sexta-feira, 29 de maio de 2009

Russia 100 R 1994 Private Coupon


Russia 100 R 1994 Private Coupon of MMM Corporation:
MMM is the handiwork of Sergei Mavrodi, who is in his late 30s. Overweight and partial to expensive Italian suits, Mavrodi called himself an entrepreneur -- the label covers a lot of ground in Moscow these days -- and recently appeared in a newspaper survey as the sixth richest man in the country. He launched the MMM fund in 1992 with 100,000 rubles, worth about $50 today. Like all pyramid-type schemes, his snowballing effort worked well for a time. Shares priced in February at 1,600 rubles (the equivalent then of $1) traded at 105,000 rubles two weeks ago. Mavrodi apparently was paying off old investors with money from new ones. Then the fund could no longer keep up with its promised returns; most of its money was sunk into hard-currency speculation and short-term loans, and it held few assets of any value.

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Armenia 10 Dram 1993 - Pick 33


Armenia 10 Dram 1993 - Pick 33

China - 1 Yuan 1999 - Pick 895


China - 1 Yuan 1999 - Pick 895
The yuan (元) is, in the Chinese language, the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The same character is used to refer to the cognate currency units of Japan and Korea, and is used to translate the currency unit "dollar"; for example, the US dollar is called Meiyuan (美元), or "American yuan", in Chinese. When used in English in the context of the modern foreign exchange market, the "Yuan" or "Chinese yuan" most commonly refers to the renminbi (CNY). The distinction between yuan and renminbi is analogous to that between pound and sterling.

One yuan is divided into 10 jiao (角) or colloquially "feathers" (mao) (毛). One jiao is divided into 10 fen (分). In Cantonese, widely spoken in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, jiao and fen are called ho (毫) and sin (仙). "Sin" is a word borrowed into Cantonese from the English "cent".

sexta-feira, 1 de maio de 2009

Mozambique - 20 Centavos 1933 - Pick R29


Mozambique - 20 Centavos 1933 - Pick R29
Obverse and reverse of a note of twenty cents issued by the Company of Mozambique in the city of Beira on 25 November 1933.

The legend perforated in duplicate, has the following inscription: "PAID / 5.11.1942.
Founded in February 1891, following the whole excitement and reorganization driven by Ultimatum English, 1890, the company obtained a concession for operation and management majestic, for 50 years, the territories of Manica and Sofala. Among many other privileges, this grant allowed the issuing of stamps and currency.

In July 1942 the administration of these territories came to be made by the colonial government of Mozambique, under the supervision of central government.

Mozambique 100 Meticais 1983 - Pick 130


Mozambique 100 Meticais 1983 - Pick 130

Mozambique 500 Meticais 1983 - Pick 131


Mozambique 500 Meticais 1983 - Pick 131

Mozambique - 50 Meticais 2006 - Pick new


Mozambique - 50 Meticais 2006 - Pick new
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Mozambique - 10000 Meticais 1991 - Pick137


Mozambique - 10000 Meticais 1991 - Pick137

Moçambique 500 Meticais 1991 - Pick 134


Moçambique 500 Meticais 1991 - Pick 134
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Moçambique 50 Meticais 1980 - Pick 125


Moçambique 50 Meticais 16-06-1980 - Pick 125

Angola 10 Kwanzas 1999 - Pick 145


Angola 10 Kwanzas 1999 - Pick 145

Angola 1000 Escudos 1973 - Pick 108


Angola 1000 Escudos 10-06-1973 - Pick 108