banknotes

2000 Japanese Yen banknote (2000 Commemorative issue Shureimon Gate)

This commemorative two thousand yen banknote measures 154mm by 76mm. The words ‘Nippon Gingko’ are printed on the paper note. Shureimon Gate in Naha, Okinawa, is featured on this 2000 Japanese Yen banknote, to commemorate the G-8 Economic Summit in Okinawa.

You get: £7.64000

1 JPY = £0.0038200000

5 Zambian Kwacha banknote (President Kenneth Kaunda type 1980)

The 1980 version of the K5 Zambian Kwacha banknote has an image of Kariba Dam on the back side. The front side of the 5 ZMK bill shows the portrait of Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda.

You get: £0.05000

1 ZMW = £0.0100000000

50 Piastres banknote Egypt (Egypt Central Bank 1961)

This blue-colored Egyptian 50 piastres banknote has a design made of middle east patterns. The words ‘central bank of Egypt’ are printed on the note.

You get: £0.00332

1 EGP = £0.0066300000

50 rupees Central Bank of Ceylon banknote (Armorial Ensign 1977)

This banknote of 50 Ceylonese Rupees from 1977 features the Armorial Ensign of the Socialist Republic Sri Lanka, the heraldic symbol of the lion with Sword featured on the country’s national flag. Text on the old Rs 50 bill reads ‘Central Bank of Ceylon’. On the back side of the fifty rupees note is a … Continued

You get: £0.07000

1 LKR = £0.0014000000

50 Singapore Dollars banknote (Orchids series)

The Singaporean currency note of fifty dollars features a majulah singapora with violet flowers. Text on the $50 Singapore dollar bill reads ‘Singapore’.

You get: £18.54500

1 SGD = £0.3709000000

500 Finnish Markkaa banknote (1945)

The blue-grey-colored Finnish banknote of 500 viisisataa markkaa shows a group of men, women and children celebrating the annual harvest festival. On the pre-1963 old 500 Finnish markkaa banknote a caption reads ‘Suomen Pankki’.

You get: £6.50500

1 FIM = £0.0130100000

500 French Francs banknote (La Paix)

The banknote of 500 french Francs shows a portrait of Pax, the Roman goddess of Peace. The banknote is referred to as the 500 francs ‘La Paix’ (the peace).

You get: £0.32000

1 FRF = £0.0006400000

50000 Italian Lire banknote (Leonardo da Vinci)

This banknote of 50000 Italian Lire has the portrait of Italian mathematician and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The back of the Cinqvantamila banknote features a view on da Vinci’s birthplace, the town of Vinci.

You get: £1.50000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

HM Treasury One Pound banknote (King George V black white)

The British black-grey-colored banknote of one pound sterling depicts George V. Text on the £1 note reads ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland’.

You get: £0.92000

1 GBP = £0.9200000000

Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited 1 Pound banknote (Young boy)

The Northern Irish banknote of one pound features a young boy and the sailing ship Girona. On the note a caption reads ‘Allied Irish Bank Limited’.

You get: £0.75000

1 NIP = £0.7500000000

1 Brazilian Cruzeiro banknote (Marques de Tamandaré)

The banknote of 1 Cruzeiro from 1954 is dedicated to the Brazilian Navy. The front side shows the portrait of the Marquis of Tamandaré, Admiral of the Imperial Navy of Brazil. The back side of the Um Cruzeiro bill shows the Brazilian Naval School (Escola Naval) in Rio de Janeiro.

You get: £0.00030

1 BRB = £0.0003000000

1 Brunei Dollar banknote series 1996

This satu ringgit banknote shows the portrait of Hassan Bolkiah I, Yang di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam. The words ‘negara Brunei darussalam’ are printed on the polymer note.

You get: £0.43903

1 BND = £0.4390300000

10 Deutsche Marks banknote (Bank Deutcher Länder 1948)

The blue-colored German bill of zehn deutsche mark features Lady Justice, a woman and a man, the latter two representing labour and the rebuilding of Postwar Germany. Printed on the 10 Deutschmark banknote is the text ‘Banknote’, the serial numbers are in a red font.

You get: £2.92030

1 DEM = £0.2920300000

100 Belgian Francs banknote (Comptes courants)

The banknote of 100 francs depicts the portrait of Leopold I, King of Belgium. The words ‘Banque nationale de Belgique (comptes courants)’ are printed on the note. Comptes courants is French for ‘Balance of payments’, French being one of the three official languages of Belgium.

You get: £1.69700

1 BFR = £0.0169700000

100 Belgian Francs banknote (type Londres 1943)

The Belgian banknote of cent francs (honderd frank) shows King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth. On the note a caption reads ‘banqve nationale de Belgique’.

You get: £1.69700

1 BFR = £0.0169700000

100 rupees Central Bank of Ceylon banknote (S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike)

Former prime minister and founder of the Sinhala nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the person on this Rs 100 banknote is S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. On the back side of the one hundred rupees bill is the ancient Buddhist temple complex of Polonnaruwa Vatadage.

You get: £0.14000