Notaphily (Paper Currency)

Security features of the sixth issue of the currency: 3D security strip

The Central Bank of Syria issues a new 2000 Syrian pound banknote.

The Central Bank of Syria issued a new 2,000 Syrian pound banknote today in an attempt to reduce the amount of cash circulating in the Syrian market after the Syrian pound's exchange rate plummeted from 50 pounds to the dollar to over 500 pounds currently due to the war that has been raging in Syria for more than six years.

Spink Banknotes Auction Barnby Faull

Second interview for The Arab Collector Magazine Arabic translation

Spink Banknotes Auction – Barnby Faull

A WORD FOR THE ARAB COLLECTOR MAGAZINE, HI RES ARABIC TRANSLAT

One of the funniest forgery stories is “100 liras for the Ottoman state”.”

During the 1915 war, Ottoman army commanders sent Staff Sergeant Muhammad Muzaffar to Istanbul to procure tires for the vehicles that would be used to transport soldiers and equipment to the front lines. Muzaffar found the tires at a merchant's shop, and when he went to the General Staff headquarters to collect the money to buy them, an officer read his request…

Security features of the sixth issue of the Saudi Arabian currency

The Central Bank is introducing new denominations of 100 and 200 Egyptian pounds.

Pursuant to Article 6/A of the Central Bank of Sudan Act of 2002 and its subsequent amendments, and based on the powers, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Central Bank of Sudan to protect the national currency, stabilize its exchange rate, and contribute to economic stability, the Central Bank of Sudan hereby announces to the public the introduction of new denominations of banknotes…

Video of the sixth issue of the King Salman bin Abdulaziz currency

One of the most remarkable items in King Farouk's auction

One of the strangest items in King Farouk's coin auction was lot number 2796, described as follows: Germany, a collection of banknotes (paper and silk), emergency issues, stacked in 3 large albums: approximately 11,000 pieces “approximately”!! This means that the auctioneers not only failed to describe the item properly, but they also didn't specify the number of pieces in the lot at all… Guess what…

Salamah Fi Kheir film

Who among us remembers the film "Salama Fi Kheir" starring the late, great actor Naguib El Rihani? Who doesn't remember this wonderful film, produced in 1937? "Salama Fi Kheir" was one of the most important works of the late artist Naguib El Rihani and the directorial debut of Niazi Mostafa. Its story revolves around a messenger working in a shop…

Israeli occupation funds for economic control over Sinai

Did you know that there were banknotes issued by the Israeli occupation forces intended for circulation in Arab areas during the 1967 war? Shortly after the fall of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Egyptian Sinai, and Syrian Golan Heights to the Zionist occupation in 1967, secret deliberations took place within the Israeli government regarding the possibility of issuing special currency denominations for circulation…