Tag: watermark

• Tiny Wings, Big Bills: Hummingbirds on Paper Money (Part 1)

  

  My wife recently purchased a hummingbird feeder and set it up in our backyard. I’m not quite sure how successful these contraptions are, but I share in our kids’ enthusiasm for the project. We all look forward to seeing these wonders of nature in close proximity. With early May upon us, the timing for their…

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  May 15, 2026

  Caribbean, Central America, South America

  bank, banknotes, beetle, butterfly, colones, forest, guilder, hummingbird, insects, nectar, rabbit, travel, volvano, watermark

• Sweden’s 100 Krona: Taking Note of a Cultural Icon

  

  The Krona (SEK), is the official currency of Sweden and was first introduced in 1873 by the central bank, Riksbank. The following year, the Scandinavian Monetary Union was formed between Sweden and Denmark and a year later, Norway. The Union facilitated the introduction of a common currency (the krona/krone), for its members and was based…

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  September 20, 2024

  Europe

  actress, bank, banknotes, cinema, film, Garbo, Hollywood, Krona, microtext, money, movies, Riksbank, series, Stockholm, Sweden, UV Light, watermark