Each year, we commemorate the Second World War. September 1st- the beginning, December 7th- when the entire world became involved and June 6-when the tide turned, with several dates in May and August when hostilities ended. We have just passed… Read More

Teachers are always looking for ways to incentivize their student and reward them for good behavior or good effort. Growing up, we had gold stars.  More recently, some teachers have used coins, and marbles and even Monopoly Money. One creative teacher… Read More

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