Banknotes with an unusual design, which are a pity to spend (9 photos)

Donkeys and devils, bright colors and 14 zeros on banknotes Paper money appeared more than 1000 years ago. Since then, banknotes of different countries became more and more similar to each other, but sometimes still banknotes appear that surprise.





German notgeld with donkeys and devils



During and after World War I, Germany lacked change money, and then hyperinflation began. Therefore the Reichsbank allowed regional currencies - notgelds, "forced money". They appeared in other European countries, but there were especially many of them in Germany. German notgelds were issued by local authorities and some entrepreneurs, they were made from paper, porcelain, pressed coal. The banknotes were also intricate: on some, a donkey defecated, on others bared his teeth. They gradually went out of circulation after 1923–1924 years, when the authorities introduced the rent mark and the Reichsmark.

Swiss franc with portraits of artists





In the second half of the 1990s, the Swiss National Bank replaced banknotes - they became vertical. Printed on the front two portraits of the architect Le Corbusier, the composer Arthur Honegger, artist Sophie Teuber-Arp, sculptor Alberto Giacometti, writer Charles Ferdinand Ramyu and culturologist Jacob Burckhardt. Back side figuratively retold their biography. The Franks are considered one of the the most reliable currencies and look appropriate: as if they were printed on canvas.

Samoan tala of cheerful colors



In 2008, the tiny state of Samoa released new banknotes. They depict landscapes, kids, rugby team, a year earlier, having won a prestigious tournament in Hong Kong, the late chief Malietoa Tanumafili II, Cathedral, Central Bank building. But what is special gives out the issuer, so these are the cheerful colors of banknotes: peach, turquoise, bright yellow, lilac, lime. In a word, a serene land.

Pound, valid in one area of London



The Brixton pound is in circulation in only one area of London. Local enthusiasts issued banknotes in autumn 2009, to support the economy, which has collapsed due to the global financial crisis. The government supported them. The banknote depicts the musician David Bowie, activist Olive Morris, scientist James Lovelock, basketball player Luol Deng and other famous countrymen. The Brixton pound is equal to the pound sterling, but sells for more to collectors. For example, a ten with Bowie costs £ 15.7-21.5 with postage.

100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars



For 35 years of Zimbabwe's independence, inflation is only in the first year was below 10%, and in the second half of 2008 it was calculated - more precisely, figured - a number with 23 characters. Prices have risen at a fantastic pace due to the fact that the authorities of the country did not come up with anything better than printing unsecured banknotes. Because of this, banknotes in Zimbabwe went to hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars that accounted for denominate almost every year. They are distinguished by the image of huge cobblestones and the font in the style of rock bands logos.

Vertical-horizontal Kazakhstani tenge



The International Bank Note Collectors Association Society (IBNS) has chosen the best banknote of Kazakhstan for three years in a row tenge. On the one hand banknotes of 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 tenge should be held vertically, like a Swiss franc, on the other - horizontally. They depict the monument to Cossack Eli and pigeons, and besides addition, ancient monument to Kul-tegin, rock paintings, presidential palace, monument of Independence of Kazakhstan, landscapes. All this is conveyed juicy red, yellow and purple colors.

High tech Canadian dollar



In 2011-2013, the Bank of Canada issued a series of banknotes from polypropylene and polyolefin. New dollars were not the first polymer banknotes in the world, but their high-tech form is successfully emphasized in the layouts - the Frontier series turned into a story about Canadian progress. Prime Ministers on the front countriess and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, and on the back - modules for the ISS, transcontinental railroad, memorial to soldiers, icebreaker "Amundsen" and laboratory.

Pixelated Norwegian krone



In the spring, the Norwegian Bank held a competition to find new banknote design; The theme was the sea. Won in the final round Enzo Finger studio with "pockmarked" layouts. However, in the wallets of northerners there will be other banknotes. Front sides will be taken from The Metric application System: they depict a lighthouse, a dragon, a wave in a traditional manner. The reverse sides will be "pixelated", with abstract drawings, moreover the larger the denomination, the larger the “grain”.