Items:World Banknote Lot

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  New Zealand $5 — Sir Edmund Hillary / Aoraki
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  Singapore $1
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  Thailand 20 baht
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  South Korea 1000 won
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  Brazil 10 cruzados — Rui Barbosa
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  Hong Kong $10
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  Vietnam 1000 đồng
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  Philippines 10 piso
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  Costa Rica 100 colones
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  Philippines 20 piso
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  Philippines 50 piso
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  China 1 yuan
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  Indonesia 5000 rupiah
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  Indonesia 20000 rupiah
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  Indonesia 2000 rupiah

Date: 2026-06-27

A travel-worn collection of 15 banknotes spanning 1976–2022 and eleven countries — Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Brazil, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the Philippines, Costa Rica, New Zealand, China, and Indonesia. The hero of the set is the New Zealand $5 — the Sir Edmund Hillary / Aoraki note, with a yellow-eyed Hoiho penguin on the back.

Mostly circulated notes in Fine–VF condition: a fun starter world-money lot and conversation piece, not an investment-grade collection. A few (Brazil cruzados, the Vietnam đồng, several Philippine peso notes) are demonetized and now collector-only.

Independently appraised: an AI-assisted valuation (one vision model per note + web research, 27 Jun 2026) estimated the 15 notes at roughly $20–61 USD total (~¥3,000–9,400) at individual collector prices — the NZD $5 the standout. Offered here as one lot for ¥5,555, below the midpoint. (Indicative estimate, not a formal grade.)

Why a new owner would be happy

• Eleven countries of currency design in one parcel — a great gift for a traveler, a geography spark for a kid, or a starter for a world-notes collection.
• The NZ $5 Hillary note is a genuinely loved design (first living person honored on NZ currency).
• One flat price for the whole lot — no hunting note by note.

Source

Listed in the Sayonara Sale at ¥8,000 and marked SOLD: robnugen.com/en/sayonara/items/world-banknote-lot/

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Catalogued 2026-09-05 while packing to leave Japan — one of the things, honored.