banknotes

500 Portuguese Escudos banknote (João II)

This 500 escudos note features John II of Portugal. On the back of the banknote is a naval compass. This is because King John II, Portuguese name João II, promoted naval exploration. It was during his reign that Columbus discovered America.

You get: £0.54500

1 PTE = £0.0010900000

500 Qatari Riyals banknote (Second Issue)

On the 500 riyals banknote of Qatar’s Second Series is an offshore oil drilling platform, referring to the Qatari petroleum industry. Text on the five hundred riyals bill reads “Qatar Monetary Agency”.

You get: £6.45500

1 QAR = £0.0129100000

500 Russian Rubles banknote 1993

The old 500 Ruble banknote from 1993 has the Kremlin with a Russian flag on the front side. The back side shows the inside of the Kremlin with a pine tree and Spasskaya Tower.

You get: £0.03000

1 RUB = £0.0000600000

5000 Belgian Francs banknote (Andre Vesalius)

This cinq mille francs – vijfduizend frank banknote depicts the image of Andre Vesalius, Belgian anatomist. On the banknote a caption reads ‘banque nationale de Belgique’.

You get: £83.30000

1 BFR = £0.0166600000

Bahrain Currency Board 100 Fils banknote (First Issue)

The banknote of 100 Fils from the Bahrain Currency Board has a value equivalent of 0.10 dinar. There are 1000 fils in one dinar. The 100 fils note is orange and green coloured and features Bahrain’s coat of arms and palm trees.

You get: £0.11592

1 BHD = £1.1592400000

Bank of England 5 Pounds banknote (HM the Queen portrait type)

The discontinued British bill of five pounds sterling shows a young Queen Elizabeth II. The blue-colored £5 currency note contains the words ‘Bank of England’.

You get: £4.60000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Bank of Ireland 10 Pounds banknote (Hibernia)

This Northern Irish ten pounds banknote features the female personification of Ireland, Hibernia, and several heads. On the note a caption reads ‘Bank of Ireland’. The watermark is the head of Medusa.

You get: £7.50000

1 NIP = £0.7500000000

Bank of Scotland 10 Pounds banknote (1970-1994 series)

The Scottish brown-orange-colored banknote of ten pounds portrays playwright and poet Sir Walter Scott. Text on the note reads ‘Bank of Scotland’.

You get: £8.50000

1 SCP = £0.8500000000

Oman 100 Baisa banknote (type 1995)

100 Baisa is the equivalent of 0.1 Rial. This is because there are 1000 baisa in one rial, the baisa being the 1/1000 subunit of the rial. The portrait on the one hundred Omani baisa bill is that of Sultan Qaboor. The 0.10 OMR bill also shows Omani wildlife including birds and an onyx. Our … Continued

You get: £0.01221

1 OMR = £0.1221200000

1 Brazilian Cruzeiro banknote (Liberty)

The 1 Cruzeiro banknote from 1970 features the head of Liberty facing left on the obverse side. The reverse side of the Um Cruzeiro bill shows the historical former building of the Banco Central Do Brasil in Rio de Janeiro.

You get: £0.00000

1 BRB = £0.0000030000

1 Dutch Guilder muntbiljet 1949

The orange-brown colored banknote of 1 Gulden features a portrait of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. The text on the 1 Dutch guilder bill reads ‘Een Gulden’ and ‘Muntbiljet’.

You get: £0.09023

1 NLG = £0.0902300000

1 Jersey Pound banknote series 2010

The note of one pound depicts the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the three lions of Jersey’s coat of arms. The paper bill contains the words ‘States of Jersey’.

You get: £0.92000

1 JEP = £0.9200000000

1 Qatari Riyal banknote (First Issue)

The 1 riyal banknote from Qatar’s first issue shows the port of Doha. On the Arabic language side of the note is the coat of arms of Qatar.

You get: £0.01291

1 QAR = £0.0129100000

1/2 Dinar Kuwait banknote (2nd Issue)

The main building of Kuwait University is shown on the reverse side of this banknote of half a dinar. The portrait of Sheik Sabah bin Salim al-Sabah is shown on the old 1/2 KWD bill’s obverse side.

You get: £0.04753

1 KWD = £0.0950500000

1/2 Israeli Lira banknote (Tombs of the Sanhedrin)

The banknote of 1/2 Israeli Lira features a woman soldier with a basket of oranges. On the back of the half pound note, the value of which is equivalent to 50 agorot, is an image of the entrance to the Tombs of the Sanhedrin, an underground complex of rock-cut tombs.

You get: £0.02000

1 ILP = £0.0400000000

10 Australian Dollars banknote (Aboriginal youth)

The banknote of ten dollars depicts an Aboriginal youth and a sailing ship. The word ‘Australia’ is printed on the polymer note. The RBA issued this so-called Bicentennial note to commemorate 200 years of European settlement in Australia.

You get: £3.59000

1 AUD = £0.3590000000

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