World Banknotes | Smithwick Numismatics

Beasts Of Burden And Temples: 500 Riels (Cambodia, 1972)-Reference

Notes of The Royal Kip, The Lao Beauty: 10 Kip (Laos, 1962)-Reference

Notes Of The Great Mzee, The Lion Pride: 20 Shillings (Kenya, 1978)-Reference

Notes Of The Great Mzee, Nomadic Herding: 10 Shillings (Kenya, 1978)-Reference

The Gomburza, The Fathers Of The Revolution: 10 Pesos (Philippines, 1949)-Reference

Preah Vihear, The Disputed Cliff Temple: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1972)-Reference

A Newly Found Independence

In the aftermath of WWII and the ensuing Cold War. The European powers rapidly decolonized Africa and Asia. This newly found independence was a blessing and a curse. As it placed these newly founded nations between competing Western and Soviet interests. This list focuses on the currency issued, during their first 20 years of independence.