I know there are a lot of knowledgeable people in here, and didn't see a trivia/ask me thread, so I figured i'd start one.

I'll start it with a question: What is the lowest value modern note in existence with a hologram?

I'm actually curious about this. Does anyone know?

I am thinking of the Singapore 2 dollars note with hologram on it. Would that count?

I'm thinking the Qatar 1 Riyal

I was originally going to go with the Eritrea 5 Nafka, but after looking into it, I'm thinking you're right. The Qatar Riyal is currently at 1 QAR equal to 0.274725 USD, while 5 Nafkas equal 0.3333 USD.

i have 1 qatari 1 riyal unc tnx to my dad. looks nice very decorative an mine has a nice serial . an arabic alphabet /53-665477 ("-" is a space) well for me its nice

just a few years ago, the winner would have to be this note:



over 550,000 zimbabwean dollars were equal to one u.s. dollar, so imagine a dollar being equal to a stack of 1,100 of these.

today's zimbabwe dollar has been redenominated two or three times since note above...but i wouldn't be surprised if the old zimbabwe dollar moved to the millions or billions!

cool. go Qatar!

What's the answer?

Sounds like it must me Qatar.


So - - Who knows what the largest (physical size, not denomination) banknote ever made was?

No idea but I was thinking of the old Tsar Russian 500 ruble note or some Swedish note or Hungarian? But hey, you can print a sheet uncut of banknote - is that counted?

Bigger than the Russian 500 ruble - And much newer, too.

And it's a single banknote.



Hint: Printed as a commemorative note.

the smallest i saw is a india 1 rupee bank note

Thailand commemorative 60 Baht, I believe.

As far as the hologram note, where is said hologram on the QAR 1 Riyal? Are you referring to the security strip?

Nope - but right hemisphere!

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As far as the hologram note, where is said hologram on the QAR 1 Riyal? Are you referring to the security strip?
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The use of a DOVID (diffractive optically variable image device) is a type of hologram which was used on the 1 Riyal notes. But it isn't the security strip. It's a patch that was used in 2003.

DOVID's are broken down for the following uses 50% for patches, 40% use strips and the remaining 10% use diffractive window threads

Patches are applied at the printworks prior to intaglio printing

Largest banknote - Would it be Burma?

Nope - - More hints:

Denomination was 100,000
The issuing country is very well represented on BanknoteBank

Hmm. Seems no-one knows.

So here's the answer:

The largest size banknote ever issued is the Philippines P190 100,000 Piso banknote measuring in at a whopping 8.5 x 14 inches.

Here's a nice link to see it: Link

As I know, the smallest banknote is the romanian 10 bani 1917. It's size is comparable to a stamp one.