Screen Printing Printing African Franc

When printing I knew that print finish and quality was very key, to insure this I ordered some samples to print on from G.F Smith, the paper being slightly off white to give the designs more of a textured feel, the more creamy coloured paper on the right is ivory coloured this I connects again to the African theme, I don't want to highlight this too much as ivory selling is something that is a real negative of Africa and using it may seem inappropriate. 

When printed I also bought some more paper stock, using a coloured stock would give me an extra colour and add another level of detail to my designs. 

 These images show the range of paper stocks I have used, the coloured stocks however didn't seem to work as well, the images were lost and the background colour was far too dark, In terms of which I feel works the best I think the variety is key, possibility using one side of the note in one stock and a completely different stock for the other. This would show the diversity of Africa and represent both the old and new.