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Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Girl: 100,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1989)-Article

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Jan 7, 20233 min read

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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The Qadisiya Dam, The Great Dam Of Haditha: 250 Dinars (Iraq, 1995)-Reference

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Jan 5, 20231 min read

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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Brâncuși, Patriarch Of Modern Sculpture: 500 Lei (Romania, 1991)-Reference

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May 24, 20221 min read

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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Rehearsal For The Winter Olympics: 100 Rubles (Russia, 2014)-Reference

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May 4, 20221 min read

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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Russian Commemoration, Crimea Annexed: 100 Rubles (Russia, 2015)-Reference

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May 4, 20221 min read

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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Notes Of The Republika Srpska: 500 Dinara (Republic Of Srpska, 1992)-Article

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Apr 28, 20223 min read

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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Notes Of The Republika Srpska: 100 Dinara (Republic Of Srpska, 1992)-Article

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Apr 28, 20223 min read

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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The Crocodile Coins Of Melanesia: 1 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 2004)-Article

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Mar 9, 20223 min read

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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The Crocodile Coins Of Melanesia: 1 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 1975)-Article

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Feb 23, 20223 min read

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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Notes Of the Royal Kip, The Deva: 1 Kip (Kingdom Of Laos, 1962)-Article

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Dec 26, 20213 min read

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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Notes Of The Republika Srpska: 10 Dinara (Republic Of Srpska, 1992)-Article

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Nov 26, 20213 min read

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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JK, Brazil's Prosperous President: 100 Cruzeiros (Brazil, 1986)-Article

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Nov 21, 20212 min read

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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Gustav Vasa, Protector Of The Realm: 5 Kronor (Sweden, 1969)-Reference

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Sep 27, 20211 min read

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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Primož Trubar, Reformer Of The Slovene Language: 10 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 1992)-Reference

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

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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Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Girl: 10 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article

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May 6, 20214 min read

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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Aryabhata, A New Frontier For Hindustan: 2 Rupee (India, 1977)-Article

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Feb 15, 20214 min read

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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Fear, Hunger, And Despair; The Effects Of War: 5000 Meticais (Mozambique, 1989)-Reference

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Jan 10, 20211 min read

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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Indonesia, Archipelago Cornucopia: 1 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1961)-Article

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Jan 10, 20212 min read

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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Notes Of The Hard Dinar, Sculpted In Sacrifice: 500,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1989)-Article

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Dec 16, 20203 min read

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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