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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 Spectacled Bears of Santo Cristo 2: 10,000 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2015)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 4th denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 10,000 Bolívar Fuerte note (10000 BsF)...
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Jan 11, 20213 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
Qādisiyyat Ṣaddām, Saddam And The Iraq-Iran War: 25 Dinar (Iraq, 1406/1986)-Reference
This pre-Gulf War Iraqi banknote represents the only denomination of the Iraqi "Swiss" Dinar (Series 1986). The observe depicts Saddam...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
The White Horses Of Babylon: 25 Dinar (Iraq, 1402/1982)-Reference
This Iraqi banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Iraqi "Swiss" Dinar (1980). The observe depicts 3 galloping white Arabian...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
Fear, Hunger, And Despair; The Effects Of War: 5000 Meticais (Mozambique, 1989)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 5th denomination of the First Metical. The observe features abstract African art,...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
Educating For The Future, Post-Colonial Mozambique: 500 Meticais (Mozambique, 1989)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Metical. The observe depicts the National Assembly...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
Remembrance, Post-Colonial Mozambique: 100 Meticais (Mozambique, 1989)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Metical. The observe depicts President Eduardo...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
Mobilization, The Mozambican Civil War: 50 Meticais (Mozambique, 1980)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 1st denomination of the First Metical. The observe depicts FPLM soldiers in drill,...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
Tradition, Modernity, And The Albanian Proletariat: 10 Lek (Albania, 1976)-Reference
This Albanian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Second Lek (Series 1976). The observe depicts a woman working at a textile...
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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 Redundant Assembly: 10 New Zaire (Zaire, 1993)-Article
This Zairean banknote represents the 7th 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
Notes From The Forgotten Heart Of Africa, The Bounty: 10 New Makuta (Zaire, 1993)-Article
This Zairean banknote represents the 3rd 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
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
Kahawa! The Cash Crop Of Uganda: 5 Shillings (Uganda, 1982)-Reference
This Ugandan banknote represent the 1st denomination of the First Ugandan Shilling (Series 1982). The observe depicts the Ugandan Coat of...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
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