banknotes

100 Singapore Dollars banknote (Orchids series)

The Singaporean banknote of one hundred dollars features the red flowers of the majulah singapura orchid. On the note a caption reads ‘Singapore’.

You get: £37.09000

1 SGD = £0.3709000000

1000 Finnish Markkaa banknote (1945)

The blue-violet-colored Finnish banknote of 1000 tuhat markkaa features a group of 13 adults and children at a lake. The figures are either completely or partially nude, which did elicit some controversy when the note was first issued.

You get: £13.01000

1 FIM = £0.0130100000

1000 French Francs banknote (Cérès et Mercure)

The large paper banknote of 1000 French francs measures 235mm by 130mm. Mythological figures Cérèa and Mercure are featured on this Mille Francs note.

You get: £0.64000

1 FRF = £0.0006400000

100000 Italian Lire banknote (Manzoni)

A portrait of Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni is on the front side of this 100,000 Italian Lire banknote. On the back side is the town of Lecco at Lake Como.

You get: £3.00000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

2 Zambian Kwacha banknote (President Kenneth Kaunda type 1989)

The brown coloured K2 banknote of two Zambian Kwachas has the portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda on the front side. The back side shows a field of corn crops and a rhinoceros.

You get: £0.02000

1 ZMW = £0.0100000000

20 Dutch Guilders banknote (Willem III)

This brown-coloured 20 Guilders banknote features Willem III, Stadtholder and King, widely known as Wiliam of Orange. William III did not only rule the Netherlands: He was also King of England, Ireland and Scotland.

You get: £1.83820

1 NLG = £0.0919100000

20 South African Rand banknote (van Riebeeck large type)

Featured on this large 20 rand banknote are the wild animals of South Africa: Wildebeests, a zebra, monkey and springbok. On the back side is an ore mine with a tree in the foreground.

You get: £0.58040

1 ZAR = £0.0290200000

200 Danish Kroner banknote (Bridges of Denmark series)

This 200 to hundrede kroner banknote measures 145mm by 72mm. Printed on the paper note is the text ‘Danmarks nationalbank’. 200 Danish Krone notes like these are green colored and feature Knippelsbro in Copenhagen.

You get: £19.81200

1 DKK = £0.0990600000

5 old Polish Zlotych banknote (1948 issue)

This reddish-brown banknote of 5 Pięć Złotych is dated 1948 and shows a farmer on a tractor ploughing a field. The 5 ZL note was in use during the Cold War, when the People’s Republic of Poland was under the control of the USSR.

You get: £0.05000

1 PLN = £0.0100000000

50 old Leva banknote Bulgaria (1951 issue)

This banknote of 50 old Bulgarian Leva is dated 1951 and features the portrait of Georgi Dimitrov Mikhaylov, Bulgaria’s first communist head of state. On the back side is an image of an woman with a basket of roses.

You get: £0.01250

1 BGN = £0.0002500000

50 Piastres banknote Egypt (Sphinx)

The brown-purple-colored Egyptian note of fifty piastres features the image of the mythical Sphinx creature . The banknote contains the words ‘national bank of Egypt’.

You get: £0.00332

1 EGP = £0.0066300000

500 French Francs banknote (Tresor Central type Marianne)

The note of cinq cents francs has the image of Marianne, national symbol of France. Printed on the banknote is the text ‘Republic Francaise Trésor Central’.

You get: £3.21000

1 FRF = £0.0064200000

500 Hong Kong Dollars banknote (HSBC 1973-1983)

The brown-colored Hong Kongese note of five hundred dollars has an image of lions. Printed on the bill is the text ‘The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation’.

You get: £30.27500

1 HKD = £0.0605500000

500 Spanish Pesetas banknote (Mariano Benlliure)

The banknote of 500 quinientas pesetas has the image of Mariano Benlliure, Spanish sculptor. The note contains the words ‘El Banco De España’, the Spanish central bank.

You get: £0.20500

1 ESP = £0.0004100000

50000 French Francs (500 Nouveaux Francs) banknote Molière

This cinquante mille francs – 500 nouveaux francs banknote shows Jean Baptiste Poquelin, French playwright. On the note a caption reads ‘Banque de France’.

You get: £315.00000

1 FRF = £0.0063000000

Bank of Scotland 1 Pound banknote (1894-1920 series)

This old Bank of Scotland one pound sterling banknote depicts the Goddess of Fortune in a medallion, positioned below the Bank of Scotland crest of two figures either side of a shield emblazoned with the banner of Scotland. To the left of these two motifs is the royal arms of Scotland, which has a left-facing … Continued

You get: £0.85000

1 SCP = £0.8500000000

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