From socialist Europe to war-scarred Asia, from African pride to Latin American heritage — every currency note tells a story far richer than its printed value.
Here’s a glimpse into five countries, their art, their ideals, and their histories —all found together in a flea-market. 🪙🌍
🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 1970s – 1990s | 10 to 10 000 Afghanis
From tranquil valleys to the mosques of Herat and the Buzkashi fields —
four decades of art, resilience, and upheaval bound together by calligraphy and faith.
“A nation’s spirit, surviving revolutions, regimes, and time itself.”
🇭🇳 Honduras | 2019 | 1 Lempira
Lempira, the warrior who resisted conquest, faces the ruins of Copán —
a dialogue between courage and civilization in crimson hues.
“The warrior and the ruins — Honduras tells its story in one Lempira.”
🇭🇺 Hungary | 1975 | 20 Forint
György Dózsa, the peasant rebel who defied an empire, immortalized in Cold-War engraving.
Socialist design meets Renaissance drama — rebellion captured in ink.
“From rebellion to revolution — 20 Forints that spoke louder than speeches.”
🇸🇴 Somalia | 1991 | 50 Shilin
A weaver at her loom on one side, a herder with his cattle on the other —
a nation’s industry and identity before the silence of civil war.
“The final unified voice of Somalia — woven in thread, ink, and memory.”
🇨🇩 Zaire | 1977 | 5 Zaires
Mobutu Sese Seko, the self-styled Leopard King, stares from the front.
Behind him, a dam and a dream of progress. Power politics printed in green.
“The Leopard King’s currency — where pride and propaganda shared the same frame.”
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