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With our extensive list of world coins and banknotes. Our articles showcase the story of each piece. Focusing on the unique people, artifacts, and wildlife they feature. As one can not fully appreciate a banknote without knowing its story.
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Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Girl: 100,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1989)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 11th denomination of the “Hard Dinar" (4th, Series 1985).The Hard Dinar represented the first...
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Jan 8, 20233 min read
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The Qadisiya Dam, The Great Dam Of Haditha: 250 Dinars (Iraq, 1995)-Reference
This Iraqi banknote represents the 8th denomination of the post-Gulf War Dinar (Series 1992, 3rd denomination of Emission 1994). The...
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Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Brâncuși, Patriarch Of Modern Sculpture: 500 Lei (Romania, 1991)-Reference
This beautifully illustrated banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Third Leu (Series 1991). The observe features a portrait of...
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May 24, 20221 min read
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Rehearsal For The Winter Olympics: 100 Rubles (Russia, 2014)-Reference
The Russian fantasy note was printed as a test note, for the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi) The observe features a soaring snowboarder...
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May 4, 20221 min read
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Russian Commemoration, Crimea Annexed: 100 Rubles (Russia, 2015)-Reference
This commemorative Russian banknote celebrates the 2014 annexation of Crimea, from Ukraine. The observe features an illustration of the...
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May 4, 20221 min read
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Notes Of The Republika Srpska: 500 Dinara (Republic Of Srpska, 1992)-Article
This Bosnian War-era (1992-1995) banknote represents the 4th denomination of the First Srpska Dinar (Series 1992). At the time of this...
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Apr 28, 20223 min read
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Notes Of The Republika Srpska: 100 Dinara (Republic Of Srpska, 1992)-Article
This Bosnian War-era (1992-1995) banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the First Srpska Dinar (Series 1992). At the time of this...
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Apr 28, 20223 min read
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The Crocodile Coins Of Melanesia: 1 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 2004)-Article
This large New Guinean coin represents the 5th denominated coin of the Kina (Series 1975). The kina was introduced on 19 May 1975, as a...
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Mar 9, 20223 min read
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The Crocodile Coins Of Melanesia: 1 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 1975)-Article
This massive New Guinean coin represents the 5th denominated coin of the Kina (Series 1975). The kina was introduced on 19 May 1975, as a...
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Feb 23, 20223 min read
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Notes Of the Royal Kip, The Deva: 1 Kip (Kingdom Of Laos, 1962)-Article
This small Laotian banknote represents the 1st denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The Royal Kip replaced the French Indochinese...
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Dec 26, 20213 min read
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Notes Of The Republika Srpska: 10 Dinara (Republic Of Srpska, 1992)-Article
This Bosnian War-era (1992-1995) banknote represents the 1st denomination of the First Srpska Dinar (Series 1992). At the time of this...
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Nov 26, 20213 min read
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JK, Brazil's Prosperous President: 100 Cruzeiros (Brazil, 1986)-Article
This Brazilian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Cruzado (Series 1986). The Cruzado was a short-lived currency, which...
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Nov 21, 20212 min read
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Gustav Vasa, Protector Of The Realm: 5 Kronor (Sweden, 1969)-Reference
This colorful Swedish banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Krona (Series 1965). The observe features a portrait of King Gustav...
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Sep 27, 20211 min read
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Primož Trubar, Reformer Of The Slovene Language: 10 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 1992)-Reference
This early post-Cold War Slovenian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Tolar (Series 1992). The observe features a portrait...
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Sep 11, 20211 min read
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Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Girl: 10 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
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Aryabhata, A New Frontier For Hindustan: 2 Rupee (India, 1977)-Article
This Indian banknote represents the smallest denomination of the Indian Rupee (Series 1970). Initially the 5 Rupees note was the smallest...
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Feb 15, 20214 min read
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Fear, Hunger, And Despair; The Effects Of War: 5000 Meticais (Mozambique, 1989)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 5th denomination of the First Metical. The observe features abstract African art,...
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Jan 10, 20211 min read
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Indonesia, Archipelago Cornucopia: 1 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1961)-Article
This Indonesian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the "Government Note" Sixth Series (1961). Similar to the Third (1954) and...
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Jan 10, 20212 min read
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Notes Of The Hard Dinar, Sculpted In Sacrifice: 500,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1989)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 12th denomination of the “Hard Dinar" (5th, Series 1985).The Hard Dinar represented the first...
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Dec 16, 20203 min read
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