banknotes

50 South African Rand banknote (van Riebeeck 1984 Issue)

The red-coloured 50 Rand banknote used to be South Africa’s highest value banknote. It has the portrait of Dutch colonial administrator Jan van Riebeeck on the front side. The backside of the old 50 rand bill shows South Africa’s wildlife, with animals including a lion, giraffe, springbok, wildebeest, zebra and antilope.

You get: £1.45100

1 ZAR = £0.0290200000

50 South Korean won banknote (Haegeumgang)

This banknote of 50 South Korean won features the Haegeumgang rock formation near Geoje Island in southern Korea. On the back side of this red-brown coloured 50 won note is an image of a burning torch in a wreath of flowers.

You get: £0.01650

1 KRW = £0.0003300000

50 Swedish Kronor banknote (Svea)

The Swedish banknote of femtio kronor features mother Svea, patriotic emblem of the Kingdom of Sweden. Printed on the note is the text ‘Sveriges Riksbank’.

You get: £0.74550

1 SEK = £0.0149100000

500 Malaysian Ringgit (2nd series 1982)

The bright coloured banknote of RM500 features the portrait of Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan on the front side. The building on the back side of the $500 Malaysian Ringgit note is the Sultan Abdul Samad palace in Kuala Lumpur.

You get: £60.54000

1 MYR = £0.1210800000

500 Philippine Peso banknote (2010 series)

This Filipino limandaang piso note measures 160mm by 66mm. The paper banknote contains the words ‘Republika Ng Pilipinas’. On the backside of this ₱500 note is an image of Puerta Princesa Subterraenan River Park and a parrot.

You get: £4.87000

1 PHP = £0.0097400000

500 Saudi Riyals banknote (2003 series)

The Saudi banknote of five hundred riyals has the image of King Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud. Printed on the note is the text ‘Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’.

You get: £56.29500

1 SAR = £0.1125900000

500 Spanish Pesetas banknote (Ignacio Zuloaga)

The Spanish banknote of 500 quinientas pesetas shows Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta, Basque painter. Printed on the note is the text ‘El Banco De España’.

You get: £0.20500

1 ESP = £0.0004100000

500 Thai Baht banknote (Young King Rama IX)

This 500 baht note has the image of a young King Rama IX, wearing traditional robes. Printed on the paper banknote is the text ‘Bank of Thailand’. Featured on the back of the old 500 THB note are the three towers of Phra Prang Sam Yot, a Khmer temple in Lopburi town.

You get: £7.05000

1 THB = £0.0141000000

5000 Italian Lire banknote (da Messina)

The banknote of 5000 Italian Lire has a portrait of Sicilian Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina. The back side of the Lire Cinquemila bill features architectural elements, including a statue of Marcus Aurelius on a horse, and the Fountain of the Tortoises in Rome.

You get: £0.15000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

50000 Indonesian Rupiah banknote (I Gusti Ngurah Rai)

The blue coloured banknote of 50,000 Indonesian Rupiah from the 2000-2014 series features I Gusti Ngurah Rai, National Hero of Indonesia. On the back side is a view on the Ulun Danu Beratan Temple complex at Lake Beratan in Bali.

You get: £1.00000

1 IDR = £0.0000200000

Bank of England 10 Shillings banknote (Britannia type red)

This ten shillings banknote is a tan coloured banknote with orange-brown print. Like all pre-war British banknotes, it features Britannia, the Roman goddess used as the seal of the Bank of England. There were twelve pence in a shilling, and the pre-decimal Pound sterling was equivalent to twenty shillings or 240 pence.

You get: £0.46000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Bank of Scotland 100 Pounds banknote (1970-1994 series)

The red and multicolour £100 pounds banknote bears the portrait of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish writer, on the front side. The back of the one hundred pound banknote features the head office building of the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh.

You get: £85.00000

1 SCP = £0.8500000000

First Trust Bank 20 Pounds banknote (Mature lady)

The banknote of twenty pounds sterling measures 149mm by 80mm. It features an elderly woman. Text on the £20 paper note reads ‘First Trust Bank’. The backside shows the Chimney rock formation at Lacada Point on the Antrim coast: The wreck site of the ship Girona.

You get: £18.40000

1 NIP = £0.9200000000

1 Belgian Franc banknote (Armée Belge)

The Belgian military payment certificate of 1 un franc belge features a simple patterned design in green and blue. Text on the banknote reads ‘Armée belge’, French for ‘Belgian army’.

You get: £0.00187

1 BFR = £0.0018700000

1 Indian Rupee banknote (Three Lions)

This One Rupee banknote does not have a year of issue on the back side. These old One Rupee banknotes are no longer accepted as a means of payment in India.

You get: £0.00021

1 INR = £0.0002100000

1 Japanese Yen banknote (Ube Shrine)

The bill of one yen has an image of the Ube Shrine in Tottori, Japan. Printed on the banknote is the text ‘Nippon Gingko’, the central bank of Japan.

You get: £0.00303

1 JPY = £0.0030300000

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