7 of the Most Beautiful Bills Around the World

CFA Franc

The CFA franc is the currency of legal tender in the French overseas territories of French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna. The initials CFP originally corresponded with Colonies françaises du Pacifique, and was changed to "Pacific Financial Community". Today the name corresponds to Comptoirs français du Pacifique (Pacific Financial arrangements France). The ISO 4217 code that corresponds is XPF.

Between 1873 and 1878, the Company issued notes New Caledonia 5 and 20 francs, followed in 1875 by notes issued by the Bank of New Caledonia in denominations of 5, 20, 100 and 500 francs. Since 1890, the Banque de l'Indochine printed banknotes in denominations d Noumea 5, 20, 100 and 500 francs.

Between 1914 and 1923, it is utilizaon stamps as payment. The first they stuck to pieces of cardboard and were denominations of 25 and 50 cents, and 1 and 2 francs. The second series of this payment consisted of seals 25 and 50 cents glued to pieces of aluminum.

Between 1918 and 1919 bills were introduced 50 cents, and 1 and 2 francs. In 1942 they returned to the same denominations issued on behalf of the Free French Forces, with the introduction of the denominations of 5 and 20 francs in 1943.

In 1969, the IEOM in Noumea took over the issuance of paper money, introducing denominations of 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 francs. Tickets 100 and 1000 francs had two variants. The first issue was printed the name of the metropolis, "République française". The denominations of 500 and 1,000 francs had had the name of the metropolis since its first issue. In 1976 100 francs notes were replaced by coins.

Bhutanese ngultrum

It’s the currency of Bhutan since 1974. It is divided into 100 chertum or chhertum. The ngultrum has fixed parity with the Indian rupee because India assists the Bhutanese government since the 1960s in the economic development of the country.

In 1974, the Bhutan government introduced notes of 1, 5 and 10 ngultrum, followed in 1978 of 100 ngultrum, and in 1981 the denominations of 2, 20 and 50 ngultrum. In 1986 the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan assumed responsibility ticketing, introducing denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 ngultrum.

In 2006, with the ascension to the throne of the new king, it has issued a new series of banknotes with new security measures and changing their designs in some denominations.

South Korean Won

It’s the currency of South Korea. It is divided into 100 chon (hangul: 전 Revised Romanization: jeon, McCune-Reischauer: CHON) ?, although there are no coins of this denomination. Its ISO 4217 code is KRW, and its symbol ₩.

In 1985 a new common ticket for all French territories in the Pacific, followed in 1992 and 1996 by denominations of 500, 1,000 and 5,000 francs was introduced. The design of the notes has not changed since 1969.

In 1946, the Bank of Joseon introduced 10 bills and 100 won, followed in 1949 by denominations of 5 and 1,000 won. His designs were similar to those of Japanese bills Japanese invasion period. However, there were two differences with these. On the one hand the paulownia, emblem of the Japanese government, for a rose of Syria, the Korean national flower was replaced. the text relating to the interchangeability of the won against the Japanese yen was also eliminated.

In 1950 the Bank of Korea, which assumed the powers relating to the issuance of money the Bank of Joseon was created. new denominations of 5, 10 and 50 chon were introduced, and 100 and 1,000 won. In 1952 they won 500 tickets were added. A year later a new series of banknotes was introduced English as won, however, were the first hwan emissions.

Cambodian Riel

It’s the currency of Cambodia. ISO 4217 code is KHR and get used to abbreviate with a special symbol: ៛ or CR. Traditionally been divided into 10 kak or 100 sen (សេន), but because of the low value of the currency while the fraction no longer circulates.

In late 2006, the Cambodian riel currency was the tenth lowest in the world of value.

Issued by the National Bank of Cambodia, circulating coins of 50, 100, 200 and 500 rails, and bills of 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 riels. Currently, almost no circulating coins and bills the two highest value also have a rather poor circulation.

Brunei Dollar

It’s the official currency of the Sultanate of Brunei since 1967. It is divided into 100 sen, and usually abbreviated using the dollar sign ($), or B $ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. Brunei dollar is changed to par with the Singapore dollar thanks to an agreement signed in the decade of the 70s economic agreement.

In 1967, the government (Kerajaan Brunei) introduced the first notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 dollars. In 1979 they banknotes 500 and $ 1,000 were added. In 1989 the name of the issuing country changed to Negara Brunei Darussalam. That same year $ 10,000 denominations were introduced. All names are written in Malay with Jawi and Latin alphabets. In the old series the English name appeared on the back next to the name in Malay, but now on the back with the Jawi script. Since 2004 series are replacing the printed paper with new polymer.

Maldivian Rupee

It’is the official currency of the Republic of Maldives. It is divided into 100 laari ISO 4217 is MVR. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). The word "MRF" is derived from the Hindu rūpayā form, and this in turn the rupya Sanskrit, meaning "silver".

In 1945, the Maldivian Parliament enacted the Act 2/66 on tickets. This law authorized to print banknotes ½, 1, 2, 5 and 10 Rufiyaa, which were put into service in 1947. In 1951 denominations of 50 and 100 Rufiyaa were introduced.

Seires current banknotes were put into circulation in 1983 in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Rufiyaa. In 1990 the bill was added 500 Rufiyaa 2 Rufiyaa and was replaced by a brass coin.

Albanian Lek

It’s a currency of Albania. It is divided into 100 qindarkë (singular qindarka). The ISO 4217 code for the currency is ALL and its abbreviation L.

The lek was introduced in 1926. At first there were four denominations in circulation. The lek worth 100 leku qindar while Frang ar (also frank ar) ar worth 100 Kindar to 5 Lekë. The lek was equivalent to the Italian lira.

During the Italian occupation of Albania in 1938, the lek reduced its value to 0.8 lire. Coins issued only in denominations had lek during the occupation. After World War II, they were issued only the lek and qindarka (equivalent to leku qindar). Between 1946 and 1948, the lek rate was set at 1: 1 with the Yugoslav dinar. Then it was set at 12.5 Lekë = 1 Soviet ruble.