The world's most beautiful currencies

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A colourful, floral 1000 note from French Polynesia, where the currency is the CPF franc.


A 500 baht note from Thailand. This is roughly equivalent to £10 of British money.


A Surinamese ten dollar note. The dollar replaced the Surinamese guilder in January 2004.


A one lempira note from Honduras. The lempira was introduced in 1931, and is named after a 16th century ruler

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A New Zealand note for five dollars, depicting New Zealand's native hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin.




A Bahamian one dollar note, showing the Royal Bahamas police force band.


A one dinar note from Libya. The dinar replaced the pound in 1971.


Indian 1000 Rupee note bearing the image of the nation's father, Mohandas K. Gandhi in front and a combine harvester, an offshore oil derrick, a satellite, and a steel furnace, with a young girl working at a computer at the back

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An Indonesian note for 1000 rupiah. The word rupiah derives from the Indian rupee. This note shows traditional houses in the city of Palembang.

[minisoji]

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