Monetary Debase

Debased Currency (from the highest to not so high) Filter debased currency topics

Share This
table started by gmackenz for the Monetary Debase Base
Currency that usually has suffered from significant inflation in value (if not hyperinflation) to have forced the introduction of currency of higher and higher denominations.
+

x

   
x name x image x Issuing government x article x largest denomination
x Number x Date
+

Do you know something that's missing from this view? Add it!

If you have a list you can use our wizard to match it with topics that may already be in Freebase.
Go to the import tool »
x Argentine peso argentino peso argentino.jpg Government of Argentina
The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP. The peso argentino replaced the peso ley at a rate of 1 peso argentino = 10...
  Apr 3, 1985
x Hungarian pengő 100 million b.‑pengő (1946) Kingdom of Hungary
The pengő (sometimes written as pengo or pengoe in English) was the currency of Hungary between 1 January 1927, when it replaced the korona, and 31 July 1946, when it was replaced by the forint. The pengő was subdivided into 100 fillér. Although the...
1E+20 1946
x Zimbabwean dollar Old $500 banknote Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean dollar (sign: $, or Z$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies) was the official currency of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 12 April 2009. Although the dollar was considered to be among the highest valued currency units when...
3E+14 Feb 2, 2009
x German papiermark A 500 Million mark banknote from Germany of 1923 (http://www.germannotes.com) Weimar Republic
The name Papiermark (English: paper mark, officially just Mark, sign: ℳ) is applied to the German currency from the 4th August 1914 when the link between the Goldmark and gold was abandoned, due to the outbreak of World War I. In particular, the...
1E+14 1923
x Yugoslav dinar Obverse of a thousand-dinar note issued by the National Bank of Yugoslavia during the 1970s Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The dinar (Cyrillic script: динар) was the currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (formerly the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
5E+11  
x Turkish lira Ottoman Gold Lira Turkey
The Turkish lira (currency sign: TL; Turkish: Türk lirası; ISO 4217: TRY) is the currency of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a partially recognised state. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş. All notes and coins of Turkish Lira...
20,000,000 2004
x Angolan kwanza /m/028zlb5 Angola
The kwanza (sign: Kz; ISO 4217 code: AOA) is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977. The kwanza was introduced following Angolan independence. It replaced the escudo at par and was...
5,000,000 1995
x Gold yuan Gold yuan  
The onset of World War II saw a sharp devaluation of the Chinese fǎbì currency. This was largely due to unrestrained issuance of the currency to fund the war effort. After the defeat of Japan and the return of the ...
5,000,000 1949
x Ukrainian karbovanets 5 karbovanets Government of Ukraine
The karbovanets (Ukrainian: карбованець, karbovanets, plural: карбованці, karbovantsi for 2–4, or карбованців, karbovantsiv for 5 or more) has been a distinct unit of currency in Ukraine during three separate periods. The name is also used in the...
1,000,000 1995
x Vietnamese dong Obverse of 500,000₫ Vietnam
The đồng (English pronunciation: /ˈdɒŋ/, Vietnamese: [ɗôŋm]) (sign: ₫; code: VND) has been the currency of Vietnam since May 3, 1978. It is issued by the State Bank of Vietnam. It has the symbol ₫. The đồng currently ranks as the second least...
500,000 2006
x Italian lira 2000 lira note with portrait of Guglielmo Marconi Italy
The lira (plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro. However, physical payments could only be made in lire, as no euro coins or notes were...
500,000 1997
x Assignat Assignat de 15 sols French First Republic
Assignat was the type of a monetary instrument used during the time of the French Revolution, and the French Revolutionary Wars. Assignats were paper money issued by the National Assembly in France during the French Revolution. The assignats were...
10,000 1795
x Huizi Huizi Song Dynasty
The Huizi (simplified Chinese: 会子; traditional Chinese: 會子), issued in the year 1160, was the official banknote of the Chinese Southern Song Dynasty. It has the highest amount of issuance among various banknote types during the Song Dynasty.
500 1160
Edit Collection Schema
All topics in this collection are typed as debased currency
Use Data from this Collection
Choose a format:

Images and articles are not included in export files, which are limited to 1000 items. Complete data dumps are also available here.

Flag this Collection
Why do you want to flag this collection?