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With our extensive list of world coins and banknotes. Our articles showcase the story of each piece. Focusing on the unique people, artifacts, and wildlife they feature. As one can not fully appreciate a banknote without knowing its story.
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Native Crafts Of The Indonesian People #5: 100 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1958)-Reference
This Indonesian banknote represents the 5th denomination of Native Craft/Houses Rupiah (Series 1959). The observe features a Kalimantan...
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May 20, 20211 min read


Native Crafts Of The Indonesian People #3: 25 Rupiah (Indonesia 1958)-Reference
This Indonesian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of Native Craft/Houses Rupiah (Series 1959). The observe features a traditional...
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May 20, 20211 min read


Native Crafts Of The Indonesian People #2: 10 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1958)-Reference
This Indonesian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of Native Craft/Houses Rupiah (Series 1959). The observe features a Balinese...
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May 20, 20211 min read


Native Crafts Of The Indonesian People #1: 5 Rupiah(Indonesia 1958)-Reference
This Indonesian banknote represents the 1st denomination of Native Craft/Houses Rupiah (Series 1959). The observe features a Javanese...
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May 20, 20211 min read


Life On The Cook Islands, Rarotonga: 10 Dollars (Cook Islands, 1992)-Reference
This Cook Islands banknote represents the 2nd denomination of Cook Islands Dollar (Series 1992). The observe features the Cook Islands...
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Apr 16, 20211 min read


Flowers And Birds Of Indonesia: 25 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1959)-Article
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the 4th Series Rupiah. Also know as the "Flowers and Birds" series....
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Apr 11, 20212 min read


Indonesia, Food Or Cash: 2 1/2 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1961)-Article
This Indonesian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the "Government Note" Sixth Series (1961). Similar to the Third (1954) and...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read


Sailing On The Waves Of Krakatoa, Pinisi Boats: 100 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1992)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Series 6 New Rupiah. The observe features a Pinisi, the...
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Apr 8, 20211 min read


Life On The Cook Islands, Aitutaki: 3 Dollars (Cook Islands, 1992)-Reference
This Cook Island banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Cook Island Dollar (Series 1992). The observe features hula dancers and...
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Apr 4, 20211 min read


Hakkō Ichiu, To Unify The Eight Corners: 10 Sen(Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference
This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Yen Series (1944). The observe features Hakkō ichiu...
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Apr 3, 20211 min read


Kusunoki Masashige, The Ideal Of Samurai Loyalty: 5 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference
This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Yen Series (1944). The observe features a statue of...
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Apr 3, 20211 min read


Crossroad Of The Empire: 50 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1942)-Reference
This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the 2nd variant of the 50 Sen (1942). The observe features the Yasukuni Shrine, in...
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Apr 3, 20211 min read


Twilight Of The Empire: 50 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1945)-Reference
This WWII-era Imperial Japanese banknote represents the late-war variant of the 50 Sen note. The observe features the Yasukuni Shrine, in...
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Apr 3, 20211 min read


Star Of The Caribbean: 1 Cent (Bahamas, 1974)-Article
This Bahamian coin represents the 1st denomination coin of the Bahamian Dollar (1974).The coin is of a relatively small plain-edged...
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Mar 24, 20212 min read


Fiji Penny, Coins From The Island Colony #2: 1 Penny (Fiji, 1965)-Article
This coin is a 9th year Fijian Penny (Elizabeth II), dated 1965. The Fijian penny represented the 2nd smallest denomination coin, of the...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read


The Elusive Stags Of Timor: 500 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1988)-Article
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Series 5. The Series 5 New Rupiah was first issued on 1 February 1985. It was replaced by the Series 6 New Rupiah, on 28 December 1992. The Series 5 was finally withdrawn from circulation, on 25 September 1995. The Series 5 was notable for re-introducing the 100 (New) Rupiah note. A denomination which was entirely absent from previous Series 4. Instead, the Series 3 100 Rupiah note (issued in 1977) remai
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Mar 1, 20214 min read


Coins of the Sickly Emperor #1: 1 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1922)-Article
This coin is an Imperial Japanese 1 Sen, dated 1922. The 1 Sen coin was the smallest denomination, of the Japanese Yen. The coin is a...
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Jan 13, 20212 min read


Indonesia, Archipelago Cornucopia: 1 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1961)-Article
This Indonesian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the "Government Note" Sixth Series (1961). Similar to the Third (1954) and...
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Jan 10, 20212 min read


The Blood Compact Of The Katipuneros: 10 Piso (Philippines, 2001)-Reference
This Philippine banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the "New Design Series" Peso (1985). The observe depicts Filipino...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read


Aguinaldo, Father Of The Philippine Nation: 5 Piso (Philippines, 1985)-Reference
This Philippine banknote represents the 1st denomination of the "New Design Series" Peso (1985). The observe depicts Emilio Aguinaldo...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read
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