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The oldest currency among his collection is a spade coin from
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Mathai said he started to collect coins way back in 1963 along with postal stamps.
It was in 1969 that he started with the collection of rare and old bank notes.
Mathai has been living in Al Ain City since 2002 and works as a production engineer at Nael Cement Product Company in Al Ain.
Among Mathai’s albums of banknotes, there are rare ones printed with pure gold and silver and, on bamboo sticks, polymer, silk, cloth and paper.
“The ones printed in pure gold are from Antiquing and
Mathai said that the banknote printed in cloth is from the Turkmenistan Islamic Republic and was printed in the Hijri year 1352.
The denomination of the silk banknote, which is from
“I have left the rare coins I own in my house in Kerala in
Mathai said his friends from abroad provide him with the old currencies.
“I have friends in
He has visited countries like
“I have read that the numismatic
“My aim is to open a numismatics mini museum and library for students,” he said.
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