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Sigismund III, 10 ducats, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1614 and 1616)

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Reason
High quality, high EV (two-image set). Sigismund III Vasa (1566–1632) was monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and carried the titles of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

OriginalSigismund III Vasa as ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth depicted on a pair of gold 10 ducat coins: one bearing the coat of arms (reverse) of the Royal City of Gdańsk (1614) and the other a variation of the coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1616), struck in the Lithuanian Treasury.

Articles in which these images appear
Sigismund III Vasa (2), ducat (2), Gdańsk (1)
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History

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Kingdom of Denmark-1 Mark (1713)

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Original – One Danish Mark (1/6 of a rigsdaler) from 1713, the first year paper currency was issued in Denmark.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Backed with felt in an early conservation attempt, this 1713 note is from the first year Denmark began issuing paper currency.
Articles in which these images appear
Danish rigsdaler
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Kingdom of Denmark.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Colonial Guadeloupe, 1 Franc (1863)

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Original – One Guadeloupe franc banknote issued in 1863 and hand-signed by three Treasury officials. Any note (regardless of condition) issued before 1884 is considered rare.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which these images appear
Guadeloupe franc
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Guadeloupe Colonial Treasury
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Banco de la Republica-5 Pesos gold (1907)

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Reason
High quality, high EV. Fairly early example of a Paraguayan banknote.
Articles in which these images appear
American Bank Note Company, Currency of Uruguay
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Waterlow and Sons and the government of Paraguay.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Banco Italiano-100 Pesos (1887)

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Original – Banco Italiano del Uruguay (1887) – 100 Pesos engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Company. Portraits of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Christopher Columbus.
Reason
High quality, high EV. After losing a nearly exclusive contract to engrave and print for the U.S. Treasury (c. 1880), the ABNCo pursued foreign contracts. They have provided security paper and/or bank notes to 115 foreign countries.
Articles in which these images appear
American Bank Note Company, Currency of Uruguay
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
American Bank Note Company and the government of Uruguay.
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Taiwanese yen

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Original – One gold Taiwanese yen issued by the Bank of Taiwan in 1904.
Reason
High EV, high quality image.
Articles in which these images appear
Taiwanese yen
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Bank of Taiwan.
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

El Banco Español-Filipino (1896)

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Original – Ten Philippine peso fuerte banknote issued by El Banco Español-Filipino in 1896, and hand-signed by three bank officers.
Original - One Philippine peso Treasury Certificate in 1924, on the bank officers.
Reason
High quality, high EV. Early example of a fairly rare banknote.
Articles in which these images appear
Philippine peso fuerte, Bank of the Philippine Islands
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
El Banco Español-Filipino
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Banco Herrera, Eastman & Ca

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Original – Ten peso banknote from the Banco Herrera, Eastman & CA., Montevideo, Uruguay. The bank only emitted a single issue (1873) of 10 peso notes. A note in any condition is very rare.
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which these images appear
Currency of Uruguay
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company and Banco Herrera, Eastman & CA.
From the National Numismatic Collection, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Republique d'Haiti, 10 Gourdes (1827)

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Original – Ten gourde banknote issued in 1827 during the Haitian unification of Hispaniola (1822–44).
Reason
High quality, high EV
Articles in which these images appear
Haitian gourde
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Republic of Haiti
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

New Caledonia emergency postage currency

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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a pair). New Caledonian emergency stamp money was issued (1914–23) in lower denominations (e.g., 25 and 50 Centimes, 1 and 2 Francs) indicating a need for non-metallic change (see Fractional currency) and likely reflecting a war-time specie shortage.

Original – A two-image set representing the two different types of emergency postage money issued in New Caledonia (postage stamp on card and encased postage stamp)

Articles in which these images appear
New Caledonian franc (both),
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Banque de l'Indochine (by authority of the French government) for New Caledonia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.

Canterbury Quad, St. John's College, Oxford

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Original – Canterbury Quad: The entrance to the Great Lawn and Groves of St John's College, Oxford.
Reason
High EV, high quality image
Articles in which this image appears
St John's College, Oxford.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Godot13