50,000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Fifty Thousand Lei Romania: 1996) Obverse & Reverse @helsinkiphoto

Numismatics Channel 50,000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Fifty Thousand Lei Romania: 1996) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Lei Cincizeci Mii - 50,000 L - Banca Naţională a României / 1996
Size: 155 × 70 mm [mm]
Color: Purple-Blue-Violet
Printing technology: offset on polymer
Romania Banknotes: Pick-109
Obverse: Portrait of the composer George Enescu (1881 - 1955), Carnation, irregular shape with safety features.
Reverse: The Sphinx of Bucegi Mountains, A fragment of musical chord (notes, score, notation) from Enescu's opera "King Oedipus".
Date of issue: October 1996.
Date of withdrawal: 16 December 2002.
Romanian Currency - Value 50,000 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
printer: NBR
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Microtext, UV print.
Transparent window shape: irregular shape.
Symbol: L RON
Remark: This banknote is made from polymer substrate.
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Third leu (ROL): 1952-2005
In the post-communist period, there has been a switch in the material used for banknotes and coins. Banknotes have switched from special paper to special plastic, while coins switched from aluminum to more common coin alloys (probably partly due to technical limitations of coin-operated vending machines). The transition has been gradual for both, but much faster for the banknotes which are currently all made of plastic. There has been a period in which all banknotes were made of plastic and all coins were made of aluminum, a very distinctive combination.
In the 1990s, after the downfall of communism, inflation ran high due to reform failures, the legalization of owning foreign currency in 1990, reaching rates as high as 300% per year in 1993. By September 2003, one euro was exchanged for more than 40,000 lei, this being its peak value. Following a number of successful monetary policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the situation became gradually more stable, with one digit inflation in 2005.
The Romanian leu was briefly the world's least valued currency unit, from January (when the Turkish lira dropped six zeros) to July 2005. However, the 1,000,000 lei bill was not the highest Romanian denomination ever. This distinction belongs to the 5 million lei bill from 1947.

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50,000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Fifty Thousand Lei Romania: 1996) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-16 | 50,000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Fifty Thousand Lei Romania: 1996) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Lei Cincizeci Mii - 50,000 L - Banca Naţională a României / 1996
Size: 155 × 70 mm [mm]
Color: Purple-Blue-Violet
Printing technology: offset on polymer
Romania Banknotes: Pick-109
Obverse: Portrait of the composer George Enescu (1881 - 1955), Carnation, irregular shape with safety features.
Reverse: The Sphinx of Bucegi Mountains, A fragment of musical chord (notes, score, notation) from Enescu's opera "King Oedipus".
Date of issue: October 1996.
Date of withdrawal: 16 December 2002.
Romanian Currency - Value 50,000 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
printer: NBR
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Microtext, UV print.
Transparent window shape: irregular shape.
Symbol: L RON
Remark: This banknote is made from polymer substrate.
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Third leu (ROL): 1952-2005
In the post-communist period, there has been a switch in the material used for banknotes and coins. Banknotes have switched from special paper to special plastic, while coins switched from aluminum to more common coin alloys (probably partly due to technical limitations of coin-operated vending machines). The transition has been gradual for both, but much faster for the banknotes which are currently all made of plastic. There has been a period in which all banknotes were made of plastic and all coins were made of aluminum, a very distinctive combination.
In the 1990s, after the downfall of communism, inflation ran high due to reform failures, the legalization of owning foreign currency in 1990, reaching rates as high as 300% per year in 1993. By September 2003, one euro was exchanged for more than 40,000 lei, this being its peak value. Following a number of successful monetary policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the situation became gradually more stable, with one digit inflation in 2005.
The Romanian leu was briefly the world's least valued currency unit, from January (when the Turkish lira dropped six zeros) to July 2005. However, the 1,000,000 lei bill was not the highest Romanian denomination ever. This distinction belongs to the 5 million lei bill from 1947.

100 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Hundred Dinars Yugoslavia: 1986) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2017-01-05 | 100 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Hundred Dinars Yugoslavia: 1986) Obverse & Reverse.
100 Dinara - Dinarjev - Dinari: SFR Jugoslavija - Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (Sto Dinara).
SFRJ - Yugoslavia: Pick-90c
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije 16.5.1986. - Beograd SFRJ.
Color: Red
Obverse: The Monument of Peace by Antun Augustinčić (1900–1979) in New York in front of the main UN building.
Reverse: Indication of value.
Issued: 16.V.1986.
First printed date: 1986.
Size: 148 x 70 [mm]
Symbol: YUD
Printer: Zavod za Izradu Novcanica - Beograd.
Texts: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije. Sto Dinara. Sto Dinarjev. Sto Dinari. National Bank of Yugoslavia.
Hundred Dinars. Beograd - Belgrade, 16.V.1986. Socijalisticka Federativna Republika Jugoslavija. Socialisticna
Federativna Republika Jugoslavija. Bosna i Hercegovina, Crna Gora, Hrvatska, Makedonija, Slovenija, Srbija.
Falsifikovanje se kaznjava po zakonu. Krivotvorenje se kaznjava po zakonu. Ponarejanje se kaznuje po zakonu.
Falsifikuvanjeto se kaznuva spored zakonot.
Artists:
Signatures:
Security features: security thread.
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
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1966 Dinar: n 1966, banknotes (dated 1965) were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara. They used the same obverse design as the 1955–1963 notes. 500 dinara notes were added in 1970, followed by 20 and 1000 dinara in 1974.
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Slang: Pedeset Dindzi - Crvendać

50 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Fifty Dinars Yugoslavia: 1968) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2017-01-03 | 50 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Fifty Dinars Yugoslavia: 1968) Obverse & Reverse.
50 Dinara - Dinarjev - Dinari: SFR Jugoslavija - Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (Pedeset Dinara).
SFRJ - Yugoslavia: Pick-83c
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije 1.5.1968. - Beograd SFRJ.
Color: Blue.
Obverse: Detail from a relief of Ivan Meštrovic (1883-1962), Croatian, Yugoslav and American sculptor, architect and writer.
Reverse: Indication of value.
Issued: 1.V.1968.
First printed date: 1968.
Size: 139 x 66 [mm]
Symbol: YUD
Printer: Zavod za Izradu Novcanica - Beograd.
Texts: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije. Pedeset Dinara. Petdeset Dinarjev. Pedeset Dinari. National Bank of Yugoslavia.
Fifty Dinars. Beograd - Belgrade, 1.V.1968. Socijalisticka Federativna Republika Jugoslavija. Socialisticna
Federativna Republika Jugoslavija. Bosna i Hercegovina, Crna Gora, Hrvatska, Makedonija, Slovenija, Srbija.
Falsifikovanje se kaznjava po zakonu. Krivotvorenje se kaznjava po zakonu. Ponarejanje se kaznuje po zakonu.
Falsifikuvanjeto se kaznuva spored zakonot.
Artists: M. Petrovic Fec.; T. Krnjajic Sc.
Signatures:
Security features: security thread.
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
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1966 Dinar: n 1966, banknotes (dated 1965) were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara. They used the same obverse design as the 1955–1963 notes. 500 dinara notes were added in 1970, followed by 20 and 1000 dinara in 1974.
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Slang: Pedeset Dindzi

1000 Zambian Kwacha Banknote (Thousand Kwacha Zambia: 2003) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-29 | 1000 Zambian Kwacha Banknote (Thousand Kwacha Zambia: 2003) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Zambia 1000 Kwacha 2003-2011 Polymer Series.
Size: 140 x 70 [mm]
Color: Purple-Orange-Green
Printing technology: offset on polymer.
Material: Polymer substrate.
Zambia Banknotes: Pick-44
Obverse: Blue Jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia). African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer). Eagle feathers. Flying white dove as a see-through register.
Reverse: Aardvark (Orycteropus afer). Sorghum farmer on tractor. Freedom Statue "Chainbreaker" in Lusaka.
Watermark: Head of an African Fish Eagle.
Printer: Giesecke & Devrient (G&D 2003 issue)
Date of issue: 2003
Zambian Currency - Value K 1000
Issued by: Central Bank of Zambia.
Texts: I promise to pay the bearer on demand One Thousand Kwacha for the Bank of Zambia. One Zambia One Nation.
Symbol: ZK ZMW
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Microtext, UV print.
Transparent window shape: Flying white dove.
Notes: In 2003, Zambia became the first African country to issue polymer banknotes. The 500 and 1000 kwacha were both printed on polymer.
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The Zambian kwacha was first issued in 1968 to replace the Zambian pound. The design of the kwacha bill changed as time went on, also, different bills were either introduced in or withdrawn from circulation. Seven emissions of the first kwacha are known to exist, while only one emission of the second kwacha was introduced in circulation in January 1, 2013 and still existing since then without any changes in design or security features. Each emission share similar general features in design throughout all the banknotes, with slight changes concerning the colors and the activity based theme on the reverse of the banknotes.
At the very beginning, the kwacha was pegged to the pound at a fixed rate of 1.7094 kwacha per 1 pound. Yet, after the devaluation of the dollar on August 15, 1971, Zambia broke all its currency's ties to the British monetary unit, and pegged the kwacha to the American monetary unit. These reforms resulted in a reduction of the kwacha's gold standard by 7.8%. Few months later, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer Anthony Barber, announced the demise of the Sterling area, and floatation of the sterling pound, causing Zambia to renounce the monetary privileges once enjoyed as a member state.
Throughout the years, the Zambian currency suffered high rates of inflation forcing the Bank of Zambia to introduce high value denominations in 2003, including 20,000 and 50,000 kwacha bills to facilitate transactions. In 2013, a new, redenominated kwacha was introduced.
In 2003, Zambia became the first African country to issue polymer banknotes. The 500 and 1000 kwacha were both printed on polymer. Although the old 20 kwacha note was still in circulation until 2012, such is the rarity of this note that most major retailers rounded prices up to the nearest 50 kwacha when calculating a total. Most items in major supermarkets were displayed using 20 kwacha in the value.

20 US Dollars Banknote (Twenty Dollars USA: 2006) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-18 | 20 US Dollars Banknote (Twenty Dollars USA: 2006) Obverse & Reverse.
United States twenty-dollar bill / 2006.
Issued: 2006
United States Banknotes: Pick New
Obverse: The seventh U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
Reverse: White House.
Color: Green-Gray-Yellow.
United States Currency - Value $ 20
Issued by: Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Security Features: Micro-printing, Watermark, Optically Variable Ink, Security Thread, Security Fibers
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Width: 156 mm
Height: 66,3 mm
Paper type: 75% cotton and 25% linen
Design date of series: October 9, 2003.
Years of printing: 1861–present.
Notes: 2003 Series - The current series of 20 dollar bills is released with light background shading in green and yellow, and no oval around Andrew Jackson's portrait (background images of eagles, etc. were also added to the front); the back is the same view of the White House, but without the oval around it. Ninety faint "20"s are scattered on the back in yellow as a "EURion constellation" to prevent photocopying. The first issue's series date is 2004 with Marin-Snow signatures. The bills were first printed in April 2003.
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The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The seventh U.S. President (1829–37), Andrew Jackson has been featured on the front side of the bill since 1928, while the White House is featured on the reverse side. On April 20, 2016, it was announced that a new design, expected to be unveiled in 2020 (the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment), will have a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front.
The twenty-dollar bill in the past was referred to as a "double-sawbuck" because it is twice the value of a ten-dollar bill, which was nicknamed a "sawbuck" due to the resemblance the Roman numeral for ten (X) bears to the legs of a sawbuck, although this usage had largely fallen out of favor by the 1980s.
As of December 2013, the average circulation life of a $20 bill is 7.9 years before it is replaced due to wear. Approximately 11% of all notes printed in 2009 were $20 bills. Twenty-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in violet straps.

100 Greek Drachmas Banknote (Hundred Drachmas Greece: 1967) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-16 | 100 Greek Drachmae Banknote (Hundred Drachmai Greece: 1967) Obverse & Reverse.
100 δραχμές (εκατό δραχμές) - 1967 (Drachmai Ekaton)
Greece Drachma Banknotes: Pick 196b
Obverse: Democritus - Ancient Greek philosopher born in Abdera in the north of Greece. He was the most prolific, and ultimately the most influential, of the pre-Socratic philosophers; Building and atomic symbol at right.
Reverse: The Athenian Academy
Watermark: Head of Ephebus.
Color: Dark-Red
Greek Currency - Value 100 Δρχ - 100 dr
Issued by: Bank of Greece
Issued: 1/10/1967
Size: [mm]
Printer: Bank of Greece
Security Features: watermark
Symbol: Δρχ. Δρ. ₯ GRD
Value equivalent: € 0.293

200 Vietnamese Dong Banknote (Two Hundred Dong Vietnam: 1987) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-15 | 200 Vietnamese Dong Banknote (Two Hundred Dong Vietnam: 1987) Obverse & Reverse.
Hai Trăm Đồng - 200 Vietnamese đồng - Vietnam 1987.
Vietnam Banknotes Pick-100 (VN-100)
Issued by: State Bank of Vietnam.
Obverse: Portrait of Ho Chi Minh (Hồ Chí Minh) 胡志明 - Vietnamese emblem (Coat of Arms.
Reverse: Tractor, Agricultural production, Field workers, Traditional decoration.
Watermark: Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera).
Paper: Cotton.
Texts on banknote: Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Ngân Hàng Nhà Nuoc Viet Nam - The State Bank of Vietnam. Hai Tram Dong. Two Hundred Dong.
Vietnamese Currency - Value 200₫
Original Size: 130 x 65 mm.
Color: Red-Orange.
Security Features: Watermark.
Symbol: ₫
Issued: September 30, 1987.
Notes: After Vietnam was reunified, the đồng was also unified, on May 3, 1978. One new đồng equalled one Northern đồng or 0.8 Southern "liberation" đồng. On September 14, 1985, the đồng was revalued, with the new đồng worth 10 old đồng. This started a cycle of chronic inflation that continued through much of the early 1990s.
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Second đồng: In 1985, notes were introduced in denominations of 5 hào, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, and 500 đồng. As inflation became endemic, these first banknotes were followed by 200, 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 đồng notes in 1987, by 10,000 and 50,000 đồng notes in 1990, by a 20,000 đồng note in 1991, a 100,000 đồng note in 1994, a 500,000 đồng note in 2003, and a 200,000 đồng note in 2006. Banknotes with denominations of 5,000 đồng and under have been discontinued from production, but as of 2015 are still in wide circulation.
Five banknote series have appeared. Except for the current series, dated 2003, all were confusing to the user and lacked unified themes and coordination in their designs. The first table below shows the latest banknotes, of 100 đồng or higher, prior to the current series. On June 7, 2007, the government ordered cessation of the issuance of the cotton 50,000 and 100,000₫ notes. They were taken out of circulation by September 1, 2007. State Bank of Vietnam 10,000 and 20,000₫ cotton notes are no longer in circulation as of January 1, 2013.
In 2003 Vietnam began replacing its cotton banknotes with plastic polymer banknotes.

100,000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Hundred Thousand Lei Romania: 2001) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-14 | 100,000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Hundred Thousand Lei Romania: 2001) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Lei Una Suta Mii - 100,000 L - Banca Naţională a României / 2001
Size: 160 × 73 [mm]
Color: Violet-Orange
Printing technology: offset on polymer
Romania Banknotes: Pick-114
Obverse: Nicolae Grigorescu founders of modern Romanian painting.
Reverse: traditional house from Oltenia, scene from the "Rodica" painting.
Date of issue: 12 November 2001.
Date of withdrawal: 1 January 2007.
Romanian Currency - Value 100,000 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
printer: NBR
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Microtext, UV print.
Transparent window shape: irregular shape.
Symbol: L RON
Remark: This banknote is made from polymer substrate.
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Third leu (ROL): 1952-2005
In the post-communist period, there has been a switch in the material used for banknotes and coins. Banknotes have switched from special paper to special plastic, while coins switched from aluminum to more common coin alloys (probably partly due to technical limitations of coin-operated vending machines). The transition has been gradual for both, but much faster for the banknotes which are currently all made of plastic. There has been a period in which all banknotes were made of plastic and all coins were made of aluminum, a very distinctive combination.
In the 1990s, after the downfall of communism, inflation ran high due to reform failures, the legalization of owning foreign currency in 1990, reaching rates as high as 300% per year in 1993. By September 2003, one euro was exchanged for more than 40,000 lei, this being its peak value. Following a number of successful monetary policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the situation became gradually more stable, with one digit inflation in 2005.
The Romanian leu was briefly the world's least valued currency unit, from January (when the Turkish lira dropped six zeros) to July 2005. However, the 1,000,000 lei bill was not the highest Romanian denomination ever. This distinction belongs to the 5 million lei bill from 1947.

20 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Twenty Dinars Kingdom of Yugoslavia: 1936) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-11 | 20 Yugoslavian Kingdom Dinars Banknote (Twenty Dinars Kingdom of Yugoslavia: 1936) Obverse & Reverse.
20 Dinara - Narodna Banka Kraljevine Jugoslavije (Dvadeset Dinara) - 1929–1939 Series.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia: Pick-30
Money of Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Kraljevina Jugoslavija)
Issued by: Narodna Banka Kraljevine Jugoslavije 6.9.1936 - Beograd.
Color: Brown-Gray.
Obverse: King Peter
Reverse: a woman
Issued: 06.IX.1936.
First printed date: 1936
Size: [mm]
Symbol: din. дин.
Printer:
Security features: security threads.
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
History: Until 1918, the dinar was the currency of Serbia. It then became the currency of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, circulating alongside the krone in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 1 dinar = 4 kronen. The first coins and banknotes bearing the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes were issued in 1920, until which time Serbian coins and banknotes circulated. In 1929, the name of the country changed to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and this was reflected on the currency. In 1931, an exchange rate of 56.4 dinara = 1 U.S. Dollar was set, which changed to 44 dinara in 1933. In 1937, a tourist exchange rate of 250 dinara = 1 British pound was established.

500 South Vietnamese Dong Banknote (Five Hundred Dong South Vietnam: 1972) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-09 | 500 South Vietnamese Dong Banknote (Five Hundred Dong South Vietnam: 1972) Obverse & Reverse.
đồng Việt Nam Cộng Hòa - Republic of Vietnam Dong (South Vietnam).
500 South Vietnamese đồng (Năm Trăm Đồng) 1972 - South Viet Nam - Republic of Vietnam. The đồng (銅) was the currency of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1953 to May 2, 1978. It was subdivided into 100 xu, also written su.
South Vietnam Banknotes Pick-33
Obverse: Palace
Reverse: Tiger.
South Vietnamese Currency - Value 500 Đ.
Original Size: 152 x 76 mm.
Color: Orange-Green.
Security Features: Watermark
Symbol: Đ
Issued: 1972.
Banknotes denominations from 1972 series: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 đồng.
Issued by: Central bank - National Bank of Vietnam (Ngân-Hàng Quốc-Gia Việt-Nam)
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History: In 1953, notes (dated 1952) were introduced by the Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 100 and 200 đồng. On 22 September 1955, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs announced that notes from the Bank of Indochina and the Institut d’Emission issues for Cambodia and Laos would be exchanged for Institut d’Emission issues for Vietnam starting 30 September until 7 November. The Institut issues for Cambodia and Laos ceased to be legal tender on 7 October, and all Bank of Indochina notes lost their legal tender status on 31 October following the 15 October introduction of the first notes from the National Bank of Vietnam. Subsequently, the Ngân-Hàng Quốc-Gia Việt-Nam (National Bank of Vietnam) took over the issuance of paper money, introducing 2 and 500 đồng notes in 1955 and 20 and 50 đồng in 1956. Between 1964 and 1968, notes below 50 đồng were replaced by coins. In 1971, 1000 đồng notes were introduced. Due to steady inflation, 5000 and 10,000 đồng notes were printed in 1975 but not issued due to the communist victory.
On September 22, 1975, after the fall of Saigon, the currency in South Vietnam was changed to a "liberation đong" worth 500 old Southern đồng.
After Vietnam was reunified, the đồng was also unified, on May 3, 1978. One new đồng equalled one Northern đồng or 0.8 Southern "liberation" đồng. On September 14, 1985, the đồng was revalued, with the new đồng worth 10 old đồng. This started a cycle of chronic inflation that continued through much of the early 1990s.

50 US Dollars Banknote (Fifty Dollars USA: 1996) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-08 | 50 US Dollars Banknote (Fifty Dollars USA: 1996) Obverse & Reverse.
United States fifty-dollar bill
United States Banknotes: Pick-502
Obverse: Ulysses S. Grant
Reverse: U.S. Capitol
Color: Green-Black
United States Currency - Value $50
Issued by: Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Issued: 1996
Security Features: Micro-printing, Watermark, Optically Variable Ink, Security Thread, Security Fibers, EURion Constellation
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Width: 156 mm
Height: 66.3 mm
Weight: Approximately 1 g
Paper type: 75% cotton and 25% linen
Design date of series: October 27, 1997
Notes: This $50 bill from 1996 is significantly off centered and is showing significantly larger amount of white along the top and right border then usual.
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In 1997: Major design changes were implemented under Series 1996 to further deter counterfeiters. Included were an enlarged and off-center portrait, an enlarged and updated view of the U.S. Capitol now showing the west front on the reverse, a security thread which glows yellow under ultraviolet light, a numeric 50 which shifts color from black to green when tilted, and a watermark of Grant. Also, for those with vision limitations, a large dark 50 was added to the bottom left corner of the reverse. The Federal Reserve seal was also changed to a unified Federal Reserve System seal and an additional prefix letter was added to the beginning of the bill's serial number. The first bills were printed in July 1997.

1 Singapore Dollar Banknote (One Dollar Singapore: 1976) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-07 | 1 Singapore Dollar Banknote (One Dollar Singapore: 1976) Obverse and Reverse.
The Singapore dollar (Malay: Ringgit Singapura) is the official currency of Singapore. It is divided into 100 cents.
Singapore Banknotes: Pick-9
Obverse: Black-Naped Tern Seabird
Reverse: National Day Parade
Watermark: Lion's head
Color: Dark Blue
Singapore Currency - Value $ 1
ISO 4217 code: SGD
Users: Singapore, Brunei
Issued by: The Monetary Authority of Singapore
Issued: 6th August 1976
Printer: Singapore Mint
Security Features: Watermark
Symbol: S$ or $
Size: 125 mm x 63 mm
2nd Series – Bird Series (1976–1984):
The Bird Series of currency notes is the second set of notes to be issued for circulation in Singapore. Issued in the years 1976 to 1984, it has nine denominations, the same number as in the Orchid Series, albeit the $25 note was replaced by the $20 note.
Each note features a bird on the left side of the note's front, a theme selected to represent a young Singapore "ever ready to take flight to greater heights". Standard on each note, is the Coat of Arms, a lion head watermark, and the signature of the Minister for Finance and chairman of the board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, on the front of the note. As an added security feature, all notes have a vertically embedded security thread, while the $1,000 and $10,000 notes have two.
Series has nine denominations: $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1000, and $10,000.

1000 Serbian Krajina Dinars Banknote (Thousand Dinars Republic of Serbian Krajina: 1992)

Numismatics Channel 2016-12-02 | 1000 Serbian Krajina Dinars Banknote (Thousand Dinars Republic of Serbian Krajina: 1992) Obverse & Reverse.
1000 Hiljada Dinara - Narodna Banka Republike Srpske Krajine: Knin 1992 (Croatia).
Currency of Republic of Serbian Krajina (Република Српска Крајина - Republika Srpska Krajina) - Pick-R5 (RSK B8a)
Colors: Blue-Yellow-Red
Obverse: Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991-1995) Coat of Arms.
Reverse: Republic of Serbian Krajina Coat of Arms.
First printed date: 1992
Printer: BPW Belgrade
Size: [mm]
Security features: Watermark, Security Stripe
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Krajina Dinar: was the currency in the Republic of Serbian Krajina between 1992 and 1994. There were three distinct dinars. The first was introduced in July 1992 in parallel with the new Yugoslav dinar of that year, to which it was equal. The second dinar replaced the first at a rate of 1 million to one on October 1, 1993, whilst the third replaced the second at a rate of 1 billion to one on January 1, 1994. In 1995, Croatia took control of the region and the Croatian kuna became the currency. No coins were issued for any of the three dinara.
Banknotes: In 1991, three uniface war loan certificates denominated in 10,000-, 20,000-, and 50,000-динара (dinara) were prepared, but never issued. Although these resemble banknotes, they are not banknotes. These were followed, in 1992, by regular type notes for 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 dinars. Later in 1992, notes were issued by the Narodna Banka Republike Srpske Krajine (National Bank of Republic of Serbian Krajina) in denominations of 10,000 and 50,000 dinars. These were followed by notes for 100,000, 1 million, 5 million, 10 million, 20 million, 50 million, 100 million, 500 million, 1 billion, 5 billion and 10 billion dinars. When the second dinars was introduced later in 1993, notes were issued in denominations of 5000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 5 million, 100 million, 500 million, 5 billion, 10 billion and 50 billion. In 1994, the third dinar was issued in denominations of 1000, 10,000, 500,000, 1 million and 10 million dinars.

50,000 Serbian Krajina Dinars Banknote (Fifty Thousand Dinars Republic of Serbian Krajina: 1993)

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-30 | 50,000 Serbian Krajina Dinars Banknote (Fifty Thousand Dinars Republic of Serbian Krajina: 1993) Obverse & Reverse.
50,000 Pedeset Hiljada Dinara - Narodna Banka Republike Srpske Krajine: Knin 1993.
Currency of Republic of Serbian Krajina (Република Српска Крајина - Republika Srpska Krajina) - Pick-R21
Colors: Red-Yellow
Obverse: Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991-1995) Coat of Arms.
Reverse: Knin Fortress (Kninska tvrđava)
First printed date: 1993
Size: [mm]
Security features: Watermark, Security Stripe
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Krajina Dinar: was the currency in the Republic of Serbian Krajina between 1992 and 1994. There were three distinct dinars. The first was introduced in July 1992 in parallel with the new Yugoslav dinar of that year, to which it was equal. The second dinar replaced the first at a rate of 1 million to one on October 1, 1993, whilst the third replaced the second at a rate of 1 billion to one on January 1, 1994. In 1995, Croatia took control of the region and the Croatian kuna became the currency. No coins were issued for any of the three dinara.
Banknotes: In 1991, three uniface war loan certificates denominated in 10,000-, 20,000-, and 50,000-динара (dinara) were prepared, but never issued. Although these resemble banknotes, they are not banknotes. These were followed, in 1992, by regular type notes for 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 dinars. Later in 1992, notes were issued by the Narodna Banka Republike Srpske Krajine (National Bank of Republic of Serbian Krajina) in denominations of 10,000 and 50,000 dinars. These were followed by notes for 100,000, 1 million, 5 million, 10 million, 20 million, 50 million, 100 million, 500 million, 1 billion, 5 billion and 10 billion dinars. When the second dinars was introduced later in 1993, notes were issued in denominations of 5000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000, 5 million, 100 million, 500 million, 5 billion, 10 billion and 50 billion. In 1994, the third dinar was issued in denominations of 1000, 10,000, 500,000, 1 million and 10 million dinars.

100 Austrian Schilling Banknote (Hundred Schilling Austria: 1984) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-24 | 100 Austrian Schilling Banknote (Hundred Schilling Austria: 1984) Obverse & Reverse.
100 Österreichischer Schilling - Hundert Schilling / Oesterreichische Nationalbank: Wien Am 2 Janner 1984.
Austria Banknotes: Pick-150
Obverse: Austrian economist Eugen Böhm von Bawerk (1851-1914). He was president of the academy of sciences from 1911. Stylized Rod of Asclepius (Aesculapius) with two winged serpents, also known as Mercury's wand of commerce. Coat of arms of Austria at upper left.
Reverse: Austrian Academy of Sciences building in Vienna, built from 1735 to 1755 by Jean Nicolas Jadot de Ville-Issey as the assembly hall of the old university; has housed the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 1857.
Watermark: Stylized eagle from Austrian coat of arms and parallel vertical lines. Designer: Robert Kalina.
Color: Dark-Green
Austrian Currency - Value öS 100 - S 100
Issued by: Oesterreichische Nationalbank - Austrian National Bank
Issued: 2 January, 1984.
Size: 137 x 68.5 mm.
Date of Issue: 14 October 1985.
Printing date: 2 January 1984.
Designer: Robert Kalina.
Signatures: Stephan Koren (President, 1978-1988);
Unknown (General Counsellor); Unknown (General Director).
Printing method: Intaglio.
Printer: Österreichische Nationalbank (Austria) - National Bank of Austria.
Withdrawn from circulation: 2002.
Legal tender status: Exchangeable into Euros at OeNB (NBA) indefinitely.
Material: Cotton paper.
Security Features: watermark, security thread
Symbol: ATS - öS - S
Notes: 1983 Series of Austrian Banknotes.

10 Chinese Yuan Banknote (Ten Yuan China: 1999) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-17 | 10 Chinese Yuan Banknote (Ten Yuan China: 1999) Obverse & Reverse.
10 Yuan - Zhongguo Renmin Yinhang - Cunghgoz Yinzminz Yinzhangz - Ten Yuan - 10元 - 十元 (Fifth series of the renminbi).
China Banknotes: Pick-898
Obverse: Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) and Blooming Rose.
Reverse: Three Gorges of the Yangtsze River in the Hubei province.
Watermark: Rose flower.
Color: Blue
People's Republic of China Currency - Value 10 ¥
Issued by: People's Bank of China - Central Bank of China
Issued: September 1, 2001 - 5th Series of Banknotes First (1999) Edition.
Size: 140 × 70 [mm]
Security Features: Watermark, Security Thread, Perfect register
Symbol: RMB - CN¥ - CNY - ¥
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The fifth series of renminbi banknotes and coins was progressively introduced from 1999. This series also bears the years 2005 (all except ¥1) and 2015 (¥100 only). As of 2016, it includes banknotes for ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50 and ¥100. Significantly, the fifth series uses the portrait of Mao Zedong on all banknotes, in place of the various leaders and workers which had been featured previously. During this series new security features were added, the ¥2 denomination was discontinued, and the color pattern for each note was changed.

5000 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Five Thousand Dinars Yugoslavia: 1985) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-15 | 5,000 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Five Thousand Dinars Yugoslavia: 1985) Obverse & Reverse
5,000 (Pet Hiljada) Dinara - Dinarjev - Dinari: SFR Jugoslavija - Narodna Banka Jugoslavije.
SFRJ - Yugoslavia: Pick-93
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije 1.5.1985. - Beograd SFRJ.
Colors: Purple-Blue.
Obverse:
Reverse: City of Jajce.
First printed date: 1.V.1985.
Size: [mm]
Security features: Watermark, Security Stripe
Slang: Petohiljadarka
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
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1985 dinar: In 1985, a new series of notes began with the introduction of 5000 dinara notes featuring a portrait of the late President Josip Broz Tito. As inflation worsened into hyperinflation, banknotes for 20,000 dinara were introduced in 1987, followed by 50,000 dinara in 1988 and 100,000, 500,000, 1 million and 2 million dinara in 1989. The 500,000 and 2 million dinara notes were unusual in that they did not feature a portrait but an image of the monument on Kozara.

200 Romanian Lei Banknote (Two Hundred Lei Romania: 2006) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-12 | 200 Romanian Lei Banknote (Two Hundred Lei Romania: 2006) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Lei Două Sute - 200 L - Banca Naţională a României / 2006
Size: 150 x 82 [mm]
Color: Yellow-Green-Blue-Orange-Red
Printing technology: Intaglio on polymer
Romania Banknotes: Pick-122
Obverse: Portrait of poet Lucian Blaga (1895-1961); Poppy flowers (Papaver rhoeas); An open book featuring the Autoportret and 9 mai 1895 poems; The Coat of Arms of Romania; Name of the issuing bank; The BNR logo; Banknote denomination in digits and in words; Authorized signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier; Issue date.
Reverse: The Neolithic statue The thinker of Hamangia; A rainbow; An old water mill; Banknote denomination in digits and in words; Name of the issuing bank; The BNR logo in the upper right and lower left corners; Legal provisions against counterfeiting: Printing and circulation of forged banknotes are punishable under law; Serial number - printed in black ink, vertically, on the left side; printed in red ink, horizontally, on the right side.
Date of issue: December 1st, 2006.
Romanian Currency - Value 200 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
printer: NBR
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Magnetic Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Micro-text (Micro-lettering), UV print, Latent Image, Raised Printing, Micro-perforations, Golden Overprint.
Symbol: L RON
Remark: This banknote is made from polymer substrate.
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In 2005, polymer notes were introduced for 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 lei. 200 lei notes were added in 2006. The designs of the 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 lei notes are based on those of the earlier 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000 and 1 million lei notes which they replaced. The 10 lei note was redesigned in November 2008 (most of the graphic elements are identical, some of the safety elements were changed, making its safety features similar to the lower values of 1 leu and 5 lei notes). The highest value coin (in general circulation) is 50 Bani (around 15 US cents or nine GB Pence); the one Leu note/bill (there is no coin) has, therefore, a value of (approximately) 30 US cents, or around 23 Euro cents.
The leu notes issued on 1 July 2005 are of equal size to euro banknotes, so that machines will need less refitting once Romania joins the euro zone. This decision was taken after a lot of debate, and with some opposition, the initial decision being to make them even smaller, similar to the 1966 series. The old leu notes were rather long and fairly uncomfortable to carry.
The design of the notes follows some common guidelines: the obverse shows a flower native to Romania and the portrait of a Romanian cultural personality; the reverse shows a building or a well-known monument. All banknotes are printed on plastic polymer, each in its own color theme (light green for 1 leu, light purple for 5 lei, light pink and light orange for 10 lei, yellow for 50 lei, blue for 100 lei, dark orange for 200 lei, and light gray for 500 lei). On 14 November 2008 the National Bank of Romania announced the issue of a redesigned 10 lei banknote. The new design employs offset printing in favor of the intaglio printing used in the 2005 series. Also the transparent window will undergo a shape redesign.
Each banknote also features a small transparent window, in the shape of a distinctive item characterising the activity of the pictured personality, a heraldic symbol for Nicolae Iorga, a music key for George Enescu, painting implements for Nicolae Grigorescu, an eagle for flying pioneer Aurel Vlaicu, theater masks for Ion Luca Caragiale, a pen point for Lucian Blaga and an hourglass symbolising poetry and time for Mihai Eminescu. Each banknote has a different texture, to be easily recognised in the pocket or by those with visual impairments.
Note that the 500 lei banknotes see limited usage since they are not dispensed by automated teller machines.

1 US Dollar Banknote (One Dollar USA: 2001) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-09 | 1 US Dollar Banknote (One Dollar USA: 2001) Obverse & Reverse
The United States One-dollar bill ($1)
United States Banknotes: Pick-509
Obverse:George Washington
Reverse: Great Seal flanking ONE
Color: Green-Black
United States Currency - Value $ 1
Issued by: US Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Year of issue: 2001
Size: 156,1 x 66,3 mm
Material: 75% cotton, 25% linen
Years of printing: 1929 - present (small size)
Security Features:
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Design date: 1963
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The United States one-dollar bill ($1) is a denomination of United States currency. The first U.S. President (1789–97), George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart, is currently featured on the obverse (front), and the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse. The one-dollar bill has the oldest design of all U.S. currency currently being produced. The design seen today debuted in 1963 when it was first issued as a Federal Reserve Note (previously, one dollar bills were Silver Certificates).
The inclusion of the motto, "In God We Trust," on all currency was required by law in 1955, and first appeared on paper money in 1957.
An individual dollar bill is also less formally known as a one, a single, a buck, a bone, and a bill.
The Federal Reserve says the average life of a $1 bill in circulation is 5.8 years before it is replaced because of wear. Approximately 42% of all U.S. currency produced in 2009 were one-dollar bills.
In 1929, all currency was changed to its current size. The first one-dollar bills were issued as silver certificates under Series of 1928. The treasury seal and serial numbers were dark blue.

20 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Twenty Dinars Yugoslavia: 1978) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-04 | 20 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Twenty Dinars Yugoslavia: 1978) Obverse & Reverse.
20 Dinara - Dinarjev - Dinari: SFR Jugoslavija - Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (Dvadest Dinara).
SFRJ - Yugoslavia: Pick-88
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije 12.8.1978. - Beograd SFRJ.
Color: Purple-Violet.
Obverse: Ships at port dockside.
Reverse: Indication of value.
Issued: 12.VIII.1978.
First printed date: 1974.
Size: 139 x 65 [mm]
Symbol: YUD
Printer: Zavod za Izradu Novcanica - Beograd.
Texts: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (National Bank of Yugoslavia); Socijalisticka Federativna Republika Jugoslavija; Socialisticna Federativna Republika Jugoslavija; Dvadeset Dinara; Dvaest Dinarjev.
Artists: M. Petrovic Fec.; D. Matic Sc.
Signatures: Ilija Marjanovic (Vice-Governor); Ksente Bogoev (Governor).
Security features: security thread.
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
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1966 Dinar: n 1966, banknotes (dated 1965) were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara. They used the same obverse design as the 1955–1963 notes. 500 dinara notes were added in 1970, followed by 20 and 1000 dinara in 1974.
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Slang: Dvaest Dindzi

10 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Ten Dinars Yugoslavia: 1978) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-11-01 | 10 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Ten Dinars Yugoslavia: 1978) Obverse & Reverse.
10 Dinara - Dinarjev - Dinari: SFR Jugoslavija - Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (Deset Dinara).
SFRJ - Yugoslavia: Pick-87
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije 12.8.1978. - Beograd SFRJ.
Color: Brown.
Obverse: Arif Heralić - Blast furnace worker (His picture was taken by N. Bibić, a Borba news photographer, in 1954 and from the papers he came to feature on a 1,000 Yugoslav dinar banknote issued from 1955 to 1981, re-dominated to ten new dinars since 1965).
Reverse: Indication of value.
Issued: 12.VIII.1978.
First printed date: 1968.
Size: 131 x 62 [mm]
Symbol: YUD
Printer: Zavod za Izradu Novcanica - Beograd.
Texts: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije (National Bank of Yugoslavia); Socijalisticka Federativna Republika Jugoslavija; Socialisticna Federativna Republika Jugoslavija; Deset Dinara; Deset Dinarjev.
Security features:
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
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1966 Dinar: n 1966, banknotes (dated 1965) were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara. They used the same obverse design as the 1955–1963 notes. 500 dinara notes were added in 1970, followed by 20 and 1000 dinara in 1974.
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Slang: Deset Dindzi

5 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Five Dinars Yugoslavia: 1968) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-29 | 5 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Five Dinars Yugoslavia: 1968) Obverse & Reverse
5 Dinara - Dinarjev - Dinari: SFR Jugoslavija - Narodna Banka Jugoslavije.
SFRJ - Yugoslavia: Pick-81
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije 1.5.1968. - Beograd SFRJ.
Colors: Green-Blue.
Obverse: Woman with sickle.
Reverse: Indication of value.
First printed date: 1.V.1968.
Size: 123 x 59 [mm]
Security features:
Notes: The banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar are the several series of paper money emitted by the central bank of the different consecutive states named Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia).
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1966 Dinar: n 1966, banknotes (dated 1965) were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 50 and 100 dinara. They used the same obverse design as the 1955–1963 notes. 500 dinara notes were added in 1970, followed by 20 and 1000 dinara in 1974.

100 Chinese Yuan Banknote (Hundred Yuan China: 2005) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-27 | 100 Chinese Yuan Banknote (One Hundred Yuan China: 2005) Obverse & Reverse.
100 Yuan - Zhongguo Renmin Yinhang - 百元 (Fifth series of the renminbi).
China Banknotes: Pick-907
Obverse: Mao Zedong and Prunus mume
Reverse: Great Hall of the People
Watermark: Mao Zedong
Color: Red
People's Republic of China Currency - Value 100 ¥
Issued by: People's Bank of China - Central Bank of China
Issued: August 31, 2005 - 5th Series Banknotes, Second (2005) Edition.
Size: 155 × 77 [mm]
Security Features: Watermark, Security Thread, Perfect register
Symbol: RMB - CN¥ - CNY - ¥
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The fifth series of renminbi banknotes and coins was progressively introduced from 1999. This series also bears the years 2005 (all except ¥1) and 2015 (¥100 only). As of 2016, it includes banknotes for ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50 and ¥100. Significantly, the fifth series uses the portrait of Mao Zedong on all banknotes, in place of the various leaders and workers which had been featured previously. During this series new security features were added, the ¥2 denomination was discontinued, and the color pattern for each note was changed.

2000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Two Thousand Lei Romania: 1999) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-25 | 2000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Two Thousand Lei Romania: 1999) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Lei Doua Mii - 2000 L - Banca Naţională a României / 1999
Size: 143 × 63 [mm]
Color: Light Blue-Red-Yellow
Printing technology: offset on polymer
Romania Banknotes: Pick-111
Obverse: Romanian flag within map outline of Romania. On the map, the area and the cities are marked, where the eclipse was the
most visible.
Reverse: Romanian coat of arms, Simplified Solar System and Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.
Watermark: BNR logo.
Date of issue: 2 August 1999.
Date of withdrawal: 1 November 2004.
Signatures: Mugur Constantin Isarescu (Governor).
Romanian Currency - Value 2000 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
Printer: Note Printing Australia.
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Microtext, UV print.
Transparent window shape: irregular shape.
Symbol: L RON
Texts: Banca Nationala a Romaniei. Doua Mii Lei; Two Thousand Leu. Falsificarea acestor bilete se pedepseste conform legilor. Eclipsa Totala de Soare 11 August 1999.
Remark: This banknote is made from polymer substrate. On the occasion of the Total Eclipse of the Sun (11th August 1999) and Entering the New Millennium, the National Bank of Romania issued the Lei 2000 note, the first polymer-based note in Europe and in the northern hemisphere.
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Third leu (ROL): 1952-2005
In the post-communist period, there has been a switch in the material used for banknotes and coins. Banknotes have switched from special paper to special plastic, while coins switched from aluminum to more common coin alloys (probably partly due to technical limitations of coin-operated vending machines). The transition has been gradual for both, but much faster for the banknotes which are currently all made of plastic. There has been a period in which all banknotes were made of plastic and all coins were made of aluminum, a very distinctive combination.
In the 1990s, after the downfall of communism, inflation ran high due to reform failures, the legalization of owning foreign currency in 1990, reaching rates as high as 300% per year in 1993. By September 2003, one euro was exchanged for more than 40,000 lei, this being its peak value. Following a number of successful monetary policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the situation became gradually more stable, with one digit inflation in 2005.
The Romanian leu was briefly the world's least valued currency unit, from January (when the Turkish lira dropped six zeros) to July 2005. However, the 1,000,000 lei bill was not the highest Romanian denomination ever. This distinction belongs to the 5 million lei bill from 1947.

5000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Five Thousand Lei Romania: 1993) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-23 | 5000 Romanian Lei Banknote (Five Thousand Lei Romania: 1993) Obverse & Reverse.
Cinci Mii Lei - 5000 L - Banca Naţională a României / 1993
Size: 172 × 76 [mm]
Color: Violet-Blue-Green
Printing technology: offset
Romania Banknotes: Pick-104
Obverse: Avram Iancu - Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849.
Reverse: Densuş Church, Dacian Draco, Gate of Alba Iulia Citadel.
Date of issue: May 1993.
Year of withdrawal: 1999.
Romanian Currency - Value 5000 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
printer: NBR
Security features against counterfeiting: Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread.
Symbol: L RON
Subunit: 1/100 - ban
Remark:
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Third leu (ROL): 1952-2005
In the post-communist period, there has been a switch in the material used for banknotes and coins. Banknotes have switched from special paper to special plastic, while coins switched from aluminum to more common coin alloys (probably partly due to technical limitations of coin-operated vending machines). The transition has been gradual for both, but much faster for the banknotes which are currently all made of plastic. There has been a period in which all banknotes were made of plastic and all coins were made of aluminum, a very distinctive combination.
In the 1990s, after the downfall of communism, inflation ran high due to reform failures, the legalization of owning foreign currency in 1990, reaching rates as high as 300% per year in 1993. By September 2003, one euro was exchanged for more than 40,000 lei, this being its peak value. Following a number of successful monetary policies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the situation became gradually more stable, with one digit inflation in 2005.
The Romanian leu was briefly the world's least valued currency unit, from January (when the Turkish lira dropped six zeros) to July 2005. However, the 1,000,000 lei bill was not the highest Romanian denomination ever. This distinction belongs to the 5 million lei bill from 1947.

1 Bulgarian Lev Banknote (One Lev Bulgaria: 1999) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-19 | 1 Bulgarian Lev Banknote (One Lev Bulgaria: 1999) Obverse & Reverse.
Един лев - Българска народна банка / 1999
Size: 112 × 60 [mm]
Color: Red-Yellow
Printing technology:
Bulgarian Banknotes: Pick-
Obverse: St. Ivan Rilski
Reverse: Rila Monastery
Date of issue: 5 July 1999.
Date of withdrawal note: still in use, was replaced by the 1 Lev coin.
Bulgarian Currency - Value 1 Lev
Issued by: Bulgarian National Bank
printer: Bulgarian Mint
Security features against counterfeiting: watermark
Symbol: BGN
Remark: This banknote was replaced by the 1 Lev coin.
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50 Serbian Dinars Banknote (Fifty Dinars Serbia: 2011) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-15 | 50 Serbian Dinars Banknote (Fifty Dinars Serbia: 2011) Obverse & Reverse.
Pedeset Dinara - 50 Dinara Narodne Banke Srbije / 2011
Serbia Banknotes: Pick-40
Obverse: Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac (1856 – 1914), Serbian composer, violin, keyboard, music score.
Reverse: Figure of Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac, a motif of Gospel of Miroslav manuscript, scores.
Color: Violet-Orange
Serbian Currency - Value 50 RSD
Issued by: Narodna Banka Srbije - National Bank of Serbia
Issued: 2011
Size: 139 x 66 [mm]
Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins - Topčider, Belgrade Serbia
Security Features: watermark, security strip, hologram, security fibers, micro-printing, see-through register, optically variable Ink, UV protection
Symbol: RSD - РСД - din
Notes: Redesigned in 2005. A revised issue entered circulation in 2011.
Slang: "Pedeset Dindzi"
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The dinar (Serbian: динар / dinar; pronounced [dînaːr]; paucal: dinara / динара) is the currency of Serbia. The earliest use of the dinar dates back to 1214.
Third modern dinar (2003–present):
The Serbian dinar replaced the Yugoslav dinar at par in 2003, when Yugoslavia was transformed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro had already adopted the Deutsche Mark and later the euro when the mark was replaced by it.
In 2003, banknotes of the (re-established) National Bank of Serbia were introduced in denominations of 100, 1000 and 5000 dinars. These were followed by 500 dinars in 2004, 50 dinars in 2005, 10 and 20 dinars in 2006 and 2000 dinars in 2011.

1 British Pound Banknote (One Pound Sterling England: 1966) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-13 | 1 British Pound Banknote (One Pound Sterling England: 1966) Obverse & Reverse.
Great Britain 1 Pound (1960-1977) - £1 - Bank of England.
Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II.
Reverse: Bank of England logo: Britannia seated next to a pile of
coins and a shield, holding a spear and a laurel or olive branch.
Watermark: Vertically repeated effigy of Britannia in profile.
Color: Dark Green.
Security features: Watermark, Running serial numbers, Metallic security strip.
Printing method: Intaglio.
Issued by: Bank of England.
Date first issued: 17 March 1960.
Date last issued: 1978.
Date ceased to be legal tender: 31 May 1979.
Designed by: Robert Austin.
Signature: John Standish Fforde (1966-70).
Material: Cotton paper.
Symbol: £ GBP
Value: £1
Size: 152 x 72 mm
Texts: Bank of England. I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of One Pound. London, for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England.
Notes: £1 note Withdrawn by the Bank of England in 1988 (but still issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland), Bank of Ireland and still used in some of the Channel Islands.
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The Bank of England, which is now the Central Bank of the United Kingdom, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 The Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act of 1844 when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.
Banknotes were originally hand-written; although they were partially printed from 1725 onward, cashiers still had to sign each note and make them payable to someone. Notes were fully printed from 1855. Since 1970, the Bank of England's notes have featured portraits of British historical figures.
Of the eight banks authorized to issue banknotes in the UK, only the Bank of England can issue banknotes in England and Wales, where its notes are legal tender. Bank of England notes are not legal tender in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but are accepted there along with other notes.
All current Bank of England banknotes are printed by contract with De La Rue at Debden, Essex. They include the printed signature of the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England (Victoria Cleland for notes issued since September 2015). All the notes issued since Series C in 1960 also depict Elizabeth II in full view facing left and as a watermark, hidden, facing right; more recent issues also include the EURion constellation. The custom of depicting historical figures on the reverse began in 1970 with Series D, designed by the bank's first permanent artist, Harry Eccleston. The Bank of England Series D £1 note was discontinued in 1984, having been replaced by a pound coin the year before.
The notes currently in circulation are as follows:
£5 note depicting Elizabeth Fry, showing a scene with her reading to prisoners in Newgate Prison.
£5 note featuring the 1941 Yousuf Karsh photographic portrait of Winston Churchill, a view of the Palace of Westminster, and Churchill's 1953 Nobel Prize for Literature medal.
£10 note depicting Charles Darwin, a hummingbird and the HMS Beagle.
£20 note, depicting Adam Smith with an illustration of "The division of labour in pin manufacturing". It also includes enhanced security features. This, the first note from the new Series F, entered circulation on 13 March 2007.
£50 note depicting Matthew Boulton and James Watt, with steam engine and Boulton's Soho factory.

20 US Dollars Banknote (Twenty Dollars USA: 1996) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-10 | 20 US Dollars Banknote (Twenty Dollars USA: 1996) Obverse & Reverse.
United States twenty-dollar bill / 1996.
Issued: 1996
United States Banknotes: Pick New
Obverse: The seventh U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
Reverse: White House.
Color: Green-Gray.
United States Currency - Value $ 20
Issued by: Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Security Features: Micro-printing, Watermark, Optically Variable Ink, Security Thread, Security Fibers
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Width: 156 mm
Height: 66,3 mm
Paper type: 75% cotton and 25% linen
Design date of series: 1996.
Years of printing: 1861–present.
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The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The seventh U.S. President (1829–37), Andrew Jackson has been featured on the front side of the bill since 1928, while the White House is featured on the reverse side. On April 20, 2016, it was announced that a new design, expected to be unveiled in 2020 (the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment), will have a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front.
The twenty-dollar bill in the past was referred to as a "double-sawbuck" because it is twice the value of a ten-dollar bill, which was nicknamed a "sawbuck" due to the resemblance the Roman numeral for ten (X) bears to the legs of a sawbuck, although this usage had largely fallen out of favor by the 1980s.
As of December 2013, the average circulation life of a $20 bill is 7.9 years before it is replaced due to wear. Approximately 11% of all notes printed in 2009 were $20 bills. Twenty-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in violet straps.

10 US Dollars Banknote (Ten Dollars USA: 2013) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-09 | 10 US Dollars Banknote (Ten Dollars USA: 2013) Obverse & Reverse.
The United States ten-dollar bill ($10).
United States Banknotes: Pick New
Obverse: Alexander Hamilton
Reverse: Treasury Building
Color: Green-Orange
United States Currency - Value $ 10
Issued by: Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Year of issue: 2013
Security Features: Security thread, EURion constellation, Watermark, Color shifting ink, Micro-printing.
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Weight: Approx. 1 gr
Size: 156 x 66.3 mm
Material: Cotton-linen
Designed in: 2006
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United States ten-dollar bill:
The United States ten-dollar bill ($10) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The obverse of the bill features the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, who served as the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1789–95. The reverse features the U.S. Treasury Building. All $10 bills issued today are Federal Reserve Notes.
As of December 2013, the average life of a $10 bill is 4.5 years, or about 54 months, before it is replaced due to wear. Ten-dollar bills are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in yellow straps.
The source of the face on the $10 bill is John Trumbull’s 1805 portrait of Hamilton that belongs to the portrait collection of New York City Hall. The $10 bill is unique in that it is the only U.S. paper currency in circulation in which the portrait faces to the left (the $100,000 bill featured a portrait of Woodrow Wilson facing to the left, but was used only for intra-government transactions). It is also features one of two non-presidents on currently issued U.S. bills, the other being Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill. Hamilton is one of only four people featured on U.S. paper currency (1861 to the present) who were not born in the continental United States or British America; he was from the West Indies. The others were Albert Gallatin, Switzerland ($500 1862/63 Legal Tender); George Meade, Spain ($1,000 1890/91 Treasury Note); and Robert Morris, England ($1,000 1862/63 Legal Tender; $10 1878/80 Silver Certificate).
In 2015, the Treasury Secretary announced that the obverse portrait of Hamilton would be replaced by the portrait of an as yet undecided woman, starting in 2020. However, due to the surging popularity of Hamilton, a hit Broadway musical based on Hamilton's life, in 2016 this decision was reversed and Hamilton will remain on the $10 bill.

1000 Slovenian Tolarjev Banknote (Thousand Tolarjev Slovenia: 2005) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-08 | 1000 Slovenian Tolarjev Banknote (Thousand Tolarjev Slovenia: 2005) Obverse & Reverse.
Tisoč Tolarjev - Banka Slovenije - 1000 Tolarjev: 2005
Slovenia Banknotes: Pick 32a
Obverse: France Prešeren.
Reverse: Text from the Zdravljica.
Color: Yellow-Green-Gray-Red
Slovenian Currency - Value 1000 SIT
Issued by: Bank of Slovenia - Banka Slovenije
Issued: 15 January, 2005
Size: 156 × 78 mm
Security Features: watermark, security thread
Symbol: SIT
Notes: The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2007. Tolar was introduced on 8 October 1991. It replaced the 1990 (Convertible) version of Yugoslav dinar at parity.
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The first banknotes were provisional payment notes issued on 8 October 1991, in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, and 5000 tolarjev (0.50 and 2000 tolarjev notes were also printed, but never issued; one thousand sets with matching serial numbers were sold for 5,000 tolarjev each beginning on 6 May 2002). These notes all feature Triglav, the tallest mountain in Slovenia, on the front, and the Duke Stone, honeycomb pattern, and Carniolan honey bee on the back.
In 1992, the Bank of Slovenia introduced the following banknotes, all of which feature notable Slovenes. The banknotes were designed by Miljenko Licul and coauthors, whereas portraits were drawn by Rudi Španzel. They were printed by the British company De La Rue on paper produced in Radeče, Slovenia.

20 Czechoslovakian Korun Banknote (Twenty Korun Czechoslovakia: 1988) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-07 | 20 Czechoslovakian Korun Banknote (Twenty Korun Czechoslovakia: 1988) Obverse & Reverse.
20 - Dvacet Korun Československých (Koruna československá)
Dimensions: 138 × 67 mm
Color: Blue
Value: 20 Kčs
Obverse: Czech philosopher John Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský).
Reverse: Illustration related to culture and education.
Czechoslovakia Banknotes: Pick 95
Printer: Státní tiskárna cenin (State Securities Printer, Prague).
Issued by: State Bank of Czechoslovakia 1988.
Symbol: CSK Kčs
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The Czechoslovak koruna (in Czech and Slovak: Koruna československá, at times Koruna česko-slovenská; koruna means crown) was the currency of Czechoslovakia from April 10, 1919, to March 14, 1939, and from November 1, 1945, to February 7, 1993. For a brief time in 1939 and 1993, it was also the currency in separate Czech and Slovak republics.
On February 8, 1993, it was replaced by the Czech koruna and the Slovak koruna, both at par.
One koruna equalled 100 haléřů (Czech, singular: haléř) or halierov (Slovak, singular: halier).

20 Bosnian Convertible Mark Banknote (Twenty Convertible Mark Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2012)

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-05 | 20 Bosnian Convertible Mark Banknote (Twenty Convertible Mark Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2012) Obverse & Reverse.
20 - Dvadeset Konvertibilnih Maraka: Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine / 2012 (Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Banknotes: Pick 76
Obverse: Portrait of the Herzegovinian Croat poet Antun Branko Šimić.
Reverse: Radimlja Toombstone - Fragment.
Watermark: Central Bank monogram CBBH in Latin and Cyrillic letters repeated vertically.
Color: Gray-Orange
Value: 20 KM
Subunit: 1 KM = 100 fening
Denominations: 10KM 20KM 50KM 100KM 200KM
Dimensions: 138 x 68 mm
Symbol: KM; BAM
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The convertible mark was established by the 1995 Dayton Agreement and replaced the Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar, Croatian kuna and Republika Srpska dinar as the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998. Mark refers to the German mark, the currency to which it was pegged at par. Since the replacement of the German mark by the euro in 2002, the Bosnian convertible mark uses the same fixed exchange rate to euro that the German mark has (that is, 1 EUR = 1.95583 BAM)
The main characteristic of the new KM banknotes is improved paper quality and the security features providing the quality and durability, and protection against counterfeiting at the same level of quality as the European banknotes have.
Production of new issue of the Convertible Mark have no inflationary effect, because none KM banknote shall be put in circulation if not adhering to the Currency Board principles, meaning that each issued Convertible Mark shall be covered in foreign currency at the fixed rate.
At the new issue of banknotes with the front side featuring the printing year of "2012", below the signature and the word "GUVERNER" we made certain changes compared to the previous issues, mostly due to more efficient protection against counterfeiting.
The new issue has a multi tone watermark with the theme of sculptures located at the main entrance of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina building. Below the sculptures' theme, each denomination has a highlight watermark - showing the value of a banknote.
With the new issue, the security thread with the text is fully embedded in the paper and it displays the text different for each denomination: KM10, KM20, KM50 and KM100.
All newly issued KM banknotes have a micro optic security thread, 4 mm wide, with windows. Thread windows display quills which move depending on the viewing angle.
At the denominations of KM 10 and KM 20, vertically through the entire reverse side of the banknote there is 10 mm wide iridescent stripe. The stripe shows the KM letters and the denomination. When the banknote is viewed at different angles, the stripe has an iridescent effect and changes the colour.
At the KM 50 and KM 100 denominations, the denomination mark in the lower right corner of the reverse is printed in a special optically variable ink. The colour changing effect is seen when the banknote is viewed at different angles. At KM 50 the colour changes from purple red to greenish brown. At 100 KM the colour changes from golden brown to olive green.

5 Bosnian Convertible Mark Banknote (Five Convertible Mark Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1998)

Numismatics Channel 2016-10-01 | 5 Bosnian Convertible Mark Banknote (Five Convertible Mark Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1998) Obverse & Reverse.
5 - Pet Konvertibilnih Maraka: Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine / 1998 (Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Banknotes: Pick 61
Obverse: Portrait of the Yugoslav writer Meša Selimović.
Reverse: Trunks of trees in a forest.
Watermark: Central Bank monogram CBBH in Latin and Cyrillic letters repeated vertically.
Date of Issue: 22 June 1998.
Printer: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire.
Legal tender: 1998 till 31 December 2009 - Withdrawn: 31 March 2010.
Color: Purple-Orange-Blue
Value: 5 KM
Signature: Peter Nicholl (Governor).
Subunit: 1 KM = 100 fening
Denominations: 10KM 20KM 50KM 100KM 200KM
Dimensions: 122 x 62 mm
Symbol: KM; BAM
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The convertible mark was established by the 1995 Dayton Agreement and replaced the Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar, Croatian kuna and Republika Srpska dinar as the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998. Mark refers to the German mark, the currency to which it was pegged at par. Since the replacement of the German mark by the euro in 2002, the Bosnian convertible mark uses the same fixed exchange rate to euro that the German mark has (that is, 1 EUR = 1.95583 BAM)
The main characteristic of the new KM banknotes is improved paper quality and the security features providing the quality and durability, and protection against counterfeiting at the same level of quality as the European banknotes have.
Production of new issue of the Convertible Mark have no inflationary effect, because none KM banknote shall be put in circulation if not adhering to the Currency Board principles, meaning that each issued Convertible Mark shall be covered in foreign currency at the fixed rate.
At the new issue of banknotes with the front side featuring the printing year of "2012", below the signature and the word "GUVERNER" we made certain changes compared to the previous issues, mostly due to more efficient protection against counterfeiting.
The new issue has a multi tone watermark with the theme of sculptures located at the main entrance of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina building. Below the sculptures' theme, each denomination has a highlight watermark - showing the value of a banknote.
With the new issue, the security thread with the text is fully embedded in the paper and it displays the text different for each denomination: KM10, KM20, KM50 and KM100.
All newly issued KM banknotes have a micro optic security thread, 4 mm wide, with windows. Thread windows display quills which move depending on the viewing angle.
At the denominations of KM 10 and KM 20, vertically through the entire reverse side of the banknote there is 10 mm wide iridescent stripe. The stripe shows the KM letters and the denomination. When the banknote is viewed at different angles, the stripe has an iridescent effect and changes the colour.
At the KM 50 and KM 100 denominations, the denomination mark in the lower right corner of the reverse is printed in a special optically variable ink. The colour changing effect is seen when the banknote is viewed at different angles. At KM 50 the colour changes from purple red to greenish brown. At 100 KM the colour changes from golden brown to olive green.

10 Bosnian Convertible Mark Banknote (Ten Convertible Mark Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2012)

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-29 | 10 Bosnian Convertible Mark Banknote (Ten Convertible Mark Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2012) Obverse & Reverse.
10 - Deset Konvertibilnih Maraka: Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine / 2012 (Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Banknotes: Pick 81
Obverse: Portrait of the Bosnian Serb poet Aleksa Šantić.
Reverse: Loaf of bread.
Watermark: Central Bank monogram CBBH in Latin and Cyrillic letters repeated vertically.
Color: Orange-Light Blue-Gray
Value: 10 KM
Subunit: 1 KM = 100 fening
Denominations: 10KM 20KM 50KM 100KM 200KM
Dimensions: 130 x 65 mm
Symbol: KM; BAM
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The convertible mark was established by the 1995 Dayton Agreement and replaced the Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar, Croatian kuna and Republika Srpska dinar as the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998. Mark refers to the German mark, the currency to which it was pegged at par. Since the replacement of the German mark by the euro in 2002, the Bosnian convertible mark uses the same fixed exchange rate to euro that the German mark has (that is, 1 EUR = 1.95583 BAM)
The main characteristic of the new KM banknotes is improved paper quality and the security features providing the quality and durability, and protection against counterfeiting at the same level of quality as the European banknotes have.
Production of new issue of the Convertible Mark have no inflationary effect, because none KM banknote shall be put in circulation if not adhering to the Currency Board principles, meaning that each issued Convertible Mark shall be covered in foreign currency at the fixed rate.
At the new issue of banknotes with the front side featuring the printing year of "2012", below the signature and the word "GUVERNER" we made certain changes compared to the previous issues, mostly due to more efficient protection against counterfeiting.
The new issue has a multi tone watermark with the theme of sculptures located at the main entrance of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina building. Below the sculptures' theme, each denomination has a highlight watermark - showing the value of a banknote.
With the new issue, the security thread with the text is fully embedded in the paper and it displays the text different for each denomination: KM10, KM20, KM50 and KM100.
All newly issued KM banknotes have a micro optic security thread, 4 mm wide, with windows. Thread windows display quills which move depending on the viewing angle.
At the denominations of KM 10 and KM 20, vertically through the entire reverse side of the banknote there is 10 mm wide iridescent stripe. The stripe shows the KM letters and the denomination. When the banknote is viewed at different angles, the stripe has an iridescent effect and changes the colour.
At the KM 50 and KM 100 denominations, the denomination mark in the lower right corner of the reverse is printed in a special optically variable ink. The colour changing effect is seen when the banknote is viewed at different angles. At KM 50 the colour changes from purple red to greenish brown. At 100 KM the colour changes from golden brown to olive green.

10000 Hungarian Forint Banknote (Ten Thousand Forint Hungary: 2001) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-25 | 10000 Hungarian Forint Banknote (Ten Thousand Forint Hungary: 2001) Obverse & Reverse.
Tízezer Magyar Forint - 10000 Magyar Forint / 2001
Hungary Banknotes: Pick 192a
Obverse: King Stephen I of Hungary also known as King Saint Stephen (Szent István király).
Reverse: view of Esztergom by Hubert Sattler.
Color: Dark Red-Cyan
Hungarian Currency - Value 10,000 Ft
Issued by: Magyar Nemzeti Bank - Hungarian National Bank
Issued: 2001
Size: 154 x 70 [mm]
Notes: All Hungarian banknotes are 154 × 70 mm in size.
Printer: Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. Budapest - Hungarian Banknote Printing Shareholding Company
Security Features: watermark, security strip, intaglio printing
Symbol: HUF - Ft
Forgery: Forgery of forint banknotes is not significant. However, forged 20 000 forint notes printed on the paper of 2000 forint notes after dissolving the original ink might come up and are not easy to recognize. Another denomination preferred by counterfeiters was the 1000 forint note until improved security features were added in 2006.
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A completely redesigned new series of 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10 000 and 20 000 forint was introduced gradually between 1997 and 2001. Each banknote depicts a famous Hungarian leader or politician on the obverse and a place or event related to him on the reverse. All of the banknotes are watermarked, contain an embedded vertical security strip and suitable for the visually impaired people. The 1000 forint and higher denominations are protected by an interwoven holographic security strip. The banknotes are printed by the Hungarian Banknote Printing Corp. in Budapest on the paper manufactured by the Diósgyőr Papermill in Miskolc.

5000 Hungarian Forint Banknote (Five Thousand Forint Hungary: 2010) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-24 | 5000 Hungarian Forint Banknote (Five Thousand Forint Hungary: 2010) Obverse & Reverse.
Ötezer Magyar Forint - 5000 Magyar Forint / 2010
Hungary Banknotes: Pick 199b
Obverse: Portrait of Count István Széchenyi by Friedrich Amerling.
Reverse: the Széchenyi Mansion in Nagycenk.
Color: Violet-Green
Hungarian Currency - Value 5000 Ft
Issued by: Magyar Nemzeti Bank - Hungarian National Bank
Issued: 2010
Size: 154 x 70 [mm]
Notes: All Hungarian banknotes are 154 × 70 mm in size.
Printer: Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. Budapest - Hungarian Banknote Printing Shareholding Company
Security Features: watermark, security strip, intaglio printing
Symbol: HUF - Ft
Forgery: Forgery of forint banknotes is not significant. However, forged 20 000 forint notes printed on the paper of 2000 forint notes after dissolving the original ink might come up and are not easy to recognize. Another denomination preferred by counterfeiters was the 1000 forint note until improved security features were added in 2006.
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A completely redesigned new series of 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10 000 and 20 000 forint was introduced gradually between 1997 and 2001. Each banknote depicts a famous Hungarian leader or politician on the obverse and a place or event related to him on the reverse. All of the banknotes are watermarked, contain an embedded vertical security strip and suitable for the visually impaired people. The 1000 forint and higher denominations are protected by an interwoven holographic security strip. The banknotes are printed by the Hungarian Banknote Printing Corp. in Budapest on the paper manufactured by the Diósgyőr Papermill in Miskolc.

1000 Hungarian Forint Banknote (Thousand Forint Hungary: 2015) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-21 | 1000 Hungarian Forint Banknote (Thousand Forint Hungary: 2015) Obverse & Reverse.
Ezer Magyar Forint - 1000 Magyar Forint / 2015
Hungary Banknotes: Pick 197e
Obverse: King Matthias Corvinus
Reverse: the Hercules Fountain from the Castle of Visegrád
Color: Light Blue
Hungarian Currency - Value 1000 Ft
Issued by: Magyar Nemzeti Bank - Hungarian National Bank
Issued: 2015
Size: 154 x 70 [mm]
Notes: All Hungarian banknotes are 154 × 70 mm in size.
Printer: Pénzjegynyomda Zrt. Budapest - Hungarian Banknote Printing Shareholding Company
Security Features: watermark, security strip, intaglio printing
Symbol: HUF - Ft
Forgery: Forgery of forint banknotes is not significant. However, forged 20 000 forint notes printed on the paper of 2000 forint notes after dissolving the original ink might come up and are not easy to recognize. Another denomination preferred by counterfeiters was the 1000 forint note until improved security features were added in 2006.
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A completely redesigned new series of 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10 000 and 20 000 forint was introduced gradually between 1997 and 2001. Each banknote depicts a famous Hungarian leader or politician on the obverse and a place or event related to him on the reverse. All of the banknotes are watermarked, contain an embedded vertical security strip and suitable for the visually impaired people. The 1000 forint and higher denominations are protected by an interwoven holographic security strip. The banknotes are printed by the Hungarian Banknote Printing Corp. in Budapest on the paper manufactured by the Diósgyőr Papermill in Miskolc.

1 Romanian Leu Banknote (One Leu Romania: 2005) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-17 | 1 Romanian Leu Banknote (One Leu Romania: 2005) Obverse & Reverse of Polymer Banknote.
Un Leu - 1 L - Banca Naţională a României / 2005
Size: 120 x 62 [mm] (similar to the €5 banknote)
Color: Green-Blue-Yellow
Printing technology: offset on polymer
Romania Banknotes: Pick-117
Obverse: Portrait of historian Nicolae Iorga (1871-1940); A Gentian flower (Gentiana asclepiadaea); The Coat of Arms of Romania; Name of the issuing bank; The BNR logo; Banknote denomination in digits and in words; Authorized signatures of the Governor and Chief Cashier.
Reverse: Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş Monastery; Ancient Wallachian Coat of Arms featuring an eagle holding a cross in its beak; Banknote denomination in digits and in words; Name of the issuing bank; The BNR logo in the upper right and lower left corners; Legal provisions against counterfeiting: Printing and circulation of forged banknotes are punishable under law; Serial number - printed in black ink, vertically, on the left side; printed in red ink, horizontally, on the right side.
Date of issue: July 1st, 2005.
Romanian Currency - Value 1 L
Issued by: National Bank of Romania (Banca Naţională a României).
printer: NBR
Security features against counterfeiting: Transparent window, Shadow image ("watermark"), Security thread, Perfect register, Iridescent stripe, Microtext, UV print.
Transparent window shape: Edited crusader eagle.
Symbol: L RON
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In 2005, polymer notes were introduced for 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 lei. 200 lei notes were added in 2006. The designs of the 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 lei notes are based on those of the earlier 10,000, 50,000, 100,000, 500,000 and 1 million lei notes which they replaced. The 10 lei note was redesigned in November 2008 (most of the graphic elements are identical, some of the safety elements were changed, making its safety features similar to the lower values of 1 leu and 5 lei notes). The highest value coin (in general circulation) is 50 Bani (around 15 US cents or nine GB Pence); the one Leu note/bill (there is no coin) has, therefore, a value of (approximately) 30 US cents, or around 23 Euro cents.
The leu notes issued on 1 July 2005 are of equal size to euro banknotes, so that machines will need less refitting once Romania joins the euro zone. This decision was taken after a lot of debate, and with some opposition, the initial decision being to make them even smaller, similar to the 1966 series. The old leu notes were rather long and fairly uncomfortable to carry.
The design of the notes follows some common guidelines: the obverse shows a flower native to Romania and the portrait of a Romanian cultural personality; the reverse shows a building or a well-known monument. All banknotes are printed on plastic polymer, each in its own color theme (light green for 1 leu, light purple for 5 lei, light pink and light orange for 10 lei, yellow for 50 lei, blue for 100 lei, dark orange for 200 lei, and light gray for 500 lei). On 14 November 2008 the National Bank of Romania announced the issue of a redesigned 10 lei banknote. The new design employs offset printing in favor of the intaglio printing used in the 2005 series. Also the transparent window will undergo a shape redesign.
Each banknote also features a small transparent window, in the shape of a distinctive item characterising the activity of the pictured personality, a heraldic symbol for Nicolae Iorga, a music key for George Enescu, painting implements for Nicolae Grigorescu, an eagle for flying pioneer Aurel Vlaicu, theater masks for Ion Luca Caragiale, a pen point for Lucian Blaga and an hourglass symbolising poetry and time for Mihai Eminescu. Each banknote has a different texture, to be easily recognised in the pocket or by those with visual impairments.
Note that the 500 lei banknotes see limited usage since they are not dispensed by automated teller machines.

10 Brazilian Reais Banknote (Ten Reais Brazil: 2000) Polymer Commemorative Banknote

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-07 | 10 Brazilian Real Banknote (Ten Real Brazil: 2000) Polymer Commemorative Banknote Obverse & Reverse.
Dez Reais - 10 R$ - Banco Central Do Brasil / 2000
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500th ANNIVERSARY DISCOVERY OF BRAZIL POLYMER COMMEMORATIVE BANKNOTE OF BRAZIL SHORT HISTORY:
In April 2000, in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Portuguese arrival on Brazilian shores, the Brazilian Central Bank released a polymer 10 real banknote that circulates along with the other banknotes above. The Brazilian Mint printed 250 million of these notes, which at the time accounted for about half of the 10 real banknotes in circulation. This note contains a more complex design, as follows:
Obverse: Image of Pedro Álvares Cabral, the Portuguese sea captain; A representation of the map "Terra Brasilis", one of the earliest drawings of the land; A passage from Pero Vaz de Caminha's letter to King Manuel I of Portugal, the first known description of Brazil; A 16th-century Portuguese Rose of Winds; To the right of the map, five ships from Cabral's expedition appear; In the background, decorative elements from Portuguese tiles can be seen; The white area around the red dot is actually transparent (the red dot is translucent); Finally, also in the background, the Cross from the Order of Christ, which was present in all Portuguese ships of the time, appears.
Reverse: A stylized map of Brazil with photographs depicting the ethnic variety of the Brazilian people (white, black, and Amerindian).
Brazil Banknotes: Pick-248a
Color: Light Blue-Orange
Brazilian Currency - Value 10 R$
Issued by: Central Bank of Brazil
Issued: April 2000
Size: 140 x 65 [mm]
Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
Security Features:
Symbol: R$, BRL

100 Spanish Pesetas Banknote (Hundred Pesetas Spain: 1953) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-04 | 100 Spanish Pesetas Banknote (Hundred Pesetas Spain: 1953) Obverse & Reverse.
Post-Republic Spanish banknotes
Cien Pesetas - 1953
Spanish banknotes: Pick-145a
Obverse: Julio Romero de Torres - Spanish painter.
Reverse: La Fuensanta by Torres.
Issued by: Bank of Spain
Issued: 7 April 1953
Color: Brown
Spanish Currency - Value 100 Pta
Size: [mm]
Printer: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre
Security Features: watermark
Symbol: Pta, Pts, Ptas
Replaced by € on 1 January 2002
The exchange rate: 1€ = 166.386 Pta

500 Serbian Dinars Banknote (Five Hundred Dinars Serbia: 2007) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-09-02 | 500 Serbian Dinars Banknote (Five Hundred Dinars Serbia: 2007) Obverse & Reverse
Petsto Dinara - 500 Dinara Narodne Banke Srbije / 2007
Serbia Banknotes: Pick New
Obverse: Jovan Cvijić (1865 – 1927), geographer.
Reverse: Image of Jovan Cvijić, stylized ethno motives; logo of the National Bank of Serbia/great coat-of-arms of the Republic of Serbia against green background, in the top left corner of the banknote.
Color: Blue-Green-Yellow
Serbian Currency - Value 500 RSD
Issued by: Narodna Banka Srbije - National Bank of Serbia
Issued: June 4, 2007
Size: 147 x 70 [mm]
Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins - Topčider, Belgrade Serbia
Security Features: watermark, security strip, hologram, security fibers, micro-printing, see-through register, optically variable Ink, UV protection
Symbol: RSD - РСД - din
Notes: Redesigned in 2007. A revised issue entered circulation in 2011.
Governor signature: Radovan Jelašić
Slang: "Petsto Dindzi"

100 Serbian Dinars Banknote (Hundred Dinars Serbia: 2013) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-31 | 100 Serbian Dinars Banknote (Hundred Dinars Serbia: 2013) Obverse & Reverse
Sto Dinara - 100 Dinara Narodne Banke Srbije / 2013
Serbia Banknotes: Pick-41
Obverse: Nikola Tesla (1856 – 1943), inventor.
Reverse: A detail from the Tesla electro-magnetic induction engine.
Color: Light Blue
Serbian Currency - Value 100 RSD
Issued by: Narodna Banka Srbije - National Bank of Serbia
Issued: 2013
Size: 143 x 68 [mm]
Printer: Institute for Manufacturing Banknotes and Coins - Topčider, Belgrade Serbia
Security Features: watermark, security strip, hologram, security fibers, micro-printing, see-through register, optically variable Ink, UV protection
Symbol: RSD - РСД - din
Notes: Redesigned in 2003, 2004 and 2006. A revised issue entered circulation in 2012.
Slang: "Sto Dindzi"
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Third modern dinar (2003–present):
The Serbian dinar replaced the Yugoslav dinar at par in 2003, when Yugoslavia was transformed into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro had already adopted the Deutsche Mark and later the euro when the mark was replaced by it.
The dinar (Serbian: динар / dinar; pronounced [dînaːr]; dinara / динара) is the currency of Serbia. The earliest use of the dinar dates back to 1214

50 US Dollars Banknote (Fifty Dollars USA: 2013) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-30 | 50 US Dollars Banknote (Fifty Dollars USA: 2013) Obverse & Reverse.
United States fifty-dollar bill
United States Banknotes: Pick-New
Obverse: Ulysses S. Grant
Reverse: U.S. Capitol
Color: Green-Red-Blue
United States Currency - Value $ 50
Issued by: Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Issued: 2013
Security Features: Micro-printing, Watermark, Optically Variable Ink, Security Thread, Security Fibers, EURion constellation.
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Width: 156 mm
Height: 66.3 mm
Weight: Approximately 1 g
Paper type: 75% cotton and 25% linen
Design date of series: 2004

20 US Dollars Banknote (Twenty Dollars USA: 2004) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-28 | 20 US Dollars Banknote (Twenty Dollars USA: 2004) Obverse and Reverse.
United States twenty-dollar bill
Issued: 2004
United States Banknotes: Pick New
Obverse: Andrew Jackson
Reverse: White House
Color: Green-Orange
United States Currency - Value $ 20
Issued by: Federal Reserve Bank - Federal Reserve Note
Security Features: Micro-printing, Watermark, Optically Variable Ink, Security Thread, Security Fibers
Symbol: $ - USD - US$
Width: 156 mm
Height: 66,3 mm
Paper type: 75% cotton and 25% linen
Design date of series: 2003

1 Singapore Dollar Banknote (One Dollar Singapore: 1972) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-22 | 1 Singapore Dollar Banknote (One Dollar Singapore: 1972) Obverse and Reverse.
The Singapore dollar (Malay: Ringgit Singapura) is the official currency of Singapore. It is divided into 100 cents.
Singapore Banknotes: Pick 1d
Obverse: Vanda Janet Kaneali (Orchid)
Reverse: Blocks of flats in a housing estate
Watermark: Lion's head
Color: Dark Blue-Pink
Singapore Currency - Value $ 1
ISO 4217 code: SGD
Users: Singapore, Brunei
Issued by: The Monetary Authority of Singapore
Issued: 1972
Printer: Singapore Mint
Security Features: Watermark
Symbol: S$ or $
The Orchid Series of banknotes was Issued in the years 1967 to 1976, it has nine denominations: $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $500, $1000, and $10,000.

5 Indian Rupees Banknote (Five Rupees India: 2002) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-20 | 5 Indian Rupees Banknote (Five Rupees India: 2001) Obverse & Reverse
Issued by: Reserve Bank of India 2002 - 2009
India Banknotes: Pick 88
Colors: Green-Pink
Size: 117 x 63 [mm]
Obverse: Mahatma Gandhi
Reverse: Tractor
Value: ₹5
Official users: India, Bhutan
Banknote denominations: ₹1, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500, ₹1000
Printer: India Government Mint
Symbols: ₹, Rs, ರೂ, രൂ, ৳, ૱, రూ, ௹, रु

1000 Greek Drachmas Banknote (Thousand Drachmas Greece: 1987) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-17 | 1000 Greek Drachma Banknote (Thousand Drachma Greece: 1987) Obverse & Reverse
δραχμές χίλιες - 1987
Greece Banknotes: Pick 202
Obverse: Bust of Apollon of Olympia
Reverse: Myron's Discobolus; Temple of Hera, Olympia
Watermark: Head of the Charioteer of Delphi
Color: Brown
Greek Currency - Value 1000 Δρχ
Issued by: Bank of Greece
Issued: 1987
Size: [mm]
Printer: Bank of Greece
Security Features: watermark
Symbol: Δρχ. Δρ. ₯
Value equivalent: €2.93

50,000,000 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Fifty Million Dinars Yugoslavia: 1993)

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-14 | 50,000,000 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Fifty Million Dinars Yugoslavia: 1993) Obverse & Reverse
50 Million Dinars SFR Jugoslavija
SFRJ - Jugoslavija: Pick-123
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije
Colors: Pink-Gray
Obverse: Girl
Reverse: Captain Miša's Mansion
First printed date: 1993

100 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Hundred Dinars Yugoslavia: 1992) Obverse & Reverse

Numismatics Channel 2016-08-12 | 100 Yugoslavian Dinars Banknote (Hundred Dinars Yugoslavia: 1992) Obverse & Reverse.
100 Dinara SFR Jugoslavija
SFRJ - Jugoslavija: Pick-112
Money of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Issued by: Narodna Banka Jugoslavije
Colors: Blue-Gray
Obverse: Young woman
Reverse: Spike of wheat
First printed date: 1992