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Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Bridge On The Drina: 5000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)- Article

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Dec 24, 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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Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, Tesla The Genius: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article

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Dec 24, 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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Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Youth: 500 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article

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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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Notes Of The Reformed Dinar, The Maiden: 100 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1992)-Article

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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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Coins Of The Great War: 2 Heller (Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1917)-Article

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Dec 20, 20212 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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Coins Of The Great War: 10 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, 1918)-Article

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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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Coins Of The Great War: 5 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, 1918)-Article

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Dec 20, 20212 min read

Coins Of The Great War: 5 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, 1918)-Article

This Great War-era (1914-1918) coin represents the 1st denomination coin of the late war Papiermark. Notably due wartime demand Imperial...

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Living Bulldozers, The Asian Elephant: 1,000 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article

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Dec 14, 20215 min read

Living Bulldozers, The Asian Elephant: 1,000 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article

This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 5th denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” Series (1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...

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Mortgage Coins, Times Of Desperation: 5 Rentenpfennig (Weimar Republic, 1924)-Article

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Dec 11, 20212 min read

Mortgage Coins, Times Of Desperation: 5 Rentenpfennig (Weimar Republic, 1924)-Article

This Weimar-era coin is a 5 Rentenpfennig, dated 1924. The 5 Retenpfennig represented the 3rd denomination coin of the Rentenmark. On on...

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Borrowed Money, Loan Notes Of The Great War: 50 Marks (Imperial Germany, 1914)-Article

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Dec 11, 20213 min read

Borrowed Money, Loan Notes Of The Great War: 50 Marks (Imperial Germany, 1914)-Article

This WWI banknote represents the 5th denomination Darlehenskassenscheine (1914), issued by Imperial Germany. Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....

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Borrowed Money, Loan Notes Of The Great War: 5 Marks (Imperial Germany, 1917)-Article

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Dec 11, 20214 min read

Borrowed Money, Loan Notes Of The Great War: 5 Marks (Imperial Germany, 1917)-Article

This WWI banknote represents the 2nd version of the 5 Mark Darlehenskassenscheine, issued by Imperial Germany. Darlehenskassenscheine...

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Emergency Coins Of Imperial Germany: 50 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, Unknown)-Article

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Dec 11, 20213 min read

Emergency Coins Of Imperial Germany: 50 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, Unknown)-Article

This large WWI coin is a privately issued notmünze (trans. emergency coin). It represented the 4th denomination of the provisionally...

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On the Financial Brink, Germany: 5000 Marks (Weimar Republic, 1922)-Article

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Dec 4, 20212 min read

On the Financial Brink, Germany: 5000 Marks (Weimar Republic, 1922)-Article

This Weimar-era banknote represents the 1st denomination of the 4th Issue Papiermark (Paper Mark). or Paper Mark. Formally known as...

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Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 10 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference

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Dec 4, 20211 min read

Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 10 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference

This Soviet banknote represents the 4th denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features bust of Vladimir Lenin...

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Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 5 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference

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Dec 4, 20211 min read

Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 5 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference

This Soviet banknote represents the 3rd denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features an illustration of...

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Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 3 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference

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Dec 4, 20211 min read

Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 3 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference

This Soviet banknote represents the 2nd denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features an illustration of the...

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Notes Of The Dutch Caribbean: 1 Gulden (Netherlands Antilles, 1970)-Reference

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Dec 4, 20211 min read

Notes Of The Dutch Caribbean: 1 Gulden (Netherlands Antilles, 1970)-Reference

This small Dutch Antillean banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Antillean Gulden (Series 1970). The observe depicts a sky view...

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Notes Of The Krajina Republic: 5 Million Dinara (Republic of Serbian Krajina, 1993)-Article

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Nov 26, 20213 min read

Notes Of The Krajina Republic: 5 Million Dinara (Republic of Serbian Krajina, 1993)-Article

This Croatian War-era banknote represents the 5th denomination Serbian Krajina Second Dinar (1993). The Republic of Krajina (1992-1995)...

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Coins Of The Yugoslav SFR: 10 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1977)-Article

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Nov 26, 20212 min read

Coins Of The Yugoslav SFR: 10 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1977)-Article

This large Yugoslavian coin represents the 8th denomination coin of the "Hard Dinar" (Series 1966). The 10 Dinara coin was first...

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Small Coins Of The Soviet Union: 2 Kopecki (Soviet Union, 1977)-Article

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Nov 26, 20212 min read

Small Coins Of The Soviet Union: 2 Kopecki (Soviet Union, 1977)-Article

This small Soviet coin represents the 2nd denomination coin of the Soviet Ruble (Series 1961). Coins of this type were issued, along side...

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