Today, my beau and I drove to Hebden bridge. It’s only a 40 minute drive away and I always love looking around it’s picturesque shops, antique centres and beautiful surroundings. It’s where I found Lucy and the Caterpillar on an earlier post; it’s where I bought my handmade pottery many years ago – it’s also where I nearly moved in a previous relationship (in what seems a previous life!)
I bought some old photographs and postcards – some of which I will share with you on another post. I also bought a lovely vintage yellow coloured glass dish for the kitchen – as well as these 100 dinara notes.
Further research tonight has dated these to 1941 – they are actually Serbian and were used in Yugoslavia for a 3 year period. The stall holder had literally hundreds of them. He told me that he had bought them off a lady who found them under the bed of her now deceased Father. Apparently they became completely worthless after this 3 year period but he had kept them! The internet has also informed me that in 1937: 250 dinara = 1 British pound – so essentially these were worth 40p each! (That’s 60 cents to my American friends). I bought 15 off him – as I liked the look of them (the back is also very beautiful) and to also use within a heart ‘art piece’ I have in mind for my next creation (so watch this space!)
“If I had a little money, it’s a rich man’s world!”
Steven Harris said:
Very pretty. Are you a Yugoslav millionaire now then?
houdini said:
Well holding them all in my hand felt good – but then it just felt like monopoly money! By 1937 standards they’d be worth just £6.00 all together – and even less today with 73 years worth of inflation to contend with. Sadly, I won’t be able to retire as yet ;-) Happy birthday matey.
Randy said:
The pics are lovely. Looks like a place I’d like to visit. I’ve always found foreign money fascinating, whether it’s worth anything or not. I’ve got a few coins I’ve found over the years. I’ve also got some Iraqi money with Sadam’s pic on it, and Kenyan money with “what’s-his-face”, the former president for like a billion years on it. And I’ve got some Peruvian money. Those are places I’ve been to.
~Randy
wanderingseniors said:
Such a charming little village! I wish I could visit/live there. Beautiful money, looks more like a work of art. Thank you for posting these great photos.
penny said:
What a beautiful place. I have a few Egyptian notes from my mis spent ( fun actually ) youth- they smell wonderful – spices, coffee… hashish !!!
I hate us all becoming a single currency in Europe – I loved changing in money & in Italy getting sweeties for small change when I was there with college.
Thanks for your encouragement – it’s gonna be hard as I like my builder’s tea & red wine a bit too much !
A Teenage Gourmet said:
Thank you for your comment on my watermelon-lime bars!