This site is all about paper money. Most people associate money with earning and spending. Very few consider money as an art object or a collectable item. Only in the last several years has paper money collecting as a hobby become more popular. Modern banknotes are very attractive and colorful, especially in uncirculated conditions favored by collectors.

This site features my entire collection:

1896* different banknotes
300* countries
1106 web pages
4300+ pictures

* including 140 donated banknote scans

The banknotes are showcased in 7 major galleries by continents. You can also find any particular country under country index.
In addition, there are 9 special exhibits:

Banknote Vignettes
Chinese Dynasties
Hybrid Polymer
Hyperinflation
Japanese Invasion Money
Millennium
Polymer Plastic
Queen Elizabeth II
U. S. Obsoletes

You will also find some interesting information related to paper money:

Banknote Collectors Directory
Banknote Dealers Directory
Banknote news
Is my money worth anything?
Paper money trivia
Replicas of U. S. Obsoletes
Who use euro?

I hope you enjoy your visit. On your way out, you may want to stop by my store to check out the banknotes I have for sale. This site changes frequently. So come back soon you hear.

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Banknote collecting, or "Notaphily", is a rapidly growing area of numismatics. Although generally not as widespread as coin and stamp collecting, the hobby is increasingly expanding. banknote also known as paper money is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. Along with coins (which can be used in Vending machines, slot games and jukeboxes), Paper money make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern money.

Iraq

February 6, 2010 - The Iraqi Central Bank is planning to redenominate the national currency in an effort to ease transactions and allow people to carry less paper money, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports.

Mudhhir Muhammad Salih, a member of a Central Bank advisory panel, told RFI that a plan has been made to remove three zeros from the currency and phase out the current banknotes late this year.

Salih said by the end of 2010 the new banknotes will be fully introduced while the old banknotes will be gradually removed from circulation. He did not specify when the new notes would be issued.

Both will be legal tender in Iraq until the old notes are completely withdrawn. Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Brazil

February 3, 2010 -Brazil's Central Bank has unveiled new banknotes with superior print quality and new security features to prevent counterfeiting.

The new bills unveiled Wednesday are in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 reais.

The new notes have different sizes and notches so that they can be easily identified by touch.

New notes of 50 and 100 reais will start circulating in the first half of 2010, while those of lesser face value will be phased in by 2012.

Those currently in circulation remain valid until complete replacement, so people do not need to rush for new notes, said Meirelles.

Info courtesy of cleo phas. See scans of the new notes at Some Interesting Facts About Paper Money

Pakistan

January 23, 2010 - The State Bank of Pakistan announces that all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation will start issuing new Rs 500 Banknote with an Optical Variable Ink (OVI) Feature from January 25, 2010.

The new Rs 500 banknote with OVI feature will bear signature of Syed Salim Raza, SBP Governor. The launching of Rs 500 banknote with OVI feature is part of SBP's continuous efforts to improve security, durability and aesthetic quality of banknotes. Geo Television Network

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Prior to the 1990s, currency collecting was a relatively small adjunct to coin collecting, but the practice of currency auctions, combined with larger public awareness of paper money have caused a boom in interest and values of rare banknotes. In the late twentieth century machines were designed to recognize paper money of the smaller values long after they were designed to recognize coins distinct from slugs in slots and vending machines. This capability has become inescapable in economies where inflation has not been followed by introduction of progressively larger coin denominations.