Badges Of The USSR: Guard's Badge (Soviet Union, 1970-1980s)-Reference
This Soviet badge represents the elite Soviet Guards detachments. Which have their origin in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), the...
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Jan 6, 20221 min read
Medals Of The USSR: Chernobyl Liquidator Medal (Soviet Union, Post-1986)-Reference
This Soviet medal was issued to civil and military personal, involved in 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. Know as liquidators, they most...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
The Tobacco Farm, Notes Of The Second Lev: 200 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Reference
This large Bulgarian banknote represents the 8th denomination of the Second Lev (Series 1951). The observe features a portrait of General...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
Mechanization, Notes Of The Second Lev: 10 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Reference
This small Bulgarian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Second Lev (Series 1951). The observe features a portrait of General...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read
Small Notes Of The Second Lev: 3 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1951)-Article
This small Bulgarian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Lev (Series 1951). The Second Lev (1952-1962) was a...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
The Factory, Notes Of The Third Lev: 20 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1974)-Reference
This Bulgarian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Third Lev (Series 1974). The observe features a portrait of General...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
The Plant, Notes Of The Third Lev: 10 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1974)-Reference
This small Bulgarian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Third Lev (Series 1974). The observe features a portrait of General...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
The Resort, Notes Of The Third Lev: 5 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1974)-Reference
This small Bulgarian banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Lev (Series 1974). The observe features the 1971 Emblem of the...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
The Vineyard, Notes Of The Third Lev: 2 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1974)-Reference
This small Bulgarian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Third Lev (Series 1974). The observe features the 1971 Emblem of the...
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Dec 31, 20211 min read
The Monument, Notes Of The Third Lev: 1 Leva (People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1974)-Reference
This small Bulgarian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Third Lev (Series 1974). The observe features the 1971 Emblem of the...
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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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Dec 26, 20215 min read
Notes Of the Royal Kip, The Asian Elephant: 5 Kip (Kingdom Of Laos, 1962)-Article
This large Laotian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The Royal Kip replaced the French Indochinese...
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Dec 25, 20211 min read
Yi Hwang, Korea's Existential Philosopher: 1,000 Won (South Korea, 1983)-Reference
This South Korean banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Korean Republic Won (Series 1983). The pastel-colored observe...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read
Hanoi's One Pillared Pagoda: 20 Dong (Vietnam, 1985)-Reference
This Vietnamese banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Second Dồng (Series 1985). The observe features a portrait of Ho Chi...
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Dec 24, 20211 min read
The Javan Rhinoceros, The Rarest Of The Rhinos: 100 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1977)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Series 3 New Rupiah (1977). The observe features an illustration...
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Dec 14, 20215 min read
Living Bulldozers, The Asian Elephant: 1,000 Dong (South Vietnam, 1972)-Article
This South Vietnamese banknote represents the 5th denomination of the final “Southern Dồng” Series (1972). The 1972 Series Dồng served as...
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Dec 8, 20212 min read
Fiji Three Pence, Coins From The Island Colony: 3 Pence (Fiji 1961)-Article
This British colonial coin represents a 6th year Fijian 3 Pence (Elizabeth II), dated 1961. The Fijian 3 Pence represented the 3rd...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
The Disk Thrower Of Myron: 1,000 Drachmai (Greece, 1987)-Reference
This large Greek banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Third Modern Drachma (Series 1978). The observe depict the Bust of...
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Dec 4, 20213 min read
Weizmann, The Biochemist Statesman: 5 Shekels (Israel, 1978)-Article
This Israeli banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the "Old" Israeli Shekel (Series 1980). Strangely despite being printed in...
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Dec 4, 20211 min read
Banknotes Of The Soviet Union: 10 Ruble (Soviet Union, 1961)-Reference
This Soviet banknote represents the 4th denomination, of the Soviet Ruble (6th Series, 1961). The observe features bust of Vladimir Lenin...
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