The Thirty-Three Orientals: 5,000 Nuevos Pesos (Uruguay, 1985)-Article
This colorful Uruguayan banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Nuevos Pesos (Series 1975). The 5,000 Nuevo Peso note was printed...
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Dec 19, 20201 min read
The Altar of the Homeland: 2,000 Nuevos Pesos (Uruguay, 1989)-Reference
This Uruguay banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Nuevos Peso (Series 1989). The observe depicts famous painter Juan Manuel...
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Dec 19, 20203 min read
Glorification of Triumph: 1,000 Pesos (Guinea-Bissau, 1993)-Article
This Guinea-Bissau banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Guinea-Bissau Peso (Series 1990). The now obsolete Peso circulated...
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Dec 19, 20203 min read
The Ritual, Entry To Manhood: 50 Pesos (Guinea-Bissau, 1990)-Article
This Guinea-Bissau banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Guinea-Bissau Peso (Series 1990). The now obsolete Peso circulated...
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Dec 19, 20201 min read
The Short-Ruled President, The Pariah Leader: 100 Bolivianos (Bolivia, 1945)-Reference
This Bolivian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the First Boliviano (Series 1928). The observe depicts President Gualberto...
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Dec 19, 20203 min read
The Paraguayan Beauty And The Hotel: 5 Guaraníes (Paraguay, 1963)-Article
This Paraguayan banknote represents the 2nd denomination (2nd Variant) of the Guaraní (Series 1963). The Guaraní currency is unique to...
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Dec 19, 20204 min read
Guardian of the Gran Charco, A War Against All Odds: 1 Guaraní (Paraguay, 1963)-Article
This Paraguayan banknote represents the 1st denomination (2nd Variant) of the Guaraní (Series 1963). The Guaraní currency is unique to...
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
Island Temple, Trấn Quốc Pagoda: 100 Dong (Vietnam 1991)-Article
This Vietnamese banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Dồng (Series 1988). The Second Dồng was introduced in 1985,...
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Dec 17, 20201 min read
Lake Segara Anak, the Child of the Sea: 10000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 2003)-Reference
This large Indonesian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the High Denomination update. To the the Series 6 New Rupiah (Series...
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Dec 17, 20201 min read
The Tri-Color Lake Of Flores Island: 5,000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1998)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Series 6 New Rupiah. The observe beautifully depicts an...
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Dec 17, 20201 min read
The Great Volcanic Lake And Stone Jumping: 1,000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1998)-Reference
This Indonesian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Series 6 New Rupiah. The observe depicts Lake Toba, in North Sumatra....
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Dec 17, 20206 min read
Orangutan, The Men Of The Forest: 500 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1998)-Article
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Series 6 New Rupiah. The Series 6 was first issued, on 28...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
Son Of The January Uprising: 100 Zlotych (Poland, 1986)-Article
This Cold War Era Polish banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Communist Series V, The Great Polish People (1974-1993). The...
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Dec 17, 20202 min read
A General Of Two Nations: 50 Zlotych (Poland, 1988)-Article
This Cold War Era Polish banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Communist Series V, The Great Polish People (1974-1993). The...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Ambitious Legacy, Notes Of The Nigerian Civil War: 1 Pound (Biafra, 1968)-Reference
This Biafran banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Bifaran Pound (Series 1968). The observe depicts a date palm framed by an...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Notes of Irony, Post-Colonial Escudos 2: 500 Escudos (Mozambique, 1967)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the over-stamped Escudo (Series 1976). The observe depicts...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Notes of Irony, Post-Colonial Escudos 1: 100 Escudos (Mozambique, 1961)-Reference
This post-colonial Mozambique banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the over-stamped Escudo (Series 1976). The observe depicts...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Conquering Hunger in the Caribbean: 1 Dollar (Trinidad and Tobago, 1979)-Article
This coin is a commemorative Trinidad and Tobago Dollar, dated 1979. It celebrates the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization...
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Dec 14, 20203 min read
The River Dolphins of Médanos 2: 500 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2017)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 1st denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 500 Bolívar Fuerte note (500 BsF) was...
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Dec 7, 20204 min read
The Cardenalitos of El Ávila: 100 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2013)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 6th denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2008). The 100 Bolívar Fuerte note (100 BsF) was...
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