A few months ago, I wrote up a 1/2 Duit from the Dutch East India Company: https://coinofnote.com/1754-dutch-east-indies-utrecht-1-2-duit/

If you collect #Banknotes, then you will be interested in an article from this week's E-Sylum on the banknotes from the same currency: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n26.html#article22

The article notes: "Netherlands Indies paper money offers more than a record of colonial finance. Across its portraits, coats of arms, multilingual inscriptions, and carefully composed figures, it traces the shifting authority, identity, and visual culture of a region shaped by commerce, empire, occupation, and revolution. From the Dutch East India Company's early foothold in Java to the final years before Indonesian independence, these notes reveal a world in transition-and the 1933-1939 De Javasche Bank series stands among its most evocative artistic expressions."

#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Banknote #BanknoteCollecting #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

From France to Italy, inside the counterfeit rings circulating fake banknotes across Europe via social media.

A joint French-Italian investigation that lasted over a year led to the indictment of 12 people suspected of belonging to a huge counterfeiting network.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260628-from-france-to-italy-inside-the-counterfeit-rings-circulating-fake-banknotes-across-europe-via-social-media?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Counterfeiting #France #Italy #Banknotes #Crime

Help celebrate the UK’s wildlife.

You have until the 3rd July to place your vote for the new Bank of England #banknotes and put wildlife in people’s purses...

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/help-us-design-our-next-series-of-banknotes

From this week's E-Sylum: "Banknotes Salvaged, Looted, or Lost by Shipwreck" has been updated to include ALL forms of transit:

"A study of 57 known shipwrecks and confiscated cargos of consigned banknotes from 44 countries, 15 printers and 3 paper mills - 1779 forward".

The book was particularly updated after the crash of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Bolivia with a consignment of 10, 20, & 50 Bolivianos on board. A frenzy of about 20,000 people attempted to cart off some of some the 60,000+ banknotes spewed about La Paz airport wreck site. More: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n24.html#article3

#Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Banknotes #Currency #Accident #Books #Bibliophile @numismatics

"We analyzed paper money printed by Ben Franklin to uncover his anti‑counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations"

https://theconversation.com/we-analyzed-paper-money-printed-by-ben-franklin-to-uncover-his-anti-counterfeiting-techniques-and-materials-innovations-282943

#numismatics #banknotes #counterfeiting #security #SaturdayNightCoinShow

For those in the UK, you have the chance to vote on 1 from each of the 3 categories of animal that will be adorning our bank notes in the coming future. I don't use cash, but it will be cool to have animals on our notes all the same. Just like Costa Rica does.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/help-us-design-our-next-series-of-banknotes

#birds #nature #banknotes

Choosing one from each category, I reckon hare, curlew, marsh fritillary for the UK banknotes. (Beeb have a list).

Though I think we'll end up with fox, eagle, shark! #banknotes #ukbanknotes

Pine marten or hedgehog for me

#ukmoney #banknotes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzrpe6mzjo

Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on UK banknotes

The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgzrpe6mzjo

#UK #banknotes #nature #wildlife

This week's E-Sylum has an article on Canadian "Card" money, used in the 17th century: https://www.coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n22.html#article23

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