Category: Pacific Islands

• Growing Up: The Paper Money Guy Turns 2!

  

  After a short hiatus and a busy summer, I’m excited to be back as The Paper Money Guy turns 2. Keeping with this theme, I decided to profile some of my favorite two denomination notes from around the world. Some of these have been demonetized and are no longer legal tender. In some cases, the…

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  September 26, 2025

  Asia, Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Pacific Islands, South America

  ANZ, art, bank, banknotes, birds, brazil, canada, children, currency, food, island, jamaica, Malaysia, photography, series, singapore, tower, travel, turtle

• 5 Dollar Fiji Note: A Call of the Wild

  

  The $5 (FJD) Fiji note is part of the current Flora and Fauna series that was introduced by the Reserve Bank of Fiji in 2013. The series showcases endemic plants and animals found throughout the Fijian archipelago which comprises more than 330 islands. The release of the series also marked the first time Queen Elizabeth…

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  September 29, 2023

  Pacific Islands

  bank, banknotes, birds, currency, dollars, Fiji, iguana, Islands, legacy, lorikeet, money, nature, notaphilist, numismatics, Pacific, wild