banknotes

100 Finnish Markkaa banknote (1955 wheat gold)

This Finnish sata markkaa banknote has an image of wheat crops and the coat of arms of the Finnish nation. The words ‘Suomen Pankki’ are printed on the note.

You get: £1.29600

1 FIM = £0.0129600000

100 Hong Kong Dollars banknote (HSBC 1985-1992)

The banknote of one hundred dollars measures 153mm by 77mm. The paper note contains the words ‘The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation’. The red colored HSBC 100 dollar notes have an image of Tiger Balm Garden pagoda on the back, along with two lions facing the bank tower.

You get: £6.16700

1 HKD = £0.0616700000

1000 American Dollars banknote

The bill of one thousand dollars portrays the image of William McKinley, American president during the Spanish-American War. On the note a caption reads ‘Federal Reserve Note – the United States of America’.

You get: £631.44000

1 USD = £0.6314400000

1000 French Francs banknote (Allied Military Currency 1944)

The blue-red colored 1000 mille francs banknote has the French slogan ‘Liberté Égalité Fraternité’ on the reverse side. Two versions of the banknote exist, one with a French flag on the back side and one without the flag.

You get: £6.40000

1 FRF = £0.0064000000

1000 Spanish Pesetas banknote (Joaquin Sorolla)

This 1000 mil pesetas banknote features the portrait of Joaquin Sorolla, Spanish painter. Printed on the 1000 pesetas note is the text ‘El Banco De España’.

You get: £0.41000

1 ESP = £0.0004100000

100000 Italian Lire banknote (Botticelli)

The female figure on the front of this 100,000 Italian Lire banknote is one of the Three Graces in the painting of Italian artist Sandro Botticelli. The reverse side of the Lire Centomila note features arches in the Gothic style.

You get: £3.00000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

2 Chinese Fen banknote (1953 issue)

This small banknote of 2 Chinese Fen features a Lisunov Li-2 passenger airplane on the front side and the coat of arms of the People’s Republic of China on the back side. The 2 fen bill is the equivalent of 0.02 Chinese Yuan: The fen is a subunit worth 1/100 of a Yuan.

You get: £0.00136

1 CNY = £0.0678900000

2 old Leva banknote Bulgaria

The green coloured banknote of 2 old Bulgarian Leva features the Bulgarian coat of arms, with a lion and a star, and the years 681 and 1944: The former is the year of the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire by Asparukh, the latter is the year when the People’s Republic of Bulgaria was founded.

You get: £0.00050

1 BGN = £0.0002500000

20 Canadian Dollars banknote series 1954

The note of twenty dollars – vingt dollars shows the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The words ‘bank of Canada – banque du Canada’ are printed on the paper banknote.

You get: £6.51400

1 CAD = £0.3257000000

20 old Mexican Pesos banknote (Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez)

The banknote of $20 old Mexican Pesos features the portrait of insurgent and national hero Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez on the front side. On the back side of the Veinte Pesos bill is an image of the inner courtyard of the Convent of San Agustín in Santiago de Querétaro.

You get: £0.00046

1 MXN = £0.0000232000

20 Zambian Kwacha banknote (President Kenneth Kaunda type 1980)

On the front of the 1980 type of the K20 Bank of Zambia banknote is an image of Zambia’s former president Kenneth Kaunda. The back side of the Twenty Kwacha note depicts a woman with a basket on her head in front of a crop field.

You get: £0.05000

1 ZMW = £0.0025000000

2000 Slovenian Tolars banknote (Triglav mountain series)

This brown-orange-colored Slovenian dva tisoc tolar banknote shows the Triglav mountain range. The words ‘Republika Slovenija’ are printed on the banknote.

You get: £4.04000

1 SIT = £0.0020200000

5 Brazilian Cruzeiros banknote (Barão do Rio Branco brown type)

The brown-coloured 5 Brazilian Cruzeiros note of 1962 has the portrait of diplomat and geographer Barão de Rio Branco on the front side. The back side of the cinco cruzeiros bill shows the painting “Conquista do Amazonas” by Antônio Parreiras.

You get: £0.00150

1 BRB = £0.0003000000

5 DDR Mark banknote Deutschen Notenbank (1948)

The banknote of 5 Deutsche Mark was used for payments in Communist East Germany. It has a simple design and is dated Berlin, 1948.

You get: £0.05160

1 DEM = £0.0103200000

5 Kenyan Shillings banknote (1969)

This banknote of 5 Kenyan Shillings features Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on the obverse side.The reverse side of the note depicts a woman harvesting coffee crops.

You get: £0.01515

1 KES = £0.0030300000

5 Malaysian Ringgit (1st series)

The green coloured $5 Malaysian Ringgit banknote from the First Series has a patterned design on both sides. The front has the portrait of Tuanku Abdul Rahman. The back side of the old RM5 bill has an image of Malaysia’s national symbol, the barking deer, also known as ‘Muntjac’.

You get: £0.60715

1 MYR = £0.1214300000

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