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Notes Of The DDR, Clara Zetkin: 10 Mark (East Germany, 1971)-Article

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Sep 22, 20213 min read

Notes Of The DDR, Clara Zetkin: 10 Mark (East Germany, 1971)-Article

This small East German banknote represents the 2nd denomination of DDR Mark (Series 1971/1975 M). The Series M replaced the previous 1964...

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Notes Of The DDR, Thomas Müntzer: 5 Mark (East Germany, 1975)-Article

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Sep 22, 20213 min read

Notes Of The DDR, Thomas Müntzer: 5 Mark (East Germany, 1975)-Article

This small East German banknote represents the 1st denomination of DDR Mark (Series 1971/1975 M). The Series M replaced the previous...

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Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 1,000,000 Pengő (Hungary, 1946)-Reference

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Sep 19, 20211 min read

Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 1,000,000 Pengő (Hungary, 1946)-Reference

This post-WWII Hungarian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Pengő (Series 1945). The observe features a portrait of Lucia...

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Notes Of The Horthy Era: 20 Pengő (Kingdom of Hungary, 1941)-Reference

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Sep 19, 20211 min read

Notes Of The Horthy Era: 20 Pengő (Kingdom of Hungary, 1941)-Reference

This WWII Hungarian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Pengő (Series 1932). The observe features a portrait of woman in...

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Jakopič, Pioneer Of Slovene Impressionism: 100 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 2003)-Reference

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

Jakopič, Pioneer Of Slovene Impressionism: 100 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 2003)-Reference

This early post-Cold War Slovenian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Tolar (Series 2003). The observe features a portrait...

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Baron Jurij Vega, The Mathematician-Artillery Officer: 50 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 1992)-Reference

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

Baron Jurij Vega, The Mathematician-Artillery Officer: 50 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 1992)-Reference

This early post-Cold War Slovenian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Tolar (Series 1992). The observe features a portrait...

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Valvasor, Historian Of The Slovenian People: 20 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 1992)-Reference

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Sep 11, 20211 min read

Valvasor, Historian Of The Slovenian People: 20 Tolarjev (Slovenia, 1992)-Reference

This early post-Cold War Slovenian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Tolar (Series 1992). The observe features a portrait...

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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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Mortgage Coins, Times Of Desperation: 2 Rentenpfennig (Weimar Republic, 1924)-Article

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Jun 3, 20212 min read

Mortgage Coins, Times Of Desperation: 2 Rentenpfennig (Weimar Republic, 1924)-Article

This Weimar-era coin is a 2 Rentenpfennig, dated 1924. The 2 Retenpfennig represented the 2nd denomination coin of the Rentenmark. On on...

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Von Ghega, The Engineer Nobleman: 20 Schilling (Austria, 1967)-Article

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May 27, 20213 min read

Von Ghega, The Engineer Nobleman: 20 Schilling (Austria, 1967)-Article

This Cold War-era Austrian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Schilling (Series 1966). The Second Schilling was the...

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One-Eyed Žižka, Hero Of The Czech People: 25 Korun (Czechoslovakia, 1958)-Article

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Apr 26, 20217 min read

One-Eyed Žižka, Hero Of The Czech People: 25 Korun (Czechoslovakia, 1958)-Article

This well illustrated Czechoslovak banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Koruna (Series 1958). The Third Koruna was...

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On the Financial Brink, Germany: 20000 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1923)-Article

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Apr 13, 20213 min read

On the Financial Brink, Germany: 20000 Mark (Weimar Republic, 1923)-Article

This Weimar-era banknote represents the 4th denomination of the 2nd Issue “Papiermark”, or Paper Mark. Formally known as either the...

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Der Forumscheck, Notes Of Socialist Consumerism: 500 Mark, Voucher (East Germany, 1979)-Article

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Apr 12, 20215 min read

Der Forumscheck, Notes Of Socialist Consumerism: 500 Mark, Voucher (East Germany, 1979)-Article

This East German voucher represents the 6th denomination of the "Forumscheck" (Forum Check). The Forum Check was a specialized form of...

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Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 5 Pfennig (East Germany, 1949)-Article

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Apr 7, 20212 min read

Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 5 Pfennig (East Germany, 1949)-Article

This German coin is a 2nd year East German 5 Pfennig, dated 1949. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...

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Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 1 Pfennig (East Germany, 1948)-Article

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 1 Pfennig (East Germany, 1948)-Article

This German coin is a 1st year East German 1 Pfennig, dated 1948. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...

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Rentenmarks, Mortgaging A Country's Future: 1 Rentenmark (Deutsche Reich, 1937)-Article

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Jan 9, 20213 min read

Rentenmarks, Mortgaging A Country's Future: 1 Rentenmark (Deutsche Reich, 1937)-Article

This Deutsches Reich-era banknote represents the 1st denomination, of the 1937 issued Rentenmark. The Rentenmark was first issued on the...

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Notes Of The Kaiserreich, The Beauty In The Mirror: 100 Mark (Imperial Germany, 1908)-Article

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Jan 2, 20212 min read

Notes Of The Kaiserreich, The Beauty In The Mirror: 100 Mark (Imperial Germany, 1908)-Article

This Imperial German banknote represents the 5th denomination of Goldmark (Series 1883-1914). The Gold Mark represented the gold-backed...

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Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 100 Pengo (Kingdom of Hungry, 1945)-Founder's Article

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Oct 31, 20202 min read

Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 100 Pengo (Kingdom of Hungry, 1945)-Founder's Article

This World War II-era note represents the 2nd denomination of the Pengo Series 1945. It symbolically represents the end of Magyar...

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