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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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Hla Gyi, Leader Of The Year 1300 Strike: 45 Kyats (Myanmar, 1987)-Reference
This colorful Burmese banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1986). The observe features a portrait of Thakin...
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May 19, 20211 min read
The General And The Sprit God: 35 Kyats (Myanmar, 1986)-Reference
This colorful Burmese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1986). The observe features a portrait of...
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May 19, 20211 min read
Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Model Miner: 20000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1987)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 9th denomination of the “Hard Dinar" (2nd, Series 1985).The Hard Dinar represented the first...
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May 18, 20213 min read
Note Of The Convertible Dinara, Tesla The Genius: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1991)-Article Variant
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1991). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, Tesla The Genius: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Youth: 500 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Maiden: 100 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
The Head Of Zeus: 1000 Drachmae (Greece, 1970)-Reference
This Greek banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Modern Drachma (Series 1964). The observe depict Zeus (God of the sky),...
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May 3, 20211 min read
A Tiger Living On Borrowed Time: 500 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article
This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 4th denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” Series (1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...
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Apr 19, 20216 min read
Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Beauty Of Dubrovnik: 50000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1988)-Article
This large Yugoslavian banknote represents the 10th denomination of the “Hard Dinar" (3rd, Series 1985). The Hard Dinar represented the...
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Apr 18, 20213 min read
The Rose Matron, Notes Of The Second Lev: 50 Leva (Peoples' Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Reference
This Bulgarian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Lev (1952). The observe features a portrait of General Secretary...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
The Youth Brigade, Notes Of The Second Lev: 25 Leva (Peoples' Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Reference
This Bulgarian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Lev (1952). The observe features a portrait of General Secretary...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
On the Financial Brink, Germany: 20000 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1923)-Article
This Weimar-era banknote represents the 4th denomination of the 2nd Issue “Papiermark”, or Paper Mark. Formally known as either the...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
Notes Of The Kaiserreich, Goddesses Of The Empire: 1000 Mark (Imperial Germany, 1910)-Reference
This Imperial German banknote represents the 7th denomination of Goldmark (Series 1883). The observe features ornate lettering and...
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #2: 100 Dollars (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference
This Japanese occupation note (Malaya) represents the 8th denomination of Japanese government-issued dollar. The observe features an...
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Apr 11, 20211 min read
Japanese Invasion Notes, Philippines: 100 Pesos (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference
This Japanese occupation note (Philippines) represents the 4th denomination of Japanese government-issued Peso (Series 1943). The observe...
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Apr 11, 20211 min read
Ngua Noi, The Forgotten Horses Of Vietnam: 50 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article
This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” (Series 1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...
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Apr 11, 20214 min read
Notes Of The German Occupation, The Nymph Of Scyros: 25,000 Drachmai (Greece, 1943)-Reference
This WWII-era Greek banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Modern Drachma (1943 Emission). The observe depicts the stature...
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Apr 11, 20211 min read
Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Man Who Stood Up To Stalin: 5,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1985)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 8th denomination of the “Hard Dinar" (1st, Series 1985).The Hard Dinar represented the first...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
Facing The Nāga, The Serpent Deity: 500 Riel (Cambodia, 1973)-Article
This Cambodian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Riel (Fifth Issue, 1972). The First Rial was the currency of (early)...
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Apr 5, 20216 min read
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