banknotes

50000 Italian Lire banknote (Leonardo da Vinci)

This banknote of 50000 Italian Lire has the portrait of Italian mathematician and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The back of the Cinqvantamila banknote features a view on da Vinci’s birthplace, the town of Vinci.

You get: £1.50000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

HM Treasury One Pound banknote (King George V black white)

The British black-grey-colored banknote of one pound sterling depicts George V. Text on the £1 note reads ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland’.

You get: £0.92000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited 1 Pound banknote (Young boy)

The Northern Irish banknote of one pound features a young boy and the sailing ship Girona. On the note a caption reads ‘Allied Irish Bank Limited’.

You get: £0.75000

1 NIP = £0.7500000000

1 Brazilian Cruzeiro banknote (Marques de Tamandaré)

The banknote of 1 Cruzeiro from 1954 is dedicated to the Brazilian Navy. The front side shows the portrait of the Marquis of Tamandaré, Admiral of the Imperial Navy of Brazil. The back side of the Um Cruzeiro bill shows the Brazilian Naval School (Escola Naval) in Rio de Janeiro.

You get: £0.00030

1 BRB = £0.0003000000

10 Deutsche Marks banknote (Bank Deutcher Länder 1948)

The blue-colored German bill of zehn deutsche mark features Lady Justice, a woman and a man, the latter two representing labour and the rebuilding of Postwar Germany. Printed on the 10 Deutschmark banknote is the text ‘Banknote’, the serial numbers are in a red font.

You get: £2.86690

1 DEM = £0.2866900000

100 Belgian Francs banknote (Comptes courants)

The banknote of 100 francs depicts the portrait of Leopold I, King of Belgium. The words ‘Banque nationale de Belgique (comptes courants)’ are printed on the note. Comptes courants is French for ‘Balance of payments’, French being one of the three official languages of Belgium.

You get: £1.66600

1 BFR = £0.0166600000

100 Belgian Francs banknote (type Londres 1943)

The Belgian banknote of cent francs (honderd frank) shows King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth. On the note a caption reads ‘banqve nationale de Belgique’.

You get: £1.66600

1 BFR = £0.0166600000

100 rupees Central Bank of Ceylon banknote (S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike)

Former prime minister and founder of the Sinhala nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the person on this Rs 100 banknote is S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. On the back side of the one hundred rupees bill is the ancient Buddhist temple complex of Polonnaruwa Vatadage.

You get: £0.12900

1 LKR = £0.0012900000

100 Singapore Dollars banknote (Orchids series)

The Singaporean banknote of one hundred dollars features the red flowers of the majulah singapura orchid. On the note a caption reads ‘Singapore’.

You get: £36.91000

1 SGD = £0.3691000000

1000 Finnish Markkaa banknote (1945)

The blue-violet-colored Finnish banknote of 1000 tuhat markkaa features a group of 13 adults and children at a lake. The figures are either completely or partially nude, which did elicit some controversy when the note was first issued.

You get: £12.77000

1 FIM = £0.0127700000

1000 French Francs banknote (Cérès et Mercure)

The large paper banknote of 1000 French francs measures 235mm by 130mm. Mythological figures Cérèa and Mercure are featured on this Mille Francs note.

You get: £0.63000

1 FRF = £0.0006300000

100000 Italian Lire banknote (Manzoni)

A portrait of Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni is on the front side of this 100,000 Italian Lire banknote. On the back side is the town of Lecco at Lake Como.

You get: £3.00000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

2 Zambian Kwacha banknote (President Kenneth Kaunda type 1989)

The brown coloured K2 banknote of two Zambian Kwachas has the portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda on the front side. The back side shows a field of corn crops and a rhinoceros.

You get: £0.02000

1 ZMW = £0.0100000000

20 Dutch Guilders banknote (Willem III)

This brown-coloured 20 Guilders banknote features Willem III, Stadtholder and King, widely known as Wiliam of Orange. William III did not only rule the Netherlands: He was also King of England, Ireland and Scotland.

You get: £1.80460

1 NLG = £0.0902300000

20 South African Rand banknote (van Riebeeck large type)

Featured on this large 20 rand banknote are the wild animals of South Africa: Wildebeests, a zebra, monkey and springbok. On the back side is an ore mine with a tree in the foreground.

You get: £0.57600

1 ZAR = £0.0288000000

200 Danish Kroner banknote (Bridges of Denmark series)

This 200 to hundrede kroner banknote measures 145mm by 72mm. Printed on the paper note is the text ‘Danmarks nationalbank’. 200 Danish Krone notes like these are green colored and feature Knippelsbro in Copenhagen.

You get: £17.28200

1 DKK = £0.0864100000

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