Ten Countries With Highest Currency Denomination (+ pic ) In The World

Moneygolddiamond - Here is the list of some highest denomination of currency  in the world. As we know, in every countries that had experienced with hyperinflation, usually the central bank prints money in larger denominations as the smaller denomination notes become worthless.

Some banknotes were stamped to indicate changes of denomination. This is because it would take too long to print new notes and to distribute it. By the time the new notes would be printed, the old one would be obsolete.

Later, this type of currencies become precious collection for numismatic / banknote collectors in the world. So, check it out !

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1.   Hungary
The worst inflation ever in the world, trough the end of 1945 until July 1946. In  the middle of 1946, the highest denomination ever was issued, it was 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 Pengő (a hundred quintillion pengő). Even more !  ten times higher denomination from above had printed but not issued. It was 1000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or a sextillion Pengő or one milliard billion Pengő ! here the pic...

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2.   Germany
Its worst inflation was in 1923, and the highest denomination was 100,000,000,000,000 Mark. Come as the second highest country for banknote denomination ever issued, together with Greece and Zimbabwe.

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 3.   Greece 
Greece went through its worst inflation in 1944. In 1942, the highest denomination was 50,000 drachmai. By 1944, the highest denomination was 100,000,000,000,000 drachmai.

  4.   Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe started to experience inflation just at the beginning of  21st century. On 5 May 2008 the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued bank notes (or "bearer cheques") of ZWD 100 million and ZWD 250 million.On 15 May with a value of ZWD 500 million, On 20 May, a notes in the form of "agro cheques" were issued in denominations of ZWD 5 billion, ZWD 25 billion and ZWD 50 billion, and on 21 July for ZWD 100 billion. On 1 August 2008, the Zimbabwe dollar was redenominated by removing 10 zeroes. ZWD 10 billion became 1 dollar after the redenomination. On 16 January 2009, Zimbabwe issued a ZWD100 trillion bill (100,000,000,000,000 ZWD)as seen on picture above.

Just choose which Zimbabwe banknote do you want, but consider about seller ratings beside the price.

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5.   Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia went through a period of hyperinflation and subsequent currency reforms from 1989 to 1994. In  1993, the highest denomination at 500,000,000,000 Dinara Yugoslavia was issued.

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 6.   Japan
Japan issued the highest denomination just after world war II, which was a 75,000,000,000 Yen bank cheque.
hope you find it interesting Japan Banknote, just similar like the above one...

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7.   Krajina
The worst inflation in 1993 in Krajina had forced its central bank to issued the highest denomination at 50,000,000,000 Dinara. This country was reincorporated into Croatia in 1998. Republika Srpska, a country beside Bosnia Herzegovina, also issued a similar bank note of Dinara Krajina.

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8.   Free City of Danzig
Danzig was a semi autonomous baltic sea port and city state that was created on 10 January 1920, then the region has incorporated into the Peoples' Republic of Poland. Danzig worst inflation in 1923 and issued the highest denomination of 10,000,000,000 Mark.

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9.   China
The Republic of China went through the worst inflation in 1948-49. The highest denomination issued by a regional bank in Xinjiang Provincial was 6,000,000,000 Yuan in 1949.

  

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10.  Bosnia Herzegovina
Bosnia Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia in March 1992 and use the first Dinar that different from Yugoslavia Dinara, in July 1992. The highest denomination was 100 million Dinara.

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