August 28, 2026 · Notofilia
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A private collection of historical banknotes and coins
Detailed images, catalog references, and monetary histories from the Philippines, China, Colombia, the Netherlands, the United States, Puerto Rico, and beyond.
Notofilia is a private collection and bilingual catalogue of historical banknotes and coins, founded by Yezid Acosta.
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- Philippines Insular Government and Commonwealth: 1916 National Bank and Victory Series No. 66.
- China Paper-money history and a case of polymer commemoratives.
- Numismatics Coinage: Colombia, the United States, the Netherlands, and the Colombian lazarettos.
- Colombia Free banking, Banco de la República, specimens, and errors.
- United States Federal, colonial, MPC, obsolete notes, and promotional issues.
- Spain Colonial gold of the Santa Fe de Bogotá mint.
- Puerto Rico Colonial and nineteenth-century transition issues.
- Ecuador From the 1884 sucre to dollarization. Note pages will be published as they are documented.
- Guatemala Banknote printing, private banks of issue, and El Banco Colombiano (1878–1901).
- Polymer banknotes World catalog of Guardian, Safeguard, and hybrid substrates.
Monthly Milestones — Virtual Collection
Recent pieces and catalogs added to the Virtual Collection.
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1 peso oro · Banco de la República · 1959
A circulating one-peso oro of the Boyacá type, Pick 398: Series A, serial 60870843, printed date 9 August 1959. This record gathers the face and back of the same note, in a sleeve, unslabbed.
View in the catalog → 1 peso oro · Banco de la República · 1959 -
10 pesos oro · Banco de la República · 1979
A circulating ten-peso oro, Pick 407g: eight-digit serial 98040194, 7 August 1979. This record gathers the face and back of the same unslabbed note, in a sleeve. It is not the 1976 replacement (Pick 407f) nor the 1943 ABNC 10 pesos oro (Pick 389b).
View in the catalog → 10 pesos oro · Banco de la República · 1979 -
2 pesos oro · Banco de la República · 1977
A circulating two-peso oro, Pick 413b: eight-digit serial 22214695, 20 July 1977. This record gathers the face and back of the same unslabbed note, in a sleeve. It is not the 1944 or 1955 ABNC 2 pesos oro (Pick 390).
View in the catalog → 2 pesos oro · Banco de la República · 1977 -
1 peso oro · Banco de la República · 1974
A circulating one-peso oro, Pick 404e: eight-digit serial 47550075, 7 August 1974. This record gathers the face and back of the same unslabbed note, in a sleeve. It is not the 1973 1 peso oro (serial 26530968) nor the 1945 or 1954 ABNC 1 peso oro (Pick 380).
View in the catalog → 1 peso oro · Banco de la República · 1974 -
$2 · Series 2003 · St. Louis ★
Slabbed face with Jefferson, the St. Louis seal (H / 8), and replacement serial H 00010418 ★; back with Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence. PMG 64 EPQ, certificate 2458873-047.
View in the catalog → $2 · Series 2003 · St. Louis ★ -
$1,000 · Series 1934A · New York
Face with Cleveland and a green Treasury seal; back with The United States of America in blackletter and ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. District B / 2. Series 1934A, serial B00411221A.
View in the catalog → $1,000 · Series 1934A · New York
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Definitions
Numismatics
A discipline dedicated to the study and collection of coins, medals, and, in its broadest sense, any object used as a means of payment throughout history. It covers the historical, artistic, and technical analysis of minted pieces.
Notaphily
A specialized branch of numismatics focused specifically on the study and collection of banknotes and paper money, including their history, design, engraving, and issues from both public and private entities.
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