Collecting banknotes, or bonistics, can easily be called a mass hobby. Millions of people on the planet give their free time and soul to him. And if you imagine how much effort and money amateur and professional collectors invest in this most interesting hobby, it will become obvious that banknotes contain enormous scientific and educational potential. After all, the world of paper money is a treasury of inexhaustible knowledge, the greatest collection of the cultural heritage of mankind, an amazing gallery of works of art of all times and peoples. This is an archive of historical memory, access to which is open to every inquisitive person. The book is dedicated to this wonderful world. The book describes and presents banknotes from the author’s personal collection. Dedicated to all those who are curious