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Last updated 22 April 2025

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Featured bank notes:

  SCWPM The Banknote Book Prefix / Suffix Denom Unit Year Grade Price
C > CHILE (Chilean paper money)
Chilean bank note - click to enlarge PNew163 TBB B298h CA 5,000 pesos 2021 UNC $ 15.48
5,000 Chilean Pesos banknote uncirculated (2021)Gabriela Mistral, Chilean Poet,Humanist,Diplomat, Educator.Signatures: Vergara & Zurbuchen.Stylized sun in red to gold OVI. Heart of Chilean Bellflower. Palm trees & Megallanic horned owl in National Park of Campana. Polymer.

PNew163 TBB B298h CA 5,000 pesos 2021 UNC $ 15.48

Chilean bank note - click to enlarge

Gabriela Mistral, Chilean Poet,Humanist,Diplomat, Educator.Signatures: Vergara & Zurbuchen.Stylized sun in red to gold OVI. Heart of Chilean Bellflower. Palm trees & Megallanic horned owl in National Park of Campana. Polymer.

L > LITHUANIA (Lithuanian paper money)
Lithuanian bank note - click to enlarge P38b TBB B149a BP 100 talonas 1991 UNC $ 10.32
100 Lithuanian Talonas banknote uncirculated (1991)Numerals and dandelions at centre. With counterfeit text. European Bison on reverse. Coat of Arms.

P38b TBB B149a BP 100 talonas 1991 UNC $ 10.32

Lithuanian bank note - click to enlarge

Numerals and dandelions at centre. With counterfeit text. European Bison on reverse. Coat of Arms.

M > MALDIVES (Paper money from Maldives)
Maldives bank note - click to enlarge P5a TBB B105a A 10 rupees 14/11/1947 aUNC $ 161.25
10 Maldives Rupees banknote about uncirculated (14/11/1947)No folds or creases, some light tonal spots. Palm tree & sailboat at left. Fishing boat at right.Mohamed Amin. Veyodorhu Ganduvaru Mathige house. No security thread. Watermark: repeating patterns.Printer:BWC. Veyodorhu Ganduvaru Mathige house

P5a TBB B105a A 10 rupees 14/11/1947 aUNC $ 161.25

Maldives bank note - click to enlarge

No folds or creases, some light tonal spots. Palm tree & sailboat at left. Fishing boat at right.Mohamed Amin. Veyodorhu Ganduvaru Mathige house. No security thread. Watermark: repeating patterns.Printer:BWC. Veyodorhu Ganduvaru Mathige house

C > CHINA > Provincial Banks (Chinese paper money)
Chinese bank note - click to enlarge PS1731a TBB B46826 F-F 5 yuan 1934 F/VF $ 109.65
5 Chinese Yuan banknote fine / very fine (1934)Bank of Hopei. Beihai Park with Island of the White Pagoda in Peking. TIENTSIN. Staining, see scan of actual note. Serial F0224549F. Printer: BEPP. S/M H64-42. TBB S46826b. 162mm x 81mm

PS1731a TBB B46826 F-F 5 yuan 1934 F/VF $ 109.65

Chinese bank note - click to enlarge

Bank of Hopei. Beihai Park with Island of the White Pagoda in Peking. TIENTSIN. Staining, see scan of actual note. Serial F0224549F. Printer: BEPP. S/M H64-42. TBB S46826b. 162mm x 81mm

Chinese bank note - click to enlarge PS2422a TBB B82441   5 dollars 1931 VG $ 3.87
5 Chinese Dollars banknote very good (1931)Kwangtung Provincial Bank. Kwangtung Provincial Bank building. Sun Yat-sen at right on face. Printed by ABNC. Signatures :Huo & Shen. S/M K56-10. Grubby circulated

PS2422a TBB B82441 5 dollars 1931 VG $ 3.87

Chinese bank note - click to enlarge

Kwangtung Provincial Bank. Kwangtung Provincial Bank building. Sun Yat-sen at right on face. Printed by ABNC. Signatures :Huo & Shen. S/M K56-10. Grubby circulated

R > RUSSIA (Russian paper money)
Russian bank note - click to enlarge P103a     500 rubley 1919 EF $ 30.96
500 Russian Rubley banknote extremely fine (1919)Narodniy Komissariat Finantsov. Watermark: "500". Right cashier signature: Loshkin. Pencil annotation in margin "7". Ageing signs to paper.

P103a 500 rubley 1919 EF $ 30.96

Russian bank note - click to enlarge

Narodniy Komissariat Finantsov. Watermark: "500". Right cashier signature: Loshkin. Pencil annotation in margin "7". Ageing signs to paper.

V > VIETNAM WAR PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS (Vietnamese paper money)
Vietnamese bank note - click to enlarge PProp4       (1961-75) Au-unc $ 32.25
Vietnamese banknote about uncirculated, counting crease (1961-75)Propaganda Leaflets:7-252-68, SP-1252 & 7-252-68A set of 3.

PProp4   (1961-75) Au-unc $ 32.25

Vietnamese bank note - click to enlarge

Propaganda Leaflets:7-252-68, SP-1252 & 7-252-68A set of 3.

Vietnamese bank note - click to enlarge PProp43       (1961-75) Au-unc $ 11.61
Vietnamese banknote about uncirculated, counting crease (1961-75)Propaganda Leaflets:246-215 "Do you know where the V.C are hiding?

PProp43   (1961-75) Au-unc $ 11.61

Vietnamese bank note - click to enlarge

Propaganda Leaflets:246-215 "Do you know where the V.C are hiding?

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