Germany, 1914: The first World War, the war to end all wars begins. The German, Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire joined to create one side against the UK, France and a bunch of other countries. Without a lot of… Read More

Most collectors of Queen Elizabeth II banknotes are well aware of her first presence on a banknote. In 1935, Princess Elizabeth appeared as a child on the $20 Canadian Dollars in the first Bank of Canada banknote series. This note… Read More

In this blog, we are going to focus on Mexico, the largest and most influential country that declared its independence from Spain on September 16, 1810 and began the subsequent war that lasted until September 27, 1821. We have published… Read More

The term Notgeld is a German word for emergency money or necessary money. It was made famous during World War I and for a few years after that in Germany. Notgeld is very collectable and interesting. While Germany probably has… Read More

In this blog, we focus on Nicaragua which declared its independence from Spain on September 15, 1821, along with most of Central American countries. Nicaragua did not become truly independent until 1838. However, it was plagued with division and civil… Read More