Week # 418 Have a Great Weekend!!!

[Moon]

QUESTION:

 

What is the largest (physical size) legal tender banknote ever issued by any country?

 

Good Luck!

 

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[FILTHYHOARD]

Is it the Filipino The 100,000 Piso note??

I heard that note was about the size of a legal size piece of paper

[jamorse99-migration]

 

World:

Philippines 100,000 Piso note, measuring 356mm x 216mm (about the size of a legal page), is accredited by

the Guinness World Records as the world's largest legal tender note in terms of size.

 

Here is a webpage about it:

http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2007/12/worlds-largest-size-banknote.html

 

China:

the world's largest and oldest surviving bank note: China 1 Kuan, measuring 222mm x 340mm and over 600 years old.

 

US:

Our present US currency measures 2.61 inches wide (66.294mm) by 6.14 inches long (156mm), and the thickness is 0.0043 inches.

Larger sized notes in circulation before 1929 measured 3.125 inches by 7.4218 inches.

The largest (not size) note ever printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was the $100,000 Gold Certificate, Series 1934.

 

Euro:

Every denomination of the Euro has a different colour, design and size. The dimension for the smallest (€5) is 120x62 mm.

The largest in value and size is E500 at 160mm x 82mm.

 

England:

The English £1,000 issued prior to 1943 was a whopping 211x133 mm (8.25 x 5.25 inches).

 

Russia:

Russia issued some very large banknotes, the 1912 500 Roubles, for example measures 254x127 mm (10x5 inches).

 

Thailand:

In terms of current notes, one of the largest is probably the 1987 Thailand 60 Baht commemorative note,

which measures 159x159 mm (6.25 x 6.25 inches). Compared to the largest current US Dollar note ($100) which is 156x66 mm.

 

 

Source: Google, associated websites

 

 

 

[cpm9ball]

In 1998 the Philippines issued the 100,000 Piso, 355.6mmx215.9mm (14"x8.5").

[Amarillo]

The United States had the legal tender banknote. The earlier bank notes were larger in size the dimenslons of which are 189 millimeters by 79 milimeters.

[dan8402]

Philippines 100,000 Piso issued in 1998.

[GW]

Largest Size

 

To commemorate the Centennial of Independence from more than 300 years of Spanish colonial rule in 1998, the government of the Philippines wanted to do something very special. It issued the world's largest banknote, beating the previous record: China Ming Dynasty 1 Kuan.

 

The 100,000 Piso note, measuring 355.6mm x 215.9mm (about the size of a legal paper), is accredited by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest legal tender note in terms of size. The front depicts the "Cry of Pugadlawin", when about 1,000 Filipino patriots led by Andres Bonifacio gathered in Pugadlawin, on August 23, 1896. They tore up their Spanish-issued residence certificates and yelled "Long live the Philippines", signalling the start of a revolt against Spain. The back features General Emilio Aguinaldo displaying the Philippine flag to the crowd below and proclaiming independence from Spain from the balcony of his house in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898.

 

Only 1,000 of these notes were issued. It has a catalog value of $3500.

 

 

http://www.tomchao.com/trivia.html

[AtlaZ-migration]

The 100,000 peso bill, measuring 8.5 inches wide and 14 inches long

[Schatzy]

Philippines

 

The 100,000 Piso note, measuring 355.6mm x 215.9mm (about the size of a legal paper), is accredited by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest legal tender note in terms of size. The front depicts the "Cry of Pugadlawin", when about 1,000 Filipino patriots led by Andres Bonifacio gathered in Pugadlawin, on August 23, 1896. They tore up their Spanish-issued residence certificates and yelled "Long live the Philippines", signalling the start of a revolt against Spain. The back features General Emilio Aguinaldo displaying the Philippine flag to the crowd below and proclaiming independence from Spain from the balcony of his house in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898.

 

Only 1,000 of these notes were issued. It has a catalog value of $3500.

[L1ncolnF4n]

To commemorate the Centennial of Independence in 1998 the Philippines issued a banknote 355.6 mm by 215.9 mm or 8.5 inches by 14 inches, the world's largest banknote in size. 100,000 piso

[AB]

To commemorate the Centennial of Independence from more than 300 years of Spanish colonial rule in 1998, the government of the Philippines wanted to do something very special. It issued the world's largest banknote, beating the previous record: China Ming Dynasty 1 Kuan.

 

 

The 100,000 Piso note, measuring 355.6mm x 215.9mm (about the size of a legal paper), is accredited by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest legal tender note in terms of size. The front depicts the "Cry of Pugadlawin", when about 1,000 Filipino patriots led by Andres Bonifacio gathered in Pugadlawin, on August 23, 1896. They tore up their Spanish-issued residence certificates and yelled "Long live the Philippines", signalling the start of a revolt against Spain. The back features General Emilio Aguinaldo displaying the Philippine flag to the crowd below and proclaiming independence from Spain from the balcony of his house in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898.

 

[Coindude]

100 Million B-Pengo, (American 100 Quintillion Pengo) 1946

(100,000,000,000,000,000,000 Pengo)

[BigBob]

the largest bill in history is the one-kwan note of fourteenth-century China, which measured nine by thirteen inches,

[jtryka]

I will guess the 1998 Philippines 100,000 piso banknote commemorating the centennial of independence from Spain. I've heard it measured 355.6mm x 215.9mm

[DC Dawg]

I think it was the 500 Ruble Russian note from around 1915.

[Moon]

QUESTION:

 

What is the largest (physical size) legal tender banknote ever issued by any country?

 

ANSWER:

 

Philippines 100,000 Piso Banknote issued in 1998 (P-160)

 

The note measured 355.6mm x 215.9mm

 

 

 

Congratulations to our 1st place winner FILTHYHOARD! You will receive a coupon for 1 free standard grading.

 

Congratulations to our runner up winner jamorse99! You will receive a note sample and bank bag.

 

Thanks for playing this weeks Numisma-Quest. Dont forget to stop by for this weeks NGC question!

 

[FILTHYHOARD]

Awesome!!! Thank you so much, I appreciate it

[DC Dawg]

According to http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/PIL/PIL0160.htm, P-160 is the Philippines 5 Piso note. While this reference does not give the physical size, it may not be the note you are talking about.

 

At http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/ASI/PIL/PIL.htm, 1998 does not show a 100,000 Piso note.

 

Can you give a reference for this?

 

Scott