Tag: turtle

• 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

• Going All In for the Aruba 5 Florin

  

  The Aruba Florin (AWG) was instituted in 1986 when the island became an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Historically, Aruba’s status as part of the Netherlands Antilles was that of a colony. The origins of the term florin may date to gold coins circulating in Florence as of 1252, bearing that name.…

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  January 20, 2025

  Caribbean

  Aruba, banknotes, beach, currency, Dutch, Florin, island, Papiamento, pre-Colombian, travel, turtle

• $10 Cayman Islands: The Perpetual Reign

  

  The Cayman Islands Dollar (KYD) was introduced in 1972 as the new currency for the self governing British Overseas territory, that previously shared the Jamaican Dollar as the Caymans’ legal tender. Four denominations were introduced that year starting with $1 followed by $5, $10 and $25. In 1981 the Cayman Islands Currency Board introduced $40…

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  January 21, 2024

  Caribbean

  $10, banknotes, beach, cayman islands, crab, currency, dollars, island, QE2, queen, travel, turtle