Welcome to my blog for worldwide Banknotes, Coins and Numismatic related collections.............Numismatics is the study or collection of currency including paper money, coins, tokens and related objects. The discipline also includes the broader study of money and other payment media used to resolve debts and the exchange of goods........"The artwork on a country's currency usually contains historical and cultural references and is a source of national pride"

Showing posts with label America (North). Show all posts
Showing posts with label America (North). Show all posts

Monday, 6 October 2014

Commonwealth of Dominica

The Commonwealth of Dominica 1988, 5 (five) Peso (DOP)

Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles. Christoper Columbus named the island after the day of the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday (dominica, in Latin) in 1493. In the hundred years after Columbus's landing, Dominica remained isolated.

Friday, 3 October 2014

Republic of Honduras

Republic Honduras 2000, 1 (one) Lempira

Honduras, is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua. Honduras was home to several important Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya, prior to being conquered by Spain in the 16th century.