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A pair of my all time favorite Beretta’s. Both rocking mecgar 18 rd mags plus 4 for 22 rounds of freedom.

M9A1 - Beretta extended threaded barrel and Surefire X300u-b. Beretta steel trigger, oversized magazine release and D spring. Wilson Combat fluted guide rod and 12.5# recoil spring. LTT VZ thin grips. G conversion.

92 Brigadier Inox with LTT np3 kit and Novak rear plus Dawson precision fiber optic front sight. Went with the 14# hammer spring and stock recoil spring. Lok full checkered thin grips.

Japan - 1 Yen, ND (1889), P#26 - a convertible silver note issued by the Bank of Japan. The reverse promises payment of “One Yen in Silver.”

United States - $1 Silver Certificate, Series 1935E, P#416D2e - Redeemable in silver under the wording printed on the note.

Suriname - 1 Gulden Zilverbon, 1960, P#108b - literally a “silver voucher,” part of Suriname’s silver-backed gulden issues.

I thought it made for a cool theme since they’re all 1 unit denominations from completely different parts of the world, but connected by silver.

A small theme page I put together featuring banknotes from different continents that depict buildings connected to banking and finance. It’s interesting how often countries use their currency to showcase the institutions behind their financial systems.

Featured are the

2006 Trinidad & Tobago $1 with the Eric Williams Finance Building

2010 Macau 10 Patacas with the Banco Nacional Ultramarino building

1985 Costa Rica 10 Colones with the Central Bank of Costa Rica

1986–88 Zambia 10 Kwacha with the Bank of Zambia

I especially like how the same general theme shows up across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America, while each note still has a completely different design style.

A few Algerian notes I recently added to my collection. I really like how they combine distinct Algerian imagery with the ornate French banknote style. The detailed engraving, classical artwork and North African themes give them a really unique look.

This is a page from my wildlife binder with a few of my favorite banknotes featuring antelope (or antelope-like species).

• 2021 Uganda – 1,000 Shillings
• 2024 Mozambique – 50 Meticais
• 2006 Mozambique – 50 Meticais
• 2024 Philippines – 500 Piso

My choice is hands down the Philippines. While technically not an antelope, it's a Visayan spotted deer. I like that the animal is the main feature on the obverse instead of a person, coat of arms, or landscape. Since the Visayan spotted deer is endemic to the Philippines, it gives the note a strong national identity. It's a beautiful design and one of my favorite polymer banknotes.

When I first got into banknotes I was immediately drawn to Canada. I was already collecting bullion and coins with British monarchs. I wasn’t really drawn to Queen Elizabeth II on coins because I was used to seeing her old portrait on maple leafs.

On banknotes however, her young portraits are my favorites. So I started out with the Canadian landscape series. The reverse on these have very nice detailed engravings.

What I also like about banknotes is when wildlife is featured on them. Since I was already collecting Queen Elizabeth II notes I was also drawn to the Birds of Canada series. If you find these with light circulation they display very nicely in a binder.

I didn't intentionally get these notes. I got them all in mixed lots auctions I won on whatnot. I'm already into Caribbean nations with all the queen notes I have. But these are amazing to look at. Vivid scenery, not cluttered, buildings and portraits feel important. Pure elegance.

When I started appreciating the printers that's when I realized these were all De La Rue. One of my favorite printers by far.

Best part is they're relatively inexpensive to get and plentiful.

I initially started up a binder of African nations. A lot of them have wildlife on them so it led me to organize them by theme instead.

Here are a few pages I completed so far.

How do you organize your binder?