China 500,000 Yuan Hell Banknote c.1960s

China 500,000 Yuan Hell Banknote c.1960sHell banknotes were produced for the sole purpose of burning as an offering to the deceased to assist with any financial requirements they may encounter in the afterlife. Allegedly the word hell was introduced to China by Christian missionaries, who preached that all non Christian Chinese people would go to hell after death. The word "Hell" was thus misinterpreted to be the proper English term for the afterlife.

The fictional superhero lived a double life in the city of Metropolis

emblem of the German Federal Republic

A spectacular celebration of Chinese New Year

It is a privilege to handle coins of this calibre and be part of the ongoing history of a higher quality example is truly humbling

previously in 1853 two single quarter sovereigns were produced as patterns

Reverse (Back)David Unaipon - Aboriginal Australian man of the Ngarrindjeri people

the largest member of the kingfisher species

Issued by Australia Post on August 8th there were 2

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5% Copper Grade Uncirculated

Struck to commemorate the Constitution Sesquicentennial

Koolasuchus is an amphibian that persisted in Australasia long after it had become extinct elsewhere