The Redemptress Princess Of Brazil: 5 Centavos (Brazil, 1967)-Article
This Brazilian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Cruzeiro Novo Overprint (1967). Which was a provisional currency issued in...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
Notes Of The Royal Kip, Wat Hosian: 20 Kip (Laos, 1962)-Reference
This Laotian banknote represents the 4th denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The observe features a portrait of King Sisavang...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
Notes Of The Royal Kip, Wat Luang Temple: 50 Kip (Laos, 1962)-Reference
This large Laotian banknote represents the 5th denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The observe features a portrait of King Sisavang...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
Notes Of The Royal Kip, Lake Tonlé Sap: 1,000 Kip (Laos, 1962)-Reference
This large Laotian banknote represents the 7th denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The observe features a portrait of King Sisavang...
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
Notes Of The Royal Kip, Bousra Falls: 200 Kip (Kingdom Of Laos, 1962)-Reference
This large Laotian banknote represents the 6th denomination of Royal Kip (Series 1962). The observe features a portrait of King Sisavang...
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Jan 24, 20222 min read
The Wise Prince, Notes Of Post-Soviet Ukraine: 2 Hryvna (Ukraine, 1995)-Article
This colorful Ukrainian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the Hryvnia (Second Series, 1996). Due to worsening condition in...
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Jan 23, 20222 min read
The Great Prince, Notes Of Post-Soviet Ukraine: 1 Hryvna (Ukraine, 1995)-Article
This colorful Ukrainian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Hryvnia (Second Series, 1996). Due to worsening condition in...
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Jan 11, 20225 min read
Notes Of The October Dinar, The Grand Vožd: 50 Billion Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1993)-Article
This Yugoslavian banknote represents the 9th denomination of the “October Dinar” (1993). A product of the 1992 dissolution of ...
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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 24, 20211 min read
Candi Borobudur, The Great Buddhist Pyramid: 10,000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1992)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Series 6 New Rupiah. The observe features Sultan Hamengkubuwono...
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Dec 22, 20213 min read
Fiji Shilling, Coins From The Island Colony: 1 Shilling (Fiji, 1943)-Article
This coin is a 2nd year US produced WWII-era Fijian Shilling (George VI), dated 1943. The Fijian Florin represented the 2nd largest...
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Dec 22, 20214 min read
Fiji Florin, Coins From The Island Colony: 1 Florin (Fiji, 1942)-Article
This coin is a 1st year US produced WWII-era Fijian Florin (George VI), dated 1942. The Fijian Florin represented the largest...
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Dec 11, 20213 min read
Borrowed Money, Loan Notes Of The Great War: 50 Marks (Imperial Germany, 1914)-Article
This WWI banknote represents the 5th denomination Darlehenskassenscheine (1914), issued by Imperial Germany. Darlehenskassenscheine (lit....
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Dec 8, 20213 min read
Fiji Six Pence, Coins From The Island Colony: 6 Pence (Fiji 1953)-Article
This coin is a 1st year Fijian 6 Pence (Elizabeth II), dated 1953. The Fijian Six Pence represented the 3rd largest denomination coin, of...
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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 1, 20214 min read
Fiji Florin, Coins From The Island Colony : 1 Florin (Fiji, 1934)-Article
This coin is a 1st year Fijian Florin (George V), dated 1934. The Fijian Florin represented the largest denomination coin, of the Fijian...
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Nov 27, 20212 min read
Coin Of The Last Aztec Emperor: 50 Centavos (Mexico, 1981)-Article
This Mexican coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the Mexican Peso (Series AA). This variant of the 50 Centavo was minted from...
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Nov 26, 20211 min read
The Last King Of Egypt: 5 Mallīm (Egypt, 1362/1943)-Reference
This WWII-era Egyptian coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the Egyptian Pound (Series 1938). The observe features King Farouk I...
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Sep 29, 20211 min read
Sisingamangaraja XII, The Last Priest-King: 1000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1987)-Reference
This colorful Indonesian banknote represents the 3rd denomination of the Series 5 Rupiah. The observe features a portrait of Priest-King ...
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Sep 29, 20212 min read
Digger Coins #2, The Great War: 1 Penny (Australia, 1917)-Article
This coin is a pre-decimal World War I Era (1914-1918 Australian Penny, dated 1918. The Australian Penny represented the second smallest...
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