Thursday, May 18, 2023

Italia 10 Lire (1944)


Obverse: Jupiter

Reverse: Agriculture & Industry (allegorical men)

 

Italia 5 Lire (1944)

Obverse: Roman figure on the left, writing in the center, number on the left
 
Reverse: Denomination in the center

Hungary 100 Pengo (1930)

Obverse: Matyas Kiraly or Matthias Corvinus (1440-1490), also called Matthias I, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. He was one of the most important rulers in the history of Hungary.

 
Reverse: Hungary parliament building in center.

Switzerland 10 Francs (1963)

The fifth series of Swiss banknotes was issued starting in 1956.

Obverse: Gottfried Keller (1819 - 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature.
 
Reverse: Bennet blossoms.

Switzerland 20 Francs (1973)

The fifth series of Swiss banknotes was issued starting in 1956.
 
Obverse: Guillaume Henri Dufour was a Swiss military officer, structural engineer and topographer.


Reverse: Thistle.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

South Africa 20 Rand (2005)

Obverse: Close-up of an African Bush Elephant head at right and a vignette of the elephant family walking in the bush at center

Reverse: The theme of this banknote reverse is Surface mining industry (Open-pit mining)

Signature: Tito Mboweni - President Governor of the South African Reserve Bank. Tito Titus Mboweni, born 16 March 1959, is the current Minister of Finance of South Africa. He was the eighth Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and the first Black South African to hold the post. He was sworn in as Finance Minister on 9 October 2018, following Nhlanhla Nene's resignation.

Watermark: African Bush Elephant and electrotype 20.
Size: 134 × 70 mm.

Many thanks to Epe.