Chinese FECs, Notes Of Conditional Exchange: 1 Jiao (China, 1979)-Article
This small Chinese banknote is a Foreign Exchange Certificate (FEC), issued to foreign nationals visiting China. As foreign nationals...
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May 18, 20212 min read
Ethnicities Of the Peoples' Republic 6: 5 Yuan (Peoples' Republic of China, 1988)-Reference
This Chinese banknote represents the 6th denomination of the 4th Series Renminbi (People's Currency). The observe depicts a Hui elder and...
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May 18, 20212 min read
Ethnicities Of The People's Republic 5: 2 Yuan (Peoples' Republic of China, 1990)-Reference
This Chinese banknote represents the 5th denomination of the 4th Series Renminbi (People's Currency). The observe depicts a young Yi and...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Note Of The Convertible Dinara, Tesla The Genius: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1991)-Article Variant
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1991). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Youth: 500 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1991)-Article Variant
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1991). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Maiden: 100 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1991)-Article Variant
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1991). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, Tesla The Genius: 1000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Youth: 500 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Maiden: 100 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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May 6, 20214 min read
Notes Of The Convertible Dinara, The Boy: 50 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1990)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the “Convertible Dinar” (Series 1990). A product of final years of the...
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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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May 3, 20211 min read
The Head Of Zeus: 1000 Drachmae (Greece, 1970)-Reference
This Greek banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Modern Drachma (Series 1964). The observe depict Zeus (God of the sky),...
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Apr 28, 20211 min read
Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 20 Pfennig (East Germany, 1969)-Article
This German coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the East German Mark (Series 1964). Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische...
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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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Apr 21, 20212 min read
Coins Of The Ashoka Lion: 10 Paisa (India, 1968)-Article
This unusual-shaped Indian coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the Indian Rupee (Series 1965). The coin is minted in an unusual...
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Apr 19, 20216 min read
A Tiger Living On Borrowed Time: 500 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article
This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 4th denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” Series (1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...
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Apr 18, 20213 min read
Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Beauty Of Dubrovnik: 50000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1988)-Article
This large Yugoslavian banknote represents the 10th denomination of the “Hard Dinar" (3rd, Series 1985). The Hard Dinar represented the...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
The Rose Matron, Notes Of The Second Lev: 50 Leva (Peoples' Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Reference
This Bulgarian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Lev (1952). The observe features a portrait of General Secretary...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
The Youth Brigade, Notes Of The Second Lev: 25 Leva (Peoples' Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Reference
This Bulgarian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Lev (1952). The observe features a portrait of General Secretary...
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Apr 15, 20214 min read
“Alegoria”, The Beautiful Work Of Aleardo Villa: 5 Colones (Costa Rica, 1986)-Article
This colorful Costa Rican banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Colón (Series 1968, Issue 1986). The Colón is Costa Rica's long...
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