Guatemala. Current Banknote

The quetzal is the currency of Guatemala, named after the national bird of Guatemala, the resplendent quetzal.

The first banknotes were issued by the Central Bank of Guatemala in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 100 quetzales, with ½ quetzal notes added in 1933. In 1946, the Bank of Guatemala took over the issuance of paper money, with its first issues being overprints on notes of the Central Bank. Except for the introduction of 50 quetzales notes in 1967, the denominations of banknotes were unchanged until ½ and 1 quetzal coins replaced notes at the end of the 1990s.The Bank of Guatemala has introduced a polymer banknote of 1 quetzal on August 20, 2007.

1 Quetzal polymer banknote

Front: José María Orellana, President of Guatemala during the Currency Reform that introduced the Quetzal as the official currency.

Back: Main building of the Central Bank of Guatemala

India. Current circulating banknotes

The Rupee, or more specifically the Indian Rupee (symbol: ₹;) is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. It is named after the silver coin, rupiya, first issued by Sultan Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century and later continued by the Mughal Empire. The modern rupee is theoretically subdivided into 100 paise (singular paisa), though as of 2011 only 50 paise coins are legal tender.

Banknotes in circulation come in denominations of ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500 and ₹1000. The current series of bank notes are called 'Mahatma Gandhi Series' which was introduced in 1996.

 1 Rupee banknote

 2 Rupees banknote

5 Rupees banknote

 10 Rupees banknote

20 Rupees banknote

50 Rupees banknote

100 Rupees banknote

Cayman Islands. 2006 Series Banknote

The Cayman Islands dollar was introduced in 1972, replacing the Jamaican dollar at par. Jamaican currency and Cayman Islands dollars both remained legal tender until 1 August 1972, when Jamaican currency ceased to be legal tender. The Cayman Islands dollar has been pegged to the United States dollar at 1 Cayman Islands dollar = 1.2 U.S. dollars since 1 April 1974.

2006 Series

I Dollar