Checklist of
Petroleum-related Banknotes
This tabular listing with selected photographs is provided for the convenience and interest of other collectors. It is large and may take some time to load, so please be patient. Nevertheless, it may well be incomplete and have some incorrect catalog numbers. If you can correct errors or omissions, or if you can supply illustrations for banknotes that lack them, I would be very grateful. Please contact me at scholle1@nmt.edu. If you have petroleum related banknotes for sale or trade, I would also be very glad if you would contact me.
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| DATE |
OLD # | NEW # | DENOM. | DESCRIPTION | CODE |
| Albania | |||||
| ND1949 |
P-27B | 100 l | Oil derricks (rev. l. ctr.) | D |
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| 1949 |
P-27A | 1,000 l | Oil field (violet) | D |
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| 1957 |
P-32a | 1,000 l | Oil field (brown violet) - PHOTO | D |
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| 1957 |
P-32s | 1,000 l | As above (specimen overprint) | D |
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| 1964 |
39a | 100 l | Derricks - PHOTO | D |
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| 1964 |
39s | 100 l | Derricks (specimen overprint) | D |
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| 1976 |
46a | 100 l | Derricks - PHOTO | D |
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| 1976 |
46s1 | 100 l | Derricks (specimen overprint zeros serial #) | D |
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| 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 |
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| 1991 |
47s | 100 l | Refinery on back (specimen overprint) | D |
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| Algeria |
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| 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 |
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| Angola |
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| 1984 |
120a | 500 k | Offshore platform & drill crew | D |
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| 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 |
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| Azerbaijan
(Republic) Soviet-era issues are listed under Russia |
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| 1993 |
14 | 1 m | Small derricks & tank - PHOTO | D |
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| 1993 |
15 | 5 m | Small derricks & tank - PHOTO | D |
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| 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 |
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Bahrain |
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| 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 |
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| Bolivia |
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| 1945 |
P-143 | 500 b | Derrick in oilfield - PHOTO | D |
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| 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 |
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| Brunei |
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| 1996 |
25 | 50 rg | Production platforms rev.; tanker on front - PHOTO | D
T |
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| Burma
(Myanmar) |
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| ND 1987 |
64 | 64 | 45 k | Derricks and workers - PHOTO | D |
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| Cameroon |
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| 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 |
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| Canada |
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| 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 |
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| 1971 |
76c | 88c | 10 $ | Refinery - Lawson/Bouey sign. - PHOTO | R |
| 1971 |
76c* | 10 $ | Refinery - same w/ * serial # - PHOTO | R |
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| 1971 |
76d | 88d | 10 $ | Refinery - Crow/Bouey sign. - PHOTO | R |
| 1971 |
76d* | 10 $ | Refinery - same w/ * serial # | R |
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| 1971 |
76e | 88e | 10 $ | Refinery - Thiessen/Crow sign. - PHOTO | R |
| 1971 |
76e* | 10 $ | Refinery - same w/ * serial # | R |
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| Central
African Republic |
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| 1985 |
15 | 1,000 f | Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO | D |
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| 1986-90 |
16 | 1,000 f | Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO | D |
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| Central
African States |
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| 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 |
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| China
(Provisional Issue - Shensi Fu Ching Bank) |
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| 1939 |
S 2691 | 10 ¢ | Derrick behind village - PHOTO | D |
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| China
(PRC) |
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| 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 |
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| Congo
Peoples Republic |
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| 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 |
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| Cuba |
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| 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
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| Curacao
(Netherlands Indies) |
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| 1954 |
P-44 | 500 g | Refinery | R |
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| Czechoslovakia |
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| 1964 (65) |
90a | 50 k | Slovnaft refinery (series K) | R | |
| 1964 (65) |
90b | 50 k | Slovnaft refinery (series A, N, G, J) - PHOTO | R
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| Equatorial
Guinea |
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| 1985 |
16 | 21 | 1,000 f | Small offshore platform on map - PHOTO | D
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| Gabon |
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| 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
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| Germany
(DDR) |
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| 1971 |
30a | 50 m | Refinery - PHOTO | R |
|
| 1971 |
28 | 30b | 50 m | Refinery | R |
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| India |
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| 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 |
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| 1983-85 |
78Aa | 1 r | Jackup rig - new 1983 coin design, Secretary. sign., Kaul - PHOTO | D |
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| 1985 |
78Ab | 1 r | Jackup rig - 1985 coin, Finance secretary sign., Venkitaramanan - PHOTO | D |
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| 1986-89 |
78Ac | 1 r | Jackup rig - 1986 coin, Venkitaramanan sign., letter A - PHOTO | D |
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| 1989 |
78Ad | 1 r | Jackup rig - letter B, Arora sign. | D |
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| 1990 |
78Ae | 1 r | Jackup rig - 1990 coin, letter B, Jalan sign. - PHOTO | D |
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| 1991 |
78Af | 1 r | Jackup rig - letter B, Shukla sign. | D |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Iran | |||||
| 1954 |
P-67 | 100 r | Abadan Refinery (SH1333) - PHOTO | R |
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| 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 |
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| 1971 |
91a | 100 r | Abadan Refinery, Samii-Amouzegar - PHOTO | R |
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| 1971 |
91b | 100 r | Abadan Refinery, Farman.-Amouzegar - PHOTO | R |
|
| 1971 |
91c | 100 r | Abadan Refinery, Iahanshahi-Amouzegar - PHOTO | R |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| ND |
M29 | 1 d | Oil refinery on back | R | |
| ND |
M30 | 1 d | Gas storage tank at refinery on back | T R |
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| Kuwait | |||||
| 1968 |
8 | 1 d | Refinery on back - PHOTO | R |
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| 1968/80 |
11a | 1/4 d | Rig, refinery - PHOTO | D R |
|
| 1968/80 |
11b | 1/4 d | Rig, refinery - PHOTO | D R |
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| 1992 |
17 | 1/4 d | Rig, refinery - PHOTO | D R |
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| 1994 |
26 | 5 d | Refinery - PHOTO | R |
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| 1993 |
CS1 | 1 d | Gulf war oil well fires - PHOTO | E |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Mexico (Banco de Tamaulipas) | |||||
| 1914 |
s436 | 1 p | Derricks, oil tanks and tank cars - PHOTO | D T
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2001 |
P-30 | 500 ni | Tripod offshore drilling platform - PHOTO | D |
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| 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 |
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| 1986 |
131a | 50 i | Rig floor and derricks; Brazil print., 6.3.1986 - PHOTO | D |
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| 1987 |
131b | 50 i | Rig floor and derricks; Brazil print., 26.6.1987 - PHOTO | D |
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| 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 |
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| Qatar & Dubai | |||||
| ND
ca.1971 |
1 | 1 r | Derrick in symbols - PHOTO | D
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| ND ca.1971 |
2 | 5 r | Derrick in symbols | D
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| ND ca.1971 |
3 | 10 r | Derrick in symbols | D
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| ND ca.1971 |
4 | 25 r | Derrick in symbols | D
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| ND ca.1971 |
5 | 50 r | Derrick in symbols | D
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|
| ND ca.1971 |
6 | 100 r | Derrick in symbols | D
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 1949 |
P-81 | P-86s | 500 l | As above, specimen - PHOTO | D
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| 1950 |
P-82 | P-87 | 1,000 l | Derrick in coat-of-arms - PHOTO | D
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| 1952 |
P-83 | P-88a | 10 l | Derrick in coat-of-arms, red serial # | D
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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?? |
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| 1966 |
12b | 5 r | Oil Loading on tanker??, Sign. 3 | T?? |
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| 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 |
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| 1983 |
22a | 5 r | Oil Refinery, incorrect text - PHOTO | R |
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| 1983 |
22b | 5 r | Oil Refinery, corrected text - PHOTO | R |
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| Scotland | |||||
| 1995 |
119a | 5 £ | Oil drilling crew on platform - PHOTO | D |
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| 1995 |
119a repl | 5 £ | Oil drilling crew on platform, replacement note - PHOTO | D |
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| 1996 |
119b | 5 £ | Oil drilling crew on platform - PHOTO | D |
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| 1998 |
119c | 5 £ | Oil drilling crew on platform - PHOTO | D |
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| Singapore | |||||
| ND 1977 |
15 | 500 $ | Oil refinery on back | D |
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| 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 |
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| Sudan | |||||
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1998
|
57 | 500 d | Onshore drilling rig - PHOTO | D | |
| 2000? |
2000 d | Onshore drilling rig/storage tank - PHOTO | D | ||
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| Surinam | |||||
| 1991 |
50 | 500 g | Bank/drilling oil well - PHOTO | D | |
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| Syria | |||||
| 1977 |
P-101a | 10 £ | Oil derricks & separator tanks - PHOTO | D |
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| 1978 |
P-101b | 10 £ | Oil derricks & separator tanks | D |
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| 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 |
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| Trinidad & Tobago | |||||
| 1964 |
26a | 1 $ | Jackup drilling rig in corner inset | D |
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| 1964 |
26b | 1 $ | Jackup drilling rig in corner inset - PHOTO | D |
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| 1964 |
26c | 1 $ | Jackup drilling rig in corner inset - PHOTO | D |
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| 1964 |
26s | 1 $ | As above, specimen overprint | D | |
| 1977 |
30a | 1 $ | Jackup drilling rig in corner inset - PHOTO | D |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| ND 1985 | 40b | 100 $ | Offshore platform; sign. 5 - PHOTO | D | |
| ND 1985 |
40c | 100 $ | Offshore platform; sign. 6 - | D |
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| 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 |
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| 1986 |
P-84 | 10 d | Ashtart field offshore platform - PHOTO | D |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| United States - local issues | |||||
| 1837 | 50 c | Oil Creek Mills (PA) fractional currency - PHOTO | G |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 |
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| Vietnam | |||||
| 1987 |
P-92 | P-104a | 5,000 d | Offshore platforms - PHOTO | D |
| 1987 |
P-104s | 5,000 d | As above, specimen - PHOTO | D |
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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
Last updated: 6 January 2004
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