![\"3.-Five-Lirot-\u2013-Israel\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3.-Five-Lirot-\u2013-Israel.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDid you know? In 1952, Albert Einstein was asked to be the President of Israel? The newly formed Jewish state wished to honour the outstanding physicist for his contributions to science. Though Einstein turned the offer down, the State of Israel released a 5-lirot note in 1968 with an illustration of the scientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Antarctican Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"1-antarctican-dollar-photo-u1\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-antarctican-dollar-photo-u1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThough these bills are not legal tender anywhere, they are very much valued as a collector’s\u2019 item. Produced by the “Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office”, they are sold at a value equal to their face value in USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Burmese 1-Kyat Democracy Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Untitled](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Untitled-image.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAn inspiring symbol of resistance against oppression, this note was intended to be an homage for General Aung San a key leader of Myanmar’s independence. The unknown designer, however, introduced a watermark to the left of the general\u2019s image bearing the likeness of his daughter Aung San Suu Kyi who was now the rallying point of resistance against Myanmar’s military Junta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Oranienburg Concentration Camp\u2019s 50-Pfennig Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Untitled](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Untitled-image3.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLocal notes for day to day use in concentration camps were issued during the Nazi regime. Horst-Willi Lippert, a graphic artist imprisoned in Oranienburg Concentration Camp was tasked to design them. He sketched a pair of grim looking guards with rifles slung over their shoulders and manning a barbed wire fence on the 50-pfennig plates. He edited the top of \u201cg\u201d in the word Konzentrationslager (\u201cconcentration camp\u201d) subtly changing it to Konzentrationslayer (\u201cconcentration killer\u201d). The change can be seen in the image above. The Nazis never caught on to this. He managed to survive the war and lived to tell this amazing tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The Quasi-Universal Intergalactic Denomination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Untitled](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Untitled-image4.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) was produced with the idea of developing a currency for future space travellers. They were created by England\u2019s National Space Center and the University of Leicester for Travelex, a company dealing with foreign exchange. The balls represent the Sun, with the other 8 planets of our Solar System circling along the QUID\u2019s rim. In 2007, 1 QUID was worth around $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Notgeld (Germany)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"a98632_Oddee_Notes_Mark\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a98632_Oddee_Notes_Mark.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter WWI, it was common to issue emergency money, made of almost any material including wood, in Germany and Austria. There were many weird ones, but one of the most strange is this note of a donkey doing serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Punched out Mobutu Banknotes (Zaire)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"a98632_Oddee_Notes_Zaire\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a98632_Oddee_Notes_Zaire.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Hungary-1946-100-quintillion\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Hungary-1946-100-quintillion.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"a98632_Oddee_Notes_China\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/a98632_Oddee_Notes_China.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"9.-Five-Pounds-George-Best-Note-\u2013-Northern\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9.-Five-Pounds-George-Best-Note-\u2013-Northern.jpg\")
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"8.-One-Hundred-Trillion-Dollars-\u2013-Zimbabwe\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/8.-One-Hundred-Trillion-Dollars-\u2013-Zimbabwe.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"58047_B\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/58047_B.jpg\")
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"92212967_BBM1WF_Close_up_shot_of_some_south\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/92212967_BBM1WF_Close_up_shot_of_some_south.jpg\")
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"20-samoan-tala-photo-u1\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/20-samoan-tala-photo-u1.jpg\")
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"2-bermudan-dollar-photo-u1\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2-bermudan-dollar-photo-u1.jpg\")
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"50-maldives-rufiyaa-photo-u1\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/50-maldives-rufiyaa-photo-u1.jpg\")
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
![\"500-easter-island-rongo-photo-u1\"](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/500-easter-island-rongo-photo-u1.jpg\")
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"e5a70456ae5819c93493863b83f11927\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.extravelmoney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/e5a70456ae5819c93493863b83f11927.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThough these bills are not legal tender anywhere, they are very much valued as a collector’s\u2019 item. Produced by the “Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office”, they are sold at a value equal to their face value in USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Burmese 1-Kyat Democracy Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAn inspiring symbol of resistance against oppression, this note was intended to be an homage for General Aung San a key leader of Myanmar’s independence. The unknown designer, however, introduced a watermark to the left of the general\u2019s image bearing the likeness of his daughter Aung San Suu Kyi who was now the rallying point of resistance against Myanmar’s military Junta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Oranienburg Concentration Camp\u2019s 50-Pfennig Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLocal notes for day to day use in concentration camps were issued during the Nazi regime. Horst-Willi Lippert, a graphic artist imprisoned in Oranienburg Concentration Camp was tasked to design them. He sketched a pair of grim looking guards with rifles slung over their shoulders and manning a barbed wire fence on the 50-pfennig plates. He edited the top of \u201cg\u201d in the word Konzentrationslager (\u201cconcentration camp\u201d) subtly changing it to Konzentrationslayer (\u201cconcentration killer\u201d). The change can be seen in the image above. The Nazis never caught on to this. He managed to survive the war and lived to tell this amazing tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The Quasi-Universal Intergalactic Denomination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) was produced with the idea of developing a currency for future space travellers. They were created by England\u2019s National Space Center and the University of Leicester for Travelex, a company dealing with foreign exchange. The balls represent the Sun, with the other 8 planets of our Solar System circling along the QUID\u2019s rim. In 2007, 1 QUID was worth around $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Notgeld (Germany)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter WWI, it was common to issue emergency money, made of almost any material including wood, in Germany and Austria. There were many weird ones, but one of the most strange is this note of a donkey doing serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Punched out Mobutu Banknotes (Zaire)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAn inspiring symbol of resistance against oppression, this note was intended to be an homage for General Aung San a key leader of Myanmar’s independence. The unknown designer, however, introduced a watermark to the left of the general\u2019s image bearing the likeness of his daughter Aung San Suu Kyi who was now the rallying point of resistance against Myanmar’s military Junta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Oranienburg Concentration Camp\u2019s 50-Pfennig Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLocal notes for day to day use in concentration camps were issued during the Nazi regime. Horst-Willi Lippert, a graphic artist imprisoned in Oranienburg Concentration Camp was tasked to design them. He sketched a pair of grim looking guards with rifles slung over their shoulders and manning a barbed wire fence on the 50-pfennig plates. He edited the top of \u201cg\u201d in the word Konzentrationslager (\u201cconcentration camp\u201d) subtly changing it to Konzentrationslayer (\u201cconcentration killer\u201d). The change can be seen in the image above. The Nazis never caught on to this. He managed to survive the war and lived to tell this amazing tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The Quasi-Universal Intergalactic Denomination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) was produced with the idea of developing a currency for future space travellers. They were created by England\u2019s National Space Center and the University of Leicester for Travelex, a company dealing with foreign exchange. The balls represent the Sun, with the other 8 planets of our Solar System circling along the QUID\u2019s rim. In 2007, 1 QUID was worth around $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Notgeld (Germany)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter WWI, it was common to issue emergency money, made of almost any material including wood, in Germany and Austria. There were many weird ones, but one of the most strange is this note of a donkey doing serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Punched out Mobutu Banknotes (Zaire)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLocal notes for day to day use in concentration camps were issued during the Nazi regime. Horst-Willi Lippert, a graphic artist imprisoned in Oranienburg Concentration Camp was tasked to design them. He sketched a pair of grim looking guards with rifles slung over their shoulders and manning a barbed wire fence on the 50-pfennig plates. He edited the top of \u201cg\u201d in the word Konzentrationslager (\u201cconcentration camp\u201d) subtly changing it to Konzentrationslayer (\u201cconcentration killer\u201d). The change can be seen in the image above. The Nazis never caught on to this. He managed to survive the war and lived to tell this amazing tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The Quasi-Universal Intergalactic Denomination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) was produced with the idea of developing a currency for future space travellers. They were created by England\u2019s National Space Center and the University of Leicester for Travelex, a company dealing with foreign exchange. The balls represent the Sun, with the other 8 planets of our Solar System circling along the QUID\u2019s rim. In 2007, 1 QUID was worth around $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Notgeld (Germany)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter WWI, it was common to issue emergency money, made of almost any material including wood, in Germany and Austria. There were many weird ones, but one of the most strange is this note of a donkey doing serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Punched out Mobutu Banknotes (Zaire)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination (QUID) was produced with the idea of developing a currency for future space travellers. They were created by England\u2019s National Space Center and the University of Leicester for Travelex, a company dealing with foreign exchange. The balls represent the Sun, with the other 8 planets of our Solar System circling along the QUID\u2019s rim. In 2007, 1 QUID was worth around $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Notgeld (Germany)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter WWI, it was common to issue emergency money, made of almost any material including wood, in Germany and Austria. There were many weird ones, but one of the most strange is this note of a donkey doing serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Punched out Mobutu Banknotes (Zaire)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter WWI, it was common to issue emergency money, made of almost any material including wood, in Germany and Austria. There were many weird ones, but one of the most strange is this note of a donkey doing serious business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Punched out Mobutu Banknotes (Zaire)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAfter toppling the tyrannical regime of Joseph Mobutu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), found itself in a shortage of cash. They decided to make do with the old 20,000-Zaire notes by simply punching Mobutu\u2019s face from the currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. 100 Million Billion Pengo (Hungary)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHungary’s currency, the Pengo suffered one of the worst cases of hyperinflation ever recorded. It became so bad that they had to issue currency notes with denominations going into millions of billions! In 1946, Hungary came out with the 100 Million Billion Pengo. Its worth? Just about 20 cents US cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. World’s Oldest Banknote: 1380 (China)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : banknoteindex.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : www.telegraph.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSamoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nA bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Image Source : rnkr-static.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nThis 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne of the earliest ever recorded use of paper money was in China around 800 AD, though the format was discarded by the Chinese in mid 15th century. The above image is of the Chinese Kuan note, the oldest banknote known, from around 1380.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAlso Read:<\/strong> What Currency Should I Take On My China Visit?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
10. Five Pounds (George Best Note) \u2013 Northern Ireland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u00a35 note features the Manchester United legend and Northern Ireland football star George Best. The goal of the note was to create a unique memorabilia for the footballing legend. Not many of these notes were printed and it remains as a favourite collectors item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n11. One Hundred Trillion Dollars \u2013 Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In 2009, the inflation rate for Zimbabwe was one of the worst ever in the world. It became so bad that a loaf of bread cost more than 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars! The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe tried to counter this situation by printing banknotes with face value in the millions and billions. The $100 trillion banknote above was released in January 2009. It\u2019s worth around US$300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
12. Ten Thousand Tenge Note – Kazakhstan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This beautiful 10,000 tenge snow leopard note issued by Kazakhstan in 2003 depicts a snow leopard gracefully running against a background of mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13. South African Rand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The icons of a typical African Safari had a special moment in 2005 in the form of the South African Reserve Bank releasing a series of banknotes celebrating these animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
14. Samoan Tala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Samoa\u2019s 20-tala currency note. Vivid colours, beautiful hues and a lovely Waterfall on the front. The national bird of Samoa, Manumea, and the national flower, Teuila are depicted in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
15. Bermudian Dollar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A note of real beauty, Bermuda\u2019s $2 note shows a Bluebird in all it\u2019s glory on the front and makes up the backside with an equally interesting picture of the statue of Neptune and the clock tower at Royal Naval Dockyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
16. Maldives Rufiyaa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A bunch of coconuts which is very commonly found in the Maldives and also the \u201cDhivehi Odi\u201d are represented in the front of the note. The “Dhivehi Odi” is constructed from coconut timber and is used for inter-island transport. The backside tells the story of a typical marketplace in Maldives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17. Easter Island Rongo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This 500 rongo note perfectly embodies all that we find intriguing and fascinating about the Easter Islands like the giant moai statue carved some 600-800 years ago and the indigenous tribal population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18. Dutch Guilder – Netherlands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The NLG 250 banknote also referred to as the lighthouse was issued in 1986. Its design was much liked by around 97% of the public and it remains one of the most popular dutch notes till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
19. Canada\u2019s $1,000 Devil\u2019s Face Bill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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