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Alan D.

November 17th 03 02:57 PM

Paper money with images of archaeological places

Hello everyone;
Could anyone please tell me if there are (and if so which ones) any paper
money
bills with images of archaeological places for the following countries in
South and Central America:

1. Guatemala (image of Tikal)
2. Mexico (Chichenitza, Palenque or such)
3. Peru (Machu Picchu)

I'd greatly appreciate any information. Thank you.

Regards,

John Stone

November 17th 03 07:27 PM

"Alan D." wrote in message ...
Hello everyone;
Could anyone please tell me if there are (and if so which ones) any paper
money
bills with images of archaeological places for the following countries in
South and Central America:

1. Guatemala (image of Tikal)
2. Mexico (Chichenitza, Palenque or such)
3. Peru (Machu Picchu)

I'd greatly appreciate any information. Thank you.

Regards,

I have a Guatemala note with a Mayan stone carving and pyramid, not sure
if they are from Tikal or not. Mexico has several notes with Aztec buildings
and pyramids but I'm not sure if they are the ones you mentioned.

Not sure about Peru but I would be surprised if they did not have Machu Picchu
on one of their notes. It is what the nation is most famous for.

I would try to look at a Standard Catalog of Paper Money (for world issues, not
US) at a local Barnes and Noble (they usually carry them in the hobby section).

Alan D.

November 17th 03 09:43 PM

Hi John;
Thanks for the info. Would it be possible by any chance that you e'mail me
over a scan of this Guatemalan note with Mayan ruins? I'll check around. I
actually live in Canada so will have to find a different source for some
kind of catalogue (btw, any such catalogues available on-line?). I also
already found a note from 1975, 1000 Peruvian soles with an amazing image of
Machu Picchu. Thanks again for your response.

Best regards,

Alan D.

Michael E. Marotta

November 19th 03 01:31 AM

(John Stone) wrote
I have a Guatemala note with a Mayan stone carving and pyramid, not sure
if they are from Tikal or not. Mexico has several notes with Aztec buildings
and pyramids but I'm not sure if they are the ones you mentioned.

Not sure about Peru but I would be surprised if they did not have Machu Picchu on one of their notes. It is what the nation is most famous for.

Chan Chan is on the Peru 1000 Intis from 1988, a devalued note,
available in crisp uncirculated for way less than a dollar including
postage. What we think of as "famous" may or may not excite the
natives. In Florence, when they uncover Roman ruins during civil
engineering projects, they get rid of them before anyone from Rome
finds out and stops the work. It's an Etruscan thing.

samain

November 19th 03 10:30 AM

The back of the Peru 100 Soles of 1976 portrays Machu Picchu (P-114) and
the back of the 1/2 Quetzals (for the past several years) shows a
temple at Tikal (or a temple named Tikal?). The back of the Mexican
1,000 Pesos (from about 1959 to 1977, P-52 series) features a temple
from Chichenitza. All the above notes can be found on my website. Hope
this helps. Take care. Sincerely, Ron Wise

Alan D. wrote:
Hello everyone;
Could anyone please tell me if there are (and if so which ones) any paper
money
bills with images of archaeological places for the following countries in
South and Central America:

1. Guatemala (image of Tikal)
2. Mexico (Chichenitza, Palenque or such)
3. Peru (Machu Picchu)

I'd greatly appreciate any information. Thank you.

Regards,

--
Ron Wise
"Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage"
14,000+ scans of over 7,000 banknotes.
http://www.banknoteworld.com
http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/

Alan D.

November 19th 03 02:56 PM

Ron;
Thanks a lot!!! This is exactly what I was looking for. I actually also
found out that 1000 Peru soles from 1974 shows Machu Picchu as well. I'll
check out your web site as soon as I'm back on the high speed. Thank you
again.

Best regards,

Alan D.

"samain" wrote in message
...
The back of the Peru 100 Soles of 1976 portrays Machu Picchu (P-114) and
the back of the 1/2 Quetzals (for the past several years) shows a
temple at Tikal (or a temple named Tikal?). The back of the Mexican
1,000 Pesos (from about 1959 to 1977, P-52 series) features a temple
from Chichenitza. All the above notes can be found on my website. Hope
this helps. Take care. Sincerely, Ron Wise

Alan D. wrote:
Hello everyone;
Could anyone please tell me if there are (and if so which ones) any
paper
money
bills with images of archaeological places for the following countries
in
South and Central America:

1. Guatemala (image of Tikal)
2. Mexico (Chichenitza, Palenque or such)
3. Peru (Machu Picchu)

I'd greatly appreciate any information. Thank you.

Regards,

--
Ron Wise
"Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage"
14,000+ scans of over 7,000 banknotes.
http://www.banknoteworld.com
http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/

John Stone

November 20th 03 01:45 PM

(Michael E. Marotta) wrote in message . com...
(John Stone) wrote
I have a Guatemala note with a Mayan stone carving and pyramid, not sure
if they are from Tikal or not. Mexico has several notes with Aztec buildings
and pyramids but I'm not sure if they are the ones you mentioned.

Not sure about Peru but I would be surprised if they did not have Machu Picchu on one of their notes. It is what the nation is most famous for.

Chan Chan is on the Peru 1000 Intis from 1988, a devalued note,
available in crisp uncirculated for way less than a dollar including
postage. What we think of as "famous" may or may not excite the
natives. In Florence, when they uncover Roman ruins during civil
engineering projects, they get rid of them before anyone from Rome
finds out and stops the work. It's an Etruscan thing.

Sometimes people don't care about or really understand their own cultural
heritage. A few years ago I went with my sons school class to a local
Native American cultural center on a field trip, while I was there I struck
up a conversation about the pre Columbian moundbuilding culture with one of
the people who worked there and he had no idea what I was talking about.
I couldn't believe that someone who works at a cultural center could be so
ignorant about an important part of their own heritage.

Jim	November 20th 03 02:39 PM

(John Stone) says....

A few years ago I went with my sons school class to a local Native American
cultural center on a field trip, while I was there I struck up a conversation
about the pre Columbian moundbuilding culture with one of the people who worked
there and he had no idea what I was talking about.

So many different tribes, headresses and now, too many mounds. Who can keep it
all straight...........8^)

Always here for my fellow syngraphist or oenophile.
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John Stone

November 20th 03 07:24 PM

rosit (Jim) wrote in message ...
(John Stone) says....

A few years ago I went with my sons school class to a local Native American
cultural center on a field trip, while I was there I struck up a conversation
about the pre Columbian moundbuilding culture with one of the people who worked
there and he had no idea what I was talking about.

So many different tribes, headresses and now, too many mounds. Who can keep it
all straight...........8^)

Always here for my fellow syngraphist or oenophile.
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The mounds aren't too hard actually. There were three distinct
cultures in the midwest and south that engaged in moundbuilding over a
3 thousand year period from approx 1500 BC to 1500 AD. Some of the cultures
overlapped during that time and sometimes in the same areas. I wish they
had issued coins but alas..... collecting mound culture artifacts is popular
but controversial.

Jim	November 21st 03 06:12 AM

(John Stone) adds.....

I wish they had issued coins but alas.....

Maybe "they" were the ones that ordered the SBA's...........8^)

collecting mound culture artifacts is popular but controversial.

Why controversial?

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