Coupon Notes From The Land Of Nowhere: 5 Rublei (Transnistria, 1994)-Article
This small Transnistrian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Ruble (Series 1994). The Second Transnistrian Ruble was a...
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Jan 1, 20224 min read
Coupon Notes From The Land Of Nowhere: 1 Ruble (Transnistria, 1994)-Article
This small Transnistrian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Ruble (Series 1994). The Second Transnistrian Ruble was a...
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Dec 30, 20215 min read
Notes Of The January Dinar, The Laureate: 10 Million Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1994)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 7th denomination of the “January Dinar”. A product of the 1992 dissolution of Yugoslavia. The...
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Dec 22, 20213 min read
The Makedonium, Monument To The Uprising: 25 Denari (Macedonia, 1992)-Article
This Macedonian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the First Denar (Series 1992). Despite their brief circulation (1992-1993)...
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Dec 12, 20213 min read
Notes Of Independent Ukraine, Kyiv's Founders: 5,000 Karbovanetsiv (Ukraine, 1995)-Article
This small post-Soviet Ukrainian banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Third Karbovanets (Second Series, 1993). Due to the...
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Dec 12, 20212 min read
Notes Of Independent Ukraine, The Cathedral: 10 Karbovantsi (Ukraine, 1991)-Article
This small post-Soviet Ukrainian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Karbovanets (First Series, 1991). Due to the...
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Dec 12, 20212 min read
Notes Of Independent Ukraine, The Cathedral: 3 Karbovantsi (Ukraine, 1991)-Article
This small post-Soviet Ukrainian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Third Karbovanets (First Series, 1991). Due to the...
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Dec 12, 20212 min read
Notes Of Independent Ukraine, The Cathedral: 1 Karbovanet (Ukraine, 1991)-Article
This small post-Soviet Ukrainian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Third Karbovanets (First Series, 1991). Due to the...
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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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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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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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Dec 11, 20213 min read
Emergency Coins Of Imperial Germany: 10 Pfennig (City of Coblenz, 1918)-Article
This WWI coin is a privately issued kriegsgeld (trans. war money) coin, issued by the City of Coblenz. Due to persistent war time...
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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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Dec 9, 20212 min read
From The Ashes, German Loan Currency: 2 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1920)-Article/ Variant
This Weimar Republic-era banknote represents the 1st version of the 2 Mark Darlehenskassenscheine (1920). Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....
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Dec 6, 20213 min read
Early Notes Of Independent Georgia: 100 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 6th denomination of 2nd Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read
Early Notes Of Independent Georgia: 50 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 5th denomination of 2nd Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read
Early Notes Of Independent Georgia: 5 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of 2nd Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read
Early Notes Of Independent Georgia: 3 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of 2nd Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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Dec 6, 20213 min read
Early Notes Of Independent Georgia: 1 Kuponi (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This early post-Soviet Georgian banknote represents the 1st denomination of 2nd Issue Kuponi (1993). The Georgian Kuponi, also...
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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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