These notes commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. They are like the preceding issues, but with the slogan of modern Ukraine—СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ! ГЕРОЯМ СЛАВА! (Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!)—added at upper right back. B868 (PNL): 100 гривень (hryven) (US$3.85)Olive green, brown, red, and purple. Front: Ukrainian text;Read More…

B149 (PNL): 200 рублёў (rubles) (US$70)Purple. Front: Belarusian text; denomination as puzzle number registration device; Mogilev Regional Art Museum. Back: Belarusian text; kiln-fired tile; open book; buildings; key; denomination as puzzle number registration device; buildings. Holographic windowed security thread with demetalized Br200. Watermark: Tower and Cornerstones. Printer: (Goznak). 155 xRead More…

B106 (PNL): 200 ҧсар (apsars) (US$30)Red, orange, yellow, black, and green. Front: Abkhaz text; apsars symbol; seven 5-pointed stars; stylized horseman of the Abkhaz revolutionary detachment “Kiaraz;” Nestor Apollonovich Lakoba; state emblem of the SSR of Abkhazia. Back: Abkhaz text; traditional Abkhaz homestead with residential buildings; soaring hawk; seven 5-pointedRead More…

BNP1006 (PNL): 3,000 piso (pesos) (US$49)Purple. Front: Filipino text; first chief justice, Cayetanos Arellano; Supreme Court En Banc Oral Arguments Session Hall, Manila; 125th anniversary logo; seal of Philippine president; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas seal. Back (vertical): English and Filipino text; statue of blindfolded allegorical woman (Justice), holding sword andRead More…