Circulation coins showing low numerals that hide inflationary values

[chrisild]

Brazil, 1000 reis, 1938.

That Brazilian coin reminds me of the milréis that was used in Brazil (and also Portugal before) but not used on coins. Then again, sometimes such words help "disguising" high denominations: Hungary used "milpengő" at some point, and Turkey would use the term "bin lira" on some coins.

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Regular circulation coins with a denomination of 1000.

[<k>]

sometimes such words help "disguising" high denominations: Hungary used "milpengő" at some point, and Turkey would use the term "bin lira" on some coins.

You mean that low numerals were used with these phrases or compound nouns.

For instance, "10 bin lira". And the number "10" in itself does not look like a lot.

[chrisild]

Right. But that would (usually) not be done with "1000" denomination coins, so my comment was kind of OT here.

[andyg]

That Brazilian coin reminds me of the milréis that was used in Brazil (and also Portugal before) but not used on coins. Then again, sometimes such words help "disguising" high denominations: Hungary used "milpengő" at some point, and Turkey would use the term "bin lira" on some coins.

2 Mil Reis 1922


These "cheating" values deserve their own thread IMO.

[<k>]

These "cheating" values deserve their own thread IMO.

Your wish is granted. Do you have any more examples?

[FosseWay]

Hungary was mentioned above. During the hyperinflation there in 1946, they went one better: they combined a "cheat" value with a highly inflationary "clear text" value:



(Image from Numista, N# 216878)

Százmillió = 100 million, written in full
B.-pengő = billion pengő, hidden.

Billion here means the UK traditional "long" billion of a million million. So this banknote is for 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 pengő.

[andyg]

Right. But that would (usually) not be done with "1000" denomination coins, so my comment was kind of OT here.

Here is one

[<k>]

Ah, yes. I posted it in my Regular circulation coins with a denomination of 1000 topic.

[<k>]

Turkey, 10 bin lira, 1998.

"Bin" means "thousand" in Turkish.

In English "bin" means something else, of course.

And eventually Turkey did indeed bin that lira. 

[<k>]

Turkey, 25 bin lira, 1998.

[<k>]

Turkey, 50 bin lira, 1996.

Scandalous figures. Let the European Union remember them, the next time Turkey applies to join.

[<k>]

Turkey, 100 bin lira, 2002.

[<k>]

Hamburg, ½  million mark, 1923.

This was emergency money issued by Hamburg.

"Notgeld" = emergency money.

[<k>]

See also:

Regular circulation coins with a denomination of 1000.

Regular circulation coins with a denomination greater than 1000.