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Apr 13, 20211 min read
Luiz de Camões, The One-Eyed Poet: 100 Escudos (Angola, 1973)-Reference
This colonial-era Angolan banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Angolan Escudo (Series 1973). The observe feature a portrait of...
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Apr 11, 20211 min read
Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #2: 100 Dollars (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference
This Japanese occupation note (Malaya) represents the 8th denomination of Japanese government-issued dollar. The observe features an...
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Apr 4, 20211 min read
Japanese Invasion Notes, Burma #2: 10 Rupees (Imperial Japan, 1942)-Reference
This Japanese occupation note (Burma) represents the 8th denomination of Japanese government-issued Rupee. The observe features an...
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Apr 4, 20211 min read
Japanese Invasion Notes, Malaya #1: 10 Dollars (Imperial Japan,1944)-Reference
This Japanese occupation note (Malaya) represents the 7th denomination of Japanese government-issued dollar. The observe features an...
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Apr 4, 20211 min read
Japanese Invasion Notes, Burma #1: 5 Rupees (Imperial Japan, 1942)-Reference
This Japanese occupation note (Burma) represents the 7th denomination of Japanese government-issued Rupee. The observe features an...
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Mar 17, 20212 min read
Coins From The Peninsula Colony: 1 Cent (British Malaya, 1945)-Article
This square-shaped coin represents the 2nd denomination coin of the British Malayan Dollar (1939). Unlike many British territories,...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read
Fiji Penny, Coins From The Island Colony #2: 1 Penny (Fiji, 1965)-Article
This coin is a 9th year Fijian Penny (Elizabeth II), dated 1965. The Fijian penny represented the 2nd smallest denomination coin, of the...
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Feb 17, 20212 min read
Coins From The Raj, Colonial Indian Coins #1: 1/2 Anna (British India, 1943)-Article
This unusual-shaped British India coin is a WWII-era 1/2 Anna, dated 1943. Issued on the 2nd year of its limited 1942-1945 production...
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Feb 10, 20213 min read
Fiji Penny, Coins From The Island Colony #1: 1 Penny (Fiji, 1936)-Article
This coin is a 3rd year Fijian Penny (George V), dated 1936. The Fijian penny represented the 2nd smallest denomination coin, of the...
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Jan 20, 20211 min read
Coins of the Protectorate: 1 Cent (East Africa, 1955)-Article
This coin is an East African 1 Cent, dated 1955. The 1 cent coin represents the lowest denomination of the East African Schilling. A form...
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