Bidspirit auction | A Collection of International Banknotes,
A Collection of International Banknotes, Including USSR and Russian Federation - A collection of international paper banknotes from various issuers spanning the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The group includes Soviet currency featuring a 1991 STATE BANK OF THE USSR 1000 ROUBLE note with a portrait of Vladimir Lenin on the obverse and the Moscow Kremlin on the reverse. Russian Federation notes from the 1993 series are present in denominations of 100, 500, and 1000 ROUBLES. Other visible issuers include the CENTRAL BANK OF VENEZUELA with 5 and 500 BOLIVARES notes, and the BANK OF MADAGASCAR with a 500 FRANCS / 100 ARIARY note featuring a lemur and zebu cattle. Further examples include a 50 SOM note from the NATIONAL BANK OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, a 25 DINARS note from the CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ depicting horses, and a Bhutanese note. Serial numbers include 06847950 on the Kyrgyz note and P 5330598 on the Bhutanese note. The collection is printed in a variety of colours including green, purple, blue, and orange with traditional guilloche patterns and regional vignettes. No maker's marks, signatures, or labels are visible on the item.