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Offerings To The Ancestors, The Great Hall Of The People: 100k Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20224 min read

Offerings To The Ancestors, The Great Hall Of The People: 100k Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

This colorful Chinese novelty note is 冥鈔 (míngchāo), more commonly known in Western nations as "Hell Money. These notes are produced by a...

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Offerings To The Ancestors, The Potala Palace: 50 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20223 min read

Offerings To The Ancestors, The Potala Palace: 50 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

This colorful Chinese novelty note is 冥鈔 (míngchāo), more commonly known in Western nations as "Hell Money. These notes are produced by a...

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Offerings To The Ancestors, The Great Hall Of The People: 10 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20223 min read

Offerings To The Ancestors, The Great Hall Of The People: 10 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

This colorful Chinese novelty note is 冥鈔 (míngchāo), more commonly known in Western nations as "Hell Money. These notes are produced by a...

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Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 25 Kyats (Myanmar, 1972)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 25 Kyats (Myanmar, 1972)-Reference

This large Burmese banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1979). The observe features a portrait of General...

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Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 10 Kyats (Myanmar, 1973)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 10 Kyats (Myanmar, 1973)-Reference

This large Burmese banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1979). The observe features a portrait of General...

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Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 1 Kyat (Myanmar, 1972)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 1 Kyat (Myanmar, 1972)-Reference

This small Burmese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1979). The observe features a portrait of General...

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Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 5 Kyats (Myanmar, 1973)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 5 Kyats (Myanmar, 1973)-Reference

This small Burmese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Third Kyat (Series 1979). The observe features a portrait of General...

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MacArthur's Return And Independence: 1 Centavo (U.S. Philippines, 1944)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

MacArthur's Return And Independence: 1 Centavo (U.S. Philippines, 1944)-Reference

The WWII-era Philippine coin represents the 2nd denomination coin of the Peso (US Administration). The observe features a man, with an...

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

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

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

This Philippine banknote represents the 9th denomination of the “English Series” (1949). The observe features a portrait of Fathers...

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

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

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

This Cambodian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Riel (4th Issue, Series 1962-1972). The observe features an...

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Khmer Architecture, Past And Present: 10 Riel (Cambodia, 1968)-Reference

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Apr 25, 20221 min read

Khmer Architecture, Past And Present: 10 Riel (Cambodia, 1968)-Reference

This Cambodian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Riel (4th Issue, Series 1962-1972). The observe features an...

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Modernization Of An Ancient Land: 20 Riel (Cambodia, 1972)-Reference

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Apr 24, 20221 min read

Modernization Of An Ancient Land: 20 Riel (Cambodia, 1972)-Reference

This Cambodian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Riel (Second Issue, Series 1956-72). The observe features a combine...

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The Weaver And The Temple Of Faces: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1973)-Reference

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Apr 24, 20221 min read

The Weaver And The Temple Of Faces: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1973)-Reference

The large Cambodian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the First Riel (5th Issue, Series 1973). The observe features an...

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The Face Of Lokeśvara: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1975)-Reference

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Apr 24, 20221 min read

The Face Of Lokeśvara: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1975)-Reference

The large Cambodian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the First Riel (5th Issue, Series 1956-72). The observe features a stone...

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The Great Lake And The Temple: 2,000 Riels (Cambodia, 1995)-Reference

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Apr 24, 20221 min read

The Great Lake And The Temple: 2,000 Riels (Cambodia, 1995)-Reference

This Cambodian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Riel (Eleventh Issue, Series 1995). The observe features an...

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A Monument To Cambodian Independence: 100 Riels (Cambodia, 1998)-Reference

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Apr 24, 20221 min read

A Monument To Cambodian Independence: 100 Riels (Cambodia, 1998)-Reference

This Cambodian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Riel (Twelfth Issue, Series 1995-99). The observe features an...

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Cambodia, The Past And Present: 1,000 Riels (Cambodia, 1999)-Reference

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Apr 24, 20221 min read

Cambodia, The Past And Present: 1,000 Riels (Cambodia, 1999)-Reference

This Cambodian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Second Riel (Twelfth Issue, Series 1995-99). The observe features an...

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Angkor Wat, The Temple City: 50 Riels (Cambodia, 1979)-Reference

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Apr 21, 20221 min read

Angkor Wat, The Temple City: 50 Riels (Cambodia, 1979)-Reference

This Cambodian banknote represents the 7th denomination of the Second Riel (Seventh Issue, Series 1979). The observe features one of the...

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Mabini, The Brain Of The Revolution: 1 Peso (Philippines, 1949)-Reference

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Apr 20, 20221 min read

Mabini, The Brain Of The Revolution: 1 Peso (Philippines, 1949)-Reference

This Philippine banknote represents the 6th denomination of the “English Series” (1949). The observe features a portrait revolutionary...

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Japanese Invasion Notes, Burma: 100 Rupees (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

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Apr 20, 20221 min read

Japanese Invasion Notes, Burma: 100 Rupees (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference

This Japanese occupation note (Burma) represents the 9th denomination of Japanese government-issued Rupee. The observe features an...

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Offerings To The Ancestors, The Great Hall Of The People: 100k Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

Offerings To The Ancestors, The Potala Palace: 50 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

Offerings To The Ancestors, The Great Hall Of The People: 10 Million Yuan (China, Unknown)-Reference

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 25 Kyats (Myanmar, 1972)-Reference

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 10 Kyats (Myanmar, 1973)-Reference

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 1 Kyat (Myanmar, 1972)-Reference

Notes Of General Aung San, Father Of The Myanmar State: 5 Kyats (Myanmar, 1973)-Reference

MacArthur's Return And Independence: 1 Centavo (U.S. Philippines, 1944)-Reference

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

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

Khmer Architecture, Past And Present: 10 Riel (Cambodia, 1968)-Reference

Modernization Of An Ancient Land: 20 Riel (Cambodia, 1972)-Reference

The Weaver And The Temple Of Faces: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1973)-Reference

The Face Of Lokeśvara: 100 Riel (Cambodia, 1975)-Reference

The Great Lake And The Temple: 2,000 Riels (Cambodia, 1995)-Reference

A Monument To Cambodian Independence: 100 Riels (Cambodia, 1998)-Reference

Cambodia, The Past And Present: 1,000 Riels (Cambodia, 1999)-Reference

Angkor Wat, The Temple City: 50 Riels (Cambodia, 1979)-Reference

Mabini, The Brain Of The Revolution: 1 Peso (Philippines, 1949)-Reference

Japanese Invasion Notes, Burma: 100 Rupees (Imperial Japan, 1944)-Reference