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Notes Of The October Dinar, The Prince-Bishop: 50,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1993)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “October Dinar” (1993). A product of the 1992 dissolution of ...
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Dec 30, 20215 min read
Notes Of The October Dinar, The Folklorist: 10,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1993)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the “October Dinar” (1993). A product of the 1992 dissolution of ...
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Dec 30, 20215 min read
Notes Of the Royal Kip, The Deva: 1 Kip (Kingdom Of Laos, 1962)-Article
This small Laotian banknote represents the 1st denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The Royal Kip replaced the French Indochinese...
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Dec 26, 20213 min read
Notes Of the Royal Kip, The Asian Elephant: 5 Kip (Kingdom Of Laos, 1962)-Article
This large Laotian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The Royal Kip replaced the French Indochinese...
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Dec 26, 20215 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
Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Girl: 10000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the “Reformed Dinar” (Series 1992). A product of dissolution of Socialist...
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Dec 25, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Bridge On The Drina: 5000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)- Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the “Reformed Dinar” (Series 1992). A product of dissolution of Socialist...
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Dec 25, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, Tesla The Genius: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “Reformed Dinar” (Series 1992). A product of dissolution of Socialist...
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Dec 24, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Youth: 500 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the “Reformed Dinar” (Series 1992). A product of dissolution of Socialist...
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Dec 24, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Maiden: 100 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the “Reformed Dinar” (Series 1992). A product of dissolution of Socialist...
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Dec 24, 20214 min read
Hanoi's One Pillared Pagoda: 20 Dong (Vietnam, 1985)-Reference
This Vietnamese banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Second Dồng (Series 1985). The observe features a portrait of Ho Chi...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read
Javakhishvili, Founder Of Tbilisi State University: 5 Lari (Georgia, 1995)-Article
This Georgian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Georgian Lari (Series 1995). The Lari (ლარი) was preceded by the...
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Dec 24, 20213 min read
Paliashvili, Founder Of Georgian Opera: 2 Lari (Georgia, 1995)-Article
This Georgian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Georgian Lari (Series 1995). The Lari (ლარი) was preceded by the...
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Dec 24, 20213 min read
Candi Borobudur, The Great Buddhist Pyramid: 10,000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1992)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Series 6 New Rupiah. The observe features Sultan Hamengkubuwono...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read
The Javan Rhinoceros, The Rarest Of The Rhinos: 100 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1977)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Series 3 New Rupiah (1977). The observe features an illustration...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read
The Makedonium, Monument To The Uprising: 25 Denari (Macedonia, 1992)-Article
This Macedonian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Denar (Series 1992). Despite their brief circulation (1992-1993)...
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Dec 23, 20213 min read
Fiji Shilling, Coins From The Island Colony: 1 Shilling (Fiji, 1943)-Article
This coin is a 2nd year US produced WWII-era Fijian Shilling (George VI), dated 1943. The Fijian Florin represented the 2nd largest...
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Dec 22, 20213 min read
Fiji Florin, Coins From The Island Colony: 1 Florin (Fiji, 1942)-Article
This coin is a 1st year US produced WWII-era Fijian Florin (George VI), dated 1942. The Fijian Florin represented the largest...
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Dec 22, 20214 min read
Coins Of The Great War: 2 Heller (Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1917)-Article
This small WWI-era Austro-Hungarian coin represents the 2nd denomination coin of the Krone (Karl I). This coin was preceded by the bronze...
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Dec 20, 20212 min read
Coins Of The Great War: 10 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, 1918)-Article
This Great War-era (1914-1918) coin represents the 2nd denomination coin of the late war Papiermark. Notably due wartime demand Imperial...
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Dec 20, 20212 min read
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