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starlagurl	Jun 26 2009, 03:05 PM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Very cool! Woman's Day (of all places) has a bunch of examples of really pretty currency from around the world. Which ones have you seen before? Are any missing? I like the Cook Islands the best: -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

mmbcross	Jun 26 2009, 04:34 PM Post #2
Tripper Group: Local Expert Posts: 2002 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 2195	What beautiful banknotes. Makes the greenback look really dowdy. Canadian banknotes are pretty colourful too. The Cook Islands note has something for everyone. A voluptuous nude Ina on one side, and a well-hung god Te-Rongo on the other. However can they say this currency is slowly falling out of favour. It should be the most popular of the lot! -------------------- .

sianeth	Jun 27 2009, 06:17 AM Post #3
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	Ooh, I like Hong Kong - great colours!

wisconsin_fan81	Jun 27 2009, 07:33 AM Post #4
Globetrotter Group: Local Expert Posts: 271 Joined: 24-March 09 From: Wilmington, NC Member No.: 273696	Iceland and Hungary's bills are creepy and cool. Also switzerlands old coins (not euro) are very well done. And Speaking of which, I think the Euro itself is a fairly beautiful currency! -------------------- My homepage-a mental donut shop for well-traveled psychopaths....don't ask

purplebuggy	Jun 28 2009, 10:01 PM Post #5
Tourist Group: Local Expert Posts: 524 Joined: 19-June 09 From: Australia Member No.: 282787	I liked that the South African Rand had one of the Big Five on each of their notes. Very cool. I love Aussie notes for the fact you can tell the difference between their totally different colours. And they're plastic so you can put them in the wash and they survive (or in my case my pocket and I go swimming or something) lol.

rbisset	Jun 29 2009, 05:40 AM Post #6
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	I made sure i kept one of the sexy HK $10 notes. They are amazing! -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

starlagurl	Jun 29 2009, 09:10 AM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I like the Australian currency, it's nice too. Canadian: Iceland: Hungary: Euro: -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

semi-backpacker	Jul 1 2009, 01:26 AM Post #8
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2367 Joined: 25-August 07 From: Hanging out with saguaro cactus in the Arizona desert Member No.: 82730	My favorite from the list was French Polynesia My favorite not on the list is from Sri Lanka: And an honorable mention to the Dominican currency of my homeland :-) -------------------- Check out my blogs, Friendo! Latin America, US Southwest and Beyond!

starlagurl	Jul 2 2009, 11:36 AM Post #9
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Whoah Sri Lanka has awesome money! Nice. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

rbisset	Jul 3 2009, 06:52 AM Post #10
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Jul 2 2009, 05:36 PM) Whoah Sri Lanka has awesome money! Nice. Yeah but most of them don't look like that. Most are filthy and barely identifiable. I used a cash machine and was given 2000rps notes. The guesthouse owner had never seen one before!! -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

kitkatgo	Jul 3 2009, 04:29 PM Post #11
Navigator Group: Local Expert Posts: 1367 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Southern California Member No.: 13816	What a fun topic. I always enjoy seeing different banknotes and coins... My favorite from the list was the Antarctica Dollar. I had no idea they had their own money! So cool. -------------------- ~Kit California Local Expert Visit my travel blogs: http://www.travelpod.com/members/kitkatgo

polydemic	Jul 3 2009, 06:16 PM Post #12
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 14-July 08 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 212482 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I remember getting a 50 guilder bill from an ATM in Amsterdam, in 1989. That was the most beautiful looking money I ever held. -------------------- All the earth is my home and each nation a different room in the same house.

starlagurl	Jul 6 2009, 08:42 AM Post #13
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Like this? Kit: I don't think that money is actually legal though, the article says "non legal tender" -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

His Royal Monkeyness	Jul 10 2009, 05:53 PM Post #14
Expeditionist Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 23-March 06 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 580 Nominate me as a Local Expert	ya, that Antarctica one is cool. Tanzania's currency should be on there. pretty animals and such on theirs. -------------------- t0m don't forget the monkey

polydemic	Jul 11 2009, 03:27 PM Post #15
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 14-July 08 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 212482 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Jul 6 2009, 08:42 AM) Like this? Kit: I don't think that money is actually legal though, the article says "non legal tender" Yup! That's the one. It's non legal tender now, since the Euro has taken its place. But back then, the Euro did not exist yet. -------------------- All the earth is my home and each nation a different room in the same house.

starlagurl	Jul 15 2009, 09:06 AM Post #16
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Tanzania: Yes, I like it too Mr. Monkey -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

jrheavymetal	Jul 24 2009, 01:15 AM Post #17
Pathfinder Group: Local Expert Posts: 383 Joined: 8-July 09 Member No.: 285416	I think collecting money from other countries is one of the coolest hobbies you can have. My 22 year old son collects money from around the world, coins as well as bank notes. Its just a beautiful collection. He was getting bank notes sent to him on approval by a dealer in boston, I don't knw if he has kept it up or not. -------------------- View my blog entries on Bar Harbor/Acadia national Park http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entri...05168/tpod.html

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