Bank Note Collection

E. Hamel & Co. advert - There are busy times ahead!, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

Money tree, conceptual artwork
Money tree, conceptual computer artwork

BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C
BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Line engraving, 1890

50000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 000 Mark edited iat Hamburg 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C
BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Line engraving, 1890

Ansbach, unknown (facsimile print)
7268744 Ansbach, unknown (facsimile print); 20.0x26.8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Caption 'Ansbach' and 'W. Frenten'.); JMK Archiv.

The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4920303 The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Economic system: the speculative bubble at the time of the Law system)

Rothenburg, unknown (engraving)
7273636 Rothenburg, unknown (engraving); 15.1x10.8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Caption 'Rothenburg Orig. Rad.'. unknown.); JMK Archiv.

It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar (colour litho)
8655883 It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It's cheaper to give a dime than lend a dollar)

View of the rue Quincampoix with the speculators at the time of the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4905830 View of the rue Quincampoix with the speculators at the time of the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economic system)

Scotland: Dollar from South (b/w photo)
8654823 Scotland: Dollar from South (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dollar from South)

Quincampoix, bankruptcy of Law system, 18th century (engraving)
3586526 Quincampoix, bankruptcy of Law system, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Quinquanpoix. A Dutch satire on John Law of Lauriston)

Dog-cart, Dog-fish, Dollar, Dolphin, Donkey, Dormouse, Dovetails, Drain-pipe, Drawbridge, Drawer, Draw-knife
8650044 Dog-cart, Dog-fish, Dollar, Dolphin, Donkey, Dormouse, Dovetails, Drain-pipe, Drawbridge, Drawer, Draw-knife, Dress-coat (engraving) by German School

View of the Bankruptcy of the rue Quincampoix caused by the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4849543 View of the Bankruptcy of the rue Quincampoix caused by the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joue... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joue... 19th century. Aspects of Paris, since we played the famous moral comedy entitled the Stock Exchange

L'Arbre de Noël des Grands Enfants, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Arbre de Noel des Grands Enfants, 19th century. The Christmas tree for big children

Encore mes créanciers, toujours... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Encore mes creanciers, toujours... 19th century. Man complaining about creditors

Women trimming and stacking currency sheets at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, c1890

Workers wetting sheets prior to printing paper money at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, c1895

Workers grinding and processing the ink used to print paper money at the Bureau of Engrav... c1890
Workers grinding and processing the ink used to print paper money at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, c1890. Photograph shows men working on machines powered by steam driven belts

Mrs. Brown of Treasury Department - Identifying Damaged Bills For Redemption, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Brown of Treasury Department - Identifying Damaged Bills For Redemption, 1913. Banknote appears to have been burned

Paper money (Qing dynasty, circa 1800s), AD Shanghai Museum, Peoples Square, Shanghai, China

One Dollar Silver Certificate, 1898 / 1900. Creator: Victor Dubreuil
One Dollar Silver Certificate, 1898/1900. Trompe l oeil dollar bill. Some of bank clerk Dubreuils paintings were confiscated by the Secret Service in the 1890s

Emergency money, Inflation 10-Pfennig note, City of Diez an der Lahn, November 1919, Germany, Historical
10, 10th, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, cities, commercial circles

Notgeld, Inflation, Banknote of 1 Mark, Darlehenskasse Berlin, Germany, Historic
1, 1900s, 1920s, 19th-century, 1st, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, commercial circles

Emergency money, inflation, banknote over 1 million marks from Wiesbaden, 1923, Hesse, Germany, historical
1, 1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, 1st, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, cities

Emergency money, inflation, banknote over 1000 Marks from 1922, Reichsbanknote, Berlin, Germany, historical
1000, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, commercial circles, contemporary

Emergency money, inflation, banknote of 1 franc from the Chamber of Commerce in Paris, 1920, France, Historical
1, 1 person, 1900s, 1920s, 19th-century, 1st, administration, administrations, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market

X: X means on a Banknote, Ten Dollars, tis clear; On a barrel, it stands for the strength of the beer
7309619 X: X means on a Banknote, Ten Dollars, tis clear; On a barrel, it stands for the strength of the beer.1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

Six Dollar Note of the United Colonies, America, ca 1780, Thirteen Colonies, 13, Historic
7280006 Six Dollar Note of the United Colonies, America, ca 1780, Thirteen Colonies, 13, Historic by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Holtzschuer Castle in Almashof, 1709 (engraving)
7268739 The Holtzschuer Castle in Almashof, 1709 (engraving) by Boener, Johann Alexander (1647-1720); 22.6x34.0 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen

One Dollar Silver Certificate, 1898-1900 (oil on canvas)
5861491 One Dollar Silver Certificate, 1898-1900 (oil on canvas) by Dubreuil, Victor (fl.1886-1900); 22.9--30.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The trading Rue Quincampoix in 1720 (bankruptcy caused by Law). 18th century (engraving)
LRI4676481 The trading Rue Quincampoix in 1720 (bankruptcy caused by Law). 18th century (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris 4th arrondissement)

Fan Design with Republican Assignats (French Revolutionary Money), ca. 1795. ca. 1795. Creator: Anon
Fan Design with Republican Assignats (French Revolutionary Money), ca. 1795

Coin depicting Napoleon I
1720209 Coin depicting Napoleon I by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Piece de monnaie Napoleon empereur des francais)

Safe Money (oil on canvas)
CGW445522 Safe Money (oil on canvas) by Dubreuil, Victor (fl.1886-1900); 76.8x63.5 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. USA; Museum Purchase; American, out of copyright

English gentleman losing a pile of banknotes out his carriage wi, 1900 (chromolithograph)
7233593 English gentleman losing a pile of banknotes out his carriage wi, 1900 (chromolithograph) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Dollar (engraving)
7195752 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Dollar (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dollar)

Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital
Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima), from the series " Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1832/33

25c Thomas Jefferson postage currency, 1862. Creator: Unknown
25c Thomas Jefferson postage currency, 1862

Its raining bank tickets! (colour litho)
2778523 Its raining bank tickets! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Its raining bank tickets)

Confederate paper money, 1st March, 1863 (litho)
PNP270243 Confederate paper money, 1st March, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A ten mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho)
REV253058 A ten mark banknote, 1920 (recto and verso) (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); 8.5x12.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Billet de banque de dix marks; zehn; ); German

Five hundred livres banknote, 19th June 1791 (engraving)
XIR201577 Five hundred livres banknote, 19th June 1791 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

One thousand franc banknote, 1795 (ink on paper)
CHT169632 One thousand franc banknote, 1795 (ink on paper) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Thousand livre banknote with a picture of Louis XVI (1754-93) 1790
XIR157784 Thousand livre banknote with a picture of Louis XVI (1754-93) 1790 by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Fifty pounds French banknote from the Law Bank, dated 2nd September 1720 (engraving
CHT242784 Fifty pounds French banknote from the Law Bank, dated 2nd September 1720 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A two mark banknote, two one mark banknotes and a twenty five pfennig banknote
REV253060 A two mark banknote, two one mark banknotes and a twenty five pfennig banknote, 1920-21 (litho) by German School

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"Bank Notes: A Glimpse into the Fascinating World of Currency" Step back in time to 1919 with E. Hamel & Co. 's captivating advert, hinting at the busy times ahead. Witness the marvels of a steam printing-press at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C. , through a line engraving from 1890. Hold your breath as you come across a mind-boggling 50 billion Mark note, a testament to Germany's turbulent economic history. Marvel at the intricate numbering machine that played its part in creating banknotes at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C. Discover rare emergency money like never before - an inflation-ridden 10-Pfennig note from Diez an der Lahn, Germany, dating back to November 1919. Unearth historical treasures such as a digitally restored reproduction of a Banknote of 1 Mark from Darlehenskasse Berlin during Germany's inflation era. Immerse yourself in another chapter of German history with banknotes exceeding one million marks from Wiesbaden in 1923 - witness firsthand how inflation wreaked havoc on currency values. Travel back to Berlin in 1922 and explore Reichsbanknote over 1000 Marks - tangible evidence reflecting Germany's tumultuous economic climate during that period. Cross borders and delve into France's past with a digitally restored reproduction showcasing an intriguing Chamber of Commerce banknote worth one franc from Paris in 1920. These glimpses into our monetary past remind us not only of their historical significance but also serve as reminders that currencies are more than just pieces of paper; they hold stories within them.