Odd Denominations On Banknotes - The List

Here are some facts behind the 300-franc note.

Added a few more assignats, such as the 90 livres from this list.

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Odd denominations on banknotes - updated list for page 3:

1/100: Poland $0.01 Bon Towarowy Pekao
1/50: Poland $0.02 Bon Towarowy Pekao, Bremen 1/50 dollar=2 cents=8.4 goldpfennig notgeld
1/20: France RCTFO 0.05 fr, Poland $0.05 Bon Towarowy Pekao
1/10: Eisenerz POW camp 0.10 heller, Lithuania 0.10 talonas, France RCTFO 0.10 fr, Keeling Cocos Is. 1/10 rupee, Poland $0.10 Bon Towarowy Pekao
1/9: Maryland 1/9 dollar
5/42: Bielefeld 1/2 goldmark=5/42 dollar notgeld
1/8: Thailand 1/8 tical
1/6: US-Continental Congress 1/6 dollar
1/5: Cambodia 0.2 riel, Lithuania 0.20 talonas
0.21: Blaubeuren 0.21 goldmark=1/20 dollar notgeld
1/4: (common)
3/8: Thailand 3/8 tical
1/3: US-Continental Congress 1/3 dollar
0.42: Wetzlar 0.42 mark gold=1/10 dollar notgeld
1/2: (common)
2/3: New York 2/3 dollar=5s4d
4/5: Georgia 4/5 dollar
0.91: Sokolka Ghetto 0.91 RM Judengeld
1: (common)
1-1/20: Scotland 1 pound 1 shilling Dumfries Commercial Bank, Bielefeld 1/4 dollar=1.05 goldmark notgeld
1-1/10: Poland Lodz local issue 50 kopeks revaluated to 1 mark 10 fenigow
1-1/4: Guernsey 1s3d
1-1/2: Argentina-Santa Fe Province 1-50/100 peso, US $1.50 Vermont State Bank, Rhode Island 30 shillings=1£10s, Roman Republic [1798-1800] 1-1/2 paoli
1-2/3: Maryland 1-2/3 dollar
1-3/4: Gransee 1,75 mark notgeld
1-4/5: Poland Bialystok local issue 3 mark=1 rouble 80 kopeks
2: (common)
2-1/10: Bielefeld 1/2 dollar=2.10 goldmark notgeld
2-1/5: Poland Lodz local issue 1 rouble revaluated to 2 mark 20 fenigow
2-8/21: Neustettin (Licht- und Wasserwerke) 10 goldmark=2-8/21 dollar notgeld
2-1/2: Netherlands 2.50 gulden, Turkey 2-1/2 lira, Indonesia 2-1/2 rupiah, Suriname 2-1/2 gulden, India (for Burma) 2 rupees 8 annas
2-2/3: Sweden Smalands Enskilda Bank 2-2/3 riksdaler banco (?)
3: Russia/USSR 3 roubles, Ukraine 3 karbovanets, Belarus 3 roubles, Czechoslovakia 3 kcs, Bulgaria 3 leva, Mongolia 3 tugrik, Germany/Darlehnskasse Ost 3 rubel, US 3 cents fractional currency, Cyprus 3 piastres, Bahamas 3 dollars, Buenos Aires 3 pesos fuertes, Virginia 3 pounds continental currency, Cuba 3 pesos, Cook Islands $3, Papal States 3 scudi
3-1/3: Sweden Skanska Privatbanken 3 riksdaler 16 skilling
3-3/4: South Carolina 3s9d
4: Poland 4 zlote, Bahamas 4 shillings, Buenos Aires 4 pesos fuertes, Buenos Aires 4 centavos fuertes, Delaware 4 shillings, US-Continental Congress 4 dollars, Canada $4, Venezuela Guayana 4 venezolanos, Cape Verde 4 centavos, Papal States 4 scudi
4-1/5: Blaubeuren 4.20 goldmark=1 dollar notgeld
4-1/2: Buenos Aires 4-1/2 centavos fuertes
5: (common)
5-1/3: New York 2/3 dollar=5s4d
6: Virginia 6 dollars, US-Continental Congress 6 dollars, Poland Bialystok local issue 10 mark=6 roubles
6-1/4: Argentina/Corrientes 6-1/4 centesimos, Colombia 6-1/4 centavos
6-2/3: Sweden 6-2/3 riksdaler banco
7: US-Continental Congress 7 dollars, Fiji 7 dollars *, Roman Republic [1798-1800] 7 paoli
8: Sweden 8 schillingar banco, Buenos Aires 8 centesimos fuertes, Argentina/Rosario 8 pesos fuertes, Massachusetts 8 dollars, Maryland 8 dollars, New York 8 shillings, US-Continental Congress 8 dollars, Roman Republic [1798-1800] 8 paoli, Dresden 8 goldmark notgeld, Venezuela 8 reales, Venezuela Guayana 8 venezolanos, Hungary 8 filler and 8 pengo (overprints)
8-2/5: Bremen 1/50 dollar=2 cents=8.4 goldpfennig notgeld
9: Buenos Aires 9 centavos fuertes, Sweden 9 daler kopparmynt, Pennsylvania 9 pence, Roman Republic [1798-1800] 9 paoli, Papal States 9 scudi
10 (common)
11: Poland Lodz local issue 5 roubles revaluated to 11 mark, Papal States 11 scudi
12: Scotland 12 pounds, Sweden 12 schillingar banco, New Jersey 12 shillings, Poland Bialystok local issue 20 mark=12 roubles
12-1/2: Argentina/Corrientes 12-1/2 centesimos, US 12.5 cents Brooklyn Exchange Office, Colombia 12-1/2 Centavos
13: Papal States 13 scudi
14: Sweden 14 koppar schillingar, Buenos Aires 14 centavos fuertes, Papal States 14 scudi
15: Burma 15 kyats, RSFSR 15 roubles, UK £15, France 15 sols assignat, US 15 cents fractional currency, Buenos Aires 15 pesos fuertes, Hungary 15 krajczar
16: Sweden 16 schillingar banco, Buenos Aires 16 centesimos fuertes, Papal States 16 scudi
16-2/3: Sweden 16-2/3 riksdaler banco
17: Papal States 17 scudi
18: New Jersey 18 pence, Papal States 18 scudi
19: Papal States 19 scudi
20 (common)
21: Hamburg 21 goldpfennig notgeld, Papal States 21 scudi
22: Demerary & Essequebo 1 joe=22 guilders, Papal States 22 scudi
23: Papal States 23 scudi
24: Papal States 24 scudi, Roman Republic [1849] 24 baiochhi, Romania Infinex 24 lei
25 (common)
26: Papal States 26 scudi
27: Papal States 27 scudi
28: Papal States 28 scudi
29: Papal States 29 scudi
30: RSFSR 30 roubles, Tirol 30 heller notgeld, UK £30, Ruhpolding 30 pfennig notgeld, Russia Priamur 30 kopeks, Hungary 30 krajczar, Rhode Island 30 shillings=1£10s, US-Continental Congress 30 dollars, Portuguese India 30 escudos, Tunisia 30 dinars, Papal States 30 scudi, Dutch East Indies 30 gulden
31: Papal States 31 scudi
32: Sweden 32 skilling banco, Buenos Aires 32 centavos fuertes, Papal States 32 scudi
33: Papal States 33 scudi
33-1/3: Sweden 33-1/3 riksdaler banco
34: Papal States 34 scudi
35: Burma 35 kyats, Ruhpolding 35 pfennig notgeld, US-Continental Congress 35 dollars, Papal States 35 scudi
36: Buenos Aires 36 centavos fuertes, Papal States 36 scudi
37: Papal States 37 scudi
38: Papal States 38 scudi
39: Papal States 39 scudi
40: Russia 40 roubles, Tirol 40 heller notgeld, UK £40, Ruhpolding 40 pfennig notgeld, Bangladesh 40 taka *, Yugoslavia 40 kronen overprint, Cayman Islands 40 dollars, Buenos Aires 40 centesimos fuertes, Buenos Aires 40 centavos fuertes, Connecticut 40 shillings, Georgia 40 dollars, US-Continental Congress 40 dollars, Thailand 40 ticals, Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo 40 bolivares, Venezuela Guayana 40 bolivares=8 venezolanos, Papal States 40 scudi, Hungary 40 filler and 40 pengo (overprints), Dutch East Indies 40 gulden, China Hopei 40 copper coins
41: Papal States 41 scudi
42: Hamburg 42 goldpfennig notgeld, Papal States 42 scudi
43: Papal States 43 scudi
44: Papal States 44 scudi
45: Burma 45 kyats, Papal States 45 scudi
46: Papal States 46 scudi
48: Haiti 48 gourdes, Papal States 48 scudi
49: Papal States 49 scudi
50 (common)
55: US-Continetal Congress 55 dollars, Papal States 55 scudi
60: RSFSR 60 roubles, UK £60, Bangladesh 60 taka *, Thailand 60 baht *, South Carolina 60 dollars, US-Continental Congress 60 dollars, Portuguese India 60 escudos, Papal States 60 scudi, Roman Republic [1798-1800] 60 baiocchi, France 60 livres assignat
65: US-Continental Congress 65 dollars
66-1/3: Sweden Ost-Gota Enskilda Bank 66-1/3 riksdaler banco (?)
70: UK £70, Thailand 70 baht *, France 70 livres assignat, Papal States 70 scudi
74: Papal States 74 scudi
75: Burma 75 kyats, Germany various 75 pfennig notgeld, Tirol 75 heller notgeld, Russia 75 roubles (?), Buenos Aires 75 centavos fuertes, Papal States 75 scudi
80: UK £80, Pfarrkirchen 80 heller notgeld, Thailand 80 baht *, Thailand 80 ticals, Papal States 80 scudi, Hungary 80 filler and 80 pengo (overprints), France 80 livres assignat
82: Papal States 82 scudi
84: Hamburg 84 goldpfennig notgeld
85: Etsdorf 85 heller notgeld (overprint), Papal States 85 scudi
88: Papal States 88 scudi
89: Papal States 89 scudi
90: Burma 90 kyats, UK £90, Etsdorf 90 heller notgeld (overprint), Papal States 90 scudi, France 90 livres assignat
91: Papal States 91 scudi
93: Papal States 93 scudi
95: Etsdorf 95 heller notgeld (overprint), Papal States 95 scudi
97: Freiberg 97 pfennig notgeld
99: Tirol 99 heller notgeld, Wittenburg 99 pfennig notgeld, Etsdorf 99 heller notgeld (overprint), Papal States 99 scudi
100 (common)
115: Papal States 115 scudi
120: Uruguay 120 centesimos, Romania Infinex 120 lei
125: France 125 livres assignat
135: Mantova 135 lire
150: San Marino 150 lire emergency issue
165: Papal States 165 scudi
180: Wallsee and der Donau 180 heller notgeld
199: Wittenburg 199 pfennig notgeld
200 (common)
220: Demerary & Essequebo 10 joes=220 guilders
250 (common)
299: Wittenburg 299 pfennig notgeld
300: UK £300, Portuguese India 300 escudos, China Ming Dynasty 300 cash, Papal States 300 scudi, France 300 livres assignat, France 300 francs
400: France 400 livres assignat, Indonesia 400 rupiah, Thailand 400 ticals, Uruguay 400 pesos, China 400 yuan, Venezuela Banco Caracas 400 bolivares, Venezuela Banco de Maracaibo 400 bolivares
450: Papal States 450 scudi
480: Uruguay 480 centesimos
500 (common)
600: Portuguese India 600 escudos, Romania Infinex 600 lei
750: France 750 francs assignat
800: Thailand 800 ticals, Venezuela Banco Caracas 800 bolivares, Papal States 800 scudi
900: Papal States 900 scudi
1000 (common)
1200: Portugal 1200 reis, Romania Infinex 1200 lei
1500: Papal States 1500 scudi
2000 (common)
2400: Portugal 2400 reis
2500: China 2500 customs gold units
3000: Georgia 3000 lari, US $3000 Phenix Bank NY
4000: Spain-Cadiz 4000 reales
5000 (common)
10,000 (common)
12,800: Portugal 12800 reis
15,000: USSR 15000 roubles
20,000 (common)
25,000: Suriname 25000 gulden
30,000: Georgia 30000 lari
50,000 (common)
100,000 (common)
150,000: Georgia 150000 lari
200,000 (common)
250,000 (common)
300,000: Langquaid 300000 mark notgeld, Brieg 300000 mark notgeld, Fuerth in Bayern 300000 mark notgeld, Pinneberg 300000 mark notgeld
500,000 (common)
750,000: Zimbabwe 750000 dollars
1,000,000 (common)
2,000,000 (common)
3,000,000 Munich (Berg- Hütten- und Salzwerke) 3000000 mark notgeld
5,000,000 (common)
10,000,000 (common)
20,000,000 (common)
50,000,000 (common)
75,000,000: Transcaucasian Soviet Republic 75000000 roubles
100,000,000 (common)
200,000,000: Zimbabwe 200 million dollars, Reichsbahn 200 millionen mark, Greece 200 million drachmai
250,000,000: Zimbabwe 250 million dollars
300,000,000: Koblenz 300 millionen mark notgeld
500,000,000 (common)
1,000,000,000 (common)
2,000,000,000: Cologne 2 milliarden mark notgeld
5,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 5 billion dollars, Germany 5 milliarden mark, Croatia/Krajina 5 miliardi dinara
10,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 10 billion dollars, Germany 10 milliarden mark, Croatia/Krajina 10 miliardi dinara
20,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 20 billion dollars, Germany 20 milliarden mark
25,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 25 billion dollars agro-cheque, Bielefeld 25 milliarden mark notgeld
50,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 50 billion dollars, Germany 50 milliarden mark, Yugoslavia 50 miliardi dinara, Croatia/Krajina 50 miliardi dinara
100,000,000,000: Germany 100 milliarden mark
200,000,000,000: Germany 200 milliarden mark
500,000,000,000: Germany 500 milliarden mark, Yugoslavia 500 miliardi dinara
1,000,000,000,000: Germany 1 billion mark
2,000,000,000,000: Germany 2 billionen mark
5,000,000,000,000: Germany 5 billionen mark
10,000,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 10 trillion dollars, Germany 10 billionen mark
20,000,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 20 trillion dollars, Germany 20 billionen mark
50,000,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 50 trillion dollars, Germany 50 billionen mark
100,000,000,000,000: Zimbabwe 100 trillion dollars, Düsseldorf 100 billionen mark notgeld

Modern commemorative note
(?) reported not confirmed = image not found

Great, thanks for finding the 75 roubles!
The article says it was issued in 1769 and by 1771 it has already been withdrawn with only 47 notes not having been returned to the banks.

And indeed, it would make much more sense if the Swedish note was in fact 66-2/3. I've found that Krause lists it as a 66-2/3 as well (#S720). I have now corrected that.

Papal States 47 scudi added. Bielefeld notgeld added.


Also added:
- Khwarezm 30,000 roubles 1922 (from CT forum thread, near the end of the page)
- Spain 900 reales de vellon (see this strange-looking website, you've got to select the face value from the list on the left). I'm not sure whether it's a remainder or an unissued note, if it doesn't belong on the list please let us know.

Things to consider:
- adding all the remaining Papal States denominations which we don't yet have. According to Krause they were: 3-100 (all of them), 105-200 (every 5 scudi), 210-300 (every 10 scudi), 320-400 (every 20 scudi), 450, 500-900(every 100 scudi), 1000, and 1500. I have not found any images other than those we have already confirmed.
- adding the Japanese 'oin-satsu'. If I understand correctly, they were old notes stamped in 1872 to reflect their value in the new currency (yen): from 1 rin up to at least 4 sen 8 rin. All I managed to find is this small image described as 1 sen 4 rin, and this listing where the denomination is not given. In fact, I don't know where to look for the denomination at all...

Now this one could be added straight away, provided that someone calculted its value. eBay listing.
Japan, 3 Momme 7 Fun 5 Rin. Krause# S180.
We can see the numerals are there on the note.
But how many fun and rin were there in a momme? Or was it that the 3, 7, and 5 were equivalent values in three denominations?

Japanese note added as 3.75, thanks for finding the conversion rates!

Was that the 60-year anniversary note for the King?

And don't worry, a billion in the US/UK is indeed a trillion across the Channel in Germany.

Whenever I start to fret about billions and trillions, I just look at my own bank account. That generally puts everything into perspective and calms me down.

Thanks for the bump!

Actually, the 60 and 300 escudos are listed, but under "Portuguese India". The Netherlands banknotes are indeed not listed, though I think we already have more than enough 40, 60, and 300 entries than we need.

But this bump gave me an opportunity to post about actually odd denominations: Irish guinea issues.

TL/DR: late 18th and early 19th century Irish banks liked to issue banknotes denominated in multiples and fractions of a British guinea (sometimes implicitly, sometimes explicitly).
Since Irish currency came at 13 pence to a British shilling, and a guinea was 21 shillings, this resulted in some... pretty odd... values on the Irish currency side.


Specifically:

1/6 guinea = 3s 9-1/2d Irish
1/2 guinea = 11s 4-1/2d Irish
1 guinea = £1 2s 9d Irish (base unit)
1-1/2 guineas = £1 14s 1-1/2d Irish
2 guineas = £2 5s 9d Irish
3 guineas = £3 8s 3d Irish
4 guineas = £4 11s Irish
5 guineas = £5 13s 9d Irish
20 guineas = £22 15s Irish (only one known example, if real)

All of the above denominations, if not stated otherwise, were issued by multiple banks.
I'm probably missing some of the more exotic multiples and fractions.

Killarney Bank - a random weird issuer that's more like notgeld than anything - issued a few other weird denominations, including a 1s 7-1/2d note (aka 1-5/8 shillings, or 1/14 guinea). Not sure if that counts as an actual banknote, though.

That looks like it's already on the list, under "Freiberg 97 pfennig notgeld".