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Sep 19, 20212 min read
Princess Isabel Of Brazil, The Redemptress: 200 Cruzeiros (Brazil, 1984)-Article
This Brazilian banknote represents the 2nd denomination of the 2nd Cruzeiro (2nd Family, Series 1981-85). The 2nd Cruzeiro was adopted in...
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Sep 19, 20211 min read
Magyar’s End, Pre-Soviet Hungry: 1,000,000 Pengő (Hungary, 1946)-Reference
This post-WWII Hungarian banknote represents the 5th denomination of the Pengő (Series 1945). The observe features a portrait of Lucia...
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Sep 1, 20212 min read
Fiji Penny, Coins From The Island Colony #3: 1 Penny (Fiji, 1942)-Article
This British Colonial coin is a 1st year US produced WWII-era Fijian Penny (George VI), dated 1942. The Fijian penny represented the 2nd...
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Aug 27, 20212 min read
The Bracelet Money Of West Africa, Onoudu (Cameroon, 1701-1800)-Article
This horseshoe-shaped bracelet is a Onoudu. A type special trade currency once used in West Africa. The Onoudu dates to the mid to late...
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Aug 25, 20212 min read
Conquering Hunger In Africa: 5 Shilling (Uganda 1968)-Article
This massive coin is a commemorative Ugandan 5 Shilling, dated 1968. It celebrates the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization...
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Aug 14, 20212 min read
Ethnicities Of the Peoples' Republic 7: 10 Yuan (Peoples' Republic of China, 1988)-Reference
This Chinese banknote represents the 7th denomination of the 4th Series Renminbi (People's Currency). The observe depicts a Han and...
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Jul 28, 20211 min read
The Mad Bird Of Éire: 1/2 Penny (Ireland, 1982)-Article
This small coin is a decimal Irish Halfpenny, dated 1982. The Irish Halfpenny represented the smallest denomination, of the decimal Irish...
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Jul 21, 20212 min read
The Sow Of Éire: Half Pence (Ireland, 1965)-Article
This coin is a pre-decimal Irish Halfpenny, dated 1965. The Irish Halfpenny represented the second smallest denomination, of the...
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Jul 7, 20212 min read
Coins Of Emperor Wang Mang: 1 Cash Huò Quán (Xin Dynasty, 14-23 CE)-Article
This small single-sided has been identified as a Huò Quán (Wealth Coin). The coin is estimated to been of 1 cash value. Coins of this...
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Jun 30, 20212 min read
Coins Of The Tokugawa Shogunate: Tenpō Tsūhō (Edo Japan, 1835-1870)-Article
This large bronze coin has been identified as a Tenpō Tsūhō. The Tenpō Tsūhō was introduced during the 6th Year of Tenpō (1835), under...
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Jun 21, 20212 min read
Penguin Nation, Len Hill And His Bird Sanctuary: 50 Pence (Jason Islands, 1979)-Article
This private banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Jason Islands Pound. In March 1970, wealthy naturalist Len W. Hill...
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Jun 9, 20213 min read
Coins Of The Great Qing: 10 Cash Guangxu Yuanbao (Qing Dynasty, 1900-1906)-Article
This large Chinese coin has identified to be a Guāng Xù Yuán Bǎo. These machine-struck coins were issued during the late-Qing Dynasty...
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May 27, 20213 min read
Von Ghega, The Engineer Nobleman: 20 Schilling (Austria, 1967)-Article
This Cold War-era Austrian banknote represents the 1st denomination of the Second Schilling (Series 1966). The Second Schilling was the...
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May 26, 20211 min read
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 19, 20212 min read
Coins Of The Tang Dynasty: 1 Cash Kāiyuán Tōngbǎo (Tang Dynasty, 732-907)-Article
This coin has been identified to a reasonable certainty, to be a Kāi-Yuán Tōng-Bǎo. The coin is of a cash type, estimated to be 1 cash...
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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 12, 20212 min read
Coins Of Emperor Huizhong: 1 Cash Daguan Tongbao (Song Dynasty, 1107-1110 CE)-Article
This coin has been identified to reasonable certainty, to be a Dà Guān Tōng Bǎo (大觀通寶). The coin is of a cash type, estimated to be of 1...
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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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