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A banknote (more commonly known as a bill in the United States and Canada) is a kind of currency, and under many jurisdictions is used as legal tender. With coins, banknotes make up the cash forms of all modern money. more...

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With the exception of non-circulating high-value or precious metal commemorative issues, coins are generally used for lower valued monetary units, while banknotes are utilised for higher values.

Originally, the value of money was determined by the intrinsic value of the material the money was made of, such as silver or gold. However, carrying around a lot of precious metal was cumbersome and often dangerous. As an alternative, banknotes would be issued. In financial terms, a note is a promise to pay someone money. Banknotes were originally a promise to pay the bearer an amount of precious metal stored in a vault somewhere. In this way the stored value (usually in gold or silver coins) backing the banknote could transfer ownership in exchange for goods or services.

The ability to exchange a note for some other kind of value is called "convertibility". For example a US silver certificate from the early 20th century was "payable in silver on demand" from the Treasury. If a note is payable in demand for a fixed unit, it is said to be fully convertible to that unit. Limited convertibility occurs when there are restrictions in the time, place, manner or amount of exchange.

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Philippines Trinidad And Tobago 
		South Africa Ww2 Internment Camp 1 Penny Feller & Feller Sa-1520 Unc Rare
		South Africa Ww2 Internment Camp 1 Penny Feller & Feller Sa-1520 Unc Rare

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Saudi Arabia Honduras 
		Egypt 1 Egp 1977 P-44 sig/Ibrahim #15 Ef-Vf Look
		Egypt 1 Egp 1977 P-44 sig/Ibrahim #15 Ef-Vf Look

		P-152 China Bank of communication overprint (national industrial bank) Nov 1935 
		P-152 China Bank of communication overprint (national industrial bank) Nov 1935 
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		Iraq 10000 Iraqi Dinar New Saddam Astrolobe Unc z14

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		Cyprus 3 x £20 Unc 2004 Numbers Ad100035, Ad 100045, Ad100055 Cipro Chypre 
		Japan, 10000 (10.000) Yen 1984~1993 - Unc
		Japan, 10000 (10.000) Yen 1984~1993 - Unc

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		Croatia: 1000 Dinara 1991 Unc P-22s *Specimen*Very Rare 
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		Iro Unrra Italy 1947 train ticket Bologna to Firenze to a member of a pre Mosad

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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Argentina Honduras Indonesia 
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		China 10 Yuan 1937 Pick # 81 Xf- Au.

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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Cayman Islands Saudi Arabia Vietnam 
		Congo Specimen 5 Zaires 1971
		Congo Specimen 5 Zaires 1971

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		Germany Lithuanian D.P. Center Ludwig Dillingen C.7397a F&F Ge 1745a Mens Camp 1 
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		Slovenia - Lot Of 5 Banknotes, Pick No. 2-6. See Scan!

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		Mongolia 10 Tugrik 2009 P New Signature Unc Lot 2 Pcs

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		Czechoslovakia 5 korun 1919 
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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes India Trinidad And Tobago 
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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Jamaica Saudi Arabia 2009 2009

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		Philippines April 1944 Manila Internment Camp Meal Ticket C.6742 F&F Ph 894d 
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		Djibouti 1000 Francs 2005 P-42 Unc lot 5 pcs

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		Unrra Germany Latvian Dp Center Lauingen Womens Camp 10 Units Discovery Note Ef 
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		Kenya 1941 P.O.W. Camp No. 3 GilGil D.A.P.S.S. for Italian Pow's 10 Cents C.5451

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		Italy Veneta - Note - 5 & 10 Centesimi Year 1918, P# M1 & M2, High Grade! 
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		Us-Philippines : 5 Pesos Victory Cb Ovpt

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		France Chambre De Commerce De Paris 50 Centimes 1922 aunc 
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		Kenya 20 Shillings 1969 Pick # 8a Fine+.

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		Original State Of North Carolina 50 Cent Note Dated Sept1St 1862 
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		Vietnam 500 shield Bengal tiger, World Money banknotes collection z61

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		Pakistan New Design Specimen Complete Set Of 9 Notes Shamshad Akhtar Rare Unc. 
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		China Banknote 2000 cgu 1947 crisp fine circulated condition

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		D-07/3, Mozambique, 20 Metacais(2006) Aa Prefix Un-Circulated 
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		Katanga, 10 Francs 1960 - P.5a - Xf+

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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Jamaica Kenya Trinidad And Tobago 
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		Antigua East Caribb. States 50 Dollars Nd(1994), P.34a Vg

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Jamaica Saudi Arabia 
		Bundle of 100 pcs. Mexico 5 Pesos 24.4.1963, P.60h
		Bundle of 100 pcs. Mexico 5 Pesos 24.4.1963, P.60h

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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Honduras Trinidad And Tobago Thailand Xf 
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		Kenya 1941 Dapss P.O.W. Camp No.5 Thika 10 Cents Unc C.5465 for Italian Pow's

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Vietnam Philippines 1985 2011 
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		Kyrgyzstan - 20 Som 2009 Unc

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		Kyrgyzstan - 20 Som 2009 Unc, Lot of 10 pieces 
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		lot of 4 foreign currency notes Trinidad And Tobago Honduras Jamaica Kenya 
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		Korea North - 1 Won 1947 Au/Unc P 8 b 
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		China Taiwan 100 Yuan World Money banknotes collection z68

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		Austria Notgeld.Set of 3 Different.Raur​is.U ncirculate​d.N1 
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		Russia.Russian Soviet 250 Rubles 1917.

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes South Africa Barbados Xf 
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		Austria 50 Schilling 1986 Muster S. Freud, P.149s Unc

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		Germany Latvian D.P. Center Lauingen Unrra 10 Units Mens Camp Discovery Note Ef 
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		Japan, 1 Yen 1889 - P.26 - Japanese Character Serial - Very Scarce

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		lot of 4 foreign currency notes Kenya Argentina Philippines Vietnam 
		Us-Philippines : 100 Pesos Victory 
		Us-Philippines : 100 Pesos Victory

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		Mali:P-11,100 Francs,1972-3 * Woman * 
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		Germany Unrra Lithuanian Dp Center Ludwig Dillingen 2 Units C.7398a F&F Ge1746a

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		The First Gold Bank Notes of Belize 
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		Dominion of Canada 1923 $1 Green Seal

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		Italy Ww2 Campo Concentramento P. G. N. 146 Posta Militare 3100 2 Lire C.6244 
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		Kenya (1941) Ww2 P.O.W. Camp No.3 Gil Gil D.A.P.S.S. 5 Cents Unc C.5450 Italian

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		Egypt - 5 Piastres 2006 Unc banknotes collection z17 
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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Vietnam Trinidad And Tobago 
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		Philippines 100 Piso 2011 Unc College of Law lot 5 pcs

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		Philippines 200 Piso 2011 Unc Commem Ust 400 lot 5 pcs 
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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Vietnam Trinidad And Tobago 1969 2006

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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Vietnam Indonesia Honduras Xf 
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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Thailand Honduras China

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Saudi Arabia Barbados 2007 2007 Xf 
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		1937 1.00 Bank Of Canada Bill

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		Indonesia 100 Rupiah 1977 Pick # 116 Unc. 
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		China 1953 1 Fen Truck Note Uncirculated

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		Uruguay 10 Pesos 1870, P. S171a 
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		lot of 4 foreign currency notes Trinidad And Tobago Honduras Saudi Arabia Kenya

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		Kenya 500 Shillings 2009 Pick New Unc. 
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		lot of 3 foreign currency notes Thailand China Mongolia Xf Unc 
		New 50 Countries Around the World Bank Notes Currency
		New 50 Countries Around the World Bank Notes Currency

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		Kenya 1941 Pow Camp No 3 Gilgil Dapss 1 Shilling C.5454 for Italian Pow's Unc Rr 
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		1975 Hong Kong "Old Issue", Hsbc_$100

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		Pcgs Gem Unc 66 Epq 1975 $100 "Ja" Bank of Canada Note 
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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes China Nepal

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Vietnam Honduras 1976 2006 
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		Unrra Scheinfeld Germany 1946 set of 3 notes C.7430-2 F&F Ge 1810-12 Ef-Unc

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		lot of 4 foreign currency notes China Vietnam Thailand Trinidad And Tobago 
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		Germany Bad Aibling 1950 Iro Childern's village 5, 10 Aibi, 1 Chui notes Unique

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes China Honduras 
		Japan, 10 Sen 1872 - Vg
		Japan, 10 Sen 1872 - Vg

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		South Africa Ww2 Internment Camp 6 Pence fiber Feller & Feller Sa 1522 Ef-Au 
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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Saudi Arabia Honduras 2007 2004

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		lot of 2 foreign currency notes Saudi Arabia Nepal 
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		Spain Lot 10X50 Pesetas 1928 P-75b Vf Rf29F sub

		Japan, 200 Yen 1945 - P.44
		Japan, 200 Yen 1945 - P.44 
		Lebanon 100.000 Livres 2004, P.89 Unc
		Lebanon 100.000 Livres 2004, P.89 Unc

		France - Note - 100 Francs Year 1970, Beauty With Pinholes!
		France - Note - 100 Francs Year 1970, Beauty With Pinholes! 
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		France - Note - 100 Francs Year 1989, P# 154d, Beautiful, High Grade!
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