colourful world

Trying to complete my Banknote world map colour in. Having trouble with a couple WESTERN SAHARA is one as they appear to have not had there own issue and use the notes of Morocco. Maybe if they do not have any banknotes (or ever had them) it should be removed from banknote world map.
The other difficult one is PANAMA who have had banknotes but the genuine ones are hard to come bye
Among the others I am short of are The Falklands, leitchenstein (sp) and a handful of other nations like Antigua etc

I see now the task is impossible, but will carry on trying

A good discussion could be...
Western Sahara could indicate if you have Morocan notes and Panama could light up with USA notes as dollars are the official currency there. This would not be that much of a stretch from the way some countries lite up with other territorial currencies.

https://www.google.com/search?q=western+sahara+banknotes&oq=western+sahara+banknotes&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0i131i433j0i433j46i131i199i291i433j46i131i433j0i131i433j0i433j0i131i433l3.28766j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
the funny thing is that western sahara have notes, but they are not recognised

From wikipedia, so you know it's accurate: The Sahrawi peseta (Arabic: البيزيتا الصحراوي‎, Spanish: Peseta Saharaui) is the currency of the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. It is divided in 100 céntimos, although coins with this denomination have never been minted, nor have banknotes been printed.

Thanks for that. No wonder I could not find any for sale lol

Cita: "blue-m"Panama could light up with USA notes as dollars are the official currency there.

​I detest this suggestion since Panama actually have had their own banknotes.

You do not Mention Tibetan Shrang that Issued its own Bank Notes.

East Caribbean is dificult as well- managed to get 5 of the states covered but missing Anguilla (U) Dominica (D) and Grenada (G) - have several notes that cover all 8 states, but somehow nicer to get 1 of each of the seperated states---same trouble i guess with Western Africa states and Central Africa states
Nothing like a challenge

Cita: "muzz0000"​https://www.google.com/search?q=western+sahara+banknotes&oq=western+sahara+banknotes&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0i131i433j0i433j46i131i199i291i433j46i131i433j0i131i433j0i433j0i131i433l3.28766j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
​the funny thing is that western sahara have notes, but they are not recognised

​Here's a good video on the turmoil from that part of Africa (by Fredo Rockwell) & the political reasons this nation doesn't get the international recognition it deserves (sad but good to watch):

"East Caribbean is dificult as well- managed to get 5 of the states covered but missing Anguilla (U) Dominica (D) and Grenada (G) "
-Yes, these countries can be tough to find in higher grades too. I also find St. Kitts tough for some of the earlier series. 1993 Series lasted only 1 year (for those who like "variants") & they blend their markers ($5, $10) etc within the designs. The SCWPM only lists Montserrat (suffix M) as tough yet I find St. Vincent (V) & St. Kitts (K) can be tough too. Good luck!

Hi. Thanks for that. Got my K and V from Australia from a guy who did not know what they were
surprising how many( even dealers) do not realise that it is the suffix that counts not the prefix
also a lot count A as Anguilla not Antigua
Murray

managed to buy 3 Grenada banknotes off EBAY for $11.70 Can (a 10 and 2 x5) all of them have issues (extra ink etc)
but no tears,rips or staple holes
but they will do for now (274887112969)
I somehow really enjoy the circulated notes--wonder how many hands they went thru, what they purchased etc
So only need Anguilla U and Dominica D

Great stuff.

Below is P-28u a $20 I snagged in 2018 (notice how both markers the '20' are tough to view as they're incorporated within the design plus the odd font).

The design was further revised in 1994 so the 20 is far easier to view.

Yes, some dealers get the serial numbers (& other elements) of banknotes mixed up. It pays to be extra vigilant when buying notes of any seller (even long established dealers/auction houses can get the listing mixed up).

Nice. What do the bars on bottom of note mean

Murray

Here are the Grenada notes- well circulated $11.70 CAD off ebay



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Cita: "muzz0000"​Nice. What do the bars on bottom of note mean
​
​Murray

​The back of the Canadian Birds Series have a bar code which according to wiki:
"This allows the visually impaired to distinguish notes with the use of a hand-held device that tells the note's denomination." I would imagine that the bars on the EC notes would function in a similar way.

Yes that makes sense

still struggling with completing my colorful world-- why are the banknotes of El Salvador so hard to get and expensive
I can understand Panama but El Salvador baffles me

Cita: "muzz0000"​still struggling with completing my colorful world-- why are the banknotes of El Salvador so hard to get and expensive
​I can understand Panama but El Salvador baffles me

El Salvador stopped producing their own banknotes in 1999. Small countries like it (& Ecuador) are popular in North America so its part demand, part reputation (they're no longer producing currency). ​

thanks for that

No problem. El Salvador (& even Ecuador) aren't that expensive for the time being.

If there's one thing I cannot stress enough- & that is, currency collectors from the US nickname world coins/currency "Dark" for a reason. The majority of the nations fly under their radar. A small percentage may buy older UK, AUD, CDN, CFK (some Caribbean, African, Panama & colonies) but for the most part, they're really not that interested in most other nations or modern World currency in general. If you don't believe this, just check out any banknote from the Philippines with any USA reference (presidential portraits or US slogans such as "Victory" on the back) & you will discover that these notes are 10-25X the SCWPM BV because they're so popular. All other series are still dollars & cents. US collectors typically drive the World market (though this is beginning to change*). They currently drive the market on Canadian banknotes (there are more US collectors who collect CDN currency than Canadian collectors).

So Panama will always be very expensive b/c of the strong ties to the US (the US helped the region gain its "independence" from Columbia in the late 19th century & the 2 countries remain very connected due to their reliance on the US built canal). The majority of collectors (from the US) know this was a super short series.

So El Salvador, which now uses the USD is still relatively cheap (like Ecuador), despite the fact that both countries stopped issuing their own currency decades ago. You can buy an UNC 1 Colon for $10 USD on eBay. (Most notes you'll buy from these 2 countries come from US dealers). I bought the same note (from the same seller) for about $8.00 2 years ago so the prices are slowly going up.

*Successful middle class emigrants out of China & India (Bangladesh, etc) have moved to US, Canada, UK, Australia & other countries & have heated up their markets for their nation's currency. I've seen the same phenomenon with banknotes from Israel & other countries (forget the SCWPM BV's).