Banknotes of the World - Banknotes gallery Paper Money from of around the world

Banknotes in Switzerland

2015-09-26T20:51:00.000-07:00

Banknotes in Switzerland The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Berne During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes of the were issued in 1907. Since then, eight series of Swiss franc notes have been printed, six of which have been released for use by the general public, and a new series is in preparation as of 2007.

Banknotes of Bhutan

2011-11-06T18:23:00.000-08:00

Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, tr Brug Yul, "Druk Yul"; Nepali: भूटान, Bhutān), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China. Bhutan is separated from the nearby country of Nepal to the west by the Indian state of Sikkim, and from Bangladesh to the south by the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal. Bhutan existed as a patchwork of minor warring fiefdoms until the early 17th century, when the area was unified by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who fled religious persecution in Tibet and cultivated a separate Bhutanese identity. In the early 20th century, Bhutan came into contact with the British Empire, after which Bhutan continued strong bilateral relations with India upon its independence. In 2006, Business Week magazine rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world, based on a global survey. Bhutan’s landscape ranges from subtropical plains in the south to the sub-alpine Himalayan heights in the north, with some peaks exceeding 7,000 metres (23,000 ft). The state religion is Vajrayana Buddhism, and the population of 691,141 is predominantly Buddhist, with Hinduism the second-largest religion. The capital and largest city is Thimphu. In 2007, Bhutan made the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy, holding its first general election. Bhutan is a member of the United Nations and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC); it hosted the sixteenth SAARC summit in April 2010. The total area of the country has been reported as 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi) since 2002 The area had previously been reported as approximately 46,500 km2 (18,000 sq mi) in 1997.

Banknotes gallery : Paper Money

2011-03-24T02:10:00.000-07:00

Banknotes gallery Paper Money Banknotes gallery A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money or simply a note) is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. Along with coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern money. With the exception of non-circulating high-value or precious metal commemorative issues, coins are used for lower valued monetary units, while banknotes are used for higher values. However some coins may have a significant value depending on the condition and worth.Banknotes Gallery

Banknotes of south africa

2010-04-11T03:19:00.000-07:00

Banknotes of south africa The first series of rand banknotes was introduced in 1961 in denominations of 1, 2, 10 and 20 rand, with similar designs and colours to the preceding pound notes to ease the transition. They bore the image of Jan van Riebeeck, the first V.O.C. administrator of Cape Town. Like the last pound notes, they came in two variants, one with English written first and the other with Afrikaans written first. This practice was continued in the 1966 series which included the first 5 rand notes but did not include the 20 rand denomination. Banknotes of south africa The 1978 series began with denominations of 2, 5 and 10 rand, with 20 and 50 rand introduced in 1984. This series saw a major design change. In addition, the series has only one variant for each denomination of note. Afrikaans was the first language on the 2, 10 and 50 rand, while English was the first language on 5 and 20 rand. The notes bore the image of Jan van Riebeeck. In the 1990s, the notes were redesigned with images of the Big Five wildlife species. With the 2 and 5 rand coins replacing notes, notes were introduced in 1994 for 100 and 200 rand. The 2005 series has the same principal design, but with additional security features such as colour shifting ink on the 50 rand and higher and the EURion constellation. The obverses of all denominations are printed in English, while two other languages are printed on the reverses, making all eleven official languages of South Africa available.

Banknotes of Mongolia

2010-03-19T00:58:00.000-07:00

Banknotes of Mongolia Banknotes of Mongolia Mongolia The tögrög was introduced on December 9, 1925 at a value equal to one Soviet ruble, where one ruble or tögrög was equal to 18 grams (0.58 ozt) of silver. It replaced the Mongolian dollar and other currencies and became the sole legal currency on April 1, 1928. Möngö coins are not in circulation as currency any longer, as they are of negligible value. They are sold to tourists and as novelties and collectibles now. Like coins the tögrög banknotes were very similar to the Soviet ruble during the Mongolian People's Republic era. The similarities included color theme, overall design, and the lineup of the denominations, which were 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 tögrög unless stated otherwise. The color for each value i Mongolia, since prehistoric times, has been inhabited by nomads who, from time to time, formed great confederations that rose to prominence. The first of these, the Xiongnu, were brought together to form a confederation by Modu Shanyu in 209 BC. Soon they emerged as the greatest threat to the Qin Dynasty, forcing the latter to construct the Great Wall of China, itself being guarded by up to almost 300,000 soldiers during marshal Meng Tian's tenure, as a means of defense against the destructive Xiongnu raids. After the decline of the Xiongnu, the Rouran, a close relative of the Mongols, came to power before being defeated by the Göktürks, who then dominated Mongolia for centuries. During the 7th and 8th centuries, they were succeeded by Uyghurs and then by the Khitans and Jurchens. By the 10th century, the country was divided into numerous tribes linked through transient alliances and involved in the old patterns of internal strife.

Banknotes of Paraguay

2010-03-16T21:57:00.000-07:00

Banknotes of Paraguay Banknotes gallery of Paraguay Banknotes of Paraguay The first guaraní notes were of 50 céntimos, 1, 5, and 10 guaraní overstamped on 50, 100, 500, and 1000 pesos in 1943. Regular guaraní notes for 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 guaraní, soon followed. They were printed by De La Rue. The 1963 series (under the law of 1952) was a complete redesign. The lineup also expanded upward with the addition of 5000 and 10,000 guaraníes. This designed lasted for decades until inflation removed notes up to and including 500 guaraníes from circulation. The 1982 revision added denominations in the Guaraní language to the reverses. The first 50,000 guaraníes notes were issued in 1990, followed by 100,000 guaraníes in 1998. During the last two decades of the 20th century, more than one printer printed guaraní notes. Starting from 2004, the existing denominations, except 50,000 guaraníes, underwent small but easily noticeable changes, such as a more sophisticated and borderless underprint and enhanced security features. Giesecke & Devrient print the new 20,000 guaraní note, while De La Rue prints the rest. In 2009, the Central Bank launched the first 2,000 guaraníes polymere-made bills, which makes the notes more durable than the traditional cotton-fiber bills. New 50,000 guaraníes bills of serie C have been printed with the date of 2005, but as they obviously reached circulation by criminal ways before being launched officially, this series has been declared void and worthless by the central bank. http://banknotesworldwide.blogspot.com/y_key_1f5a1c930e2f5f44.html.

Paraguay is a developing country with a 2005 Human Development Index score of 0.755. It ranks as the second poorest country in South America with a 2007 GDP per capita of US$4,000. Approximately 2.1 million, or 35%, of its total population is poor and approximately 1 million, or 18% of the population live off less than US$ 2 a day However, Asuncion in Paraguay is ranked as the world's least expensive city to live in for the fifth year running.

Asuncion at night

Banknotes of Poland - currency pictures

2010-01-31T04:15:00.001-08:00

Bank notes of Poland Bank notes of Poland - currency pictures banknotes Partitions of Poland Main article: History of Poland (1795–1918) Poles rebel several times against the partitioners, particularly in the nineteenth century. In 1807, Napoleon I of France recreated a Polish state, the Duchy of Warsaw, but after the Napoleonic Wars, Poland was again divided in 1815 by the victorious Allies at the Congress of Vienna. The eastern portion was ruled by the Russian tsar as a Congress Kingdom which possessed a liberal constitution. However, the tsars soon reduced Polish freedoms, and Russia eventually de facto annexed the country. Later in the nineteenth century, Austrian-ruled Galicia, particularly the Free City of Kraków, became a centre of Polish cultural life.issued by the National Bank of Poland Piast dynasty Main article: History of Poland (966–1385) Poland began to form into a recognizable unitary and territorial entity around the middle of the 10th century under the Piast dynasty. Poland's first historically documented ruler, Mieszko I, was baptized in 966, adopting Catholic Christianity as the nation's new official religion, to which the bulk of the population converted in the course of the next centuries. In the 12th century, Poland fragmented into several smaller states. In 1320, Władysław I became the King of a reunified Poland. His son, Casimir III, is remembered as one of the greatest Polish kings. Poland was also a centre of migration of peoples. The Jewish community began to settle and flourish in Poland during this era (see History of the Jews in Poland). The Black Death which affected most parts of Europe from 1347 to 1351 did not reach Poland.

New Zealand's dollar dollars.

2010-01-30T03:15:00.000-08:00

New Zealand's dollar dollars New Zealand's dollar dollars.

First issue: 1967 - 1981

Decimalisation of the New Zealand currency occurred on 10 July 1967, when the New Zealand pound was replaced by the New Zealand dollar at a rate of one pound to two dollars (10 shillings to a dollar). On the same day, new decimal banknotes were introduced to replace the existing pound banknotes, in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and $100.

These first decimal banknotes all featured a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of New Zealand, on the obverse. The reverse featured a native New Zealand bird and a native New Zealand plant. The colour scheme on all but the $5 note (which was an entirely new denomination, worth £2 10s) remained the same on equivalent pound and dollar notes to ease the transition (e.g. £10 and $20 were both green).

Second issue: 1981 - 1991

The second issue of New Zealand dollar banknotes occurred in 1981, when the Reserve Bank changed printer. As a result, the new notes were slightly different from their predecessors. The most notable change was to the portrait of the Queen, which had been updated, and whom was now facing forward, not to the left.

In 1983, a $50 banknote was introduced to fill the long gap between the $20 note and the $100 note.

Third issue: 1991 - 1999

In 1991, all the banknotes except the $1 and $2 notes were redesigned. The new series featured notable New Zealanders on the obverse, with the exception of the $20 note, which still featured the Queen, while the reverse sides were redesigned to incoporate a natural New Zealand scene, with a native New Zealand bird in the foreground.

A notable feature of this series was the inclusion of the portrait of Sir Edmund Hillary on the obverse of the $5 note. Hillary was one of the few living non-heads of state to ever feature on a banknote in the world, and this remained true until his death on 11 January 2008.

Also in 1991, the existing $1 and $2 notes were withdrawn after $1 and $2 coins were introduced the previous year.

Banknotes of Laos

2010-01-28T07:53:00.000-08:00

Banknotes of Laos Banknotes of Laos Category:Banknotes of Laos In 1945-1946, the Free Kip government in Vientiane issued a series of paper money in denominations of 10, 20 and 50 att and 10 kip before the French authorities took control of the region In 1953, the Laos branch of the Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam issued notes dual denominated in piastre and kip. At the same time, the two other branches had similar arrangement with the riel in Cambodia and the đồng in South Vietnam. There were notes for 1, 5, 100 and 100 kip/piastres. In 1957, the government issued notes denominated solely in kip. The notes were for 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 kip. In 1963, 200 and 1000 kip notes were added, followed by 5000 kip notes in 1975. All banknotes were printed in France. In 1979, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 kip. 500 kip notes were added in 1988, followed by 1000 kip in 1992, 2000 and 5000 kip in 1997, 10,000 and 20,000 kip in 2002 and 50,000 kip on January 17, 2006 (although dated 2004). Pha That Luang in Vientiane, the national symbol of Laos

Banknotes of surinam

2010-01-26T03:37:00.000-08:00

Banknotes of surinam Banknotes of surinam Currency Gallery: Suriname Suriname is situated between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border is shared with Brazil and the northern border is the Atlantic coast. The southernmost borders with French Guiana and Guyana are disputed along the Marowijne and Corantijn rivers, respectively; while a part of the disputed maritime boundary with Guyana was arbitrated by the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea on September 20, 2007.

Banknotes of Italy

2010-01-26T02:51:00.001-08:00

Banknotes of Italy Currency Gallery: Italy Lire 500 (Aretusa) Banknotes circulating in 1951 Banknotes circulating in 1973 Banknotes circulating in 2000 2000 lire - Obverse and Reverse - Printed in 1990 5000 lire - Obverse and Reverse - Printed in 1985 10000 lire - Obverse and Reverse - Printed in 1984 Italy paper money catalog and Italian currency history. * 1,000 lire, Maria Montessori, (€ 0.516) * 2,000 lire, Guglielmo Marconi, (€ 1.03) * 5,000 lire, Vincenzo Bellini, (€ 2.58) * 10,000 lire, Alessandro Volta, (€ 5.16) * 50,000 lire, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, (€ 25.82) * 100,000 lire, Caravaggio, (€ 51.65) * 500,000 lire, Raffaello, (€ 258.23; rarely used)

Swiss National Bank

2010-01-24T20:06:00.000-08:00

Swiss National Bank Banknotes of Swiss Main article: Swiss National Bank, All series of Swiss banknotesSwiss National Bank headquarters in Berne Central Bank The Swiss National Bank (SNB) serves as the country's central bank. Founded by the Federal Act on the Swiss National Bank (16 January 1906), it began conducting business on 20 June 1907. Its shares are publicly traded, and are held by the cantons, cantonal banks, and individual investors; the federal government does not hold any shares.[ Although a central bank often has regulatory authority over the country's banking system, the SNB does not; regulation is solely the role of the Federal Banking Commission.

United States dollar

2010-01-24T03:51:00.000-08:00

United States dollar The U.S. dollar bill uses the decimal system, consisting of 100 equal cents (symbol ¢). In another division, there are 1,000 mills or ten dimes to a dollar, or 4 quarters to a dollar. However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10¢, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies and gasoline prices. When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion). Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the note form is significantly more common. In the past, "paper money" was occasionally issued in denominations less than a dollar (fractional currency) and gold coins were issued for circulation up to the value of $20 (known as the "double eagle," discontinued in the 1930s). The term eagle was used in the Coinage Act of 1792 for the denomination of ten dollars, and subsequently was used in naming gold coins. In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union," "Half Union," and "Quarter Union," thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100. Today, USD notes are made from cotton fiber paper, unlike most common paper, which is made of wood fiber. U.S. coins are produced by the United States Mint. U.S. dollar banknotes are printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and, since 1914, have been issued by the Federal Reserve. The "large-sized notes" issued before 1928 measured 7.42 inches (188 mm) by 3.125 inches (79.4 mm); small-sized notes, introduced that year, measure 6.14 inches (156 mm) by 2.61 inches (66 mm) by 0.0043 inches (0.11 mm).

Banknotes Sri Lanka

2010-01-23T18:55:00.000-08:00

Banknotes Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Banknote Gallery banknotes Sri Lanka In 1895, the Government of Ceylon introduced its first paper money, 5 rupees notes. These were followed by 10 rupees in 1894, 1000 rupees in 1899, 50 rupees in 1914, 1 and 2 rupees in 1917 and 100 and 500 rupees in 1926. In 1942, emergency issues for 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents were introduced and issued until 1949.In 1951, the Central Bank of Ceylon took over the issuance of paper money, introducing 1 and 10 rupees notes. These were followed in 1952 by 2, 5, 50 and 100 rupees notes. The 1 rupee notes were replaced by coins in 1963.

Brazil Banknote

2010-01-23T05:19:00.001-08:00

Brazil Banknote Brazil Banknote In 1994, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 reais. These were followed by 2 reais in 2001 and 20 reais in 2002. In January, 2006, BCB discontinued the production of the 1 real banknotes too, but it remains legal tender.

VietNam Banknote

2010-01-23T04:07:00.000-08:00

VietNam Banknote :VietNam Banknote Gallery Viet Nam 1000 Dong 1951 Viet Nam 2000 Dong Viet Nam 200 Dong Viet Nam 100 Dong Viet Nam 10000 Dong In 1946, North Vietnam's government introduced their own currency, the đồng, which replaced the French Indochinese piastre at par. Two revaluations followed, in 1951 and 1958. The first was at a rate of 100:1, the second at a rate of 1000:1.

Banknotes Of Korean

2010-01-21T08:57:00.000-08:00

Banknotes Korean Banknotes Korean Banknote Gallery paper money On June 23,2009, the Bank of Korea released the 50,000 Won note. The obverse bears a portrait of Shin Saimdang, a prominent 16th-century artist, calligrapher, and mother of Confucian scholar Yulgok, also known as Yi I, who is on the 5,000 Won note. This note is the first Korean banknote that features the portrait of a woman. 100,000 won notes were also announced, but their release was later canceled. The release of the 50,000 won note stirred some controversy among shop owners and those with visual impairments.

German banknotes

2010-01-20T08:13:00.000-08:00

German banknotes:200 Mark der DDR (East German Mark) from 1985, never come to circulation. Obverse depicting an socialistic family in front of a Plattenbau.100 Mark der DDR (East Germany Mark)50 Mark der DDR (East Germany Mark) from 1971, depicting Friedrich Engels. 20 Mark der DDR (East Germany Mark) DDR 10 Mark (East German Mark) note depicting Clara Zetkin. Photographed by de:Benutzer:Sewa and released into the public domain.5 Mark der DDR (East Germany Mark) from 1975, depicting Thomas Müntzer.

Egyptian First pound bill

2010-01-20T07:51:00.000-08:00

Egyptian First pound bill:The first one Egyptian Pound banknote issued in 1899 In 1834, a Royal Decree promulgating a Parliamentary Bill was issued providing for the issuing of an Egyptian currency based on a bimetallic base. The Egyptian pound was introduced, replacing the Egyptian piastre as the chief unit of currency. The piastre continued to circulate, as 1⁄100 of a pound, with the piastre subdivided into 40 para. In 1885, the para ceased to be issued and the piastre was divided into tenths (عشرالقرش oshr el-qirsh). These tenths were renamed malleem (milliemes) in 1916.

Banknotes of India

2010-01-20T07:35:00.000-08:00

Banknotes of India Banknotes of India 1000 rupee note : The rupee is the currency of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The most commonly used symbols for the rupee are Rs. and The ISO 4217 code for the Indian rupee is INR. On 5 March 2009 the Indian Government announced a contest to create a symbol for the Rupee. The modern rupee is subdivided into 100 paise The Taj Mahal in Agra was built by Shah Jahan as memorial to wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site considered to be of "outstanding universal value"

British pound notes.

2010-01-20T06:27:00.000-08:00

British pound notes. Image of the front side of a 5 Pound note from Gibraltar issued in 1995.In Gibraltar, banknotes are issued by the Government of Gibraltar. The pound was made sole legal tender in 1898 and Gibraltar has issued its own banknotes since 1934. The notes bear an image of the British monarch on the obverse and the wording "pounds sterling", meaning that more retailers in the UK will accept them.

Banknotes of the Japanese

2010-01-20T03:44:00.000-08:00

The banknotes of the Japanese yen are part of the physical form of Japan's currency. The issuance of the yen bank notes began in 1872, two years after the currency was introduced. Throughout its history, the denominations have ranged from 0.05 yen to 10,000 yen. A series D 1000 yen note, featuring the portrait of Natsume Sōseki. It has been replaced by