The Cayman Islands are known for 3 things – being a great beach vacation island, turtles (tortugas) and being a financial haven for the rich and famous. It also is one of the last British Overseas Territories that continues to… Read More

I have written recently about Canada. The gist of the blog was that Canadian banknotes are some of the best banknotes and some of the worst. So instead of rehashing the previous review of banknotes, I want to focus on… Read More

There are a number of really beautiful banknotes issued in 2020, but the Commemorative, Indonesia 75,000 Rupiah is my choice for the best banknote of the year; at least best banknote I possess. This banknote commemorates the 75th anniversary of… Read More

The Republic of Cameroon is a medium size country at the ‘armpit’ of Africa. It exists at the transition from North Africa to Central Africa on the western coast; right below Nigeria. Some people might remember Cameroon from its one… Read More

Every banknote (except for 10 countries I am told) contains at least 1 signature and usually two. And 99% of the people using the currency probably have no idea who these people are. Let’s start with the first question; why… Read More