The German colonial empire was created relatively late compared to the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, or the Netherlands. The German Empire, unified in 1871, became more actively involved in colonial expansion only in the second half of the 19th century. German colonies were located in Africa, Oceania, and
In 2026, Zimbabwe introduced a new series of ZiG banknotes featuring motifs of Africa's “big five” (buffalo, elephant, rhinoceros, leopard, and lion), which practically made the first series from 2024 a short-lived and numismatically interesting issue. The new release brings a different visual identity, improved security features, and another
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One of the beauties of engaging in numismatics is that it broadens our horizons, and not only in terms of knowing the coins (and banknotes) themselves, but also through learning about the history, geography, and culture of various parts of the world. A numismatist very quickly realizes that money is not just a medium of exchange, but
In early 2025, the numismatic world gained another world record. Specifically, the Central Bank of Burundi (Banque de la République du Burundi) issued officially the largest banknote in the world. This is a 10,000 Burundian franc banknote with imposing dimensions of 400 × 288 mm. This banknote
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In socialist Yugoslavia, there was only one circulating banknote featuring the image of Josip Broz Tito. That was the 5000 dinar banknote from 1985. However, it is poorly known to the general public that another country also issued a banknote with Tito's image, and even
Josip Broz Tito on the 1980 Guinea 500 syli banknote. Read more »
In today's video we are talking about a banknote from the African country of Zambia. It is the 1000 kwacha banknote from 2011. This very colorful banknote is made of polymer plastic. The banknote was printed at the Giesecke & Devrient printing house, which also printed Croatian kunas. This
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