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1000 Swedish Kronor banknote (Dag Hammarskjöld)

The 1000 Swedish Kronor features the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Swede Dag Hammarskjöld. On the front of the Ett Tusen Kronor bill is an olive branch with leaf and the United Nations logo. The back of the 1000 kronor note shows a mountain range, representing the Nordic region of Lappland.

You get: £67.66000

1 SEK = £0.0676600000

1000 Swiss Francs banknote (5th Series)

This purple-violet-colored Swiss tausend franken – mille francs – mille franchi banknote features the grim reaper with his axe. Text on the note reads ‘Banque Nationale Suisse – Schweizerische Nationalbank’. This banknote was selected as the third most scary banknote in our Halloween top-10 of the world’s scariest banknotes.

You get: £57.04000

1 CHF = £0.0570400000

1000 Swiss Francs banknote Auguste Forel 7th series obverse accepted for exchange

1000 Swiss Francs banknote (Auguste Forel 6th Series)

The bill of mille francs – mille franchi has the image of Auguste Forel, Swiss myrmecologist. Text on the paper banknote reads ‘Banque Nationale Suisse – Banca Naziunala Svizzera’.

You get: £619.03000

1 CHF = £0.6190300000

1000 Ugandan Shillings banknote (Nyero rock paintings)

The 1000 Shilingi Elfu Moja banknote is Uganda’s lowest value bill. The obverse side of the 1000 UGX note depicts Nyero rock paintings found in the Savannah grasslands. The reverse side features a map of Uganda and the National Independence Monument in Kampala.

You get: £0.13000

1 UGX = £0.0001300000

10000 Costa Rican Colones banknote (Emma Gamboa Alvarado)

Emma Gamboa Alvarado, a Costa Rican educator, is featured on the obverse side of this old 10,000 Costa Rican Colones bill. Illustrations of Arenal volcano, Irazú volcano, Poás volcano and El Viejo volcano are also depicted on the frontside of this banknote. The reverse of this Diez Mil Colones note features a jaguar.

You get: £8.20000

1 CRC = £0.0008200000

10000 Japanese Yen banknote (Prince Shotoku)

The note of ten thousand yen has the image of Prince Shotoku, Japanese regent. On the paper banknote a caption reads ‘Nippon Gingko’. The two birds on the backside of the old ¥10,000 note are phoenixes.

You get: £30.30000

1 JPY = £0.0030300000

100000 Colombian Pesos banknote (Carlos Lleras Restrepo)

The green coloured $100,000 Cien Mil Pesos bill is Colombia’s highest value banknote. On the front side is a portrait of President Carlos Lieras Restrepo, along with a picture of him standing. The back side shows the Cocora valley with its famous palm trees.

You get: £15.00000

1 COP = £0.0001500000

100000 Italian Lire banknote (Caravaggio)

The banknote of lire centomila depicts Caravaggio, Italian painter. On the brown and green colored paper note a caption reads ‘Banca D’Italia’. The backside of the L100,000 note features a Mediterranean fruit basket.

You get: £3.00000

1 ITL = £0.0000300000

150 Hong Kong dollars HSBC 2015

The 150 Hong Kong dollar banknote was issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of HSBC. The purple-orange-colored banknote features the changing cityscape of Victoria Harbour over the years from 1865 to 2015.

You get: £11.18400

1 HKD = £0.0745600000

2 Argentine Pesos banknote 2nd Series (Bartolome Mitre)

The $2 pesos banknote from Argentina was replaced by a coin. The cancelled dos pesos bill features Argentinian writer and statesman Bartolomé Mitre. His portrait is shown on the front side and the Mitre Museum, named after him, is pictured on the back side.

You get: £0.00022

1 ARS = £0.0001100000

2 Canadian Dollars banknote (Queen Elizabeth II Birds of Canada)

This two dollars banknote features the portrait of Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom and British Dominions. Text on the paper note reads ‘bank of Canada – banque du Canada’.

You get: £0.65450

1 CAD = £0.3272500000

2 Zambian Kwacha banknote (Roan Antelope)

The K2 bill is Zambia’s lowest denomination banknote. It features an African sea eagle perched on a branch and a Teak tree on the obverse side. The reverse side of this K2 ZMW note features the Freedom Statue, located near the Lusaka National Museum, two women holding baskets with their produce, and a Roan antelope.

You get: £0.05502

1 ZMW = £0.0275100000

2,000 Lao Kip banknote

Like most other Lao Kip banknotes, this 2000 LAK bill has the portrait of former President Phomvihane on the front side. On the back side of the ₭2000 Kip banknote is an image of Xeset hydropower plant in Salavan Province, Laos. This banknote, dated 1997 and 2003, is in circulation alongside a commemorative 2000 kip … Continued

You get: £0.04000

1 LAK = £0.0000200000

20 Argentine Pesos banknote 4th Series (Guanaco)

The native Argentinian animal depicted on the $20 veinte pesos bill is the guanaco, not to be confused with a llama or alpaca. It is pictured on both sides of the 20 pesos banknote, with the back side showing its natural habitat, the steppe of Patagonia.

You get: £0.00280

1 ARS = £0.0001400000

20 Austrian Schilling banknote (Carl Auer von Welsbach)

This twenty schilling banknote from Austria depicts the inventor and scientist Carl Auer von Welsbach, who lived from 1858 to 1929. It was his work that led to flint lighters, metal filament light bulbs, and gas mantle street lighting.

You get: £0.12222

1 ATS = £0.0061110000

20 Cuban Pesos banknote (Camilo Cienfuegos)

On the front of this 20 Cuban Pesos banknote, you’ll spot Camilo Cienfuegos, a Cuban revolutionary born in Havana. Flip over this Veinte Pesos note, and you’ll be greeted by scenes of farmers harvesting bananas and taking care of their crops on their farms.

You get: £0.05860

1 CUP = £0.0029300000

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