The 10,000 tenge banknote issued in Kazakhstan in 2003 features a snow leopard against a background of mountains.
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Each denomination of South African rand banknote showcases a different animal from the "big five".
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The New Zealand note for five dollars, in circulation since 1999, depicts New Zealand's native hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, and the yellow Ross lily.
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This colourful 500 franc note from French Polynesia shows the people, flora and fauna of the islands.
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The colón (named after Christopher Columbus, known as Cristóbal Colón in Spanish) is the currency of Costa Rica. The plural is colones. This is the reverse side of a 2,000 colones note, depicting a coral reef, bull shark and starfish.
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The latest series of Malaysian ringgit banknotes, issued in 2012, feature the national flower, the hibiscus.
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The Tanzanian 5,000 shilling note depicts a black rhinoceros and the Geita gold mine.
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An Indonesian note for 1,000 rupiah shows traditional houses in the city of Palembang.
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This Canadian five dollar banknote depicts children playing ice hockey. The verse is from a Roch Carrier short story, and reads: "The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons. We lived in three places - the school, the church and the skating rink - but our real life was on the skating rink."
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The Qatari one riyal bill shows some of the country’s birds; a crested lark, Eurasian bee-eater and lesser sand plover.
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A note for one Egyptian pound – all Egyptian banknotes feature Arabic text and Eastern Arabic numerals on one side, and English and Hindu Arabic numerals on the reverse.
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A falcon watermark is placed on all UAE banknotes to help prevent fraud. This 100 dirham note also shows the World Trade Centre in Dubai.
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The reverse of the Bahamian one dollar note breaks away from the popular themes of animals and plants and instead celebrates the Royal Bahamas Police Force band.
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A one lempira note from Honduras. The lempira was introduced in 1931, and is named after a 16th century ruler who led resistance against Spanish conquistadors.
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The weak Nigerian naira (50 of these five naira notes are worth about 17p) means that expats are used to carrying huge wads of cash around to pay for things.
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Sursa informaţiilor The Telegraph.
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