Description of banknotes, links

Africa
- Algeria
  - 100 Francs 1940
  - 5 Francs 1941
  - 5 Francs 1944
  - 10 Dinars 1964
- Angola
  - 1 Angolar 1942
  - 2,5 Angolares 1942
  - 5 Angolares 1947
  - 1000 Escudos 1956
  - 20 Escudos 1962
  - 50 Escudos 1962
  - 500 Escudos 1970
- Belgian Congo
  - 5 Francs 1943
  - 5 Francs 1944
  - 10 Francs 1944
  - 20 Francs 1950
  - 50 Francs 1952
  - 10 Francs 1959
- Biafra
  - 1 Pound 1968
  - 5 Shillings 1968
  - 1 Pound 1968 - 1969
  - 5 Pounds 1968 - 1969
  - 10 Shillings 1968 - 1969
- Botswana
  - 2 Pula 1976
  - 10 Pula 1976
  - 5 Pula 1992
- Burundi
  - 1000 Francs 1979
  - 10 Francs 2007
- Cape Verde
  - 1000 Escudos 1992
  - 200 Escudos 1992
  - 200 Escudos 2005
- Chad
  - 500 Francs 1974
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
  - 20 Centimes 1997
- Djibouti
  - 100 Francs 1952
  - 40 Francs 2017. 40 years of independence from France
- East Africa
  - 5 Shillings 1941
  - 1 Shilling 1943
  - 10 Shillings 1956
  - 5 Shillings 1957
  - 5 Shillings 1961
  - 20 Shillings 1962
- Egypt
  - 5 Piastres 1918
  - 1 Pound 1943
  - 10 Piastres 1998
  - 5 Pounds 2015
  - 10 Pounds 2017
  - 20 Pounds 2016
  - 50 Piasters 2017
- Eritrea
  - 1 Nakfa 1997
- Ethiopia
  - 1 Dollar 1945
  - 5 Dollars 1949
  - 1 Birr 1991
- Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
  - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Postage stamps value 5/-
  - 1 Pound 1960
  - 10 Shillings 1961
- French West Africa
  - 10 Francs 1946
  - 100 Francs 1950
- Gambia
  - 1 Pound 1965
  - 5 Dalasis 1972
  - 10 Dalasis 1972
  - 1 Dalasi 1977
  - 1 Dalasi 1985
  - 25 Dalasis 1987
  - 5 Dalasis 2013
  - 10 Dalasis 2013
  - 5 Dalasis 2009
  - 10 Dalasis 2009
  - 25 Dalasis 2010
  - 50 Dalasis 2010
  - 100 Dalasis 2010
- Ghana
  - 1 Pound 1961
  - 10 Shillings 1963
- Guinea-Bissau
  - 100 Pesos 1990
- Ivory Coast
  - 5000 Francs 1974
  - 100 Francs 1966
- Kenya
  - 10 Shillings 1966
  - 100 Shillings 1966
  - 5 Shillings 1968
  - 20 Shillings 1968
  - 5 Shillings 1969
  - 20 Shillings 1978
  - 50 Shillings 1986
  - 10 Shillings 1993
- Libya
  - 1 Lira 1943
  - 10 Lira 1943
  - 5 Piastres 1955
  - 10 Piastres 1952
  - 10 Piastres 1955
- Madagascar
  - 500 Ariary 1993 (2500 Francs)
- Malawi
  - 5 Shillings 1968
  - 1 Kwacha 1976
  - 5 Kwacha 1976
  - 50 Tambala 1976
  - 10 Kwacha 1979
  - 20 Kwacha 1988
  - 50 Kwacha 2001
  - 10 Kwacha 2003
  - 100 Kwacha 2003
  - 200 Kwacha 2003
  - 5 Kwacha 2004
  - 10 Kwacha 2004
  - 20 Kwacha 2004
  - 5 Kwacha 2005
  - 50 Kwacha 2005
  - 500 Kwacha 2005
  - 20 Kwacha 2007
- Mali
  - 100 Francs 1972
- Mauritius
  - 5 Rupees 1967
  - 10 Rupees 1973
  - 10 Rupees 1967
  - 25 Rupees 1973
  - 50 Rupees 1973
  - 5 Rupees 1985
  - 10 Rupees 1985
  - 20 Rupees 1992
  - 100 Rupees 1986
  - 200 Rupees 1985
  - 50 Rupees 1986
- Morocco
  - 20 Dirhams 2013
- Mozambique
  - 50 Meticais 1986
  - 100 Meticais 2011
- Namibia
  - 10 Dollars 1993
  - 20 Dollars 2002
  - 100 Dollars 2003
  - 10 Dollars 2012
  - 50 Dollars 2012
  - 200 Dollars 2012
  - 200 Dollars 2015
- Nigeria
  - 1 Pound 1958
  - 5 Pounds 1958
  - 5 Shillings 1958
  - 10 Shillings 1958
  - 1 Pound 1967
  - 1 Pound 1972
  - 5 Pounds 1972
  - 5 Shillings 1972
  - 10 Shillings 1972
- Republic of Cameroon
  - 1000 Francs 2010
- Rhodesia
  - 1 Pound 1964
  - 5 Pounds 1964
  - 1 Pound 1967
  - 1 Pound 1968
  - 10 Dollars 1970
  - 1 Dollar 1971
  - 1 Dollar 1974
  - 1 Dollar 1974
  - 2 Dollars 1974
  - 10 Dollars 1975
  - 2 Dollars 1976
  - 1 Dollar 1978
  - 5 Dollars 1978
  - 1 Dollar 1979
  - 2 Dollars 1979
  - 5 Dollars 1979
  - 10 Dollars 1979
- Rwanda
  - 100 Francs 1982
- Saint Helena
  - 5 Pounds Sterling 1981
- Sao Tome e Principe
  - 5000 Dobras 2013
  - 10000 Dobras 2013
  - 20000 Dobras 2013
  - 50000 Dobras 1996
- Seychelles
  - 5 Rupees 1968
  - 50 Rupees 1972
  - 10 Rupees 1974
  - 20 Rupees 1974
  - 10 Rupees 1983
  - 25 Rupees 1983
  - 50 Rupees 1983
  - 100 Rupees 1983
  - 500 Rupees 2011
- South Africa
  - 10 Shillings 1944
  - 5 Pounds 1950
  - 10 Pounds 1957
  - 1 Pound 1958
  - 10 Shillings 1959
  - 1 Rand 1967
  - 1 Rand 1975 - 1980
  - 2 Rand 1981
  - 50 Rand 1984
  - 10 Rand 1990
  - 5 Rand 1990
  - 200 Rand 1994
  - 10 Rand 1999
  - 20 Rand 1999
  - 20 Rand 2009
  - 50 Rand 2009
  - 100 Rand 2005
  - 10 Rand 2005
  - 10 Rand 2012
  - 20 Rand 2012
  - 50 Rand 2012
  - 100 Rand 2012
  - 200 Rand 2012
- Southern Rhodesia
  - 1 Pound 1945
  - 5 Shillings 1948
  - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Postage stamps value 12/-
- Sudan
  - 5 Pounds 1962
- Swaziland
  - 1 Lilangeni 1974
  - 2 Emalangeni 1974
  - 5 Emalangeni 1984
- Tanzania
  - 10 Shillings 1974
  - 100 Shillings 1976
  - 1000 Shillings 2010
- Uganda
  - 1000 Shillings 1983
- Zambia
  - 1 Pound 1964
  - 5 Pounds 1964
  - 10 Shillings 1964
  - 1 Kwacha 1968
  - 2 Kwacha 1968
  - 10 Kwacha 1968
  - 50 Ngwee 1972. Specimen
  - 5 Kwacha 1973
  - 1 Kwacha 1973. Birth of the Second Republic, 13.12.1972
  - 50 Ngwee1973
  - 2 Kwacha 1986
- Zimbabwe
  - 2 Dollars 1980
  - 10 Dollars 1980
  - 2 Dollars 1983
  - 5 Dollars 1983
  - 20 Dollars 1983
  - 5 Dollars 1998
  - 10 Dollars 1997
  - 20 Dollars 1997
  - 100 Dollars 1995
  - 500 Dollars 2003
  - 50000000000000 Dollars 2008
  - 1 Dollar 2009
  - 5 Dollars 2009
  - 10 Dollars 2009
  - 20 Dollars 2009
  - 50 Dollars 2009
  - 5 Dollars 2016
  - 2 Dollars 2016
Antarctic
- Antarctic
- British Antarctic Territory
  - 5 Dollars 2008
  - 5 Dollars 2011, Commemorative
Arctic
- Arctic
Asia
- Afghanistan
  - 5 Afghani 1939
  - 1000 Afghani 1991
  - 10000 Afghani 1993
  - 500 Afghani 1990
  - 1 Afghani 2002
- Armenia
  - 500 Dram 2017. Noahs Ark
- Bangladesh
  - 2 Taka 2007
- Bhutan
  - 5 Ngultrum 1974
  - 1 Ngultrum 2006
- British Burma
  - 10 Rupees 1938
  - 1 Rupee 1945
- British Ceylon
  - 1 Rupee 1918
  - 10 Cents 1942
  - 25 Cents 1942
  - 1 Rupee 1944
  - 10 Rupees 1944
  - 5 Rupees 1949
- Brunei
  - 1 Ringgit 1967
  - 5 Ringgit 1996
  - 10 Ringgit 2011
  - 1 Ringgit 1996
  - 1 Ringgit 2008
- Cambodia
  - 500 Riels 1972
  - 100 Riels 1978
  - 50 Riels 2002
- China
  - 10 Yuan 1940
  - 500 Customs Gold Units 1947
  - 1 Fen 1953. Serial Number
  - 1 Fen 1981
  - 1 Jiao 1953
  - 2 Fen 1953. Serial Number
  - 2 Fen 1981
  - 5 Fen 1953. Serial Number
  - 1 Jiao 1980
  - 5 Jiao 1980
  - 10 Yuan 1980
  - 100 Yuan 1990
  - 1 Yuan 1996
  - 1 Yuan 1999
  - 10 Yuan 2005
- Hong Kong
  - 1 Dollar 1937
  - 1 Dollar 1945
  - 5 Cents 1941
  - 1 Cent 1945
  - 10 Cents 1945
  - 1 Dollar 1957
  - 1 Cent 1961
  - 5 Cents 1961
  - 10 Cents 1961
  - 1 Cent 1986
  - 1 Cent 1981
  - 10 Dollars 1992
  - 20 Dollars 1998
  - 50 Dollars 2000
  - 20 Dollars 2003
  - 100 Dollars 2006
  - 10 Dollars 2007
  - 100 Dollars 2008
  - 20 Dollars 2009
  - 20 Dollars 2009
  - 50 Dollars 2009
- Hyderabad State
  - 1 Rupee 1941
- India
  - 65 Rupees 1925
  - 1 Rupee 1935
  - 10 Rupees 1937
  - 1 Rupee 1941
  - 2 Rupees 1937
  - 10 Rupees 1943
  - 5 Rupees 1951
  - 100 Rupees 2009
  - 1 Rupee 2015
- Indonesia
  - 50 Rupees 1957
  - 1000 Rupees 1959
  - 5 Rupees 1959
  - 10 Rupees 1959
  - 25 Rupees 1959
  - 50 Rupees 1959
  - 100 Rupees 1959
  - 5 Sen 1965
  - 10 Sen 1965
  - 100 Rupees 1977
  - 500 Rupees 1977
  - 500 Rupees 1982
  - 100 Rupees 1985
  - 1000 Rupees 1987
  - 500 Rupees 1988
  - 1000 Rupees 1992
  - 5000 Rupees 1992
  - 10000 Rupees 1992
  - 20000 Rupees 1992
  - 100 Rupees 1992
  - 500 Rupees 1992
  - 20000 Rupees 1995
- Iran
  - 200 Rials 1989
- Iraq
  - 1/4 Dinar 1959
  - 5 Dinars 1992
- Israel
  - 1 Pound 1955
  - 5 Pounds 1955
  - 10 Pounds 1955
  - 50 Pounds 1955
  - 500 Pruta 1955
  - 50 Sheqalim 1980
  - 500 Sheqalim 1982
  - 10 New Sheqalim 1987
- Japan
  - 50 Sen 1943
  - 1 Yen 1946
  - 10 Sen 1947
  - 10 Yen 1946
  - 1000 Yen 1950
  - 100 Yen 1953
  - 1000 Yen 1963
  - 500 Yen 1969
  - 1000 Yen 1984
  - 1000 Yen 2004
  - 2000 Yen 2000
  - 50 Sen 1939
- Jordan
  - 1 Dinar 1980
- Kazakhstan
  - 2000 Tenge 2013
- Kyrgyzstan
  - 1 Tyiyn 1993
  - 20 Som 2009
  - 1 Som 2000
  - 5 Som 1997
  - 10 Som 1997
  - 20 Som 2002
  - 500 Som 2000
- Laos
  - 10 Kip 1979
- Lebanon
  - 5 Pounds 1978
  - 10 Pounds 1978
  - 1 Pound 1980
  - 25 Pounds 1983
  - 5 Pounds 1986
  - 10 Pounds 1986
  - 50 Pounds 1988
  - 100 Pounds 1988
  - 250 Pounds 1988
  - 1000 Pounds 1988
  - 10000 Pounds 1993
  - 1000 Pounds 1991
  - 50000 Pounds 2015. 70 years of the Lebanese army
  - 10000 Pounds 2008
  - 20000 Pounds 2004
  - 100000 Pounds 2004
  - 10000 Pounds 2014
  - 5000 Pounds 2008
  - 1000 Pounds 2008
  - 1000 Pounds 2016
  - 50000 Pounds 2004
- Macau
  - 5 Patacas 1981
  - 10 Patacas 1984
  - 10 Patacas 1991
  - 100 Patacas 1992
  - 10 Patacas 2001
  - 20 Patacas 2005
  - 10 Patacas 2008
- Malaya and British Borneo
  - 1 Dollar 1942
  - 10 Dollars 1944
  - 50 Cents 1942
  - 1 Cent 1941
  - 1 Dollar 1941
  - 5 Cents 1941
  - 5 Dollars 1941
  - 10 Cents 1941
  - 20 Cents 1941
  - 50 Cents 1941
  - 1 Dollar 1953
  - 5 Dollars 1953
  - 1 Dollar 1959
- Malaysia
  - 2 Ringgit 1996
  - 1 Ringgit 2010
  - 5 Ringgit 2004
  - 10 Ringgit 2004
- Maldives
  - 2 Rufiyaa 1960
  - 2 Rufiyaa 1983
  - 5 Rufiyaa 1983
  - 10 Rufiyaa 1983
  - 20 Rufiyaa 1983
  - 5 Rufiyaa 2017
- Mongolia
  - 5 Tugrik 2008
- Myanmar
  - 100 Kyats 1958
  - 1 Kyat 1990
  - 5 Kyats 1997
  - 5000 Kyats 2009
- Nepal
  - 2 Rupees 1985
  - 2 Rupees 1995
  - 5 Rupees 1990
  - 10 Rupees 1985
  - 20 Rupees 1985
  - 50 Rupees 2006
  - 5 Rupees 2012
- Netherlands East Indies
  - 5 Gulden 1946
- Netherlands New Guinea
  - 1 Gulden 1954
- North Korea
  - 1 Won 1983
- Oman
  - 1/4 Rial 1989
  - 100 Baisa 1995
  - 100 Baisa 1989
  - 1 Rial 1995
  - 5 Rials 1995
  - 200 Baisa 1995
  - 500 Baisa 1995
  - 10 Rials 2010
  - 1 Rial 2005. First issue
  - 1 Rial 2005. Second issue
  - 5 Rials 2010
  - 20 Rials 2010
  - 1 Rial 2015
  - 50 Rials 2010
- Pakistan
  - 1 Rupee 1994
  - 2 Rupees 1999
- Philippines
  - 5 Centavos 1942
  - 10 Centavos 1942
  - 10 Pesos 1942
  - 50 Centavos 1942
  - 20 Piso 1970
  - 20 Piso 1981
  - 50 Piso 2008
  - 100 Piso 2012
  - 1000 Piso 2014
  - 20 Piso 2014
  - 200 Piso 2015
  - 50 Piso 2016
  - 500 Piso 2016
  - 100 Piso 2017
  - 10 Pesos 1944. Negros Emergency currency board
- Saudi Arabia
  - 1 Rial 2007 (AH1428)
  - 5 Rials 2007 (AH1428)
  - 10 Rials 2007 (AH1428)
- Singapore
  - 1 Dollar 1971
  - 5 Dollars 1967
  - 1 Dollar 1972
  - 1 Dollar 1976
  - 10 Dollars 1976
  - 50 Dollars 1976
  - 20 Dollars 1979
  - 2 Dollars 1991
  - 5 Dollars 1989
  - 10 Dollars 1988
  - 1 Dollar 1987
  - 2 Dollars 2007
  - 5 Dollars 2007
  - 10 Dollars 2007
  - 50 Dollars 2005
- South Korea
  - 1000 Won 1983
  - 5000 Won 1983
  - 1000 Won 2007
  - 5000 Won 2006
  - 10000 Won 2007
  - 50000 Won 2009
- South Vietnam
  - 500 Dong 1972
- Sri Lanka
  - 1 Rupee 1960
  - 2 Rupees 1977
  - 100 Rupees 1979
  - 2 Rupees 1979
  - 5 Rupees 1979
  - 10 Rupees 1979
  - 20 Rupees 1979
  - 50 Rupees 1979
- Straits Settlements
  - 1 Dollar 1935
- Syria
  - 5 Piastres 1944
  - 1 Pound 1967
  - 10 Pounds 1973
  - 25 Pounds 1973
  - 100 Pounds 1974
- Taiwan
  - 1000 Dollars 2005
  - 500 Dollars 2005
- Tajikistan
  - 1 Ruble 1995
  - 50 Diram 1999
- Thailand
  - 1 Baht 1933
  - 1 Baht 1955
  - 80 Baht 2012. Her Majesty the Queen 80 Birthday
  - 50 Baht 1996. 50 Anniversary of the Reign of Rama IX
  - 100 Baht 2012. H.R.H. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn 6 Cycle Birthday Anniversary
- Turkey
  - 20000 Lira 1995
  - 250000 Lira 1998
  - 10000000 Lira 1999
  - 5 Lira 2009
  - 10 Lira 2009
  - 20 Lira 2009
- Turkmenistan
  - 50 Manat 2005
  - 100 Manat 2005
- United Arab Emirates
  - 1 Dirham 1973
  - 20 Dirhams 2000
  - 5 Dirhams 2007
  - 10 Dirhams 2009
  - 5 Dirhams 2009
  - 50 Dirhams 2011
  - 50 Dirhams 2014
  - 5 Dirhams 2015
- Uzbekistan
  - 5 Sum 1994
  - 50 Sum 1994
  - 200 Sum 1997
  - 500 Sum 1999
- Vietnam
  - 200 Dong 1987
  - 1000 Dong 1988
  - 500 Dong 1988
  - 5000 Dong 1991
Australia
Europe
North America
South America

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