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Conquistador Notes, The Nicaraguan Centavo 4: 25 Centavo (Nicaragua, 1991)-Article
This Nicaraguan banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Cordoba (1991), printed by Harrison & Sons Limited. Also known as...
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Jan 17, 20214 min read
Conquistador Notes, The Nicaraguan Centavo 3: 10 Centavo (Nicaragua, 1991)-Article
This Nicaraguan banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Third Cordoba (1991), printed by Harrison & Sons Limited. Also known as...
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Jan 17, 20213 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 4: 20000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1994)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 1st denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 13, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 10: 50000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1994)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 6th denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 9: 250000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1994)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 6th denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 7: 100000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1994)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 4th denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 6: 50000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1994)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 5: 30000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1994)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 3: 3000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian coupon-banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 2: 2000 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
Borjgali, Notes From The Flow Of Time 1: 250 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the 4th Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Jan 11, 20214 min read
The Gulf War And The Great Dinar Heist: ¼ Dinar (Kuwait, 1980)-Reference
This Kuwaiti banknote represents the 1st denomination of the 3rd Series Kuwaiti Dinar. The observe features the Kuwaiti Coat of Arms and...
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Jan 10, 20211 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
Notes From The Forgotten Heart Of Africa, The Lost Monument: 5 New Makuta (Zaire, 1993)-Article
This Zairean banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the New Zaire (Series 1993). New Zaire (Series 1993-94). Due to rampant...
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Jan 10, 20213 min read
Notes From The Forgotten Heart Of Africa, The Lost Monument: 1 New Likuta (Zaire, 1993)-Article
This Zairean banknote represents the 1st denomination of the New Zaire (Series 1993-94). Due to rampant inflation the New Zaire replaced...
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Jan 10, 20213 min read
From The Ashes, German Loan Currency: 2 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1920)-Article
This Weimar Republic-era banknote represents the 2nd version of the 2 Mark Darlehenskassenscheine (1920). Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....
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Jan 9, 20212 min read
Rentenmarks, Mortgaging A Country's Future: 1 Rentenmark (Deutsche Reich, 1937)-Article
This Deutsches Reich-era banknote represents the 1st denomination, of the 1937 issued Rentenmark. The Rentenmark was first issued on the...
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Jan 9, 20213 min read
Bringer Of Culture, The Navoi Opera: 1 So'm (Uzbekistan, 1994)-Article
This Uzbek banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Som (Series 1994). The Second Som was introduced on 1 July 1994. It was...
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Jan 8, 20213 min read
A Tour of the Lonely City: 10 Rubles (Russia, 2004)-Article
This Russian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Ruble Series 1998. It depicts landmarks, of the Siberian city of...
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Jan 8, 20216 min read
Notes Of The Krygyz Eagle 3: 50 Tyiyn (Kyrgyzstan, 1993)-Article
This Krygyz banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First So'm (First Series, 1993). The term so'm means “pure” in a number...
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Jan 7, 20214 min read
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