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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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Coins Of The Ashoka Lion: 10 Paisa (India, 1968)-Article
This unusual-shaped Indian coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the Indian Rupee (Series 1965). The coin is minted in an unusual...
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Apr 21, 20212 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
“Alegoria”, The Beautiful Work Of Aleardo Villa: 5 Colones (Costa Rica, 1986)-Article
This colorful Costa Rican banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Colón (Series 1968, Issue 1986). The Colón is Costa Rica's long...
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Apr 15, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Vietnam Withdrawal, South Vietnam: 50 Dong (South Vietnam, 1969)-Article
This ornate South Vietnamese Banknote represent the 2nd denomination of the “Southern Dồng” (Series 1970). The 1970 Series Dồng served as...
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Apr 15, 20212 min read
Early Notes Of South Vietnam, Security Banknote Co: 2 Dong (South Vietnam, 1955)-Article
This small South Vietnamese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Southern Đồng (Series 1955, SBNC). The Southern Đồng...
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
Early Notes Of South Vietnam, De La Rue: 1 Dong (South Vietnam, 1956)-Article
These ornate, post -colonial South Vietnamese banknote represent the 1st denomination of the First Southern Đồng (Series 1955, TDLR). The...
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
Coin Of The Serpent Temple: 20 Centavo (Mexico, 1943)-Article
This Mexican coin represents the 3rd denomination coin of the Mexican Peso (Series AA, American Bank Note Company). The coin is a...
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Apr 14, 20214 min read
The Train To Nowhere, Notes Of The Second Riel: 5 Kak (Cambodia, 1979)-Article
This small Cambodian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Second Riel (Seventh Issue, Series 1979). The Second Riel was...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
The Rice Planters, Notes Of The Second Riel: 2 Kak (Cambodia, 1979)-Article
This small Cambodian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Riel (Seventh Issue, Series 1979). The Second Riel was...
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Apr 13, 20213 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
Der Forumscheck, Notes Of Socialist Consumerism: 500 Mark, Voucher (East Germany, 1979)-Article
This East German voucher represents the 6th denomination of the "Forumscheck" (Forum Check). The Forum Check was a specialized form of...
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Apr 12, 20215 min read
Vietnam's Plow, Asian Water Buffalo: 100 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article
This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” Series (1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...
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Apr 12, 20215 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 Federation Dinar, The Balkan Forger: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1963)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “Federation Dinar" (Series 1963). The Federation Dinar was the post-WWII...
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Apr 11, 20213 min read
Notes Of The Federation Dinar, The Dinara Beauty: 500 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1963)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the “Federation Dinar" (Series 1963). The Federation Dinar was the post-WWII...
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Apr 11, 20212 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
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
Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 5 Pfennig (East Germany, 1949)-Article
This German coin is a 2nd year East German 5 Pfennig, dated 1949. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
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