El Libertador, Crosses The Andes: 1000 Pesos (Argentina, 1983)-Reference
This Argentinean banknote represent the 7th denomination of Peso Argentino (1983). The observe features a portrait of General Jose de San...
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May 26, 20213 min read
Argentine Austerity, The Author President: 50 Australes (Argentina, 1986)-Article
This Argentinean banknote represents the 4th denomination of the Austral (1985-1991). The Austral was a transitional currency, introduced...
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Apr 4, 20213 min read
Argentine Austerity, The Journalist-Politician: 500 Australes (Argentina, 1985)-Article
This Argentinean banknote represents the 6th denomination of the Austral (1985-1991). The Austral was a transitional currency, introduced...
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Apr 3, 20211 min read
Fall Of The Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: 1 Dinar (Libya, 2009)-Reference
This Libyan banknote represents the 1st denomination of the 7th Series Libyan Dinar. The observe features ousted dictator Muammar...
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Jan 25, 20214 min read
The Cardenalitos of El Ávila 3: 100,000 Bolívar Fuerte (Venazuala,2017)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 7th denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 20,000 Bolívar Fuerte note (20000 BsF)...
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Jan 18, 20214 min read
The Cardenalitos of El Ávila 2: 20,000 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2017)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 6th denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 20,000 Bolívar Fuerte note (20000 BsF)...
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Jan 11, 20213 min read
The Spectacled Bears of Santo Cristo 2: 10,000 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2015)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 4th denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 10,000 Bolívar Fuerte note (10000 BsF)...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read
Birdwatching, The Green-Throated Mango: 10 Gulden (Suriname, 2000)-Reference
This colorful Surinamese banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Surinamese Guilder (2000). The observe's center prominently...
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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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Jan 8, 20216 min read
A Tour of the Lonely City: 10 Rubles (Russia, 2004)-Article
This Russian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Second Ruble Series 1998. It depicts landmarks, of the Siberian city of...
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Jan 5, 20217 min read
The Smoke That Thunders: 100 Kwacha (Zambia, 1991)-Article
This Zambian banknote represents the 6th denomination of 6th Emission First Kwacha (2nd of 1991 Sub-Series). The term "kwacha" means...
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Jan 2, 20211 min read
Landmarks And Austerity: 20 Billion Dollars (Zimbabwe, 2008)-Reference
This Zimbabwean banknote represents the 24th denomination of the Third Zimbabwean Dollar (Series 2008). The observe features the Chiremba...
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Dec 27, 20204 min read
Aguilas! The Harpy Eagles of the Canaima 2: 2000 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2016)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 3rd denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 2,000 Bolívar Fuerte note (2,000 BsF)...
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Dec 21, 20204 min read
The Giant Armadillos of Los Llanos 2: 1,000 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2017)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 2nd denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2016). The 1,000 Bolívar Fuerte note (1,000 BsF)...
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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 11, 20203 min read
The Island That Time Forgot: 100 Ariary (Madagascar, 2004)-Article
This Madagascaran banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Ariary Series 2004. The island of Madagascar is unusual, as it uses a...
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Dec 1, 20203 min read
The Spectacled Bears of Santo Cristo: 50 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2015)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 5th denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2008). The 50 Bolívar Fuerte note (50 BsF) was...
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Nov 9, 20204 min read
The Giant Armadillos of Los Llanos: 5 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2007)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 2nd denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2008). The 5 Bolívar Fuerte note (5 BsF) was...
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Nov 2, 20203 min read
The River Dolphins of Médanos: 2 Bolívar Fuerte (Venezuela, 2013)-Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 1st denomination of the Bolívar Fuerte Series (2008). The 2 Bolívar Fuerte note (2 BsF) was...
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Oct 31, 20204 min read
The Spider Monkeys of Guatopo: 100 Bolívar Soberano (Venezuela, 2018)-Founder's Article
This Venezuelan banknote represent the 6th denomination of the Bolívar Soberano Series (2018). Bolívars are have been deemed essentially...
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