The process of designing a banknote is a complex and time-consuming process, often taking much time to balance the design concepts offered by the country, the needs of the cash cycle and the capabilities of the printer.  Designers integrate the… Read More

Collectors of banknotes know that every piece of currency is a blend of a country’s culture, history and art blended with the world’s most effective anti-counterfeiting technologies. Banknote World has had a long history of supporting teachers requests to use… Read More

Why does Indonesia have such large denominations? The Indonesia banknote comes in 1,000 to 100,000 rupiah denominations. The 100,000 is only worth about $7 US dollars. The average monthly wage is around 6 million rupiah, or $420. Why not make… Read More

To grade, or not to grade, that is the question: Whether ‘tis smarter in the mind to slab themWith checks and tests and polymeric films,Or to buy notes against a guide of expertsAnd by opposing touch them. To feel- to… Read More

There is a large and strong group of collectors who search for coins, stamps and banknotes which contain errors; the crazier the error, the better. The rarer the error, the better. One of the most famous collectable errors is the… Read More