View source for 1988

{{Year|1988}}
Below is a list of [[numismatic]] events that occurred in '''1988'''.

==Events==
[[File:5000 Schilling Mozart obverse.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Austrian note.]]
*[[Austria]] becomes the first country to incorporate [[foil]] into a [[banknote]].<ref>{{Wikipedia-link|en|Banknote|Banknote}}</ref>
*[[Canada]] releases the [[Silver Maple Leaf]], based on the success of its [[Gold Maple Leaf]] program.<ref>{{Wikipedia-link|en|History of Canadian currency|History of Canadian currency}}</ref>
*The second [[Nicaraguan córdoba]] is introduced, replacing the previous currency at a rate of 1 new córdoba equaling 10,000 pre-1988 córdobas.<ref name=hyper>{{Wikipedia-link|en|Hyperinflation}}</ref>
*[[Peru]] experiences [[hyperinflation#Peru|hyperinflation]].<ref name=hyper/>
*[[American Samoa]] introduces [[American Samoan dollar|a series]] of [[commemorative coin]]s bearing the status of [[legal tender]].<ref>[http://numismaster.com/ NumisMaster]</ref>

==Births==
==Deaths==
*[[March 6]]: [[Pyotr Osipovich Karyshkovskij-Ikar]], Ukrainian numismatist.<ref>{{Wikipedia-link|en|Pyotr Osipovich Karyshkovskij-Ikar|Pyotr Osipovich Karyshkovskij-Ikar}}</ref>
*[[November 9]]: [[Richard S. Yeoman]], American numismatist and coin collector.<ref>{{Wikipedia-link|en|Richard S. Yeoman|Richard S. Yeoman}}</ref>

==References==
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