Has there ever been a non-rectangular banknote?

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You all know that every national flag but Nepal's is rectangular. Most coins are roundish. These are some old norms.



What about paper money? The rectangular form is close to universal. After poking around numismatic resources on the web I didn't find a single historical example of a bill that either wasn't rectangular or had a hole (like many coins). Good reasons for this shape include maximizing use of stock and aligned stacking. Nonetheless...



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    You all know that every national flag but Nepal's is rectangular. Most coins are roundish. These are some old norms.



    What about paper money? The rectangular form is close to universal. After poking around numismatic resources on the web I didn't find a single historical example of a bill that either wasn't rectangular or had a hole (like many coins). Good reasons for this shape include maximizing use of stock and aligned stacking. Nonetheless...



    Has there been any banknote that was not a solid rectangle?










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      You all know that every national flag but Nepal's is rectangular. Most coins are roundish. These are some old norms.



      What about paper money? The rectangular form is close to universal. After poking around numismatic resources on the web I didn't find a single historical example of a bill that either wasn't rectangular or had a hole (like many coins). Good reasons for this shape include maximizing use of stock and aligned stacking. Nonetheless...



      Has there been any banknote that was not a solid rectangle?










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      You all know that every national flag but Nepal's is rectangular. Most coins are roundish. These are some old norms.



      What about paper money? The rectangular form is close to universal. After poking around numismatic resources on the web I didn't find a single historical example of a bill that either wasn't rectangular or had a hole (like many coins). Good reasons for this shape include maximizing use of stock and aligned stacking. Nonetheless...



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          Regular banknotes, issued in "normal times" and made from paper are practically all rectangular and without holes. But there were a couple of times when people remembered that anything can be "money", if they just believe in it.



          Having a hole like coins?




          Hole Punched Notes

          In 1997, Zaire’s (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) dictator Josepeh Sese Seko Mobutu was finally overthrown. As his face featured on the country’s bank notes, the new government simply punched out Mobutu’s face out of their existing currency and continued to use it until new currency could be printed.



          enter image description here



          Hole Punched Notes, UKcredit, MoneyLife, 2017




          If this is not that strict about "not a rectangle but still valid, legal tender", then:



          Then the Portuguese did something weird to the edges of the Real:




          Portugal's first paper money was introduced in 1797 by the government.5 Denominations issued until 1807 included 1200, 2400, 5000, 6400, 10,000, 12,000 and 20,000 réis. Some of these notes were revalidated for continued use during the War of the Two Brothers (1828 to 1834).5
          From the 1820s, several private banks issued paper money. The most extensive issues were by the Banco de Lisboa, whose notes were denominated in both réis and moedas, worth 4800 réis. This bank issued notes for 1200 and 2400 réis, 1, 4, 10, 20, 50 and 100 moedas. The Banco Commercial de Braga, Banco Commercial do Porto, Banco de Guimaraes and Banco Industrial do Porto also issued notes, with bearer cheques issued by a number of other banks between 1833 and 1887.

          In 1847, the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 10,000 and 20,000 réis.6 5000 réis notes were issued from 1883, followed by 50,000 réis in 1886. In 1891, the Casa de Moeda introduced notes for 50 and 100 réis,7 and the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 200, 500, 1000 and 2500 réis, followed by 100,000 réis notes in 1894.



          enter image description here




          And early American banknotes are weird as well.




          Continental Currency. 1776



          $1/6 Plate C Serial Number: 145,707 CC 02/17/76



          Signer: Robert Tuckniss (in red ink).



          Size: 80 x 60mm (front border design: the vertical dimension is 78mm while the horizontal border is trimmed on our example; back border design: 74 x 55mm).



          Comments: Numbered and signed in red ink. The sundial with the "FUGIO" legend and "MIND YOUR BUSINESS" motto appear on the right center of the front. In this fractional denomination, one ornament appears in the upper right corner of the sundial frame; this is keyed to the denomination as each mark equals 1/6th of a dollar. In the right border cut "CURRENCEY" is misspelled. The back shows the thirteen linked rings representing the colonies and the legends "WE ARE ONE" and "AMERICAN CONGRESS". Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes.



          Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA mail bid auction of 1/13/96, lot 278.



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          From a Swiss auction of "Banknoten und Notgeld", SINCONA, 2015, note that in that catalogue many more such examples are found. Sometimes the "holes" just look like ones as they are really a lookthrough window for the watermark. But often in times of crisis or other sudden cahanges they are really hoes and the money retains its, well, 'a' value. :




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          • I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
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          If you think about how people carry currency - usually in a wallet - and what shape are they ? Usually they are rectangular. They have been this shape for almost forever - because that shape fits into a pocket easier than a square. And so notes are made the same shape. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-are-most-banknotes-rectangle-in-shape.536/)






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            One candidate seems to be some 1945 Finnish banknotes seem to have been near-squares
            https://www.leftovercurrency.com/exchange/finnish-markkaa/obsolete-finnish-markka-banknotes/100-finnish-markkaa-banknote-1945-2/
            From what I can see they are still rectangular though, if an unusual ratio. Unfortunately I cannot find dimensions to be certain.






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            Regular banknotes, issued in "normal times" and made from paper are practically all rectangular and without holes. But there were a couple of times when people remembered that anything can be "money", if they just believe in it.



            Having a hole like coins?




            Hole Punched Notes

            In 1997, Zaire’s (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) dictator Josepeh Sese Seko Mobutu was finally overthrown. As his face featured on the country’s bank notes, the new government simply punched out Mobutu’s face out of their existing currency and continued to use it until new currency could be printed.



            enter image description here



            Hole Punched Notes, UKcredit, MoneyLife, 2017




            If this is not that strict about "not a rectangle but still valid, legal tender", then:



            Then the Portuguese did something weird to the edges of the Real:




            Portugal's first paper money was introduced in 1797 by the government.5 Denominations issued until 1807 included 1200, 2400, 5000, 6400, 10,000, 12,000 and 20,000 réis. Some of these notes were revalidated for continued use during the War of the Two Brothers (1828 to 1834).5
            From the 1820s, several private banks issued paper money. The most extensive issues were by the Banco de Lisboa, whose notes were denominated in both réis and moedas, worth 4800 réis. This bank issued notes for 1200 and 2400 réis, 1, 4, 10, 20, 50 and 100 moedas. The Banco Commercial de Braga, Banco Commercial do Porto, Banco de Guimaraes and Banco Industrial do Porto also issued notes, with bearer cheques issued by a number of other banks between 1833 and 1887.

            In 1847, the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 10,000 and 20,000 réis.6 5000 réis notes were issued from 1883, followed by 50,000 réis in 1886. In 1891, the Casa de Moeda introduced notes for 50 and 100 réis,7 and the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 200, 500, 1000 and 2500 réis, followed by 100,000 réis notes in 1894.



            enter image description here




            And early American banknotes are weird as well.




            Continental Currency. 1776



            $1/6 Plate C Serial Number: 145,707 CC 02/17/76



            Signer: Robert Tuckniss (in red ink).



            Size: 80 x 60mm (front border design: the vertical dimension is 78mm while the horizontal border is trimmed on our example; back border design: 74 x 55mm).



            Comments: Numbered and signed in red ink. The sundial with the "FUGIO" legend and "MIND YOUR BUSINESS" motto appear on the right center of the front. In this fractional denomination, one ornament appears in the upper right corner of the sundial frame; this is keyed to the denomination as each mark equals 1/6th of a dollar. In the right border cut "CURRENCEY" is misspelled. The back shows the thirteen linked rings representing the colonies and the legends "WE ARE ONE" and "AMERICAN CONGRESS". Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes.



            Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA mail bid auction of 1/13/96, lot 278.



            enter image description hereenter image description here




            From a Swiss auction of "Banknoten und Notgeld", SINCONA, 2015, note that in that catalogue many more such examples are found. Sometimes the "holes" just look like ones as they are really a lookthrough window for the watermark. But often in times of crisis or other sudden cahanges they are really hoes and the money retains its, well, 'a' value. :




            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



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            • I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
              – Orangesandlemons
              1 hour ago














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            Regular banknotes, issued in "normal times" and made from paper are practically all rectangular and without holes. But there were a couple of times when people remembered that anything can be "money", if they just believe in it.



            Having a hole like coins?




            Hole Punched Notes

            In 1997, Zaire’s (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) dictator Josepeh Sese Seko Mobutu was finally overthrown. As his face featured on the country’s bank notes, the new government simply punched out Mobutu’s face out of their existing currency and continued to use it until new currency could be printed.



            enter image description here



            Hole Punched Notes, UKcredit, MoneyLife, 2017




            If this is not that strict about "not a rectangle but still valid, legal tender", then:



            Then the Portuguese did something weird to the edges of the Real:




            Portugal's first paper money was introduced in 1797 by the government.5 Denominations issued until 1807 included 1200, 2400, 5000, 6400, 10,000, 12,000 and 20,000 réis. Some of these notes were revalidated for continued use during the War of the Two Brothers (1828 to 1834).5
            From the 1820s, several private banks issued paper money. The most extensive issues were by the Banco de Lisboa, whose notes were denominated in both réis and moedas, worth 4800 réis. This bank issued notes for 1200 and 2400 réis, 1, 4, 10, 20, 50 and 100 moedas. The Banco Commercial de Braga, Banco Commercial do Porto, Banco de Guimaraes and Banco Industrial do Porto also issued notes, with bearer cheques issued by a number of other banks between 1833 and 1887.

            In 1847, the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 10,000 and 20,000 réis.6 5000 réis notes were issued from 1883, followed by 50,000 réis in 1886. In 1891, the Casa de Moeda introduced notes for 50 and 100 réis,7 and the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 200, 500, 1000 and 2500 réis, followed by 100,000 réis notes in 1894.



            enter image description here




            And early American banknotes are weird as well.




            Continental Currency. 1776



            $1/6 Plate C Serial Number: 145,707 CC 02/17/76



            Signer: Robert Tuckniss (in red ink).



            Size: 80 x 60mm (front border design: the vertical dimension is 78mm while the horizontal border is trimmed on our example; back border design: 74 x 55mm).



            Comments: Numbered and signed in red ink. The sundial with the "FUGIO" legend and "MIND YOUR BUSINESS" motto appear on the right center of the front. In this fractional denomination, one ornament appears in the upper right corner of the sundial frame; this is keyed to the denomination as each mark equals 1/6th of a dollar. In the right border cut "CURRENCEY" is misspelled. The back shows the thirteen linked rings representing the colonies and the legends "WE ARE ONE" and "AMERICAN CONGRESS". Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes.



            Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA mail bid auction of 1/13/96, lot 278.



            enter image description hereenter image description here




            From a Swiss auction of "Banknoten und Notgeld", SINCONA, 2015, note that in that catalogue many more such examples are found. Sometimes the "holes" just look like ones as they are really a lookthrough window for the watermark. But often in times of crisis or other sudden cahanges they are really hoes and the money retains its, well, 'a' value. :




            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here







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            • I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
              – Orangesandlemons
              1 hour ago












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            up vote
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            Regular banknotes, issued in "normal times" and made from paper are practically all rectangular and without holes. But there were a couple of times when people remembered that anything can be "money", if they just believe in it.



            Having a hole like coins?




            Hole Punched Notes

            In 1997, Zaire’s (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) dictator Josepeh Sese Seko Mobutu was finally overthrown. As his face featured on the country’s bank notes, the new government simply punched out Mobutu’s face out of their existing currency and continued to use it until new currency could be printed.



            enter image description here



            Hole Punched Notes, UKcredit, MoneyLife, 2017




            If this is not that strict about "not a rectangle but still valid, legal tender", then:



            Then the Portuguese did something weird to the edges of the Real:




            Portugal's first paper money was introduced in 1797 by the government.5 Denominations issued until 1807 included 1200, 2400, 5000, 6400, 10,000, 12,000 and 20,000 réis. Some of these notes were revalidated for continued use during the War of the Two Brothers (1828 to 1834).5
            From the 1820s, several private banks issued paper money. The most extensive issues were by the Banco de Lisboa, whose notes were denominated in both réis and moedas, worth 4800 réis. This bank issued notes for 1200 and 2400 réis, 1, 4, 10, 20, 50 and 100 moedas. The Banco Commercial de Braga, Banco Commercial do Porto, Banco de Guimaraes and Banco Industrial do Porto also issued notes, with bearer cheques issued by a number of other banks between 1833 and 1887.

            In 1847, the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 10,000 and 20,000 réis.6 5000 réis notes were issued from 1883, followed by 50,000 réis in 1886. In 1891, the Casa de Moeda introduced notes for 50 and 100 réis,7 and the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 200, 500, 1000 and 2500 réis, followed by 100,000 réis notes in 1894.



            enter image description here




            And early American banknotes are weird as well.




            Continental Currency. 1776



            $1/6 Plate C Serial Number: 145,707 CC 02/17/76



            Signer: Robert Tuckniss (in red ink).



            Size: 80 x 60mm (front border design: the vertical dimension is 78mm while the horizontal border is trimmed on our example; back border design: 74 x 55mm).



            Comments: Numbered and signed in red ink. The sundial with the "FUGIO" legend and "MIND YOUR BUSINESS" motto appear on the right center of the front. In this fractional denomination, one ornament appears in the upper right corner of the sundial frame; this is keyed to the denomination as each mark equals 1/6th of a dollar. In the right border cut "CURRENCEY" is misspelled. The back shows the thirteen linked rings representing the colonies and the legends "WE ARE ONE" and "AMERICAN CONGRESS". Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes.



            Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA mail bid auction of 1/13/96, lot 278.



            enter image description hereenter image description here




            From a Swiss auction of "Banknoten und Notgeld", SINCONA, 2015, note that in that catalogue many more such examples are found. Sometimes the "holes" just look like ones as they are really a lookthrough window for the watermark. But often in times of crisis or other sudden cahanges they are really hoes and the money retains its, well, 'a' value. :




            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here



            enter image description here







            share|improve this answer














            Regular banknotes, issued in "normal times" and made from paper are practically all rectangular and without holes. But there were a couple of times when people remembered that anything can be "money", if they just believe in it.



            Having a hole like coins?




            Hole Punched Notes

            In 1997, Zaire’s (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) dictator Josepeh Sese Seko Mobutu was finally overthrown. As his face featured on the country’s bank notes, the new government simply punched out Mobutu’s face out of their existing currency and continued to use it until new currency could be printed.



            enter image description here



            Hole Punched Notes, UKcredit, MoneyLife, 2017




            If this is not that strict about "not a rectangle but still valid, legal tender", then:



            Then the Portuguese did something weird to the edges of the Real:




            Portugal's first paper money was introduced in 1797 by the government.5 Denominations issued until 1807 included 1200, 2400, 5000, 6400, 10,000, 12,000 and 20,000 réis. Some of these notes were revalidated for continued use during the War of the Two Brothers (1828 to 1834).5
            From the 1820s, several private banks issued paper money. The most extensive issues were by the Banco de Lisboa, whose notes were denominated in both réis and moedas, worth 4800 réis. This bank issued notes for 1200 and 2400 réis, 1, 4, 10, 20, 50 and 100 moedas. The Banco Commercial de Braga, Banco Commercial do Porto, Banco de Guimaraes and Banco Industrial do Porto also issued notes, with bearer cheques issued by a number of other banks between 1833 and 1887.

            In 1847, the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 10,000 and 20,000 réis.6 5000 réis notes were issued from 1883, followed by 50,000 réis in 1886. In 1891, the Casa de Moeda introduced notes for 50 and 100 réis,7 and the Banco de Portugal introduced notes for 200, 500, 1000 and 2500 réis, followed by 100,000 réis notes in 1894.



            enter image description here




            And early American banknotes are weird as well.




            Continental Currency. 1776



            $1/6 Plate C Serial Number: 145,707 CC 02/17/76



            Signer: Robert Tuckniss (in red ink).



            Size: 80 x 60mm (front border design: the vertical dimension is 78mm while the horizontal border is trimmed on our example; back border design: 74 x 55mm).



            Comments: Numbered and signed in red ink. The sundial with the "FUGIO" legend and "MIND YOUR BUSINESS" motto appear on the right center of the front. In this fractional denomination, one ornament appears in the upper right corner of the sundial frame; this is keyed to the denomination as each mark equals 1/6th of a dollar. In the right border cut "CURRENCEY" is misspelled. The back shows the thirteen linked rings representing the colonies and the legends "WE ARE ONE" and "AMERICAN CONGRESS". Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes.



            Provenance: Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment from the EANA mail bid auction of 1/13/96, lot 278.



            enter image description hereenter image description here




            From a Swiss auction of "Banknoten und Notgeld", SINCONA, 2015, note that in that catalogue many more such examples are found. Sometimes the "holes" just look like ones as they are really a lookthrough window for the watermark. But often in times of crisis or other sudden cahanges they are really hoes and the money retains its, well, 'a' value. :




            enter image description here



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            • I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
              – Orangesandlemons
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            • I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
              – Orangesandlemons
              1 hour ago















            I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
            – Orangesandlemons
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            I'm not sure if the Portuguese one isn't just damage.
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            If you think about how people carry currency - usually in a wallet - and what shape are they ? Usually they are rectangular. They have been this shape for almost forever - because that shape fits into a pocket easier than a square. And so notes are made the same shape. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-are-most-banknotes-rectangle-in-shape.536/)






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              If you think about how people carry currency - usually in a wallet - and what shape are they ? Usually they are rectangular. They have been this shape for almost forever - because that shape fits into a pocket easier than a square. And so notes are made the same shape. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-are-most-banknotes-rectangle-in-shape.536/)






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                If you think about how people carry currency - usually in a wallet - and what shape are they ? Usually they are rectangular. They have been this shape for almost forever - because that shape fits into a pocket easier than a square. And so notes are made the same shape. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-are-most-banknotes-rectangle-in-shape.536/)






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                If you think about how people carry currency - usually in a wallet - and what shape are they ? Usually they are rectangular. They have been this shape for almost forever - because that shape fits into a pocket easier than a square. And so notes are made the same shape. (Cited from: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/why-are-most-banknotes-rectangle-in-shape.536/)







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                    One candidate seems to be some 1945 Finnish banknotes seem to have been near-squares
                    https://www.leftovercurrency.com/exchange/finnish-markkaa/obsolete-finnish-markka-banknotes/100-finnish-markkaa-banknote-1945-2/
                    From what I can see they are still rectangular though, if an unusual ratio. Unfortunately I cannot find dimensions to be certain.






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                    • That link doesn't give me pictures (should it?). If you need one: the catalogue PDF in my answer has this Marka…
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                    One candidate seems to be some 1945 Finnish banknotes seem to have been near-squares
                    https://www.leftovercurrency.com/exchange/finnish-markkaa/obsolete-finnish-markka-banknotes/100-finnish-markkaa-banknote-1945-2/
                    From what I can see they are still rectangular though, if an unusual ratio. Unfortunately I cannot find dimensions to be certain.






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                    • That link doesn't give me pictures (should it?). If you need one: the catalogue PDF in my answer has this Marka…
                      – LangLangC
                      36 mins ago












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                    One candidate seems to be some 1945 Finnish banknotes seem to have been near-squares
                    https://www.leftovercurrency.com/exchange/finnish-markkaa/obsolete-finnish-markka-banknotes/100-finnish-markkaa-banknote-1945-2/
                    From what I can see they are still rectangular though, if an unusual ratio. Unfortunately I cannot find dimensions to be certain.






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                    One candidate seems to be some 1945 Finnish banknotes seem to have been near-squares
                    https://www.leftovercurrency.com/exchange/finnish-markkaa/obsolete-finnish-markka-banknotes/100-finnish-markkaa-banknote-1945-2/
                    From what I can see they are still rectangular though, if an unusual ratio. Unfortunately I cannot find dimensions to be certain.







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                    • That link doesn't give me pictures (should it?). If you need one: the catalogue PDF in my answer has this Marka…
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                    • That link doesn't give me pictures (should it?). If you need one: the catalogue PDF in my answer has this Marka…
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                    That link doesn't give me pictures (should it?). If you need one: the catalogue PDF in my answer has this Marka…
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