Auction Details
Take a journey through monetary history with Beck Auctions’ Around the World in Banknotes, an exciting collection of Canadian and international paper currency spanning generations, countries, historic events, monarchs, political eras, and changing styles of banknote design.
This diverse auction offers something for both established paper-money collectors and newcomers to the fascinating world of numismatics.
Canadian highlights include early Dominion of Canada 25-cent “shinplaster” notes, Bank of Canada issues from the reigns of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, 1954 and 1967 Centennial notes, discontinued Canadian $1 and $2 bills, Birds of Canada issues, sequentially numbered notes, grouped collections, and Canadian $20 banknotes.
Collectors of United States currency will find red-seal notes, a Silver Certificate, Federal Reserve notes, consecutive serial-number groups, and an original bank strap containing 100 sequential U.S. $1 bills.
The international selection truly lives up to the auction's name, with banknotes representing countries and regions from around the world, including Russia, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Bermuda, Nigeria, French Somaliland, North Korea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India and more.
Historic and unusual issues include Imperial Russian currency, early German and Polish notes, French banknotes from the 1920s and 1930s, WWII military currency, Soviet-era notes, early Japanese currency, a 1935 Bank of Communications Chinese 5 Yuan note, Indian Rupees, Asian and Caribbean currency, Commonwealth issues, and colourful modern world banknotes.
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS:
• Dominion of Canada 1900 & 1923 Shinplaster Notes
• King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II Canadian Banknotes
• 1954 Bank of Canada Issues
• 1967 Canadian Centennial $1 Notes
• Sequential & Consecutive Canadian Banknotes
• Discontinued Canadian $1 & $2 Currency
• U.S. Red Seal & Silver Certificate Notes
• Original Strap of 100 Sequential U.S. $1 Bills
• Imperial Russian & Soviet Currency
• Early European Banknotes
• WWII Military Currency
• British & Commonwealth Banknotes
• Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese & Indian Currency
• African, Caribbean & Latin American Banknotes
• Individual Notes, Sets, Groups & Collector Lots
Paper money provides a remarkable window into history. Portraits, national symbols, architecture, wildlife, political leaders and changing governments are all captured on these small pieces of circulating art.
Whether you're searching for Canadian currency, building a world banknote collection, looking for historic examples of obsolete money, or simply enjoy discovering unusual pieces from across the globe, this auction offers plenty to explore.
Browse the catalogue, discover currency from another time and place, and add a piece of world history to your collection.
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