COLLECTORBOX - World banknotes and coins: January 2010

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Eastern Caribbean banknote - QEII

Eastern Caribbean ST. VINCENT Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 5 dollar
Year : 2003

Eastern Caribbean ST. VINCENT Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2003

Eastern Caribbean ST. KITTS Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2003

Eastern Caribbean ANGUILA Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2003

Eastern Caribbean MONTSERRAT Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2003

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Where is Eastern Caribbean ?

The East Caribbean dollar (sign: $; code: XCD) is the currency of eight of the nine members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (the one exception being the British Virgin Islands). It has existed since 1965, being the successor to the British West Indies dollar, and it is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $ or, alternatively, EC$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. The EC$ is subdivided into 100 cents. It has been pegged to the United States dollar since 1976 and the exchange rate is currently at US$1 = EC$2.70.

Six of the states using the EC$ are independent states: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The other two are British overseas territories: Anguilla and Montserrat.

Coins : 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 cents, 1 dollar

Banknote : 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars

Central bank : Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Exchange Rate : 10 East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) = 12.78 Malaysia Ringgit (MYR)

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Info sources : Wikipedia

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Bermuda banknote - QEII

Bermuda Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait

Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 1999
Price : RM85

Bermuda Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait

Face Values : 5 dollar
Year : 2000
Not for sell

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Where is Bermuda?

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about 1,030 kilometres (640 mi) to the west-northwest. it is about 1,350 km (840 mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and 1,770 km (1,100 mi) northeast of Miami, Florida. Its capital city is Hamilton.

Bermuda is the oldest and most populous remaining British overseas territory, settled by England a century before the Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain. Bermuda's first capital, St George's, was settled in 1612 and is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in the Americas.

Although usually referred to in the singular, the territory consists of approximately 138 islands, with a total area of 53.3 square kilometres (20.6 sq mi). The largest island, Main Island, is sometimes itself called Bermuda. Compiling a list of the islands is often complicated, as many have more than one name (as does the entire archipelago, which has also been known historically as La Garza, Virgineola, and the Isle of Devils). Despite its small land mass, there has been a tendency for place names to be repeated; there are, for example, two islands named Long Island, and St George's Town is located on St George's Island within St George's Parish (each known as St George's).

Bermuda has a very affluent economy, with finance as its largest sector followed by tourism, giving it the world's highest GDP per capita in 2005. It has a subtropical climate.

Bermuda flag

Capital : Hamilton

Official languages : English

Other language : Portuguese

Government : British overseas territories

Monarch : Queen Elizabeth II

Governor : Sir Richard Gozney

Premier : Ewart Brown

Time zone : Atlantic (UTC-4)

Currency : Bermudian dollar (BMD) >>>

Exchange Rate :

10 Bermuda Dollar (BMD) = 34.31 Ringgit Malaysia (MYR) - Update (Jan 2010)

Capital Hamilton

Hotel in Bermuda - Windham Resort and Spa

Aerial view of Bermuda looking west

St David's and St George's are in the foreground

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Info sources : Wikipedia

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Fiji Island Banknote - QE II

FIJI Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 2 dollar
Year : 2002

FIJI Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait

Face Values : 5 dollar
Year : 2002

FIJI Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait

Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2002

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FIJI 2007 banknote - Queen Elizabeth II Portrait

FIJI Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 5 dollar
Year : 2007

FIJI Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait
Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2007

FIJI Banknote - Queen Elizabeth portrait

Face Values : 10 dollar
Year : 2007

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Where is FIJI Island?

Fiji officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country comprises an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited, and 522 islets. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population.

FIJI Flag

Capital : Suva
Official languages : English, Bau Fijian, and Hindi
Government : Military junta and Parlimentary Republic
Paramount Chief of Fiji : Queen Elizabeth II
President : Epeli Nailatikau
Prime Minister : Frank Bainimarama
Independence : from the United Kingdom
Currency : Fijian dollar (FJD) >>> 10 Fiji dollar (FJD) = RM17.57

Fiji People

Suva , capital city of Fiji

Fijian village

Mondriki, Fiji

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Tuesday, 19 January 2010

North Korea 2008 commemorative banknote

North Korea banknote to commemorative "Great leader"

Kim II Sung 95th Anniversary.

朝鲜中央银行特别发行九种少量面值流通纪念钞 - 纪念伟大的领袖金日成诞辰95周年.

9 pcs North Korea Commemorative banknotes (1,5,10,50,100,200,500,1000 & 5000 Won) A complete set with folder of North Korean notes overprints has recently been reported. Unfortunately, little is known about these notes other than that they appear to be the latest issued notes (dates range from 1992 to 2007) with a common overprint in Korean and the Western numerals 95. The literal translation of the overprint is “Great leader Kim Ilsung comrade birth 95th.” Since he was born April 15, 1912, his 95th birthday would have been celebrated in 2007.

Info from banknotenews.com