banknotes

5000 francs banknote West African CFA (1992 to 2002 issue)

On the front side of the 5000 CFA francs note is a West African woman wearing a traditional headdress made of beads and shells. In the background is a factory. On the reverse side of the 5000 CFA francs bill are people on a market buying and selling pottery.

You get: £0.60000

1 XOF = £0.0001200000

5000 Icelandic Kronur banknote (Einar Benediktsson)

This withdrawn banknote of 5000 Icelandic Krónur features Icelandic politician and musician Einar Benediktsson with a dam in the background. On the back side of the brown coloured 5000 kronur bill is a large waterfall.

You get: £11.25000

1 ISK = £0.0022500000

5000 Iraqi dinars banknote (Al-Ukhaidir Fortress)

The UNESCO World Heritage site Al-Ukhaidir Fortress, also known as the Abbasid palace of Ukhaider, near Karbala, is pictured on the banknote of 5000 Iraqi dinars. On the obverse side of the purple coloured banknote is an image of Iraq’s highest waterfall, Gali Ali Beg Waterfall, in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.

You get: £1.70000

1 IQD = £0.0003400000

5000 old Leva banknote Bulgaria (1996 with holo)

The design of the 5000 old Leva banknote is similar to the previous version, but adds a hologram strip as an extra security feature. Elements on the 5000 BGL bill include a quill, monument and the 1885 proclamation to the Bulgarian people.

You get: £1.25000

1 BGN = £0.0002500000

5000 Portuguese Escudos banknote (Vasco da Gama)

The olive-green colored bill of 5000 escudos features Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer. Text on the paper banknote reads ‘Banco de Portugal’. On the back of the 5000 PTE note is an old sailing ship.

You get: £1.90000

1 PTE = £0.0003800000

5000 South Korean won banknote (Ojukheon House)

This old type 5,000 won South Korean banknote depicts Yi l,one of the most prominent Confucian scholars from the Joseon Dynasty, who is also known by his pen name ‘Yulgok’. The reverse of the 5000 Korean Won note shows Ojukheon, the house where Yi l was born, and home to his mother Shin Saimdang, also … Continued

You get: £1.60000

1 KRW = £0.0003200000

5000 Tanzanian Shillings banknote (Rhino type 2011)

The Bank of Tanzania’s violet-coloured 5000 Shillings banknote shows a rhinoceros on the front side and an ore mining plant on the back side. The front also shows the coat of arms of Tanzania, elements of which include a man and woman on both sides of a traditional warrior’s shield.

You get: £0.80000

1 TZS = £0.0001600000

5000 Ugandan Shillings banknote (Kaawa Ferry)

Lake Bunyonyi and terraces are featured on the front side of this 5,000 Ugandan Shillings note. The reverse side of the old 5000 UGX note depicts railroad cars and Kaawa Ferry on Lake Victoria.

You get: £0.10000

1 UGX = £0.0000200000

5000 Ugandan Shillings banknote (World War Memorial Monument)

This 5000 Shilingi Elfu Tano banknote features The World War I and II Memorial monument at the Constitutional Square in Kampala on the frontside. The reverse side of Uganda’s 5000 UGX bill features weaver birds alongside an outline of the East-African landlocked country’s borders.

You get: £0.65000

1 UGX = £0.0001300000

50000 South Korean won banknote (2009 issue)

This brown and yellow 50,000 won banknote is the first Korean banknote to feature a woman’s portrait. It depicts Shin Saimdang, a 16th Century Korean artist and writer, and mother of Yulgok, the scholar featured on the 5,000 won note. Shin (or Sin) Saimdang also used the noms de plume Imsajae and Inimdang. She is … Continued

You get: £20.00000

1 KRW = £0.0004000000

50000 Uzbekistani Som banknote (Mausoleum of Al-Hakim At-Termizi)

On the front of this 50,000 Uzbekistani Som banknote, you’ll see the Al-Hakim At-Termiziy Maqbarasi in Surxondaryo. This is the mausoleum dedicated to Al-Hakim At-Termizi, a prominent Islamic scholar and Sufi mystic who lived during the 9th century. The front side of this 50,000 UZS note also showcases caravan routes on a map of Uzbekistan … Continued

You get: £0.50000

1 UZS = £0.0000100000

500000 Romanian Old Lei banknote (Aurel Vlaicu)

This 500000 lei cinci sute mil banknote depicts the portrait of Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian engineer. The note contains the words ‘Banca Nationala A Romaniei’.

You get: £5.21950

1 ROL = £0.0000104390

Bahrain 10 Dinars banknote (Fourth Issue)

The portrait on the green coloured 10 Bahraini Dinars banknote is that of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain. The bridge featured on the reverse side of the BD10 bill is the Shaikh Isa Causeway near Seef.

You get: £15.13330

1 BHD = £1.5133300000

Bahrain 10 Dinars banknote (Third Issue)

The 3rd issue banknote of 10 Bahraini Dinars has an image of a bridge: the King Fahd causeway. Other elements on the withdrawn 10 BHD note include a dhow sailing boat and the coat of arms of Bahrain.

You get: £11.82740

1 BHD = £1.1827400000

Bank of England 20 Pounds Sterling banknote (Michael Faraday)

The withdrawn British note of twenty pounds depicts Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Faraday. Printed on the purple £20 banknote is the name of the issuing authority, the Bank of England.

You get: £18.40000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Bank of England 50 Pounds Sterling banknote (Matthew Boulton and James Watt)

The paper banknote of fifty pounds depicts Queen Elizabeth II, Matthew Boulton and James Watt. In 2022 the old £50 Bank of England banknote was replaced by the currently circulating polymer £50 bill. The paper 50 Pounds banknote is no longer legal tender in the UK.

You get: £46.00000