World Paper Money
Notgeld… German emergency money
When money loses its meaning and images speak, the seasoned collector of banknotes is not drawn to nominal value or mere rarity alone, but to that kind of currency that seems to defy convention and carries an exceptional story. What truly fascinates him is the "unusual"; the note that is not merely a forgotten medium of exchange, but transforms…
January 17, 2026Amateur Encyclopedia of Banknotes – Kings and Leaders
A unique documentation of the history of leaders and kings through banknotes: Lebanese researcher and collector Wissam Youssef, holder of the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of banknotes in the world, has published a bilingual (Arabic and English) encyclopedia entitled: “The Amateur Encyclopedia of Banknotes – Kings and Leaders.” This encyclopedic work spans 400 pages and provides comprehensive documentation of banknotes that bore the images of…
July 23, 2025Arab amateurs win banknote prizes
In January 2024, the American company BMG announced the results of its global banknote collection competition, which revealed that a number of Arab collectors and Arab collections in general achieved honorable results and top rankings worldwide, including the award for best banknote collection among all currency collections…
February 1, 2024Arab currencies in the Spink auction, April 2023
A diverse collection of Arab and foreign currencies was offered at the Spink Auction held in Hong Kong on April 13, 2023, in auction number 23008, attracting numerous banknote collectors from around the world. The Arab currencies in particular garnered significant attention, with a variety of coins from each region being offered…
April 24, 2023Banknotes of King Charles III
Banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III: Charles III has become the second British monarch to appear on banknotes. The Bank of England announced that his image will be featured on the new banknote. Charles III is pictured here from an original photograph provided by Buckingham Palace in 2013 and updated over time. The five-pound note features the image of King Charles III, according to the Daily Mail…
December 20, 2022Selma Lagerlöf: Sweden honors her with a coin, and the world with a postage stamp.
Selma Lagerlöf is a beloved figure among children and the first Swedish woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. Five years later, in 1914, she became the first woman elected to the Swedish Academy and also served on the Nobel Prize committee. Selma Lagerlöf was born in a border province between…
April 2, 2022