banknotes

1000 Spanish Pesetas banknote (Hernan Cortes)

This mil pesetas banknote features Hernan Cortes, Spanish Conquistador. Printed on the green colored paper note is the text ‘Banco De España’. On the back of the 1000 Ptas banknote is a vertical design. The person on the backside is Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire.

You get: £0.41000

1 ESP = £0.0004100000

10000 Brazilian Cruzados banknote (Carlos Chagas)

The 10,000 Cruzados banknote features physician, scientist and bacteriologist Carlos Chagas, who diccovered Chagas disease. On the back side of the Dez Mil Cruzados bill we see Chagas at work in his laboratory.

You get: £0.30000

1 BRC = £0.0000300000

10000 Malagasy Ariary banknote (The Silver Palace)

The Silver Palace and map of Madagascar are featured on the obverse of this 10000 Malagasy ariary banknote. The back of the 10000 MGA note features bulldozers to symbolise the construction of roads in Madagascar and a logotype of the party of President Marc Ravalomanana during the presidential elections.

You get: £0.10000

1 MGA = £0.0000100000

10000 South Korean won banknote (Gyeonghoeru Pavilion)

These older 10,000 won banknotes from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) feature a portrait of Sejong the Great. They also show Korea’s National Treasure ‘Borugak Jagyeongnu’, the water clock of Borugak Pavilion, on the obverse side. The reverse side of the old 5000 won note shows the beautiful Khonghoeru Pavilion, part of the Gyeongbokgung … Continued

You get: £3.80000

1 KRW = £0.0003800000

100000 Dinara banknote Republic of Croatia

Croatian Dinara (HRD) banknotes were issued after Croatia’s independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. The Croatian dinar was temporary money issued by the Ministry of Finance, not the Central Bank. The dinar suffered from high inflation. Higher denomination banknotes were introduced in 1992 and again in 1993 to compensate the loss of purchasing power. This banknote … Continued

You get: £0.15000

1 HRD = £0.0000015000

100000 old Mexican Pesos banknote (Plutarco Elías Calles)

The banknote of 100,000 Mexican Pesos was the highest value banknote of the First Peso, which was replaced by the Second (New) Peso in 1993. The Cien Mil Pesos bill features the portrait of general Plutarco Elías Calles with in the background the Bank of Mexico building in Mexico City. On the back side is … Continued

You get: £2.32000

1 MXN = £0.0000232000

100000 Vietnamese Dong banknote type 1994

The old 100,000 dong banknote from Vietnam features Ho Chi Minh on the front side and his stilt house in Hanoi on the back side. The brown-coloured bill has the text ‘Mot Tram Mghin Dong’ which means one hundred thousand dong.

You get: £2.00000

1 VND = £0.0000200000

2 Barbados dollars banknote (Morgan Lewis windmill)

The $2 Bajan dollars banknote features the portrait of John Redman Bovell, agronomist who made a great success of the sugar cane and banana tree plantations on Barbados. On the back side of the blue-coloured two dollars banknote is Morgan Lewis windmill in St Andrew, one of two functioning windmills in the Caribbean.

You get: £0.56210

1 BBD = £0.2810500000

2 Brazilian Reais banknote (2010 issue)

Like all 2010 series banknotes from Brazil, the R$2 Brazilian real bill has the head of the allegorical figure of the Republic on the front side. Adjacent to this is the text ‘Deus seja louvado’, which translates as ‘God be praised’. This motif has featured on all Brazilian banknotes since the 1980s. On the reverse … Continued

You get: £0.24468

1 BRL = £0.1223400000

2 Canadian Dollars banknote (Queen Elizabeth II Birds of Canada)

This two dollars banknote features the portrait of Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom and British Dominions. Text on the paper note reads ‘bank of Canada – banque du Canada’.

You get: £0.71416

1 CAD = £0.3570800000

2 Litai banknote Lithuania

On this 2 Litai banknote is the text ‘Du Litai’ and ‘Lietuvos Bankas’. On the front of the two litai note is a portrait of Samogitian Bishop Motiejus Valancius. The back of the green coloured 2 litai note has a picture of Trakai Island Castle.

You get: £0.30240

1 LTL = £0.1512000000

2 Maltese Lira banknote

The note of zewg liri – two liri measures 138mm by 67mm. Text on the paper banknote reads ‘Mank Centrali ta’ Malta’. On the backside of this purple colored Lm2 bill is an illustration of buildings in Malta and Gozo.

You get: £0.37274

1 MTL = £0.1863700000

20 Austrian Schilling banknote (Carl von Ghega)

Pictured on the twenty Schilling banknote is Carl von Ghega. Born in Albania, he became Austria’s most important railway architect and civil engineer during the 19th century.

You get: £0.12222

1 ATS = £0.0061110000

20 Austrian Schilling banknote (Moritz Daffinger)

This zwanzig schilling banknote depicts Moritz Daffinger, Austrian painter. Text on the brown-colored paper banknote reads ‘Öesterreichische nationalbank’.

You get: £0.80240

1 ATS = £0.0401200000

20 Czech Koruna banknote (King Premysl Otakar I)

The banknote of dvacet korun ceskych features the portrait of Premysl Otakar I, King of Bohemia. The note contains the words ‘Ceska narodni banka’.

You get: £0.06440

1 CZK = £0.0032200000

20 French Francs banknote (Claude Debussy)

The note of 20 vingt francs depicts the portrait of Claude Debussy, French composer, with a sea scene in the background. The words ‘Banque de France’ are printed on the paper banknote.

You get: £0.12440

1 FRF = £0.0062200000

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