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"Bank Notes: A Glimpse into the Fascinating World of Currency" Step back in time to 1919 with E. Hamel & Co. 's captivating advert, hinting at the busy times ahead

Background imageBank Note Collection: Confederate paper money, 1st March, 1863 (litho)

Confederate paper money, 1st March, 1863 (litho)
PNP270243 Confederate paper money, 1st March, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBank Note Collection: A ten mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho)

A ten mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253058 A ten mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 8.5x12.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Billet de banque de dix marks; zehn; ); German

Background imageBank Note Collection: Five hundred livres banknote, 19th June 1791 (engraving)

Five hundred livres banknote, 19th June 1791 (engraving)
XIR201577 Five hundred livres banknote, 19th June 1791 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: One thousand franc banknote, 1795 (ink on paper)

One thousand franc banknote, 1795 (ink on paper)
CHT169632 One thousand franc banknote, 1795 (ink on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: Thousand livre banknote with a picture of Louis XVI (1754-93) 1790

Thousand livre banknote with a picture of Louis XVI (1754-93) 1790
XIR157784 Thousand livre banknote with a picture of Louis XVI (1754-93) 1790 by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageBank Note Collection: Fifty pounds French banknote from the Law Bank, dated 2nd September 1720 (engraving

Fifty pounds French banknote from the Law Bank, dated 2nd September 1720 (engraving
CHT242784 Fifty pounds French banknote from the Law Bank, dated 2nd September 1720 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageBank Note Collection: A two mark banknote, two one mark banknotes and a twenty five pfennig banknote

A two mark banknote, two one mark banknotes and a twenty five pfennig banknote
REV253060 A two mark banknote, two one mark banknotes and a twenty five pfennig banknote, 1920-21 (litho) by German School

Background imageBank Note Collection: A twenty mark banknote, 1918 (recto and verso) (colour litho)

A twenty mark banknote, 1918 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253056 A twenty mark banknote, 1918 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 9x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Billet de banque de vingt marks; zwanzig; ); German

Background imageBank Note Collection: A five mark banknote, 1917 (recto and verso) (colour litho)

A five mark banknote, 1917 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253055 A five mark banknote, 1917 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 8x12.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBank Note Collection: A one hundred shilling note printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1759 (print)

A one hundred shilling note printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1759 (print)
AQS254829 A one hundred shilling note printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1759 (print) by American School, (18th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Background imageBank Note Collection: A one hundred mark banknote, 1964 (colour litho)

A one hundred mark banknote, 1964 (colour litho)
WNB250135 A one hundred mark banknote, 1964 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; eWolfgang Neeb; German, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: Three hundred livre banknote, 1790 (ink on paper)

Three hundred livre banknote, 1790 (ink on paper)
CHT173022 Three hundred livre banknote, 1790 (ink on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageBank Note Collection: An American lady who had won in a few hours, at the game, seventy thousand francs... (colour litho)

An American lady who had won in a few hours, at the game, seventy thousand francs... (colour litho)
2783574 An American lady who had won in a few hours, at the game, seventy thousand francs... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBank Note Collection: A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin (colour litho)

A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin (colour litho)
2808880 A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A shower of banknotes in the streets of Berlin)

Background imageBank Note Collection: A one thousand Greek drachma banknote, 1987 (colour litho)

A one thousand Greek drachma banknote, 1987 (colour litho)
REV287016 A one thousand Greek drachma banknote, 1987 (colour litho) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Billet de 1000 drachmes; mille; drachmas; ); Greek, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: A one thousand mark banknote, 1910 (colour litho)

A one thousand mark banknote, 1910 (colour litho)
WNB250139 A one thousand mark banknote, 1910 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; eWolfgang Neeb; German, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: Bank-Note of the Ming Dynasty (colour litho)

Bank-Note of the Ming Dynasty (colour litho)
3628588 Bank-Note of the Ming Dynasty (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank-Note of the Ming Dynasty)

Background imageBank Note Collection: French banknote for ten pounds from the Law Bank, dated 1st April 1719

French banknote for ten pounds from the Law Bank, dated 1st April 1719
616855 French banknote for ten pounds from the Law Bank, dated 1st April 1719 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageBank Note Collection: A hundred mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho)

A hundred mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253057 A hundred mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 10.5x16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBank Note Collection: A one hundred mark banknote, 1910 (recto and verso) (colour litho)

A one hundred mark banknote, 1910 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253047 A one hundred mark banknote, 1910 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 10x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBank Note Collection: Confederate paper money (litho)

Confederate paper money (litho)
PNP270244 Confederate paper money (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 500 dollars bearing the likeness of Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824-63)

Background imageBank Note Collection: Four hundred livre banknote, 21st September 1792 (engraving)

Four hundred livre banknote, 21st September 1792 (engraving)
XIR161011 Four hundred livre banknote, 21st September 1792 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageBank Note Collection: Gambling trompe l oeil, 1809 (w / c)

Gambling trompe l oeil, 1809 (w / c)
RAF52883 Gambling trompe l oeil, 1809 (w/c) by Parry, Joseph (1744-1826); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: La Rue Quincampoix, The Law Affair, c. 1797 (coloured engraving)

La Rue Quincampoix, The Law Affair, c. 1797 (coloured engraving)
CHT185936 La Rue Quincampoix, The Law Affair, c.1797 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageBank Note Collection: 1000 Francs banknote from 8 Floreal, An X (28th April 1802) (ink on paper)

1000 Francs banknote from 8 Floreal, An X (28th April 1802) (ink on paper)
XIR193567 1000 Francs banknote from 8 Floreal, An X (28th April 1802) (ink on paper) by French School, (19th century); Banque de France, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageBank Note Collection: Trompe l Oeil: A Full House with Chips and a $5 Bill, c. 1895. Creator: Unknown

Trompe l Oeil: A Full House with Chips and a $5 Bill, c. 1895. Creator: Unknown
Trompe l Oeil: A Full House with Chips and a $5 Bill, c. 1895

Background imageBank Note Collection: Trompe l Oeil: A Full House with Chips, $2 and $5 Bills, c. 1895. Creator: Unknown

Trompe l Oeil: A Full House with Chips, $2 and $5 Bills, c. 1895. Creator: Unknown
Trompe l Oeil: A Full House with Chips, $2 and $5 Bills, c. 1895

Background imageBank Note Collection: $1 Banknote from Virginia, c. 1936. Creator: Carl Buergerniss

$1 Banknote from Virginia, c. 1936. Creator: Carl Buergerniss
$1 Banknote from Virginia, c. 1936

Background imageBank Note Collection: Taxidriver

Taxidriver
Andreas Bauer

Background imageBank Note Collection: Imitation, 1887. Creator: John Haberle

Imitation, 1887. Creator: John Haberle
Imitation, 1887

Background imageBank Note Collection: Safe Money, 1898 or later. Creator: Victor Dubreuil

Safe Money, 1898 or later. Creator: Victor Dubreuil
Safe Money, 1898 or later

Background imageBank Note Collection: Specimen Sheet of Bank Note Engraving, ca. 1828. Creator: Asher Brown Durand

Specimen Sheet of Bank Note Engraving, ca. 1828. Creator: Asher Brown Durand
Specimen Sheet of Bank Note Engraving, ca. 1828

Background imageBank Note Collection: Design for Banknote or Certificate, 1830-1900. Creator: Robert William Hume

Design for Banknote or Certificate, 1830-1900. Creator: Robert William Hume
Design for Banknote or Certificate, 1830-1900

Background imageBank Note Collection: Design for Banknote, 1830-1904. Creator: Robert William Hume

Design for Banknote, 1830-1904. Creator: Robert William Hume
Design for Banknote, 1830-1904

Background imageBank Note Collection: Offerings at Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Offerings at Wat Phra Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageBank Note Collection: US dollars on Buddhist money tree to make merit and donate to local temple

US dollars on Buddhist money tree to make merit and donate to local temple, Wat Naxai Buddhist Temple, Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageBank Note Collection: France-Paris-Lifestyle-1944

France-Paris-Lifestyle-1944
A Parisian woman buys french fries to a street vendor in November 1944 in a Paris street. (Photo by - / AFP)

Background imageBank Note Collection: Old Patch, (1897). Creator: Unknown

Old Patch, (1897). Creator: Unknown
Old Patch, (1897). Portrait of Old Patch, a notorious forger of banknotes, so called because he supposedly wore an eye-patch as one of his disguises

Background imageBank Note Collection: Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Artist

Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Artist
Bank-notes - paper money - French alarmists... 1797. Showing the interior of the Bank of England. William Pitt is standing behind a counter

Background imageBank Note Collection: Johnny Bull and his forged notes!!!, 1819

Johnny Bull and his forged notes!!!, 1819. In an empty shop a citizen and his family sit by a fire. In and about the fire are forged notes

Background imageBank Note Collection: Banknote store in the vaults of the Bank of England, c1870

Banknote store in the vaults of the Bank of England, c1870. The man is holding a candle lantern. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageBank Note Collection: Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond

Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Artist: George Richmond
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), c1843, (1912). Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), an English prison reformer, social reformer, Quaker, and Christian philanthropist

Background imageBank Note Collection: Greater East Asia War Bond, 20 Yen, 1944

Greater East Asia War Bond, 20 Yen, 1944. This 20 yen bond was issued during the World War II, by the Japanese government in 1944. This is the 9th Issue of The Greater East Asia War Bond

Background imageBank Note Collection: A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George Cruikshank

A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George Cruikshank
A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819. Until 1832 the act of forgery in Britain and sometimes even the use of a forged banknote, was punishable by death

Background imageBank Note Collection: American coins and paper money, 17th-18th century (c1880)

American coins and paper money, 17th-18th century (c1880). 1, American 20 dollar bill (1775); 2, Maryland shilling, 1788; George III American halfpenny; 4

Background imageBank Note Collection: Virginia paper money, 1777 (c1880)

Virginia paper money, 1777 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Background imageBank Note Collection: New England paper money, 1743 (c1880)

New England paper money, 1743 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Background imageBank Note Collection: Still Life, 19th century (1935)

Still Life, 19th century (1935). From The Studio Volume 109. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1935]



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"Bank Notes: A Glimpse into the Fascinating World of Currency" Step back in time to 1919 with E. Hamel & Co. 's captivating advert, hinting at the busy times ahead. Witness the marvels of a steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C. , through a line engraving from 1890. Hold your breath as you come across a mind-boggling 50 billion Mark note, a testament to Germany's turbulent economic history. Marvel at the intricate numbering machine that played its part in creating banknotes at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C. Discover rare emergency money like never before - an inflation-ridden 10-Pfennig note from Diez an der Lahn, Germany, dating back to November 1919. Unearth historical treasures such as a digitally restored reproduction of a Banknote of 1 Mark from Darlehenskasse Berlin during Germany's inflation era. Immerse yourself in another chapter of German history with banknotes exceeding one million marks from Wiesbaden in 1923 - witness firsthand how inflation wreaked havoc on currency values. Travel back to Berlin in 1922 and explore Reichsbanknote over 1000 Marks - tangible evidence reflecting Germany's tumultuous economic climate during that period. Cross borders and delve into France's past with a digitally restored reproduction showcasing an intriguing Chamber of Commerce banknote worth one franc from Paris in 1920. These glimpses into our monetary past remind us not only of their historical significance but also serve as reminders that currencies are more than just pieces of paper; they hold stories within them.