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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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Early Notes Of Independent Tajikistan: 20 Ruble (Tajikistan, 1994)-Article
This small Tajik banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Ruble (Series 1994). The Tajik Ruble was introduced on 10 May 1995, as a...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read


Early Notes Of Independent Tajikistan: 10 Ruble (Tajikistan, 1994)-Article
This small Tajik banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Ruble (Series 1994). The Tajik Ruble was introduced on 10 May 1995, as a...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read


Early Notes Of Independent Tajikistan: 5 Ruble (Tajikistan, 1994)-Article
This small Tajik banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Ruble (Series 1994). The Tajik Ruble was introduced on 10 May 1995, as a...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read


Early Notes Of Independent Tajikistan: 1 Ruble (Tajikistan, 1994)-Article
This small Tajik banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Ruble (Series 1994). The Tajik Ruble was introduced on 10 May 1995, as a...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read


Lithuanian Wildlife, Eurasian Otter: 100 Talonas (Lithuania, 1992)-Article
This early post-Soviet Lithuanian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Second Talonas (1992). The term "talonas" is the...
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Dec 4, 20215 min read


Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 3 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference
This Soviet banknote represents the 2nd denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features an illustration of the...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read


Notes Of The Dutch Caribbean: 1 Gulden (Netherlands Antilles, 1970)-Reference
This small Dutch Antillean banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Antillean Gulden (Series 1970). The observe depicts a sky view...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read


Lithuanian Wildlife, Roe Deer: 200 Talonas (Lithuania, 1992)-Article
This early post-Soviet Lithuanian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Second Talonas (1992). The term "talonas" is the...
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Nov 29, 20214 min read


Notes Of The Ashoka Lion, The Dhow: 10 Rupees (India, 1985)-Reference
This beautifully illustrated Indian banknote represents the 3rd denomination (3rd variant) of the Indian Rupee (Series 1970). The observe...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read


Notes Of The Caracazo's Wake: 2 Bolivars (Venezuela, 1989)-Article
This small Venezuelan banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Bolivar (Series 1989). This short 3-denomination series featured...
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Nov 26, 20212 min read


Notes Of The Caracazo's Wake: 1 Bolivar (Venezuela, 1989)-Article
This small Venezuelan banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Bolivar (Series 1989). This short 3-denomination series featured...
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Nov 26, 20212 min read


The Jade Emperor, World Leaders Hell Notes: 1 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference
This small novelty note is a 冥鈔 (míngchāo), more commonly known in Western nations as "Hell Money". These notes are produced by a wide...
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Nov 26, 20213 min read


Josef Stalin, World Leaders Hell Notes: 1 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Article
This small novelty note is a 冥鈔 (míngchāo), more commonly known in Western nations as "Hell Money". These notes are produced by a wide...
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Nov 26, 20214 min read


Ho Chi Mihn, World Leaders Hell Notes: 1 Million Yuan(China, Unknown)-Article
This small novelty note is a 冥鈔 (míngchāo), more commonly known in Western nations as "Hell Money". These notes are produced by a wide...
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Nov 26, 20214 min read


Notes Of The Kwangtung Bank: 50 Cents (Republic of China, 1949)-Article
This small Chinese banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Yuan (Series 1949). It was issued by the Kwangtung Provincial Bank, in...
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Nov 26, 20213 min read


Notes Of The Second Guinean Franc, Banana Harvest: 100 Francs (Guinea, 1998)-Reference
This banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Franc (Series 1998). The observe features a Mandinka woman and a hand craved...
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Nov 25, 20211 min read


Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 1 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference
This Soviet banknote represents the 1st denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features the State Emblem of...
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Nov 25, 20211 min read


From The Ashes, German Loan Currency: 1 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1920)-Article
This Weimar Republic-era banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Darlehenskassenscheine (1920). Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....
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Nov 25, 20212 min read


Japanese Notes Of The Inter-War Period: 10 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1921)-Reference
This pre-WWII Japanese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Yen (Series 1917). The observe features a Chrysanthemum, the...
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Nov 25, 20211 min read


Korean Sovereignty, Early Notes Of KOMSCO: 50 Jeon (South Korea, 1962)-Article
This South Korean banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Korean Republic Won (KOMSCO Series, 1962). The KOMSCO Series...
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Nov 17, 20212 min read
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