banknotes

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: £0.00135

1 CNY = £0.0673300000

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: £6.56440

1 CAD = £0.3282200000

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: £0.05170

1 DEM = £0.0103400000

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: £0.01500

1 KES = £0.0030000000

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: £0.61480

1 MYR = £0.1229600000

5 Pounds banknote (Government of Cyprus)

The green colored £5 pound bill has the Queen’s portrait on its front side. The text ‘Government of Cyprus is featured on both sides. The back side of the five pound note contains the coat of arms of Cyprus and two heraldic lions.

You get: £0.69075

1 CYP = £0.1381500000

5 South African Rand banknote (van Riebeeck framed)

The purple coloured framed 5 rand banknote from South Africa is themed around industry: On the front side is a factory. The back side features an ore mine and a steam train. The portrait on this old 5 rand bill is that of Dutch colonial administrator Jan van Riebeeck.

You get: £0.14515

1 ZAR = £0.0290300000

5 Swedish Kronor banknote (King Gustaf VI)

This 5 fem kronor note from Sweden has the image of King Gustaf VI, Swedish Monarch. Printed on the 5 SEK banknote is the text ‘Sveriges Riksbank’.

You get: £0.07335

1 SEK = £0.0146700000

50 Danish Kroner banknote 1938-1942 issue

50 Danish Kroner banknote 1938-1944 issue

This 50 Danish kroner bill features fishermen and their boat on the front side. The coat of arms of Denmark with three lions features the reverse side.

You get: £0.27450

1 DKK = £0.0054900000

50 Danish Kroner banknote 1944-1946 issue

50 Danish Kroner banknote 1944-1958 issue

On the Danish halvtresindstyve kroner bill, a caption reads ‘Danmarks nationalbank’. The purple colored banknote features a boat, woven twigs, brambles and leaves.