World Banknotes

Currency exchange rates are constantly variable. As of September 1, 2014, 10 Egyptian Pounds (EGP) equal 1.40 United States Dollars ($USD).

There are currently (as of 2012) six coins in general circulation in Singapore; 1c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c and $1.

Please advise which country or which authority issued the bank note, and check the serial number.

Assuming your bill is in crisp uncirculated condition, a major misalignment error as you describe will be worth $300-$600

Please check your bill again and post a new, separate question with its denomination. Vietnam does not use dollars as its currency.

The Related Link below will send you to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's FAQ page about inks and paper.

The ink comes from the monarch butterfly.

Impossible to say without knowing the note's denomination.

What happened in Manchester on 21 April 2010

dont know but I have one

about $5 US

It is worth $50 in mint uncirculated condition, $10 in Very Fine.

Australia puts famous or historically significant Australian identities on its banknotes.

The original Australian paper Five Dollar note released between 1967 and 1991, had Sir Joseph Banks (Botanist) on the front, and Caroline Chisholm (Philanthropist) on the back.

The first and still current polymer Five Dollar note released between 1992 and 1997, and from 2002 onwards, had Queen Elizabeth II on the front, and a design showing the new and old Parliament Houses in Canberra, ACT on the back.

The second polymer Five Dollar note released as a Commemoration of Federation in 2001, had Sir Henry Parkes (politician) on the front, and Catherine Helen Spence (Writer and Suffragette) on the back.

John Page was the Chief cashier of the Bank of England from 1970 to 1980.

The small writing in front of the man's head says -

"Governor Reserve Bank of Australia" and "Secretary To The Treasury" each title has the signature of the individual above it.

It goes on to say -

"This Australian note is legal tender throughout Australia and it's territories."

All Australian notes have the same writing. The names of the Governor and the Secretary change periodically.

It also has Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River" in microprint in the left hand side of the box containing the image of Banjo Paterson. The words TEN DOLLARS are microprinted between each line of the poem.

Post a new question with the note's denomination and year.

For a couple of reasons.

First, small denominations are needed in great numbers for making change and paper would wear out very quickly. Coins can tolerate a lot of use and generally last anywhere from 15 to 50 years.

Second, it costs more to print bills than to mint coins. The cost of both is low, but it wouldn't be economical to print paper pennies, for example - the cost of making a paper bill is a lot more than one cent so the government would lose money on every one they printed.

These reasons are why some people are calling for the US to eliminate its $1 bill in favor of the new 'golden' dollars. Because of inflation dollar bills are needed much more for making change than they were 30 or 40 years ago, and they now wear out in less than 18 months on average. Some estimates indicate that use of $1 coins exclusively, along with more $2 bills, would save over one *billion* dollars a year.

The 1923 German Mark 200,000,000, Note is very rare; High Grade Score, 90 in today U.S. Dollars can cost $250 and in good condition can be unlimited in the Auction or Collector's Market Value ! If one of 200,000,000 German Mark Note can be found. . . Living Life Enterprises Presents.

You do not specify any particular Twenty Pound note.

The fact that they are a Twenty Pound note makes them worth Twenty Pounds for a start.

All Bank of England banknotes have the Chief Cashiers signature and a Serial number.

As with many banknotes, there may be fewer or more of a particular type of combination of design, signature and specific serial printed, so relative rarity is a factor.

Some banknotes may have had newly devised features such as metallic strips, or the metallic strip has shifted from the centre to the side.

There may be something unusual about the printing process or the paper, there may have been a printing defect.

The note may have been a "Star" or "replacement" note.

There may be something unusual about the serial number in that it spells out a word, such as C01N, or a common abbrevation such as 1OM (Isle of Man). The note may be the first or last of a series and have all numeric characters the same, eg. 000000, etc.

Mint uncirculated notes are always worth more than the equivalent circulated note.

Value depends on condition and denomination. The three denominations issued in 1938 are 1, 3 and 5 Ruble which are worth $15/$25/$25 in mint uncirculated condition, dropping to $4/$5/$7 in very good used condition.

I'm guessing that the letters aren't "backwards", they're in either the Greek or Cyrillic alphabet. Unfortunately without a better transliteration it's pretty hard to say.

You might try going to your local library and looking in Krause's guide to world coins but that's a major research effort. A local coin dealer may be able to help.

No major country prints $15 bills.

A sawbuck is worth 10 dollars. It got its name from the carpentry tool we call a work horse. Its legs resembled an X which is 10 in Roman Numerals.

Like all coins, the retail price depends on the grade, but in one in about fine to very fine should cost you about $20-40 on eBay.

Yes, the German Bundesbank will exchange any Duetsche Mark note or coin free of charge to Euro.

See related links.

There is a special board to prevent counterfeiting. If you copy money in color at the exact size (no increase or decrease in size) this board will blow, then you have to call for a service tech to come out. When the tech tries to order this board, they have to notify the FBI. Then the FBI comes out to visit you with the tech. Only copy in Black and white and increase or decrease the size by at least 5 Percent!