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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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Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, The Carp: 10 Dollar (Hong Kong, 1995)-Reference
This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hong Kong Dollar (Series 1983-2002, Standard Charter Bank). The observe...
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May 12, 20221 min read
Notes Of The HSBC, Ships Past And Present: 10 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 1992)-Reference
This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the HK Dollar (Series 1985-92, HSBC). The observe features an illustration of...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Notes Of The HSBC, The Ferry: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 1994)-Reference
This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hong Kong Dollar (Series 1993-99, HSBC). The observe features an...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, The Dragon Tortoise: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2002)-Reference
This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the HK Dollar (Series 1983-2002, Standard Charter Bank). The observe features...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Notes Of HSBC, The Peak Tram: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2005)-Reference
This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the HK Dollar (Series 2003-09, HSBC). The observe features an illustration of...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, Tea Ceremony: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2018)-Reference
This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hong Kong Dollar (Series 2018, Standard Charter Bank). The observe...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Notes Of The UK, The Guernsey Pound: 1 Pound (Guernsey, 1991)-Reference
This privately issued banknote was printed by the Treasury of Guernsey. The observe features an illustration of "The Market", in Saint...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Notes Of The UK, The Royal Bank Of Scotland: 1 Pound (Scotland, 2001)-Reference
This privately issued banknote was printed by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The observe features a portrait of Lord Ilay (1682-1761),...
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May 10, 20221 min read
Occupied Germany, Notes of the BAF: 5 Pound (British Armed Forces, 1948)-Reference
This British Armed Forces Special Voucher (BAFSV) represents the 6th denomination of the 2nd Series (1948). The observe lists the note's...
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Apr 18, 20221 min read
Notes Of The North Pole: 2 Dollars (Arctic, 2010)-Article
This large polymer fantasy note represents the 2nd denomination of Polar Dollar (Series 2010). The notes were printed on the behalf of...
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Jan 6, 20222 min read
Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 2 Dollars (Antarctica, 1999)-Article
This large fantasy note represents the 2nd denomination of Antarctic Dollar (Series 1999). The notes were printed by the British American...
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Jan 5, 20222 min read
Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 1 Dollar (Antarctica, 2007)-Article
This large polymer fantasy note represents the 1st denomination of Antarctic Dollar (Series 2007). The notes were printed by the British...
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Jan 5, 20222 min read
Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 1 Dollar (Antarctica, 2015)-Article
This large polymer fantasy note represents the 1st denomination of Antarctic Dollar (Series 2015). The notes were printed by the British...
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Jan 4, 20222 min read
Corporate Notes Of Colonial Mozambique: 20 Centavos (Portuguese Mozambique, 1933)-Article
This small private banknote is a 20 Centavo voucher issued by the Companhia de Moçambique (Mozambique Company). The Mozambique Company...
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Dec 25, 20211 min read
Emergency Coins Of Imperial Germany: 10 Pfennig (City of Coblenz, 1918)-Article
This WWI coin is a privately issued kriegsgeld (trans. war money) coin, issued by the City of Coblenz. Due to persistent war time...
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Dec 11, 20213 min read
Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 1 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article
This large private banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...
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Dec 3, 20212 min read
Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 20 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article
This large private banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...
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Nov 26, 20212 min read
Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 10 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)
This large private banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...
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Nov 19, 20212 min read
Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 5 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article
This private banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...
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Oct 25, 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
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