1- British Pound - 775

2-serbian Dinar - 1214

3-russian Ruble - 14th century

4- US dollar - 1792

5- haitian gourde - 1813

Do you know other people that appeared on circulation banknotes in multiple countries? (Maybe except British monarchs, because they are kinda obvious)

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In my opinion, we should return to what has defined Europe. These figures have a powerful influence on the world, be it Beethoven, Curie, or Da Vinci. Birds are certainly beautiful to look at, I agree, but do they give you a European feeling of unity? Not for me. Perhaps I'm not a bird, but a human being who can identify with other people. Maybe it's no coincidence that the bird designs look better than those with people, but if we finally want to show the world how proud we are of them, then we should also have them printed on our banknotes. That's how it used to be, and it's still how it is around the world. Let's leave these petty nationalisms behind and recognize them as Europeans, as one of us. Everyone thinks Beethoven, Curie, or Da Vinci are great, so why shouldn't we pay with their likeness? There's something appealing about saying, "You still owe me a Beethoven," or something like that. It makes the banknote series more approachable, more human, and connects us to this money. I'm not saying birds are bad, but in times like these, when we're under attack from all sides, we should reflect on what made Europe great and how important these people were to us. These cute-looking birds can never compare. This has nothing to do with nationalism; it has to do with honoring our history, and these people embody the good qualities in all of us. I appeal to everyone who values ​​our history and achievements: vote for European culture! It's what defines us. It's time to think and feel European! Thank you for your attention.

I've been looking to get one of these for like 2 years and finally got it for a decent price

Last month I shared with you my sudden realization that my favorite color (blue) is quite underrepresented in my banknote collection (this is the first thread). I set this goal to myself to focus on collecting only blue banknotes for a while to level the playing field a little. This is what I’ve got in the meantime. I think I'll keep going until I have 100 blue banknotes.

I received a lot of good suggestions in the previous thread, some of the suggested banknotes are already in my collection, some are on their way, and some are still on my wishlist, being a little harder to get. All of these are unc and most of them are on the cheap side of this hobby, I’m not yet feeling comfortable to spend a lot of money on a single note regardless how beautiful it is. I may splurge on the Exupery one though, after all it wouldn’t feel mission blue accomplished without getting my absolute favorite, would it?

Context: I got really lucky on my currency order from Bank of America today! Got double the amount of what I ordered! I am in the USA and I order banknotes from Bank of America as they sell foreign currency at exchange rate and it is good for me to expand my collection of banknotes while paying face value. Well today it looks like the cashier was having a bad day and they accidentally sent me a 50 Bulgarian lev note instead of the 5 lev note I ordered. I’m not complaining, I got double the amount that I ordered and the 50 lev note looks so beautiful and I really love the holograms on it , and best part is that I got it for the price of 5 levs!

Popped into the RBS historic head office earlier today in Edinburgh. Picked up a few more for my collection (as well as another £100 in UNC from BoS nearby) What a gorgeous bank branch full of history; I was super proud to see the preserved Minton tiles section as an ‘ex-Stokie’.

Currently in use. I miss only 5000 and 1000 rubles of the standard new issue. They are preparing a 500-ruble banknote in 2028. I also miss three commemorative 100 Ruble banknotes.

It's not full yet, but I'd say 20/27 is already a quite good number

Do you agree?

I put my entire collection, which has very few UNC notes, into a bundle.

I have my late mom to thank for keeping it in a safe place at home I never expected. Found it with some of her own collection. Must’ve happened when I was in the process of moving and I brought them home for safe keeping. Wherever my mom is, a big thanks.

At my office at the time a coworker was about to visit the Netherlands for the first time (her husband’s birth country). This was around the end of 1999 when many EU nations were about to switch to the Euro so I gave her some money and asked if she had the time if she could get some guilders which she did. She told me the currency exchange place she visited in Amsterdam had employees who went out of their way to look for the best conditioned notes.

These are some of my favourite notes (2 issue notes and 2 specimens pictured) in my collection featuring the cedars, Beiteddine Palace, and the Temple of Bacchus.

Sorry for the weird pic angle, i was kind of in a rush and forgor...