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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 From The Levant: 25 Piastres (Lebanon, 1952)-Article
This post-independence Lebanese coin represents the 3rd denomination coin of the Lebanese Livre/ Pound (1952). The coin is a relatively...
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Mar 10, 20212 min read
Aryabhata, A New Frontier For Hindustan: 2 Rupee (India, 1977)-Article
This Indian banknote represents the smallest denomination of the Indian Rupee (Series 1970). Initially the 5 Rupees note was the smallest...
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Feb 15, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Việt Cộng 1: 10 Xu (South Vietnam, 1966)-Reference
This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the “Southern Liberation" Dồng (1966). The observe depicts villagers...
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Jan 29, 20211 min read
Coins of the Sickly Emperor #1: 1 Sen (Imperial Japan, 1922)-Article
This coin is an Imperial Japanese 1 Sen, dated 1922. The 1 Sen coin was the smallest denomination, of the Japanese Yen. The coin is a...
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Jan 13, 20212 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
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
Maldybaev, Father Of The Kyrgyz Opera: 1 Som (Kyrgyzstan, 1999)-Reference
This Kyrgyz banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Som Series (1994). The observe features a portrait of actor, composer,...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read
The Great Temple Of Angkor Wat: 500 Riels (Cambodia, 1998)-Reference
This Cambodian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Second Riel (Series 1995). The observe depicts Ankor Wat, the world...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read
Tonlé Sap, The Great Lake Of Indochina: 50 Riels (Cambodia, 1974)-Article
This Cambodian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Riel (Second Issue, 1956). The First Rial was the currency of...
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Jan 9, 20214 min read
From The Ashes, German Loan Currency: 2 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1920)-Article
This Weimar Republic-era banknote represents the 2nd version of the 2 Mark Darlehenskassenscheine (1920). Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....
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Jan 9, 20212 min read
Rentenmarks, Mortgaging A Country's Future: 1 Rentenmark (Deutsche Reich, 1937)-Article
This Deutsches Reich-era banknote represents the 1st denomination, of the 1937 issued Rentenmark. The Rentenmark was first issued on the...
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Jan 9, 20213 min read
A Monument To The Great Chieftain: 500 Som (Uzbekistan, 1999)-Article
This large colorful Uzbek banknote represents the 9th denomination of the Second Som (Series 1994). The Second Som was introduced on 1...
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Jan 8, 20213 min read
The Tiger Mosaic Of Sher-Dor: 200 So'm (Uzbekistan, 1997)-Article
This large colorful Uzbek banknote represents the 8th denomination of the Second Som (Series 1994). The Second Som was introduced on 1...
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Jan 8, 20213 min read
A Palace To The People's Friendship: 100 So'm (Uzbekistan,1994)-Article
This colorful Uzbek banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Second Som (Series 1994). The Second Som was introduced on 1 July...
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Jan 8, 20213 min read
The Heart Of Samarkand: 50 Som (Uzbekistan, 1994)-Article
This colorful Uzbek banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Second Som (Series 1994). The Second Som was introduced on 1 July...
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Jan 8, 20213 min read
The Living King, The Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis: 25 So'm (Uzbekistan, 1994)-Article
This colorful Uzbek banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Second Som (Series 1994). The Second Som was introduced on 1 July...
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Jan 8, 20213 min read
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