We are once again witnessing inflation and the gradual loss of the value of money. Until recently, a 100 kuna banknote still represented „something,” while today 13 euros is almost „nothing.” It is not uncommon for a „round” of drinks at a café to cost that much. And a 100 euro banknote, which until recently was „something,” today
The 2015 Argentine 50-peso banknote is one of the more interesting modern world banknotes, not only because of its interesting artistic and security features, but also because of the strong political message it carries. At first glance, it is a commemorative circulation banknote dedicated to the islands that Argentina
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In the world of notaphily, there are banknotes that have “that certain something,” a magical beauty that appeals not only to paper money enthusiasts, but also to lovers of everything pleasing to the eye. Such banknotes are not only interesting because they were a means of payment, but also because they carry within them the spirit
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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Banknotes have come a long way over the past hundred years or so. From large paper formats, often with simpler artistic design and more modest security features, to modern polymer banknotes that today represent the pinnacle of security, technical, and artistic craftsmanship. In this video, we show the evolution of banknotes through several selected examples. The goal
Banknotes in the last 100 years: from “paper sheets” to “transparent plastic” Read more »
In 2025, the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan issued a series of commemorative circulation banknotes made of polymer. The series is dedicated to the 70th birth anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King), King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, one of the most important figures in Bhutan's modern history. The banknotes were issued in denominations of 100,
„He who works, makes mistakes.“ is a common saying in our regions. But when it comes to money, efforts are made to reduce such a „rule“ to a minimum, whether it is about transactions, or about security elements on money and its appearance. Money is a „mirror“
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Detailed observation of the 5, 20, and 50 kuna banknotes leads to interesting discoveries. Namely, the microtext printed on the obverse of the banknotes repeatedly repeats one and the same text, but upon careful reading of that text, we find grammatical errors. The question arises here whether these are accidental grammatical
Security features or grammatical errors on Croatian kuna banknotes? Read more »
The 10,000 dinar banknote of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated September 6, 1936, is today the most rarely seen banknote bearing the name of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. There are not many who have had the luck for their collections to be adorned by that exceptional specimen of national notaphily—national for collectors
10,000 dinar banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1936. Read more »
It is known that the banknotes of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia are the product of the „French school“ of banknote printing. The first issues of royal Yugoslav banknotes (with the exception of the 10 dinar banknote of November 1, 1920, which was produced by the American Bank Note Co., New York) were designed and manufactured
The 10-dinar banknote dated September 22, 1939, issued by the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, belongs to the group of the most interesting and intriguing issues of Yugoslav (pre)war currency. Although it was formally prepared for regular circulation, its actual destiny is inextricably linked to the dramatic events of April 1941, which gives it a special place
10 dinars banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated September 22, 1939. Read more »
The 500 dinar banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1935 represents one of the most artistically successful and iconographically complete issues of interwar Yugoslav notaphily. The entire composition is executed in a subtle palette of green, olive, and brown tones, with discreet pink transitions in the background, giving it a refined, almost painterly
500 dinar banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1935. Read more »
Banknotes of the Croatian kuna were introduced into circulation on May 30, 1994, simultaneously with kuna and lipa coins, thereby completing the process of establishing the new monetary system of the Republic of Croatia. In the first issue, banknotes were released in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1000
Replacement banknotes represent a special and often insufficiently known segment of notaphily, which interestingly connects the technical process of money printing with collecting practice. Although at first glance they do not differ from regular specimens, their role in the monetary system and the way they are marked make them particularly interesting to researchers
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