banknotes

50 Sri Lankan rupees banknote (Kelaniya Temple)

There are temples on both the obverse and reverse sides of the 50 Sri Lankan Rupees banknote. On the front of the old Rs50 bill is the Buddhist temple Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara in Kelaniya, and on the back of the note are the ruins of Lankatilaka Viharaya in Polonnaruwa.

You get: £0.07000

1 LKR = £0.0014000000

50 Zambian Kwacha banknote (1992 to 2010)

This K50 banknote has a date from 1992 to 2010 and belongs to the ZMK banknotes that were redenominated, 1000 old kwacha to 1 new, in 2013. The reverse of the old 50 Kwacha bill shows a zebra and the copper-cobalt Nkana mine, the deepest mine in the Zambian copper belt.

You get: £0.05000

1 ZMW = £0.0010000000

500 Deutsche Marks banknote (Eltz Castle)

The note of 500 fünfhundert deutsche mark shows Eltz Castle in Munstermaifeld, Germany. Text on the brown-colored banknote reads ‘Deutsche Bundesbank’.

You get: £146.01500

1 DEM = £0.2920300000

500 Finnish Markkaa banknote (Urha Kaleva Kekkonen)

The banknote of 500 viisataa markkaa shows Urha Kaleva Kekkonen, Finnish politician. The words ‘Suomen Pankki’ are printed on the 500 FIM banknote.

You get: £6.50500

1 FIM = £0.0130100000

500 Mil banknote Cyprus

500 Mil is the equivalent of half a Cypriot pound. On the £0.50 Cypriot pound banknote’s front side is fruit, a map of the isle of Cyprus and the Cypriot coat of arms. On the reverse side are trees lining a mountain road.

You get: £0.06921

1 CYP = £0.1384200000

500 old Polish Zlotych banknote (Tadeusz Kościuszko)

The banknote of 500 old Polish Zloty lost much of its value after years of high inflation in Communist Poland. In 1995 the banknote was replaced by a coin of 0.05 zloty after 4 zeroes were dropped. On the old banknote of 500 Polish Zlotych is a portrait of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, national here in Poland, … Continued

You get: £0.05000

1 PLN = £0.0001000000

500 Portuguese Escudos banknote (Francisco Sanches)

The banknote of 500 escudos features Portuguese philosopher and physician Francisco Sanches. On the back of the brown-orange colored Cuinhentos Escudos Ouro banknote is a 17th Century street scene in Braga.

You get: £0.55500

1 PTE = £0.0011100000

500 Portuguese Escudos banknote (Jose Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira)

The banknote of quinhentos escudos depicts the portrait of Jose Xavier Mouzinho da Silveira, Portuguese statesman. The words ‘Banco de Portugal’ are printed on the note.

You get: £0.55500

1 PTE = £0.0011100000

500 Romanian Lei banknote (Mihai Eminescu)

This cinci sute lei banknote shows the portrait of Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet. On the polymer plastic note a caption reads ‘Banca Nationala A Romaniei’.

You get: £64.64500

1 RON = £0.1292900000

5000 Belgian Francs banknote (Guido Gezelle)

The banknote of cinq mille francs – vijfduizend frank portrays the image of Guido Gezelle, Belgian writer. Text on the paper note reads ‘nationale bank van België’.

You get: £84.85000

1 BFR = £0.0169700000

Bahrain 20 Dinars banknote (Second Issue)

The highest denomination of the Second Series Bahraini dinar notes is the BD20 bill. The brick coloured banknote features the old seat of government, Government House, in Bahrain’s capital Manama.

You get: £23.06680

1 BHD = £1.1533400000

Bank of England 1 Pound banknote (HM the Queen portrait type)

This British green-colored one pound banknote depicts the portrait of a young Queen Elizabeth II. Printed on £1 the note is the text ‘Bank of England’.

You get: £0.92000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Bank of Ireland 5 Pounds banknote (Hibernia)

The Northern Irish note of five pounds features the Greek goddess associated with Ireland, Hibernia. The words ‘Bank of Ireland’ are printed on the banknote.

You get: £3.75000

1 NIP = £0.7500000000

Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds banknote (1970-1994 series)

The Scottish bill of five pounds shows the portrait of historical novelist Sir Walter Scott. On the £5 currency note a caption reads ‘Bank of Scotland’.

You get: £4.25000

1 SCP = £0.8500000000

1 Argentine Peso banknote 1st Series (Carlos Pellegrini)

Before it was replaced by a coin in 1995, the $1 un peso bill was Argentina’s lowest value banknote. The portrait on the 1 Argentine Peso banknote is that of Carlos Pellegrini, Vice President who became President, reformed Argentina and created the Argentinian Central Bank. On the back side is Argentina’s parliament building, the Congreso … Continued

You get: £0.00011

1 ARS = £0.0001100000

1 Chinese Yuan banknote (1960 issue)

The 1 Yi Yuan banknote from 1960 features a young woman, Liang Jun, driving a tractor. Lian Jun was in fact China’s first female tractor driver! On the back of the red coloured one Yuan banknote is a flock of sheep and a shepherd.

You get: £0.06448

1 CNY = £0.0644800000

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