it says thomas de la rue and company, london at the bottom of it but wen I looked up thomas de la rue it was not the guy pictured on the bill. the guy on the bill appears to be of asian descent and our tommy boy is pretty white. so i'm quite confused there.
2007-12-10 07:18:57 · 11 answers · asked by Big Smokey 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_La_Rue
2007-12-10 07:22:22 · answer #1 · answered by E.B.G. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thomas de la Rue is probably the company that printed the money and the picture is the ruler or hero of the country that it was printed for. It may be scrip used by a company in liu of money.
Yup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_la_Rue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_La_Rue
2007-12-10 15:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
google "thomas de la rue and company"
(with quotes) -- you may find a matching image.
could be new zealand currency, for example.
2007-12-10 15:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are there other markings you haven't described here? They along with the London designation could be helpful in your internet search.
2007-12-10 15:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by Wrenched 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a trade token from the company to it's workers in liu of wages. it would be redeemable at the company for face value. is it dated?
2007-12-10 15:23:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a local coin collector.
2007-12-10 15:22:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to find the money .com and see if its listed.
2007-12-10 15:20:36 · answer #7 · answered by RE 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi
2007-12-10 15:20:32 · answer #8 · answered by Hazel 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
go to a musem someone there will know
2007-12-10 15:21:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
contact a coin collector....then, you'll get the real answers.....
2007-12-10 15:21:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋