banknotes

50 Saudi Riyals banknote (2007 series)

The banknote of fifty riyals features the portrait of Abdullah, Saudi King. On the note a caption reads ‘Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’, the issuing authority.

You get: £7.50600

1 SAR = £0.1501200000

500 Belgian Francs banknote (type Dynastie)

This 500 cinq cents francs – vijfhonderd frank note shows Belgian’s second King, Leopold II. On the bill a caption reads ‘banque nationale de Belgique’.

You get: £8.48500

1 BFR = £0.0169700000

500 French Francs banknote (Molière)

This cinq cents nouveaux francs – 500 nf banknote depicts the image of Jean Baptiste Poquelin, French playwright. Printed on the note is the text ‘Banque de France’.

You get: £3.15000

1 FRF = £0.0063000000

500 old Polish Zlotych banknote (1948 issue)

The 1948 dated banknote of 500 Polish Zlotych is dedicated to Poland’s coal mining industry. On the front of the brown coloured 500 PLZ bill is an image of a helmeted miner. The back shows three miners at work in a coal mine.

You get: £0.05000

1 PLN = £0.0001000000

500 Qatari Riyals banknote (First Issue)

Musheireb Mosque in Doha, also known as the Sheik’s Mosque is pictured on the First Series 500 riyals banknote from Qatar. The blue-green five hundred riyals note has an Arabic language side and an English language side. Text on the English language side reads ‘Five Hundred Riyals’ and ‘The Qatar Monetary Agency’.

You get: £6.43000

1 QAR = £0.0128600000

5000 Portuguese Escudos banknote (Antonio Sergio)

This banknote of 5000 Portuguese escudos features philosopher Antonio Sergio de Sousa on both sides. The back of the Cinco Mil Escudos Ouro bill shows de Sousa, with hat, walking.

You get: £5.55000

1 PTE = £0.0011100000

Allied Irish Banks Limited 5 Pounds banknote (Young girl)

This blue and purple five pounds banknote from Northern Ireland has an image of Dunluce Castle in Bushmills, County Antrim. The identity of the girl on the front of the note is unknown, as with the other banknotes issued at the same time that also feature generic portraits.

You get: £3.75000

1 NIP = £0.7500000000

Bank of England 5 Pounds Sterling banknote (Helmeted Britannia)

This blue-orange-purple British five pounds sterling banknote features Britannia and Saint George. On the £5 note a caption reads ‘Bank of England’.

You get: £4.60000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds banknote (1961-1967 series)

This Scottish five pounds sterling banknote features the coat of arms of the Bank of Scotland. The words ‘Bank of Scotland’ are printed on the note.

You get: £4.25000

1 SCP = £0.8500000000

1 Chinese Fen banknote (1953 issue)

This 1 fen banknote from China features an old lorry packed with produce. The small-sized bill’s value is equivalent to 1/100 of a Chinese Yuan.

You get: £0.00064

1 CNY = £0.0644800000

1 old Lev banknote Bulgaria

The tower building on the banknote of 1 old Bulgarian Lev is the Monument for the battle of Shipka Pass. Other elements on the old 1 BGL bill include the Bulgarian coat of arms with a lion and star.

You get: £0.00025

1 BGN = £0.0002500000

1 Swedish Krone banknote (1914 issue)

This Swedish en kronor banknote has the Swedish coat of arms flanked by two lions and a crown. On the banknote a caption reads ‘Sveriges Riksbank’, the central bank of Sweden.

You get: £0.01491

1 SEK = £0.0149100000

10 DDR Mark banknote Deutschen Notenbank (1948)

The Zehn Deutsche Mark banknote is dated 1948 and has a simple design with geometrical patterns.

You get: £0.10360

1 DEM = £0.0103600000

10 Malaysian Ringgit (1st series)

Malaysia’s First Series $10 Ringgit banknote is red coloured and decorated with geometrical patterns. The animal on the back side of the old RM10 bill is a barking dear, Malaysia’s national symbol.

You get: £1.21080

1 MYR = £0.1210800000

10 old Mexican Pesos banknote (la Tehuana)

On the front side of the old $10 Pesos banknote from Mexico is the image of an Isthmus Zapotec girl wearing a large white headdress called a resplandor. The back side of the Diez Pesos bill shows a landscape painting of the central Mexican city of Guanajuato by German artist Carl Nebel.

You get: £0.00023

1 MXN = £0.0000232000

10 South African Rand banknote (van Riebeeck framed)

The framed banknote of 10 rand from South Africa is themed around the topic ‘trade’. On the front side are the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The back side features three sailing ships on their way to Cape Town.

You get: £0.29020

1 ZAR = £0.0290200000

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