Newest banknote in your collection

I see there is a very active thread about coins you just added to your collection so I think we should have a thread on banknotes.
I have not received any yet, but I am waiting for my Biafra 1 pound banknote.

This is what a have gotten this month. Sorry pic's not so great. Africa new Nigeria  5 naira 2013 P-38 polymer and Eritrea 1 nakfa P-1 1997

 And two more Croatia notes 100'000 dinara 1993 and25 dinara 1991.

 Nothing to fancy, But more in my collection.

More 1-rupee notes...




I really like how you can collect these by date.

I prefer coins to banknotes, but I couldn't resist picking up an unused set of these crazy hyperinflation notes from Zimbabwe (hopefully real!) and some unused "dead dictator" banknotes, mainly for the novelty factor:


Reminds me of Dr Evil in the first Austin Powers movie, lol.


On the right, Kim Il-sung, Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.

Also a few random early German banknotes that I bought back in February, including a politically incorrect 5 Reichsmark note from 1942 promoting/idolising Aryan youth:


These are all used and not in the best condition.

More Mexican pesos. My goal is to find every denomination in UNC because they look really nice - but I might skip the $1000 (because it's too expensive!). These uncirculated notes have big premiums on eBay - apparently you can't easily find good notes in Mexico, so luckily the people who run the currency exchange counter at the local auto association let me pick out a fresh one.


I wondered if this was a good investment or not, but older crisp Mexican notes also have high eBay prices so hopefully this series will also appreciate in value... and it's not like the Canadian dollar is a good investment these days either

I have also found some Mexican N$ notes from the previous series.



N$10, 1992 - replaced by a coin, featuring Emiliano Zapata.



$20, 1994 - featuring Benito Juarez.



N$50, 1992 - featuring Jose Morelos.

I just moved to Qatar and there are a lot of Philipines and Nepalis at my workplace. So have got 2 Philipine notes and Nepali notes hopefully by next week. :)

Picked up several new US banknotes the past few days.  All are graded PCGS/PMG-65 or greater:

USA: 1928A Woods-Mellon One Hundred Dollars Federal Reserve Note (Fr#2151E)





USA: 1934 Julian-Morgenthau One Hundred Dollars Federal Reserve Note (Fr#2152J)





USA: 1963A Granahan-Dillon One Hundred Dollars Federal Reserve Note (Fr#2163D ★)





USA: 2003A Cabral-Snow One Hundred Dollars Federal Reserve Note (Fr#2179H ★)

50 countries in a row

You can add transnistrian note to your collection soon! ;)

Just bought for €4 (excl. shipping): 5000 Malagasy ariary / 25000 Malagasy francs, 5 old Belarusian roubles, 100000 old Turkish lira, 3X 1000 Italian lira and 500 Italian lira (old banknotes). And €2 for a 1000 drachmai printed in 1941.

Cita: kundikYou can add transnistrian note to your collection soon! ;)

Thanks that'll expand my collection.


Right now I'm studying what means hyperinflation



Just a riddle   (without goggle of course) to aprehend what is hyperinflation:

Between october 1st 1993 and Jan. 24th 1994, due to the Bosnian war, the Croatian war and some other economic reasons, the Yugoslavian Dinar has experienced the most severe inflation phase ever seen in the world.
In your opinion what was the commodity prices increase (in percentage) during these 4 months ?
Lets try a figure

Just added Idi Amin of Uganda to my "Evil Dictator" banknote section, lol:



Not my actual banknote, btw, since I couldn't be bothered taking a photo this time!

I got  Nepal 5 rupees




The image is taken from internet because  my note is not in good condition as I got it for free

China will grow larger!

My new euros finally arrived in the mail

All printed by the Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre - Real Casa de la Moneda printing works

My latest additions are 17 banknotes I got in a swap. My favorites:


(not my pics)

PS: I see some of you have bought sets and lots from eBay. How's the experience? I've never tried

Cita: adithyasraoI got  Nepal 5 rupees




The image is taken from internet because  my note is not in good condition as I got it for free

I have like 10 of those in UC Conditions...  

I got a nice 1000 Yen Japan #97b ND 1984 UNC for face value


but I got beaten by 33 cents on a bid for a nica AU 5000 Yen 1957 banknote  

USA $2 note, 2013 series.

East Germany: 20 Mark

Paid $7.00 from yard sale.
I think they thought it was fake.

Seems nice. But they can be right as there are lots of CSA counterfeit notes on circulation. Better to expertize it.

There is a website where you can do just that. oldcurrencyvalues.comTheir are certain serial numbers on confederate bills. This is a very cool site.

I was expecting to get a vf note but it turns out to be Aunc and I only paid 50 euros under the face value!

the 1000 mk note was voted as the third most beautiful finnish banknote but I think it's the most beautiful.

some I had already in my possession but most of them are new