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Old March 8th 04, 04:05 PM
ArnoldLayne
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Default Help with European Paper Money Please!

I have some old European Paper Money and I am interested in seeing if it
has any value, besides just conversational! I hope that some of the same
resident numismatists would be so
kind as to give me their opinions, if they can.

Also, are the Luxembourg notes still acceptable today....that country
has'nt changed since they were issued, has it? I guess you would have to
exchange them for euros, No?

Just Wondering.....

Anyway here goes:


Algerian 5 Francs Note
5" x 3 1/4"
Date B.5-5-1941.B
Nice Pastel Colors
Harbor scene with small boats and veiled woman holding fruit
Condition is EX Fine
Watermark is profile of Ancient greek looking woman

3 Notes from the Grand Duche of Luxembourg
20, 10 and 5 Francs
20 is 3" x 6", others 3" x 5"
20 is dated 1943 and is printed by Waterlow and Sons, London
others have no date but are printed by
the American Bank Note Company
20 has nice scene of team of oxen pulling haycart in field
surrounded by wooded hills and in foreground a shirtless farmer rests
holding a small scythe
10 and 5 just have picture of queen/princess
20 is in about EX Fine condition
10 is EX Fine
5 is Fine

2 Italian Notes
2 Lire and 10 Lire
2 Lire is 3" x 2"
10 Lire is 4" x 2 1/2"
Both dated 1939
2 Lire has Picture of statue of Roman (Caesar?)
10 Lire has Profile of Balding Man (General/President?) with Grey Mustache
other side has Roman Statue
2 Lire is EX Fine
10 Lire is Very Fine with some light stains

Finally:
12 German Notes
I'll run them down individually from oldest to newest:

100 Mark 4"x6" April 1903 Lovely Blue Colors 2 Women in flowing robes
holding a picture of
a Woman with a wreathed crown
only about Fine Condition with major folds and some staining, but the
stains are not on the picture side
which is nice

100 Mark 8"x4" April 1910 A True Piece of Art, It would take a few pages to
describe everything in the engraving. I'll try and summarize....A queen
sitting on a throne holding a sword under a huge oak tree with all manner
of things on the ground around her and 3 Warships steaming up the river in
the backround. I would'nt mind framing this one.
Large Watermark next to the engraving appears to be the Kaiser himself!
In about fine condition with a few stains, many folds and one small tear
which does NOT extend into the printing.

1000 Mark 71/2"x4" April 1910 Two robed women flanking a large wreathe
with
a crown and a coat of arms inside.This note is the finest one of all of
these old bills, and except for some very tiny blotches on the edges and a
slightly rounded corner or two, is the same as it was 94 years ago. Never
folded. Perfectly centered. Extremely Fine. (I Actually just found this
one listed online for 8$ US In UNC condition....it was called
'Agriculture' or something.....Oh well! not gonna buy a Mercedes with this
one ;-)

100 Mark 4"x 6" January 1911 Nice blue coloring. A lot of cherubs flying
around. This note differs from the other german notes in that it does not
say 'Reichsbanknote', but 'Wurttembergische Notenbank'. Fine condition with
folds but no stains.

1000 Mark 3"x6" Sep. 1922 A rather plain note. No pictures at all. Very
Fine Condition.

5000 Mark 3"x 5" December 1922 The entire note seems to be printed on
watermarked paper. There is a picture of someone who looks very familiar
(Bach?) This note is clearly not as finely printed as the Pre-War notes. No
Folds at all. Extremely
Fine.

500,000 Mark 31/2" x 61/2" Mar? 1923 I guess they were getting into hyper-
inflation here! A rather plain bill with just two profiles of ancient
looking males. The watermark appears to be A Vine creeping up a pole? Very
Fine Condition.

and lastly :
100,000 Mark January 1923 41/2"x 7" Nice purple colors and a lot of cool
colored Very big threads on the right side of the note. Profile of a man
who again looks very familiar(Kepler? was he German?) Watermark is again a
vine like thing this time with oak leaves. Very Fine Condition.


Also have 4 little notes that
I think are American "Invasion money" notes if I am not mistaken.
Circulated by invading troops in occupied Germany?
Dated 1944
Two 1/2 Mark notes.
One 1 Mark note.
One 5 Mark note.
These are 21/2" x 3" and are in Very to Extremely Fine Condition except one
1/2 Mark note has some pencil writing on the edges.

Thank you for any help you can provide.


Rich

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