Foreign Banknotes: March 2016

Thursday 31 March 2016

Brazil. 1986 Series Banknote

The real is the present-day currency of Brazil. Its sign is R$ and its ISO code is BRL. It is subdivided into 100 centavos ("Cents").

500 Cruzados banknote; commemorative issue "H. Villa- Lobos

The real is the present-day currency of Brazil. Its sign is R$ and its ISO code is BRL. It is subdivided into 100 centavos ("Cents"). The modern real was introduced in 1994, when it replaced the old currency, the cruzeiro real.

In 1994, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 reais. These were followed by 2 reais in 2000 and 20 reais in 2001. On 31 December 2005, BCB discontinued the production of the 1 real banknote, but it remains legal tender.

Costa Rica. 1972 Series Banknote

The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the currency of Costa Rica. The plural is colones. The ISO 4217 code is CRC. The colón is divided into 100 centimos, although, between 1917 and 1919, coins were issued using the name centavo for the 1/100 subunit of the colón.

5 Colones banknote

This note is one of my vary favorites - a Costa Rican 5 colones note from 1972.

Nicaragua. 1990 Series Banknote

The córdoba (sign: C$; code: NIO) is the currency of Nicaragua. It is divided into 100 centavos.

5 Centavos banknote/ 5 cent banknote

Monday 21 March 2016

Indonesia. 2009-present Series Banknotes

The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. The name "rupiah" is derived from the Hindustani word rupiyaa (روپیہ, रुपया), ultimately from Sanskrit rupya (रूप्य; wrought silver).

1000 Rupiah

Front: Captain Pattimura

Back: Maitara and Tidore Islands, with fishermen on a boat

2000 Rupiah

Front: Antasari, Prince of Banjar

Back: Dayak traditional dance

5000 Rupiah

Front: Tuanku Imam Bonjol

Back: Songket weaver, Tanah Datar

10000 Rupiah

Front: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II

Back: The traditional Limas House of Palembang, South Sumatra

20000 Rupiah

Front: Oto Iskandar di Nata

Back: Tea plantation, West Java

50000 Rupiah

Front: I Gusti Ngurah Rai

Back: Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, Bali

100,000 Rupiah

Front: Sukarno and Hatta, proclamation of independence

Back: Indonesian Parliament building, Jakarta

Saturday 5 March 2016

Iran. 1992 Series Banknote

The Iranian rial (in Persian: ریال ایران‎‎; ISO 4217 code IRR) is the currency of Iran.[5] Although the “toman” is no longer an official unit of Iranian currency, Iranians commonly express amounts of money and prices of goods in "tomans." For this purpose, one "toman" equals 10 rials. Despite this usage, amounts of money and prices of goods are virtually always written in rials.

Current (Imam Khomeini) Series (1992)

5000 Rials Banknote

Friday 4 March 2016

Afghanistan. 1978 Series Banknotes

The afghani (sign: Afs;[1] Pashto: افغانۍ; Dari افغانی; code: AFN) is the currency of Afghanistan. It is nominally subdivided into 100 pul (پول), although there are no pul coins currently in circulation.

1 Afghani Banknote