Bowers & Merena Auctions are conducted the sale at the Baltimore Expo on  November 10-14, 2009. In addition to some outstanding coins there are more than 1,200 lots of World Paper Money with a broad range of selections.
Some interesting lots; #6284 seldom offered CHINA Bank of Communications P.110k 1 Dollar 1.7.1913 with a current bid of $2300; #6454 scarce COSTA RICA P.199 10 Colones 3.11.1937 currently at $2100. Some other lots of interest were #6277 CHINA P.27 10 Dollars 1.6.1912 with Kalgan branch printed in Russian on the back. This note is currently bid at $2500; lot #6355 CHINA Netherlands Trading Society P.S548 5 Dollars 1.1.1909, current bid $2300; lot#6356 CHINA Russo-Asiatic Bank P.S466 100 Dollars (1910) with a current bid of $4200.  31.10.2009 

Croatia section has just been updated with several new images provided by Brent Arthurson of Perth, Australia and North Carolina, USA banknote dealer Morris Lawing. Former journalist from Pakrac, Jadranka KOSOR, shown at right, was elected Prime Minister on 6 July 2009. She served as a correspondent for Radio Zagreb  and covered many of the problems associated with displaced persons during Croatian War of independence.

The Croatia section now has a nice selection of different type notes and a 1919 Local Emergency Issue from Zagreb. We also appreciate a number of other collectors and dealers who have submitted images for use on this non-commercial site. As we approach 8,000 banknotes from more than 350 entities, I'd like to acknowledge Don Cleveland and William N. Keijzers who continue to submit images on a regular basis enhancing the site for everyone's benefit.   25.10.2009

Honduras has reached an agreement on 29.10.2009 for international monitoring of the upcoming  29.11.elections. Previous representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti meet in Tegucigalpa on 7.10.2009 in an attempt to find a solution to the  political crisis.

Interim President Roberto Micheletti Bain met with USA-Florida representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Tegucigalpa on October 5, 2009. Roberto Micheletti Bain was appointed by congress on 29.6.2009 to serve out the remaining term to serve out the remaining term. President Zelaya reentered the country recently and is in the Brazil embassy attempting to engage Micheletti to resolve the political crisis. As a result demonstration and some violence has o occurred.

Now with a big soccer match against the USA Honduras stands ready to be in the World Cup final with a win. We have a few modern Honduras notes displayed and welcome collectors who can submit additional images.       30.10.2009

Eva Perón is featured on the 2001 bonos of Argentina from Rioja Province. Bonos are bond-like banknotes that have a specific life predetermined at issue and act like local currency in that they usually circulate in the specific area where they were issued.

We have catalogued 21 different national, provincial and municipal issuers in Argentina starting in 1985 and continuing until the present. Most of these notes have a specific issue date referenced to the authorizing legislation and an expiration date. Some actually pay interest! The bonos of Argentina were begun during a financial crisis but apparently have proved so popular that they continue to be issued long after the primary crises ended.

In addition to the plethora of bonos we have displayed, we also have a series of minichecks issued by various private banks in Argentina during the administration of Juan Domingo Perón Sosa, husband of Eva. These are different than bonos as they are true local currency issues. Almost all of the bonos and minichecks have been submitted by Dutch numismatist, William N. Keijzers . In addition to the Argentina bonos, William has also submitted a number of other images with the most recent from Chile's Nitrate Railroad Company private issues. We gratefully acknowledge William for his outstanding support.

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Jordan's Queen Rania is very popular in Jordan not only because of her great beauty but for the excellent work she is doing in the country. The Jordan  section has a total of 27 images, included is a wonderful autographed image of Queen Rania sent in by Dr. Márián Zoltán of Hungary.

Dr.Zoltán has collected autographed pictures of world leaders and personalities for many years and is currently looking for the whereabouts of the former Sultan of Zanzibar, Jamshid bin Abdullah. Readers with knowledge of the Sultan are encouraged to write us and we will pass the information on.

Our sincere thanks go to specialist Mahdi Bseiso for his help with this section. 

Norway section has 196 notes displayed. Collectors who can provide images of 17th and 19th century as well as World War II Emergency issues are encouraged to send them in so we can enhance this nice reference section.

Pictured is Kirsten Flagstad who has been called the "world’s most dramatic soprano." She is featured on Norway's 100 Kroner banknotes starting in 1995 through the current 2003 issues. Norges Bank began first picturing their revered personalities in 1877 with King Oscar II. In 1977 the first woman to appear on a Norway banknote was writer Camilla Collett, who has been referred to as Norway's first feminist. Novelist and Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset is pictured on the 500 Kroner notes starting in 1999.

Our sincere thanks go to the late Walter Jellum  for his help with this section.

Salt Spring Island, Canada has released a new $$2 Dollar local currency banknote using a beautiful obverse design based on "The Sleeper" by Canadian artist and sculpture, Kathy Vinter.

This is the first new release since issuing their beautiful series of seven local currency issues in 2001-02. While local currencies have been around a long time the Salt Spring Island issue is unique in that it is 100% backed by the Canadian Dollar as well as being 20% backed by Canada Maple Leaf Gold coins.

The 2002  $$100 Dollar issue features the late Kimiko Okano Murakami, a Japanese Canadian who was sent to an internment camp during WWII. Her family's land, property and possessions were confiscated by the Canadian government and sold. But she returned to Salt Spring in 1954 to farm again, and to be an active and highly respected member of the community.

Ile A'Vache, HAÏTI

I am interested in helping Haiti in a meaningful way and have been exploring the use of computers for distance learning on Ile A'Vache.

As some of you may know, Cow Island is where Bernard Kock tried to start a colony in 1863. The project had initial support from the Lincoln administration and while Kock appeared to have had good intentions, the effort failed when his financial backers stopped funding the operation.

Ile A'Vache is the island where "Blackbeard" based his pirate ships for a period before moving them to Ocracoke, North Carolina.

The island lies about 7 miles off the southern coast of Haiti and is home to about 6,000 people. There are two nice hotels that attract a good number of tourists, mostly from Europe but there is virtually no economy, as does the rest of Haiti. A small organization doing big work on  Ile A'Vache is the Kakok Foundation

Anyone who would like to participate with ideas, time or equipment, please write me. GSE