Suriname
Country: Suriname Capital: Paramaribo Continent: America (South) Language: Dutch
Colombian Peso Banknote and a pagan deity
Icons in banknotes are not often regarded. I’m not talking the easily recognizable icons that a banknote can hold, but the obscure ones, you know the ones that are not much information on. I would like to first begin with the definition of icons. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word Icon as a sign (such as a word…
Brazil
Country: Brazil Capital: Brasilia Continent: America (South) Language: Portuguese
Ecuador
Country: Ecuador Capital: Quito Continent: America (South) Language: Spanish, Quichua
Military Payment Certificates
These are notes issued for military servicemen in the USA, on overseas countries. They were issued from 1946-1973.
Notgeld
Emergency money (in German) also referred to as war time money. It is issued by a either state or federal institution in a time of war, economic or political upheaval.
Scripophily
The study, examination and collecting of private and public documents. These include stock certificates, institutional cheques, bonds and old state treaties or contracts.
Specimen
The banknote to be released for circulation, have samples of the design normally distributed between financial institutions. The purpose is to review, study on how it look when it is publicaly released. As a standard it comes with special markings such as “overprint”, “cancellation” or show special serial numbers.
Notaphily
The act of learning, studying and collecting of paper money. This includes the collection of legal tender in different forms such as paper, plastic, etc.
Pin Holes
Pin holes is the term used when a stack of notes are stapled or pinned together by a pin like object. India was known to do this with their currency. Below is an example of pin holes applied to a stock of banknotes from India. The pinholes are shown in the watermark (left/right side). …
Watermark
Printed object or pattern placed in the currency paper as a measure of checking for authenticity.