My collection of 200 banknotes from around the world

AlbumNerd

Late last year I did a road trip and picked up these 150 banknotes from around the world.

To be honest, I am much more of a coin collector, but I thought these notes were pretty cool. They're mostly housed in Dansco #7001 Currency albums. I'm not sure which notes are rare or valuable, so I'm hoping the community can help me out.

I only included photos of one side of the banknote, otherwise it would have been over 400 photos!

Let me know if you want additional photos of a specific note!

You can view the photos of the banknotes by clicking on the album link

Album #1
Afghanistan - 1/100 Afghanis

Angola - 10 Kwanzas

Argentina - 1/5/10/50/50/500/1000 Pesos

Australia - 1/5/5/10 Dollars

Austria - 20 Heller + 1 Krone + 20 Shillings

Bahamas - 50 Cents + 1/3 Dollars

Bangladesh - 2 Takas

Belarus - 50 Kapeeks + 10/25/50/50/50/50/100/100/500/1000 Rubles

Belgium - 50/100 Francs

Biafra - 1 Pounds

Bhutan - 1 Ngultrums

Brazil - 1/1/5/100/100/100/200/500/1000/1000 Cruzeiros + 1000 Mil Cruzados

British Armed Forces - 1 Pounds + 5 New Pence

Bolivia - 50/1000 Bolivianos

Bosnia - 10/10/100 Dinara

Bulgaria - 3/50/100 Leva

Burundi - 100 Francs

Canada - 25 Cents + 5 Dollars

Cambodia - .1/50/100/100 Riels

Cayman Islands - 1 Dollars

Central African States - 500 Francs

Chile - ½ Escuados

China - Food Coupons + 1/2 Fēn + 1/2/2/5 Jiǎo + 1/1/1/2/5/5/10/10/20/50/100 Yuán

Columbia - 1/200/200 Pesos

Congo - 10 Nouveaux Makuta + 50/200 Francs

Costa Rica - 50/1000/10000 Colones

Croatia - 1/5/25 Dinara

Cuba - 5 Pesos

Album #2

Dominican Republic - 1 Pesos

Ecuador - 5/10 Sucres

Egypt - 5/25/25/50 Piastres

France - 25 Livres + 50 Centimes + 2/5/5/10/20/50 Francs

French Indochina - 1 Pistres

Georgia - 5 Kuponi

Germany - 1/2 Rentenmarks + 1/1/1/1/5/20/1000000000 Marks

Ghana - 5 Cedis

Greece - 50/100/25000/500000/5000000 Drachma

Guatemala - ½ Quetzales

Guyana - 20 Dollars

Honduras - 1/2/5 Lempiras

Hong Kong - 1 Cents

Hungary - 20 Forint + 20/100000000 Pengő

India - 1/1/5/100 Rupees

Indonesia [Japanese Occupation] - 1/10 Cents

Indonesia - 1/5/10/25/50 Sen + 100/100/500/1000 Rupiahs

Israel - 50 New Shekels

Italy - 1/5/10/10/150/500/1000/1000/1000 Lire

Jamaica - 5 Dollars

Japan - 1/5/10/10/50/50/1000 Yen

Korea - 100/500/1000/1000 Won

Kyrgyzstan - 1/10 Tyiyns

Laos - 5/50 Kips

Lebanon - 1000 Livres

Luxembourg - 5/100 Francs

Album #3

Madagascar - 100 Ariary

Malawi - 20 Kwachas

Mexico - 1/5/5/10/20/20/50/100/200/500/1000/2000/5000/10000 Pesos

Mongolia - 10/20/50 Mongos + 1/10/20/50/100 Tugriks

Morocco - 1/ 5 Francs + 5 Dirhams

Myanmar - 50 Pyas + 1/1/15/20 Kyats

Nicaragua - 5/25 Centavos

Nigeria - 1/5/10/20 Nairas

Nepal - 5/10 Rupees

Netherlands East Indies - 5 Cents

New Guinea - 500 Francs

New Zealand - 5/20 Dollars

North Korea - 1/5/10/50/100 Won

North Macedonia - 10/25/50/100 Denari

Oceania [Japanese Occupation] - 1 Shillings

Paraguay - 1/5/5/10/100/500/1000 Guaraníes

Album #4

Peru - 100 Intis

Philippines [Japanese Occupation] - 1/5/10/50 Centavos + 1/5/10 Pesos

Philippines - 20 Centavos + 2/5/10/20/100 Pisos

Portugal - 100 Escudos

Prussia - 25 Pfennige

Republic of Artsakh - 2 Drams

Russia - 50/1000 Rubles

Saudi Arabia - 1 Riyals

Singapore - 1 Dollars

Slovakia - 50 Koruny

Slovenia - 2 Tolarjev

Somalia - 50 Shillings

South Africa - 10 Rands

Soviet Union - 100 Rubles

Spain - 100/100 Pesetas

Sweden - 100 Kronor

Taiwan - 100/500 New Taiwan Dollars

Tajikistan - 1/10/20 Rubles

Thailand - 1/10/10 Bahts

Transnistria - 1/1/5/10 Rubles

Uganda - 1000/2000 Shillings

Ukraine - 1/3 Kynoh + 1/2 Hryvni

United States [Food Coupon] - 1 Dollar

United States [Military Certificate] - 10 Cents

United States [Private Banks] - 12 ½ Cents

United States - 10 Cents + 2 Dollars

Uruguay - 500 Pesos

Album #5

Uzbekistan - 200/500 Sum

Venezuela - 1/2/2/5/5/5/10/20/20/50/500/500 Bolívares

Vietnam [South] - 20 Xu + 1/1/1/5/20/50/100/500/500/500/1000/1000 Đồng

Vietnam - 1/1/2/2/10/50/100/200/500/1000/2000/5000/20000 Đồng

Yugoslavia - 20/50/100/1000 Dinara

Zambia - 10/10/20/50/100 Kwachas

Album #6

Various countries, mostly Germany

Serial_no_8

The value of each note is highly dependent on 3 factors:
a) condition (unless scarce: not eBay or social media "rare" but truly a seldom seen note) the condition should be EF (Extra Fine or nearly perfect) to UNC (perfectly centred & just as crisp as the day it was printed)
b) popularity (# of collectors who go after a certain type of note; for example hundreds of bundles (X100) or millions of UNC Zimbabwe $100 Trillion notes were sold to the public in the past decade or so yet there's no end to the demand)
c) a note's characteristics (special serial #? scarce signature/short design type/error? etc)

None of your notes I've looked at (on your album links) hit any of the above 3 factors & most suffer in terms of extreme circulation. Some notes that may be worth something have pieces missing or writing on them. Your oldest Thai note looks like an old scarce variety but it has "Siamese" written on it. I may have missed some (you didn't post the backs of the Australian notes so I cannot see the serial numbers so I lost interested in some of the images as they don't tell the whole story).

My suggestion to you is to check out Numista, register & see if you can trade some of your notes for coins (if you're a coin guy).

Good luck!

AlbumNerd

@Serial_no_8 said:

Thank you!

sellitstore

Most of your world notes aren't my forte but I looked at the few pieces that represent the U.S. and I found a little gem there. Your 12 1/2 cent "private banknote" is actually quite a rarity. It's a merchant scrip note engraved by Wm. Kneass (A US mint engraver), and one that I haven't seem before. It appears to be signed by a "Richards". Despite the low grade and damage and fact that these are anything but popular and widely collected, I would offer you another 12 1/2 cent private banknote in much better condition along with $100. I (and perhaps a few others) collect Kneass engraved notes.

I understand that you may want to keep this interesting note as it is probably the best note presently in your collection. Despite it's damaged condition and few collectors, it's rare and significant.

Serial_no_8

That's great to hear! Thanks for checking them out & sharing with us @sellitstore ! Hope something good works out for you @AlbumNerd !

AlbumNerd

@sellitstore said:
Most of your world notes aren't my forte but I looked at the few pieces that represent the U.S. and I found a little gem there. Your 12 1/2 cent "private banknote" is actually quite a rarity. It's a merchant scrip note engraved by Wm. Kneass (A US mint engraver), and one that I haven't seem before. It appears to be signed by a "Richards". Despite the low grade and damage and fact that these are anything but popular and widely collected, I would offer you another 12 1/2 cent private banknote in much better condition along with $100. I (and perhaps a few others) collect Kneass engraved notes.

I understand that you may want to keep this interesting note as it is probably the best note presently in your collection. Despite it's damaged condition and few collectors, it's rare and significant.

Thank you for the insights and I'll take you up on your offer! I'd much rather the note be in the hands of someone who would appreciate it much more than I can.

Send me a pm!