China – Army Military Medal – with Ribbon – 1951
The Central Bank of China – Shanghai – 5 Dollars – 1930 – Pick 200 – Crisp Uncirculated Banknote – This banknote came out of a group of banknotes still held together by an American Banknote company strap and is in Crisp Uncirculated condition. It bears the portrait of Sun Yat-sen on the front and a temple on the back and was issued by the Central Bank of China in Shanghai in 1930.
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