Paper Money History: 20th Century 1921 - 1950

Paper money issued between 1921 and 1950

No Date Country Issuing Body Paper Money Issued
1. 1921 Leewward Isles Government of the Leeward Isles 5,10 shilling
2. 1921 Mongolia Mongolian Government Treasury 10,25,50,100 dollars
3. 1921 New Hebrides French Company of New Hebrides 25 francs
4. 1921 Tonga Treasury Note 4,10 shillings, 1,5 pounds
5. 1922 Memel Chamber of Commerce ½ ,1,2,5,10,20,50,75,100 mark
6. 1924 Hejaz Arabian national Bank of Hedjaz ½ , 1,5,10 pounds
7. 1924 Isle of Man Barclays Bank Ltd 1 pound
8. 1924 Russia – USSR State Currency Notes 10000,15000,25000 rubles
9. 1924 Tannu-Tuva Treasury 1,3,5,10 lan
10. 1925 Albania National Bank of Albania 5,20,100 franka ari
11. 1925 Lebanon Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban 25,50 piastres, 1,5,10,25,50,
100 livres
12. 1926 St. Vincent Barclays Bank (DCO) 5 dollars
13. 1927 Palestine Palestine Currency Board 500 mils, 1,5,10,50,100 pounds
14. 1928 Ecuador Central Bank of Ecuador 5,10,20,50,100 sucres
15. 1928 Ireland (Eire) Currency Commision 10 shillings, 1,5 pounds
16. 1929 Ireland - Northern Bank of Ireland 1,5,10,20pounds
17. 1931 Iraq Government of Iraq ¼ , ½ ,15,10,100 dinars
18. 1931 South West Africa Barclays Bank (DCO) 10 shillings,1,5 pounds
19. 1933 Panama Republic of Panama 1,10 balboas
20. 1934 New Zealand Reserve Bank of New Zealand 10 shillings, 1,5,50 pounds
21. 1936 Andorra General Council 1,2,5,10 pesetas
22. 1937 Antigua Barclays Bank (DCO) 5 dollars
23. 1938 Italian East Africa Banca D’Italia 50,100,500,1000 lire
24. 1939 Bohemia & Moravia Protectorate of Bohemia & Moravia 1,5 koruna
25. 1939 Slovakia Republic of Slovakia 100,500,1000 koruna
26. 1939 Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Currency Board 1,10 shillings,1,5 pounds
27. 1940 Malaya Currency Board 10 dollars
28. 1941 Tangier Servicos Municipales 0.25,0.50,1,2 francos
29. 1942 Gilbert & Ellice Islands Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony 1,2,5,10 shilllings, 1 pound.
30. 1942 Oceania Japanese Government ½,1,10 shilling, 1 pound
31. 1943 Bosnia-Herzegovina Anti-Fascist Authority 100,500,1000,5000,10000 dinara/kuna
32. 1944 Slovenia Savings Bank of Province of Lijubliana ½ , 1,2,5,10,50,100,500,1000 lire
33. 1945 Indonesia Republic of Indonesia 1,5,10 sen, ½ ,1,5,10,100 rupiah
34. 1945 Laos Free Lao Government 10,20,50 at + 10 kip
35. 1945 North Korea Russian Army Headquarters 1,5,10,100 won
36. 1946 Viet Nam Viet Namese Banknote 1,5,20,100 dong
37. 1947 Maldives Government Treasurer ½ ,1,2,5,10 rupees
38. 1947 Pakistan Government of Pakistan 1,2,5,10,100 rupees
39. 1948 China – Peoples Republic Peoples Bank of China 1,5,10,20,50,100,1000 yuan
40. 1948 Germany – Democratic Republic Deutsche Notenbank 50 deutsche pfennig,
1,2,5,10,20,50, 100,1000 deutsche mark
41. 1948 Germany – Federal RepublicBank Deutscher Lander 5,10 pfennig, 5,50,100 deutsche mark
42. 1948 Israel Anglo-Palestine Bank Ltd 500 mils, 1,5,10 Palestine Pounds
43. 1949 Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 500 fils, 1,5,10,50 dinars
44. 1950 British Caribbean British Caribbean Territories 1,2,5,10,20,100 dollars.
45. 1950 Netherlands New Guinea New-Guinea 1,2,5,10,25,100,500 gulden



More and more the paper money notes were issued by the Government rather than private companies or banks. All but 3 of the issues made during this period,St. Vincent, Antigua and Bosnia, were done by the respective governments in their countries or states.