Apr 16, 2025 · The purpose of this wiki website is to stimulate research and help organize historical information related to U.S. bank notes that were issued during the National Bank …

The characteristics of banknotes, their materials and production techniques (as well as their development over history) are topics that are not usually thoroughly examined by historians, …

By tracing our currency back to the colonial era, we can explore how American history has helped shape the way we design, issue, and process modern U.S. banknotes. The following centuries …

Historic U.S. banknotes were designed to inspire trust, promote patriotism, prevent counterfeiting, and support the nation’s financial system.

Sep 12, 2025 · Learn what banknotes are, how they are used, and the history behind them, including differences from regular money and modern innovation in currency.

This Banks & Bankers Database is part of the Bank Note History Project sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors as part of its mission to promote the study and appreciation of …

The $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 denominations were last printed in 1945 and discontinued in 1969, making the $100 bill the largest denomination banknote in circulation.

The Bank of England has produced banknotes since the late 1600s. Our collection shows how these early notes that ‘promised to pay’ developed into the fixed denomination, or value, notes …

Aug 18, 2025 · Cash handling experts Volumatic have delved into the history of banknotes or ‘paper money’ to see how they’ve changed, developed and become more innovative around …

Paper money can be traced back to the promissory notes of ancient China, Carthage, and the Roman Empire, over 2000 years ago—but the banknote as we know it today emerged in the …