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Small Notes Of Independent Kazakhstan: 1 Tyin (Kazakhstan, 1993)-Article
This ornate Kazakh banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Tenge (First Series, 1993). The Tenge was adopted in 1993, replacing...
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Dec 7, 20214 min read
Early Notes Of Independent Tajikistan: 100 Ruble (Tajikistan, 1994)-Article
This small Tajik banknote represents the 6th 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: 50 Ruble (Tajikistan, 1994)-Article
This small Tajik banknote represents the 5th 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: 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
Notes Of General Aung San, The Asian Elephant: 10 Kyats (Myanmar, 1958)-Article
This large ornate Burmese banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1958). The Third Kyat is notable for...
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Dec 4, 20214 min read
Weizmann, The Biochemist Statesman: 5 Shekels (Israel, 1978)-Article
This Israeli banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the "Old" Israeli Shekel (Series 1980). Strangely despite being printed in...
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Dec 4, 20213 min read
Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 10 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference
This Soviet banknote represents the 4th denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features bust of Vladimir Lenin...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 5 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference
This Soviet banknote represents the 3rd denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features an illustration of...
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Dec 4, 20211 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 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
The City Of Shibam Hadramawt: 50 Riel (Yemen, 1993)-Reference
This post-reunification Yemeni banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the "Reunification Rial" (Series 1990). The observe features...
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Nov 26, 20211 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
The Sacred Head Of Lokecvara: 1000 Riel (Cambodia, 1973)-Reference
This Cambodian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Riel (Series 1973). The observe features a schoolgirl at class, her...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read
Nizami Ganjavi, The Epic Persian Poet: 500 Manat (Azerbaijan, 1999)-Article
This Azerbaijani banknote represents the 7th denomination of the Second Manat (3rd, Series 1993-99). After the dissolution of the Soviet...
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Nov 25, 20213 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
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
Dionysus In South Arabia, The Harbor: 20 Rial (Yemen, 1412/1991)-Reference
This post-reunification Yemeni banknote represents the 2nd denomination (1st variant) of the "Reunification Rial" (Series 1990). The...
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Nov 24, 20211 min read
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