Corina Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 well that is what i call them cause they are small and yes they are real banknotes made by the sentral bank of the Philippines they were printed for the 60 yrs the bank has been in biz 20,50,100,200,500 and 1000 pisos are in this group of notes, my wife picked this up while visiting her family over there have no idea how they managed to do this but it's cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 That is cool. Great item to add to your collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 are they real??? they look like souvenier stuff for a keychain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I'm going to agree that they're novelty rather than actual notes. I've seen them in souvenir shops for US and Canadian notes (various series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 agreed that it's a souvenier type item but never the less it's cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxuss Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 WOW!! It's realy cool :) I want this item Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngdawa Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I reckon that these banknotes are pretty small as well Latvia, 5 Kapeiku 1920, 55x36 mm Russian SFSR, 1 Ruble 1919, 48x40mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 World's smallest size banknote: Morocco 50 Centimes 1944 emergency issue, 43mm x 31mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngdawa Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Didn't the Germans print their banknotes on stamps during the world war? I just can't understand why the used such small banknotes, there must be millions that were lost in the sewers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Didn't the Germans print their banknotes on stamps during the world war? I just can't understand why the used such small banknotes, there must be millions that were lost in the sewers In times of war, coins are often in short supply. Gold and silver coins are hoarded for their intrinsic values. Other metals are appropriated for war efforts. Many governments resort to printing small denomination banknotes as temporary substitutes. The following are some of the countries which had issued postage size banknotes: Ivory Coast, Macao, Monaco, Morocco, New Caledonia, Romania, Russia, Spain and United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani2 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 The following are some of the countries which had issued postage size banknotes: Ivory Coast, Macao, Monaco, Morocco, New Caledonia, Romania, Russia, Spain and United States. Romania P69 - 10 Bani 1917 - Emergency WW1 Issue 34x46 mm (printed area: 28x39 mm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmegcollector Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Romania P69 - 10 Bani 1917 - Emergency WW1 Issue 34x46 mm (printed area: 28x39 mm) Romania 34x46mm=1564 square mm Morocco 43x31mm=1331 square mm Morocco note is smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani2 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Morocco note is smaller. Hi Tom, I didn't contest that It was only an example following your previous post.. Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaji Murthy Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 well that is what i call them cause they are small and yes they are real banknotes made by the sentral bank of the Philippines they were printed for the 60 yrs the bank has been in biz 20,50,100,200,500 and 1000 pisos are in this group of notes, my wife picked this up while visiting her family over there have no idea how they managed to do this but it's cool This is very cool! I like to pick up things like this! Just before the move to Euro, I saw a similar keychain for Euro notes in a hotel gift shop in Amsterdam. Unfortunately, I didn't have any cash and they didn't accept credit cards. Was very bummed. Can you ask your wife where she picked this up? I will ask a friend of mine in Manila to pick one up for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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