Foreign (Old) Banknote Collection

A Collection That Travels With Me

My foreign banknote collection began when I was around seven or eight years old. During a holiday, my parents gave me 50 Francs to spend on anything I wanted. But I never spent it. I liked the note so much — its design, its colours, the idea that it came from another country — that I decided to keep it. That single banknote became the very first piece of what would grow into a lifelong collection.

Now, more than 30 years later, collecting foreign and old banknotes is still one of my greatest passions. No banknote has been bought from a store, they have all been a gift from or bought from people I meet all over the world. Every note has a story!

Still Growing

The collection continues to grow, one country at a time.

If you happen to have a foreign banknote and would like to contribute to the collection, feel free to donate — every note adds a new story.

Check the collection:

The collection is still growing so for now you can view the collection in 4 pages:

List of countries so far:

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Australia
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
  • Borneo
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Cambodia
  • Central Africa States
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech republic
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican republic
  • Egypt
  • England
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Euro (old prints)
  • France
  • Germany
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • Iran
  • Ireland
  • (northern) Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Korea (south) 
  • Kuwait
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lithuania
  • Libya
  • Macedonia
  • Malaysia
  • Malta
  • Morocco
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seychelles
  • Serbia
  • Scotland
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • USA
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Western African States
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zaire
  • Zimbabwe