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Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, The Carp: 10 Dollar (Hong Kong, 1995)-Reference

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May 12, 20221 min read

Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, The Carp: 10 Dollar (Hong Kong, 1995)-Reference

This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hong Kong Dollar (Series 1983-2002, Standard Charter Bank). The observe...

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Notes Of The HSBC, Ships Past And Present: 10 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 1992)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of The HSBC, Ships Past And Present: 10 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 1992)-Reference

This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the HK Dollar (Series 1985-92, HSBC). The observe features an illustration of...

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Notes Of The HSBC, The Ferry: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 1994)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of The HSBC, The Ferry: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 1994)-Reference

This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hong Kong Dollar (Series 1993-99, HSBC). The observe features an...

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Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, The Dragon Tortoise: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2002)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, The Dragon Tortoise: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2002)-Reference

This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the HK Dollar (Series 1983-2002, Standard Charter Bank). The observe features...

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Notes Of HSBC, The Peak Tram: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2005)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of HSBC, The Peak Tram: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2005)-Reference

This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the HK Dollar (Series 2003-09, HSBC). The observe features an illustration of...

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Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, Tea Ceremony: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2018)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of The Standard Charter Bank, Tea Ceremony: 20 Dollars (Hong Kong SAR, 2018)-Reference

This Hong Kong banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hong Kong Dollar (Series 2018, Standard Charter Bank). The observe...

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Notes Of The UK, The Guernsey Pound: 1 Pound (Guernsey, 1991)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of The UK, The Guernsey Pound: 1 Pound (Guernsey, 1991)-Reference

This privately issued banknote was printed by the Treasury of Guernsey. The observe features an illustration of "The Market", in Saint...

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Notes Of The UK, The Royal Bank Of Scotland: 1 Pound (Scotland, 2001)-Reference

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May 10, 20221 min read

Notes Of The UK, The Royal Bank Of Scotland: 1 Pound (Scotland, 2001)-Reference

This privately issued banknote was printed by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The observe features a portrait of Lord Ilay (1682-1761),...

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Occupied Germany, Notes of the BAF: 5 Pound (British Armed Forces, 1948)-Reference

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Apr 18, 20221 min read

Occupied Germany, Notes of the BAF: 5 Pound (British Armed Forces, 1948)-Reference

This British Armed Forces Special Voucher (BAFSV) represents the 6th denomination of the 2nd Series (1948). The observe lists the note's...

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Notes Of The North Pole: 2 Dollars (Arctic, 2010)-Article

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Jan 6, 20222 min read

Notes Of The North Pole: 2 Dollars (Arctic, 2010)-Article

This large polymer fantasy note represents the 2nd denomination of Polar Dollar (Series 2010). The notes were printed on the behalf of...

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Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 2 Dollars (Antarctica, 1999)-Article

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Jan 5, 20222 min read

Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 2 Dollars (Antarctica, 1999)-Article

This large fantasy note represents the 2nd denomination of Antarctic Dollar (Series 1999). The notes were printed by the British American...

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Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 1 Dollar (Antarctica, 2007)-Article

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Jan 4, 20222 min read

Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 1 Dollar (Antarctica, 2007)-Article

This large polymer fantasy note represents the 1st denomination of Antarctic Dollar (Series 2007). The notes were printed by the British...

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Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 1 Dollar (Antarctica, 2015)-Article

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Jan 4, 20222 min read

Notes From The Land Of Penguins: 1 Dollar (Antarctica, 2015)-Article

This large polymer fantasy note represents the 1st denomination of Antarctic Dollar (Series 2015). The notes were printed by the British...

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Corporate Notes Of Colonial Mozambique: 20 Centavos (Portuguese Mozambique, 1933)-Article

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Dec 25, 20211 min read

Corporate Notes Of Colonial Mozambique: 20 Centavos (Portuguese Mozambique, 1933)-Article

This small private banknote is a 20 Centavo voucher issued by the Companhia de Moçambique (Mozambique Company). The Mozambique Company...

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Emergency Coins Of Imperial Germany: 10 Pfennig (City of Coblenz, 1918)-Article

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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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Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 1 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article

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Dec 3, 20212 min read

Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 1 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article

This large private banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...

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Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 20 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article

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Nov 26, 20212 min read

Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 20 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article

This large private banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...

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Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 10 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)

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Nov 19, 20212 min read

Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 10 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)

This large private banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...

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Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 5 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article

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Oct 25, 20212 min read

Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 5 Pound (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article

This private banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...

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Biletov Notes, The Scam Of The Century 7: 1,000 Biletov (MMM, 1994)-Article

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Oct 8, 20215 min read

Biletov Notes, The Scam Of The Century 7: 1,000 Biletov (MMM, 1994)-Article

This note is the 7th denomination of the Biletov Series 1, from the MMM investment scheme. Biletov notes were a private Russian currency,...

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