Banknote World

It has had the best of designs, it has had the worst of designs…. My favorite banknote ever is the 1935 Princess Elizabeth $20.  My least favorite?  Every Canadian banknote from 1954 to 1988.  There were some nice attempts during… Read More

We started the review of the Top 12 best summer banknotes with several notes that had elements of sea life or colors that remind me of summer.  But they did not represent a complete summer design.  Here is the rest… Read More

June 20, 2020 officially marked the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.  For many of us, we lost spring to the pandemic shutdowns.  Summer has started with gradual re-opening of parks, beaches, stores and trails.  Let’s home summer continues… Read More

Most banknotes are printed on sheet-fed machines. That is, big sheets of paper are fed into a the machines where the images are printed. The sheets can have 32, 40 or even 50 banknotes per sheet. Some countries sell uncut… Read More

The American Eagle Silver and Gold Bullion coins are considered by many collectors to be one of the most beautiful coin designs. The front image was designed by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. While his design exists on more than 22 million… Read More