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Banknotes: Millennium Issues Trivia Quiz

This should be quite difficult if you don't collect. It should be quite difficult if you do, actually, but here goes.

A multiple-choice quiz by Flynn_17. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Flynn_17

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,971

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The commemorative 2000 Yen of Japan was released in 2000. It is slate, green, and brown in colour, and features what scene on the reverse? Hint

Genji Monogatari

Nagasaki

Shureimon Gate

Tenchi Gate

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is interesting about the 2000 issue from Papua New Guinea? Hint

They have no watermark

They are Polymer Plastic

They aren't dated

They have no denomination on them

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these countries did NOT produce a Millennium commemorative note in 2000? Hint

New Zealand

Slovakia

Malta

Northern Ireland

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Question 4 of 10

4. Fiji produced two commemorative Millennium issues. What were the denominations? Hint

$1, $1000

$5, $50

$2, $10

$2, $2000

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many sets of Millennium commemorative notes were issued by Malta in 2000? Hint

10,000

25,000

50,000

75,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 2000 issue of Singapore features... who? Hint

Encik Yusof bin Ishak

Queen Elizabeth II

J. Plenick

Ismoili Somoni

7. Both Slovenia and Slovakia produced commemorative Millennium notes. The Slovakian notes were different from the conventional notes as they had special foil emblems over the watermarks. Why were the Slovenian Millennium commemorative issues different from the conventional notes? Hint

They weren't

They were a different design

They had polymer patches

They included special text

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following notes was issued by Lithuania in 2000? Hint

200 Litu

500 Litu

100 Litu

1,000 Litu

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2000, a Millennium commemorative �5 note was issued in Gibraltar. The conventional emblem on the Gibraltar �5 is a building, but the 2000 �5 featured a new emblem with the word 'Millennium' underneath. What was this new emblem? Hint

A Dolphin

A Shield

A Cannon

It was unchanged

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Question 10 of 10

10. Estonia issued a new 500 Krooni note in 2000. It was different from the old 500 Krooni note as it was a different colour, but it still featured the same person and rear picture. What was the picture on the front, the rear, and the colour of the new 500 Krooni note? Hint

C.R Jacobson, Swallow, Blue on White

C.R Jacobson, Swallow, Blue-Black on Blue

C.L Jakobson, Barn Swallow, Blue-Black on Purple

C.R Jakobson, Barn Swallow, Dark Blue on Blue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The commemorative 2000 Yen of Japan was released in 2000. It is slate, green, and brown in colour, and features what scene on the reverse?

Answer: Genji Monogatari

'Shureimon Gate' is featured on the front of the note and is also the watermark, but it is 'Genji Monogatari' that features on the back. It is the Japanese 'Tale of Genji'.

2. What is interesting about the 2000 issue from Papua New Guinea?

Answer: They are Polymer Plastic

The first polymer issue in Papua New Guinea was in 1991.

3. Which of these countries did NOT produce a Millennium commemorative note in 2000?

Answer: New Zealand

New Zealand's Millennium commemorative issue was first issued in 1999, not 2000 like the three other countries.

4. Fiji produced two commemorative Millennium issues. What were the denominations?

Answer: $2, $2000

The $2000 issue featured Sir Kamisese Mara on the front, with a sunrise and a map of Fiji on the rear.

5. How many sets of Millennium commemorative notes were issued by Malta in 2000?

Answer: 25,000

Each were issued in an individual folder and had a hologram over the watermark. Although Malta issued three notes, (�L2, �L5, and �L10), this question refers solely to the �L2, �L5, �L10 sets, and not the individually issued �L2 and �L10.

6. The 2000 issue of Singapore features... who?

Answer: Encik Yusof bin Ishak

J. Plenick features on Slovakian notes, Queen Elizabeth on notes of the Commonwealth, and Ismoili Somoni on the 100 Somoni note of Tajikistan.

Answer: They included special text

The special text was an over-print to commemorate the Millennium.

8. Which of the following notes was issued by Lithuania in 2000?

Answer: 500 Litu

Lithuania does not issue a 1,000 Litu note, and the other two notes, the 100L and 200L were both issued in 1997, although they are part of the same set and the 500L.

Answer: A Dolphin

The 2000 edition �5 note also featured heightened security features and a new scene on the back. The scene was of the rock of Gibraltar and a gondola.

Answer: C.R Jakobson, Barn Swallow, Dark Blue on Blue

The Estonian 500 Krooni note has been re-issued more times than any other Estonian note, as it has been re-made and re-issued 3 times, whereas the other notes have been re-issued once (5K, 10K), or twice (100K). Some Estonian notes have only been issued once (1K, 2K, 25K, 50K).

Source: Author Flynn_17

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