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Independence, Early Notes Of The Croatian Republic: 100 Dinara (Croatia, 1991)-Article
This Croatian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Croatian Dinar (Series 1991). Despite their brief circulation (1991-1993)...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
Independence, Early Notes Of The Croatian Republic: 25 Dinara (Croatia, 1991)-Article
This Croatian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Croatian Dinar (Series 1991). Despite their brief circulation (1991-1993)...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
Independence, Early Notes Of The Croatian Republic: 5 Dinara (Croatia, 1991)-Article
This Croatian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Croatian Dinar (Series 1991). Despite their brief circulation (1991-1993)...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
Independence, Early Notes Of The Croatian Republic: 1 Dinara (Croatia, 1991)-Article
This Croatian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Croatian Dinar (Series 1991). Despite their brief circulation (1991-1993)...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
Congo Reborn, Notes Of The Second Franc #5: 50 Centimes (Democratic Republic of Congo)-Reference
This Congolese banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Second Franc (Series 1997). The observe features a head of an endangered...
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Oct 24, 20211 min read
Congo Reborn, Notes Of The Second Franc #4: 20 Centimes (Democratic Republic of Congo)-Reference
This Congolese banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Second Franc (Series 1997). The observe features a Sitatunga, also known...
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Oct 24, 20211 min read
Congo Reborn, Notes Of The Second Franc #3:10 Centimes (Democratic Republic of Congo,1997)-Reference
This Congolese banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Second Franc (Series 1997). The observe features the traditional Pende...
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Oct 24, 20211 min read
Congo Reborn, Notes Of The Second Franc #2: 5 Centimes (Democratic Republic of Congo,1997)-Reference
This Congolese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Franc (Series 1997). The observe features the traditional Hemba...
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Oct 24, 20211 min read
Congo Reborn, Notes Of The Second Franc #1: 1 Centimes (Democratic Republic of Congo,1997)-Reference
This Congolese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Franc (Series 1997). The observe depicts a Congolese woman...
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Oct 24, 20211 min read
Coupon Money, Small Notes Of The Talonas: 0.2 Talonas (Lithuania, 1991)-Article
This early post-Soviet Lithuanian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Talonas (1991). The term "talonas" is the...
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Oct 15, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Restored Latvian Republic: 1 Rubļi (Latvia, 1992)-Article
This early post-Soviet Latvian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Rublis (Series 1992). The Second Rublis banknotes...
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Oct 11, 20212 min read
Biletov Notes, The Scam Of The Century 7: 1,000 Biletov (MMM, 1994)-Article
This note is the 7th denomination of the Biletov Series 1, from the MMM investment scheme. Biletov notes were a private Russian currency,...
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Oct 8, 20215 min read
The Blue Chested Hummingbird Redux: 100 Cruzeiros Reais (Brazil, 1993)-Article
This Brazilian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Cruzeiro Real Overprint (Series 1993). This series was introduced as a...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
Kristjan Raud, The Symbolic Painter: 1 Kroon (Estonia, 1992)-Reference
This Estonian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the New Kroon (Series 1992). The observe features a portrait of painter...
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Oct 4, 20211 min read
Lithuanian Wildlife, Gray Heron: 3 Talonas (Lithuania, 1991)-Article
This early post-Soviet Lithuanian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the First Talonas (1991). The term "talonas" is the...
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Oct 4, 20215 min read
Biletov Notes, The Scam Of The Century 6: 500 Biletov (MMM, 1994)-Article
This note is the 6th denomination of the Biletov Series 1, from the MMM investment scheme. Biletov notes were a private Russian currency,...
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Oct 1, 20215 min read
Bübüsara Beyşenalieva, The Great Kyrgyz Ballerina: 5 Som (Kyrgyzstan, 1997)-Reference
This Kyrgyz banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Som (Series 1997). The observe features a portrait of Bübüsara...
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Sep 30, 20211 min read
The Author And The Tortoise: 5000 Sucres (Ecuador, 1999)-Reference
This illustrative Ecuadorian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Sucre (Series 1991). Reverse The reverse depict a endangered...
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Sep 30, 20211 min read
Life On The Cook Islands, The Northern Group: 50 Dollars (Cook Islands, 1992)-Reference
This Cook Island banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Cook Island Dollar (Series 1992). The observe features a collage of...
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Sep 30, 20211 min read
Lithuanian Wildlife, Eurasian Brown Bear: 500 Talonas (Lithuania, 1992)-Article
This early post-Soviet Lithuanian banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Second Talonas (1992). The term "talonas" is the...
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Sep 20, 20216 min read
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