Checklist of
Petroleum-related Banknotes



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DATE
OLD # NEW # DENOM. DESCRIPTION CODE
 
Albania
ND1949
P-27B 100 l Oil derricks (rev. l. ctr.)
D
1949
P-27A 1,000 l Oil field (violet)
D
1957
P-32a 1,000 l Oil field (brown violet) - PHOTO
D
1957
P-32s 1,000 l As above (specimen overprint)
D
1964
39a 100 l Derricks - PHOTO
D
1964
39s 100 l Derricks (specimen overprint)
D
1976
46a 100 l Derricks - PHOTO
D
1976
46s1 100 l Derricks (specimen overprint zeros serial #)
D
1976
46s1 100 l Derricks (specimen overprint normal serial #) - PHOTO D
ND
46Aa 100 l Derricks (blue and red) D
ND
46Ab 100 l Derricks (brown and red) D
1991
  47a 100 l Refinery on back
D
1991
  47s 100 l Refinery on back (specimen overprint)
D
Algeria
1970
55 126a 5 d Derricks in background - PHOTO
D
1970
126s 5 d Derricks as above (specimen overprint) D
1970
56 127a 10 d Refinery - PHOTO
R
1970
127s 10 d Refinery as above (specimen overprint)
R
Angola
1984
120a 500 k Offshore platform & drill crew
D
1987
120b 500 k Offshore platform & drill crew - PHOTO
D
1991 123 500 nk/ovpt. Offshore platform & drill crew - PHOTO D
1995
137 10,000 k Offshore platform - PHOTO
D
Azerbaijan (Republic) — Soviet-era issues are listed under Russia
1993
  14 1 m Small derricks & tank - PHOTO
D
1993
  15 5 m Small derricks & tank - PHOTO
D
1993
  16 10 m Small derricks & tank - PHOTO
D
1993
  17 50 m Small derricks & tank - PHOTO
D
1993
  18 100 m Small derricks & tank - PHOTO
D
2001
  1000 m Offshore platform - PHOTO
D
Bahrain
1964
2 2 1/4 d Drilling rig/refinery - PHOTO
D R
ND1978
2s CS1 1/4 d Specimen - Drilling rig/refinery - PHOTO
D R
Bolivia
1945
P-143  500 b Derrick in oilfield - PHOTO
D
1945
P-147  100 b Valle Hermosa oil refinery - PHOTO
R
1962
153a 5 p.b. Oil refinery - PHOTO
R
1962
153b 4x5 p.b. Uncut sheet of 4 notes R
1962
  153s 5 p.b. As above, specimen overprint
R
1984
P-170a 50,000 p. Oil refinery - PHOTO
R
1984
P-170s 50,000 p. As above, specimen overprint R
1987
  196 5 c Overprint revaluation of Pick 170a - PHOTO R
1987
196 var. 5 c/10c Double overprint on Pick 170a - PHOTO
R
Brunei
1996
  25 50 rg Production platforms rev.; tanker on front - PHOTO
D T
Burma (Myanmar)
ND 1987
64 64 45 k Derricks and workers - PHOTO
D
Cameroon
1985
18 25 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
1986-9
19a 26a 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
1990
19b 26b 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
1992
19c 26c 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
Canada
1971
76a 88a 10 $ Refinery - Beattie/Rasminsky sign. - PHOTO
R
1971
76a*   10 $ Refinery - same w/ * serial # - PHOTO
R
1971
88as 10 $ Refinery - specimen punched - PHOTO
R
1971
76b 88b 10 $ Refinery - Bouey/Rasminsky sign. - PHOTO
R
1971
76b*   10 $ Refinery - same w/ * serial # - PHOTO
R
1971
76c 88c 10 $ Refinery - Lawson/Bouey sign. - PHOTO
R
1971
76c*   10 $ Refinery - same w/ * serial # - PHOTO
R
1971
76d 88d 10 $ Refinery - Crow/Bouey sign. - PHOTO
R
1971
76d*   10 $ Refinery - same w/ * serial #
R
1971
76e 88e 10 $ Refinery - Thiessen/Crow sign. - PHOTO
R
1971
76e*   10 $ Refinery - same w/ * serial #
R
Central African Republic
1985
  15 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
1986-90
  16 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
Central African States
1994
4c 104Ca 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Congo) - PHOTO
D
1997
104Cb 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Congo) D
1994
4e 204Ea 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Cameroon) - PHOTO
D
1995
204Eb 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Cameroon) D
1994
4f 304Fa 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Cent. Af. Repub.)
D
1995
304Fb 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Cent. Af. Repub.) D
1994
4l 404La 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Gabon) - PHOTO
D
1995
404Lb 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Gabon) - D
1997
404Lc 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Gabon) - D
1994
4n 504Na 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Equat. Guinea) - PHOTO
D
1995
504Nb 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Equat. Guinea) - D
1994
4p 604Pa 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Chad) - PHOTO
D
1995
604Pb 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Chad) - D
1997
604Pc 5,000 f Drillers and drill rig (for Chad) - D
Chad
1985
10 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO* D
1985-90
10Aa 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map D
1991
10Ab 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map D
1992
10Ac 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map
D
China (Provisional Issue - Shensi Fu Ching Bank)
1939
S 2691 10 ¢ Derrick behind village - PHOTO
D
China (PRC)
1960
875a P-875a 2 y Daqing oilfield - Wmk lg & small stars - PHOTO
D
1960
875b P-875b 2 y As above - Wmk lt. stars, dk. spades
D
ND1990s
---- Bank-issued practice note w/ refinery - PHOTO
R
Congo Peoples Republic 
1985
  9 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
1987-89
  10a 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
1990
  10b 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map
D
1991
  10c 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
Cuba
1961
98 50 p Esso Gasoline pumps - PHOTO
U
1961
98s 50 p Specimen of above - PHOTO
U
1975
106 100 p Oil refinery in background
R
1975
106s 100 p Specimen of above
R
Curacao (Netherlands Indies)
1954
P-44  500 g Refinery
R
Czechoslovakia
1964 (65)
90a 50 k Slovnaft refinery (series K) R
1964 (65)
90b 50 k Slovnaft refinery (series A, N, G, J) - PHOTO
R
Equatorial Guinea
1985
16  21 1,000 f Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO
D
Gabon
1974
3a 1,000 f Refinery; LDG/UC sign. 4, 1/2 profile antelope head wmk
R
1978
3b 1,000 f Refinery; LDG/UC sign. 6, full head wmk
R
1983
3c 1,000 f Refinery; LDG/UC sign. 6, full head wmk - PHOTO
R
1983-4
3d 1,000 f Refinery; LG/UC sign., 1983-84 dates - PHOTO
R
ND 1974
4a 5,000 f Refinery units; DG/UC signatures
R
ND 1974-78
4b 5,000 f Refinery units; GO/UC signatures - PHOTO
R
ND 1978
4c 5,000 f Refinery units; new signatures - PHOTO
R
ND 1974-78
4x1 and 2 5,000 f Above 4a and 4c, errors w/ no signature
1985
  9 1,000 f Offshore platform & tanker? - PHOTO
D T
1986-90
  10a 1,000 f Offshore platform & tanker? - PHOTO
D T
1991
  10b 1,000 f Offshore platform & tanker? - PHOTO
D T
Germany (DDR)
1971
30a 50 m Refinery - PHOTO
R
1971
28 30b 50 m Refinery
R
India
1981
78a 1 r Jackup rig - 1981 coin, R.N.Malhotra sign. - PHOTO
D
1981
78b 1 r Jackup rig - M. Narasimham sign. - PHOTO
D
1983-85
78Aa 1 r Jackup rig - new 1983 coin design, Secretary. sign., Kaul - PHOTO
D
1985
78Ab 1 r Jackup rig - 1985 coin, Finance secretary sign., Venkitaramanan - PHOTO
D
1986-89
78Ac 1 r Jackup rig - 1986 coin, Venkitaramanan sign., letter A - PHOTO
D
1989
78Ad 1 r Jackup rig - letter B, Arora sign.
D
1990
78Ae 1 r Jackup rig - 1990 coin, letter B, Jalan sign. - PHOTO
D
1991
78Af 1 r Jackup rig - letter B, Shukla sign.
D
1991
78Ag 1 r Jackup rig - 1991 coin, letter B, Ahluwalia sign., Secretary - PHOTO
D
1992
78Ah 1 r Jackup rig - 1992 coin, letter B, Ahluwalia sign. - PHOTO
D
1993
78Ai 1 r Jackup rig - letter B, Ahluwalia sign., Finance Secretary - D
1994
78Aj 1 r Jackup rig - letter B, Ahluwalia sign., 1994 coin - PHOTO D
ND1999
1000 r Jackup rig - no letter behind serial # - PHOTO D
ND2000
1000 r Jackup rig - letter A behind serial # - PHOTO
D
Indonesia
1968
105 10 r Refinery - PHOTO
R
1968
110 1,000 r Petrochemical fertilizer plant - PHOTO R
1993
133a 50,000 r Offshore rig, refinery & spheroid tanks - PHOTO
D R T
1993-94
133b 50,000 r Offshore rig, refinery & spheroid tanks - D R T
1993
134a 50,000 r Offshore rig, refinery & spheroid tanks; gray print on plastic -
D R T
Iran
1954
P-67 100 r Abadan Refinery (SH1333) - PHOTO
R
1963
77 100 r Abadan Refinery (SH1343) - PHOTO
R
ND 1965
80 100 r Abadan Refinery, Samii-Hoveyda sign. - PHOTO
R
1969
86a 100 r Abadan Refinery, Samii-Amouzegar - PHOTO
R
1969
86b 100 r Abadan Refinery, Farman.-Amouzegar - PHOTO
R
1971
91a 100 r Abadan Refinery, Samii-Amouzegar - PHOTO
R
1971
91b 100 r Abadan Refinery, Farman.-Amouzegar - PHOTO
R
1971
91c 100 r Abadan Refinery, Iahanshahi-Amouzegar - PHOTO
R
1981
130a 5,000 r Teheran Refinery (w/ secur. thread) - PHOTO
R
1981
130b 5,000 r Teheran Refinery (w/o secur. thread) - PHOTO
R
Iraq
1971
58 58 1 d Refinery - PHOTO
R
1973
63 63a 1 d Refinery w/o inscription - PHOTO
R
1973
63 63b 1 d Refinery w/ inscription - PHOTO R
Korea, South (Auxil. Military Payment Certificate Coupons, Series IV)
ND
M29 1 d Oil refinery on back R
ND
M30 1 d Gas storage tank at refinery on back
T R
Kuwait
1968
8 1 d Refinery on back  - PHOTO
R
1968/80
  11a 1/4 d Rig, refinery - PHOTO
D R
1968/80
  11b 1/4 d Rig, refinery - PHOTO
D R
1992
  17 1/4 d Rig, refinery - PHOTO
D R
1994
  26 5 d Refinery - PHOTO
R
1993
  CS1 1 d Gulf war oil well fires - PHOTO
E
Libya
1971
34 34a 1/2 d Refinery
R
1972
39 34b 1/2 d Refinery - PHOTO
R
ND1981
  43a 1/2 d Refinery?, Sign. 1 - PHOTO
R
ND1981
  43b 1/2 d Refinery?, Sign. 2 - PHOTO
R
ND1984 48 1/2 d Refinery? R
ND ca.1990
  53 1/2 d Refinery? - PHOTO
R
ND ca.1991
  58a 1/2 d Refinery? - Sign. 3 R
ND ca.1991
  58b 1/2 d Refinery? - Sign. 4 - PHOTO R
ND ca.199?
  58c 1/2 d Refinery? - Sign. 5 - PHOTO
R
Malaysia
ND(1998)
  43 50 r Offshore oil platform - PHOTO D
(19)98
  45 50 r Commonwealth Games - Petronas (Malaysian National Oil Co.) towers - PHOTO
G
Mexico (Banco de Tamaulipas)
1914
s436 1 p Derricks, oil tanks and tank cars - PHOTO
D T
Mexico
1981
736a 78a 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 8.12.81 - PHOTO
R T
1982
736b 78b 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 25.3.82 - PHOTO
R T
1982
736c 78c 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 30.9.82, red-blue serial #
R T
1982
736c 78d 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 30.9.82, green-red serial # R T
1983
742a 84a 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 13.5.83
R T
1983
742b 84b 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 26.7.83 red/blue# - PHOTO
R T
1983
742c 84c 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 26.7.83 green/blue#
R T
1983 84d 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 26.7.83 purple/blue# R T
1983 84e 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 5.12.83 R T
1985
742d 89a 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 19.7.85 purple/blue#
R T D
1985
89b 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 19.7.85 green/blue#
R T D
1987
748a 89c 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 24.2.87 red/blue# - PHOTO
R T D
1987
89d 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 24.2.87 green/blue# - R T D
1987 90a 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 24.2.87 w/ Santana - R T D
1988
748b 90b 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 1.2.88 w/o Santana - PHOTO
R T D
1989
748c 90c 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 28.3.89 - PHOTO
R T D
1991 748c 90d 10,000 p Refinery, storage tanks; 16.5.91 - R T D
1992
753a 95 10 np Refinery, storage tanks; 31-7-1992, Ser. A-Y - PHOTO
R T D
Morocco
1970
59 59a 100 d Refinery; Sign. 8, AH 1390 - PHOTO R
1985
59 59b 100 d Refinery; Sign. 9, AH 1405 - PHOTO
R
Nigeria
2001
P-30 500 ni Tripod offshore drilling platform - PHOTO
D
Netherlands Antilles
1962
9 7 500 g Curacao refinery R
1970
20 1 g Possible oil storage tanks? at harborside - PHOTO
T
Oman
1987-89
  22a 100 b Harbor w/ oil storage tanks? - PHOTO
R
1994
  22b 100 b Harbor w/ oil storage tanks?
R
Peru
1981/84
P-125 50,000 s Rig floor and derricks, 5.11.1981, 2.11.1984 - PHOTO
D
1985 P-121 P-125B 50,000 s Rig floor and derricks, 23.8.1985 D
1985
  130 50 i Rig floor and derricks; Brit. print., 3.4.1985 - PHOTO
D
1986
  131a 50 i Rig floor and derricks; Brazil print., 6.3.1986 - PHOTO
D
1987
  131b 50 i Rig floor and derricks; Brazil print., 26.6.1987 - PHOTO
D
Qatar
ND 1976
  4 50 r Offshore rig - PHOTO
D
ND 1980's
  12 500 r Offshore rig D
ND 1996
  19 500 r Offshore rig, foil emblem - PHOTO
D
Qatar & Dubai
ND ca.1971
1 1 r Derrick in symbols - PHOTO
D
ND ca.1971
2 5 r Derrick in symbols
D
ND ca.1971
3 10 r Derrick in symbols
D
ND ca.1971
4 25 r Derrick in symbols
D
ND ca.1971
5 50 r Derrick in symbols
D
ND ca.1971
6 100 r Derrick in symbols
D
Romania
1915-6
P-21 P-17 1 l Wooden derrick - PHOTO
D
1920
P-22 P-26a 1 l Wooden derrick - PHOTO D
1920
P-22 P-26s 1 l As above, specimen w/o signature D
1934
P-48 P-37a 1,000 l Oil Field with wooden derricks on rev. - PHOTO
D
1934
P-48 P-37s 1,000 l As above, specimen
D
1937-8
P-23 P-38a 1 l Wooden derrick - PHOTO D
1937-8
P-23 P-38s 1 l As above, specimen w/o signature D
1941
P-54 P-53 2,000 l Oil Field with wooden derricks, watermark head - PHOTO
D
1943-45
P-55 P-54 2,000 l Oil Field with wooden derricks, watermark BNR - PHOTO
D
1943-44
P-57 P-55 5,000 l Wooden Derrick - PHOTO
D
1944-45
P-58 P-56a 5,000 l Wooden Derrick - PHOTO
D
1944-45
P-58 P-56s 5,000 l As above, specimen - PHOTO
D
1947
P-73 P-62 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms
D
1947
P-74 P-63a 500 l Derrick in coat-of-arms
D
1947
P-74 P-63s 500 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen - PHOTO
D
1947
P-75 P-64a 1,000 l Derrick in coat-of-arms
D
1947
P-75 P-64s 1,000 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen
D
1947
P-76 P-65 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms
D
1947
P-77 P-66 1,000 l Derrick in coat-of-arms (wmk. varieties exist)
D
1947
P-78 P-67a 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms
D
1947
P-78 P-67s 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen
D
1947
P-79 P-68 1,000 l Derrick in coat-of-arms (wmk. varieties exist)
D
ND1947
P-66 P-77 20 l Wooden derricks (two signature types & horizontal/vertical watermark varieties) D
ND1948
P-67
P-79 20 l Wooden derricks (design as above) D
ND1948
P-68
P-80 20 l Wooden derricks D
1952
P-70 P-81a 1 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial #
D
1952
P-70 P-81b 1 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, blue serial # - PHOTO
D
1952
P-70 P-81s 1 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen - PHOTO
D
1952
P-71 P-82a 3 l
Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial #
D
1952
P-71 P-82b 3 l
Derrick in coat-of-arms, blue serial #
D
1952
P-71 P-82s 3 l
Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen
D
1952
P-72 P-83a 5 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial #
D
1952
P-72 P-83b 5 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, blue serial #
D
1952
P-72 P-83s 5 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen - PHOTO
D
1952
P-69 P-84a 20 l Derrick in coat-of-arms
D
1952
P-69 P-84s 20 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, specimen
D
1948
P-80 P-85a 1,000 l Derrick in coat-of-arms (wmk. varieties exist) - PHOTO
D
1948
P-80 P-85s 1,000 l Specimen ovpt; Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO
D
1949
P-81 P-86a 500 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO
D
1949
P-81 P-86s 500 l As above, specimen - PHOTO
D
1950
P-82 P-87 1,000 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO
D
1952
P-83 P-88a 10 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial #
D
1952
P-83 P-88b 10 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, blue serial # - PHOTO D
1952
P-83 P-88s 10 l As above, specimen - PHOTO D
1952
P-84 P-89a 25 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial # D
1952
P-84 P-89b 25 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, blue serial # D
1952
P-84 P-89s 25 l As above, specimen D
1952
P-85 P-90a 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial # - PHOTO D
1952
P-85 P-90b 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms, blue serial # D
1952
P-85 P-90s 100 l As above, specimen D
1966
86 91a 1 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1966 91s 1 l As above, specimen D
1966
87 92a 3 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1966 92s 3 l As above, specimen D
1966
88 93a 5 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1966 93s 5 l As above, specimen D
1966
89 94a 10 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1966 94s 10 l As above, specimen D
1966
90 95a 25 l Refinery on back; derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO R D
1966 95s 25 l As above, specimen R D
1966
91 96a 50 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1966
96s 50 l As above, specimen D
1966
92 97a 100 l Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1966
97s 100 l As above, specimen D
Russia/Soviet Union — Azerbaijan
ND(1920)
s709a s709a 5 r Oil refinery and derricks - Yellow - PHOTO R D
ND(1920)
s709b s709b 5 r Oil refinery and derricks - Orange R D
1920
s710 s710 100 r Railroad train of tank cars - PHOTO T
1920
s713 s713 5,000 r Oil field scenes w/ derricks - PHOTO D
1921
s714 s714 10,000 r Oil field scenes w/ derricks - PHOTO D
1920
s718 s718 250,000 r Oil field scenes w/ derricks - PHOTO D
Russia/Soviet Union — Baku
1918
s732 25 r Three small flames on shield (flares from Baku oil field?) G
1918
R 721 P 732 50 r Oil field scenes w/ derricks and above symbols - PHOTO D
1918
R 721 P 733 50 r as above but w/ watermark - PHOTO  D
Russia/Soviet Union — Transcaucasian SFSR
1923
  s632a 25 mill. r Derricks in coat-of-arms, wmkd. - PHOTO D
1923
  s632b 25 mill. r Derricks in coat-of-arms, unwmkd. D
1923
  s632c 25 mill. r Error, back inverted D
1923
  s633 50 mill. r Derricks in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1924
R 338 s635b 75 mill. r Derricks in vignette & coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1923
R 338 s635a 75 mill. r as above but w/ watermarked stars - PHOTO D
1924
s636 s636 100 mill. r Derricks in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1924
R 340 s637 250 mill.r Derricks in vignette & coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1924
  s638a 1 bill. r Green; derricks in coat-of-arms - PHOTO D
1924
  s638a 1 bill. r Brown; derricks in coat-of-arms D
Russia/Soviet Union — Grosny (No. Caucasus) Oil Co."Grosneft" — private issues
1922(21)
K127#27.34   250,000 r Wooden derrick - PHOTO D
1922(21)
K127#27.35   1 mill. r Wooden derrick - PHOTO D
1922
K127#27.36   50 r Wooden derrick - PHOTO D
1922
K127#27.37   500 r Wooden derricks - PHOTO D
1922
K127#27.38 1 k No oil design but includes name of Grozneft Oil Co. - PHOTO G
1922
K127#27.40 5 k No oil design but includes name of Grozneft Oil Co. - PHOTO G
1922
K127#27.41   10 k No oil design but includes name of Grozneft Oil Co. - PHOTO G
Russia/Soviet Union — Maikop (No. Caucasus) Maikop Oil Industry — private issues
1919
3 r No oil design but includes name of Maikop Oil Industry - PHOTO G
1919
5 r No oil design but includes name of Maikop Oil Industry - PHOTO G
1919
25 r No oil design but includes name of Maikop Oil Industry - PHOTO G
1919
50 r No oil design but includes name of Maikop Oil Industry - PHOTO G
1920
100 r No oil design but includes name of Maikop Oil Industry - PHOTO G
1920
  250 r No oil design but includes name of Maikop Oil Industry - PHOTO G
Saudi Arabia
1961
9 9a 50 r Derrick, Sign. 1
D
1961
9 9b 50 r Derrick, Sign. 2 - PHOTO D
1966
  12a 5 r Oil Loading on tanker??, Sign. 2 - PHOTO
T??
1966
  12b 5 r Oil Loading on tanker??, Sign. 3
T??
1966
15 15a 100 r Derricks, Sign. 2
D R
1966
15 15b 100 r Derricks, Sign. 3
D R
1977
  18 10 r Offshore jackup rig; refinery on rev. - PHOTO
D
1983
  22a 5 r Oil Refinery, incorrect text - PHOTO
R
1983
  22b 5 r Oil Refinery, corrected text - PHOTO
R
Scotland
1995
  119a 5 £ Oil drilling crew on platform - PHOTO
D
1995
  119a repl 5 £ Oil drilling crew on platform, replacement note - PHOTO
D
1996
  119b 5 £ Oil drilling crew on platform - PHOTO
D
1998
  119c 5 £ Oil drilling crew on platform - PHOTO
D
Singapore
ND 1977
  15 500 $ Oil refinery on back
D
South Africa
1978-81
118a 118a 2 r Refinery; de Jongh sign.
R
1981
118b1 118b 2 r Refinery; de Kock sign., fract. numbers, no secur. thread - PHOTO
R
1981-83
118b2 118c 2 r Refinery; de Kock sign., fract. numbers, w/ secur. thread -
R
1983-90
118d 2 r Refinery; de Kock sign., alpha-numeric system - PHOTO R
1990
118c 118e 2 r Refinery; Stals sign - PHOTO
R
ND 1992-99
P-125 125a 50 r Sasol refinery, Sign. 7 - PHOTO R
ND 1992-99
P-125 125b 50 r Sasol refinery, Sign. 8
R
Sudan
1998
  57 500 d Onshore drilling rig - PHOTO D
2000?
  2000 d Onshore drilling rig/storage tank - PHOTO D
Surinam
1991
  50 500 g Bank/drilling oil well - PHOTO D
Syria
1977
P-101a 10 £ Oil derricks & separator tanks - PHOTO
D
1978
P-101b 10 £ Oil derricks & separator tanks
D
1982
P-101c 10 £ Oil derricks & separator tanks - PHOTO D
1988
P-101d 10 £ Oil derricks & separator tanks - PHOTO D
1991
P-101e 10 £ Oil derricks & separator tanks - PHOTO D
1997 107 P-109 200 £ Gas-fired power plant - PHOTO U
1997
109 P-111 1.000 £ Oil derrick & pipes -
D
Trinidad & Tobago
1964
26a 1 $ Jackup drilling rig in corner inset
D
1964
26b 1 $ Jackup drilling rig in corner inset - PHOTO
D
1964
26c 1 $ Jackup drilling rig in corner inset - PHOTO
D
1964
26s 1 $ As above, specimen overprint D
1977
30a 1 $ Jackup drilling rig in corner inset - PHOTO
D
1977
30b 1 $ Jackup drilling rig in corner inset
D
ND 1985
36a 1 $ Refinery, storage tanks on rev.; sign. 4 - PHOTO
R
ND 1985
36b 1 $ Refinery, storage tanks on rev.; sign. 5 - PHOTO
R
ND 1985
36c 1 $ Refinery, storage tanks on rev.; sign. 6 - PHOTO
R
ND 1985 36d 1 $ Refinery, storage tanks on rev.; sign. 7 - PHOTO R
ND 1985
39a 20 $ Steel band OIL DRUMS; sign. 4 - PHOTO
U
ND 1985
  39b 20 $ Steel band OIL DRUMS; sign. 5 - PHOTO
U
ND 1985 39c 20 $ Steel band OIL DRUMS; sign. 6 - U
ND 1985 39d 20 $ Steel band OIL DRUMS; sign. 7 - PHOTO U
ND 1985
40a 100 $ Offshore platform; sign. 4 - PHOTO
D
ND 1985 40b 100 $ Offshore platform; sign. 5 - PHOTO D
ND 1985
40c 100 $ Offshore platform; sign. 6 -
D
Tunisia
1969
P-65 10 d Refinery - PHOTO
R
1973
P-70 1 d Refinery?? on back - PHOTO R??
1973
P-72 10 d Refinery?? on front R??
1983
P-80 10 d Ashtart field offshore platform - PHOTO
D
1986
P-84 10 d Ashtart field offshore platform - PHOTO
D
United Arab Emirates
ND 1973
1a 1 d Small derrick in seal - PHOTO
D
ND 1973 1s 1 d As above, specimen D
ND 1973
2a 5 d Small derrick in seal - PHOTO
D
ND 1973 2s 5 d As above, specimen D
ND 1973
3a 10 d Small derrick in seal - PHOTO
D
ND 1973 3s 10 d As above, specimen D
ND 1973
4a 50 d Small derrick in seal
D
ND 1973 4s 50 d As above, specimen D
ND 1973
5a 100 d Small derrick in seal - PHOTO
D
ND 1973 5s 100 d As above, specimen D
ND 1976 6a 1000 d Small derrick in seal D
ND 1976
6s 1000 d As above, specimen
D
United States - local issues
1837 50 c Oil Creek Mills (PA) fractional currency - PHOTO
G
1862 1 $ Petroleum Bank of Titusville; Early oil derrick & tanks - PHOTO D
1863 5 $ Petroleum Bank of Titusville; Early oil derrick & tanks - PHOTO D
1860's 1 $ Oil City Bank, Oil City PA - PHOTO G
1864 5 $ Oil City Bank, Oil City PA - PHOTO G
1864 10 $ Oil City Bank, Oil City PA - PHOTO G
1864 20 $ Oil City Bank, Oil City PA; Early oil derrick & tanks - PHOTO D
1902 20 $ Oil Belt National Bank, Oblong, IL G
1920's 20 $ Oil City National Bank, Oil City PA - PHOTO G
Venezuela
1929
S-164 S-177 20 b Oil field with derricks
D
1933
S-167 S-182 20 b Oil field with derricks
D
Vietnam
1987 
P-92 P-104a 5,000 d Offshore platforms - PHOTO D
1987 
P-104s 5,000 d As above, specimen - PHOTO
D
 

All banknotes are illustrated in a single standard length regardless of their actual size.

Pick (P) catalog numbers for notes 1960 and older are from Pick, A., Bruce, C.R. II, and Shafer, N. eds., 1996, Standard Catalog of World Paper Money:Vol. 2, General issues [8th edition]: Iola, WI, Krause Publications Inc., 1070 p.

Catalog numbers of post-1960 notes are from Bruce, C.R., II, & Shafer,N., 1999, 2000 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money [6th edition]:Vol. 3, Modern Issues 1961-2000: Iola, WI, Krause Publications Inc., 861 p.

Codes: D=drilling and production; R=refining; T=transport or storage; E=environmental; U=usage/distribution; G=general


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