There are many different investment coins available on the market. Many foreign investment coins are denoted in troy ounces of gold. A troy ounce of gold is 31.103 grams. Below you can see an overview of different coins that are common in the trading market.
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Land: | Coin Name: | Value: | Weight expenditures (t/o - troy ounces - 31.1 grams): | Year of Issue: |
Australia | Nuggut | .9999 | 1 troy ounce (to: 1/20, 1/10, 1/4, 1/2, 2 and 10 and 1 kilo) |
1986–present 1991–present |
Australia | Lunar series I and II | .9999 | 1 troy ounce |
1996–present 2008-2019 |
Canada | Maple Leaf | .9999/.99999 | 1 troy ounce (to: 1/20, 1/15, 1/10, 1/5, 1/4 and 1/2 and 100 kilos | 1979–present |
China | Panda | .999 | 1 troy ounce (to: 1/20, 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2) | 1982–present |
France | 20 francs Napoleon | .900 | 5.806 grams (0.1867 rpm) | 1806-1914 |
Israel | Tower of David | .9999 | 1 troy ounce | November 2010 |
Malysis | Kijang Emas | .9999 | 1 troy ounce (to: 1/4 and 1/2) | 2001-present |
Mexico | Libertad | .900 | 1 troy ounce (to: 1/4 and 1/2) | 1981-1990 |
Mexico | Libertad | .999 | 1 troy ounce (to: 1/20, 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2) | 1991–present |
Mexico | Centenario (50 pesos) | .900 | 1921-1947 | |
Poland | Orzel Bielik | .9999 | 1995–present | |
Russia | George the Victorious | .999 | 2006-present | |
United Kingdom |
Sovereign | .9167 | ||
United Kingdom |
Britannia | .9167 | ||
United States |
Eagle | .9167 | ||
United States |
American Buffalo | .9999 | ||
United States |
Double Eagle | .900 | 33.43 (0.9675 troy ounces of fine gold) | 1849-1933 |
South Africa |
Krugerrand | .9167 | 33.93 (fine gold: 1/10, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 troy ounce) | 1967–present |
Switzerland |
Vreneli | .900 | 2.61 and 5.22 grams | 1897-1949 |
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Above is a selection of investment coins with the corresponding properties. This list is anything but exhaustive. Below is a clear overview of which gold coins are classified as investment coins by the European Union (2011).
The list of coins can be found in the C publication of the European Union and thus gives substance to the determination of investment gold as mentioned in the Directive 2006/112/EC.
The coins in this list are considered to meet the criteria of investment gold and are therefore exempt from VAT for all member states. This is not a limited list. Investment coins which are not included in this list but which meet the exemption criteria set out in the Directive are also exempt from VAT. The currency mentioned in this list is mentioned on the coin in Roman script. If this is not the case, the currency is indicated in brackets.
Country of issue: |
Mint: |
Afghanistan |
(20 AFGHANI) 10 000 AFGHANI (1/2 AMANI) (1 AMANI) (2 AMANI) (4 GRAMS) (8 GRAMS) 1 TILLA 2 TILLAS
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Albania |
20 LEKE 50 LEKE 100 LEKE 200 LEKE 500 LEKE
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Alderney |
5 POUNDS 25 POUNDS 1 000 POUNDS
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Andorra |
50 DINNERS 100 DINNERS 250 DINNERS 1 SOVEREIGN
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Anguilla |
5 DOLLARS 10 DOLLARS 20 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS
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Argentina |
1 ARGENTINO |
Australia |
5 DOLLARS 15 DOLLARS 25 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 150 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS 500 DOLLARS 1 000 DOLLARS 2 500 DOLLARS 3 000 DOLLARS 10 000 DOLLARS 1/2 SOVEREIGN (= 1/2 POUND) 1 SOVEREIGN (= 1 POUND)
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Bahamas |
10 DOLLARS 20 DOLLARS 25 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 150 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS 2 500 DOLLARS
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Belgium |
10 ECU 20 ECU 25 ECU 50 ECU 100 ECU 50 EURO GOLD 100 EURO 10 FRANCS 20 FRANCS 5 000 FRANCS
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Belize |
25 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS
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Bermuda |
10 DOLLARS 25 DOLLARS 30 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 60 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS
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Bhutan |
1 SERTUM 2 SERTUMS 5 SERTUMS
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Bolivia |
4 000 PESOS BOLIVIANOS |
Botswana |
5 PULA 150 PULA 10 THEBES
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Brazil |
300 CRUZEIROS (4 000 JOURNEYS) (5 000 JOURNEYS) (6 400 JOURNEYS) (10 000 JOURNEYS) (20 000 JOURNEYS)
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British Virgin Islands |
100 DOLLARS |
Bulgaria |
(1 LEV) (5 LEVA) (10 LEVA) (20 LEVA) (100 LEVA) (125 LEVA) (1 000 LEVA) (10 000 LEVA) (20 000 LEVA)
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Burundi |
10 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS
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Canada |
$1 2 DOLLARS 5 DOLLARS 10 DOLLARS 20 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 175 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 350 DOLLARS 1 SOVEREIGN
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Cayman Islands |
25 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS
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Chile |
2 PESOS 5 PESOS 10 PESOS 20 PESOS 50 PESOS 100 PESOS 200 PESOS
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China |
5/20 YUAN (1/20 oz) 10/50 YUAN (1/10 oz) 25/100 YUAN (1/4 oz) 50/200 YUAN (1/2 oz) 100/500 YUAN (1 oz) 5 (YUAN) 10 (YUAN) 20 (YUAN) 25 (YUAN) 50 (YUAN) 100 (YUAN) 150 (YUAN) 200 (YUAN) 250 (YUAN) 300 (YUAN) 400 (YUAN) 450 (YUAN) 500 (YUAN) 1 000 (YUAN)
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Colombia |
1 PESO 2 PESOS 2 1/2 PESOS 5 PESOS 10 PESOS 20 PESOS 100 PESOS 200 PESOS 300 PESOS 500 PESOS 1 000 PESOS 1 500 PESOS 2 000 PESOS 15 000 PESOS
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Congo |
10 FRANCS 20 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS
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Cook Islands |
100 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS
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Costa Rica |
5 COLONES 10 COLONES 20 COLONES 50 COLONES 100 COLONES 200 COLONES 1 500 COLONES 5 000 COLONES 25 000 COLONES
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Cuba |
4 PESOS 5 PESOS 10 PESOS 20 PESOS 50 PESOS 100 PESOS
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Cypress |
50 POUNDS |
Denmark |
10 KRONER 20 KRONER
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Dominican Republic |
30 PESOS 100 PESOS 200 PESOS 250 PESOS
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Germany |
1 DM 100 EURO
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Ecuador |
1 CONDOR 10 SUCRES
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Isle of Man |
1/20 ANGEL 1/10 ANGEL 1/4 ANGEL 1/2 ANGEL 1 ANGEL 5 ANGEL 10 ANGEL 15 ANGEL 20 ANGEL 1/25 CROWN 1/10 CROWN 1/5 CROWN 1/2 CROWN 1 CROWN 50 PENCE 1 POUND 2 POUNDS 5 POUNDS 50 POUNDS (1/2 SOVEREIGN) (1 SOVEREIGN) (2 SOVEREIGNS) (5 SOVEREIGNS)
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El Salvador |
25 COLONES 50 COLONES 100 COLONES 200 COLONES 250 COLONES
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
250 PESETAS 500 PESETAS 750 PESETAS 1 000 PESETAS 5 000 PESETAS
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Ethiopia |
400 BIRR 600 BIRR 10 (DOLLARS) 20 (DOLLARS) 50 (DOLLARS) 100 (DOLLARS) 200 (DOLLARS)
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Fiji |
5 DOLLARS 10 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS
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Philippines |
1 000 PISO 1 500 PISO 5 000 PISO
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Finland |
100 EURO 1 000 MARKKAA 2 000 MARKKAA
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France |
1/4 EURO 10 EURO 20 EURO 50 EURO 100 EURO 200 EURO 250 EURO 500 EURO EUR 1 000 5 000 EURO 5 FRANCS 10 FRANCS 20 FRANCS 40 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS 500 FRANCS 655,97 FRANCS
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Gabon |
10 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS 1 000 FRANCS 3 000 FRANCS 5 000 FRANCS 10 000 FRANCS 20 000 FRANCS
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Gambia |
200 DALASIS 500 DALASIS 1 000 DALASIS
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GIBRALTAR |
1/25 CROWN 1/10 CROWN 1/5 CROWN 1/2 CROWN 1 CROWN 2 CROWNS 50 PENCE 1 POUND 5 POUNDS 25 POUNDS 50 POUNDS 100 POUNDS 1/25 ROYAL 1/10 ROYAL 1/5 ROYAL 1/2 ROYAL 1 ROYAL |
GUATEMALA |
5 QUETZALES 10 QUETZALES 20 QUETZALES |
GUERNSEY |
1 POUND 5 POUNDS 10 POUNDS 25 POUNDS 50 POUNDS 100 POUNDS |
GUINEA |
1 000 FRANCS 2 000 FRANCS 5 000 FRANCS 10 000 FRANCS |
HAITI |
20 GOURDES 50 GOURDES 100 GOURDES 200 GOURDES 500 GOURDES 1 000 GOURDES |
HONDURAS |
200 LEMPIRAS 500 LEMPIRAS |
HUNGARY |
1 DUKAT 4 FORINTS = 10 FRANCS 8 FORINTS = 20 FRANCS 50 FORINTS 100 FORINTS 200 FORINTS 500 FORINTS 1 000 FORINTS 5 000 FORINTS 10 000 FORINTS 20 000 FORINTS 50 000 FORINTS 100 000 FORINTS 500 000 FORINTS 10 KORONA 20 KORONA 100 KORONA |
HONG KONG |
1 000 DOLLARS |
ICELAND |
500 KRONUR 10 000 KRONUR |
INDIA |
1 MOHUR 15 RUPEES 1 SOVEREIGN |
INDONESIA |
2 000 RUPIAH 5 000 RUPIAH 10 000 RUPIAH 20 000 RUPIAH 25 000 RUPIAH 100 000 RUPIAH 200 000 RUPIAH |
IRAQ |
(5 DINARS) (50 DINARS) (100 DINARS) |
IRAN |
(1/2 AZADI) (1 AZADI) (1/4 PAHLAVI) (1/2 PAHLAVI) (1 PAHLAVI) (2 1/2 PAHLAVI) (5 PAHLAVI) (10 PAHLAVI) 50 POUNDS 500 RIELS 750 RIELS 1 000 RIERS 2 000 RIERS |
ISRAEL |
20 LIROT 50 LIROT 100 LIROT 200 LIROT 500 LIROT 1 000 LIROT 5 000 LIROT 5 NEW SHEQALIM 10 NEW SHEQALIM 20 NEW SHEQALIM 5 SHEQALIM 10 SHEQALIM 500 SHEQEL |
ITALY |
20 EURO 50 EURO |
IVORY COAST |
10 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS |
JAMAICA |
100 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS |
JERSEY |
1 POUND 2 POUNDS 5 POUNDS 10 POUNDS 20 POUNDS 25 POUNDS 50 POUNDS 100 POUNDS 1 SOVEREIGN |
YUGOSLAVIA |
20 DINARA 100 DINARA 200 DINARA 500 DINARA 1 000 DINARA 1 500 DINARA 2 000 DINARA 2 500 DINARA 5 000 DINARA 1 DUCAT 4 DUCATS |
JORDAN |
2 DINARS 5 DINARS 10 DINARS 25 DINARS 50 DINARS 60 DINARS |
KATANGA |
5 FRANCS |
KENYA |
100 SHILLINGS 250 SHILLINGS 500 SHILLINGS |
KIRIBATI |
150 DOLLARS |
LESOTHO |
1 LOTI 2 MALOTI 4 MALOTI 10 MALOTI 20 MALOTI 50 MALOTI 100 MALOTI 250 MALOTI 500 MALOTI |
LATVIA |
100 LATU |
LIBERIA |
12 DOLLARS 20 DOLLARS 25 DOLLARS 30 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS 500 DOLLARS 2 500 DOLLARS |
LUXEMBOURG |
5 EURO 10 EURO 20 FRANCS 40 FRANCS |
MACAU |
250 PATACAS 500 PATACAS 1 000 PATACAS 10 000 PATACAS |
MALAWI |
250 KWACHA |
MALAYSIA |
100 RINGGIT 200 RINGGIT 250 RINGGIT 500 RINGGIT |
MALI |
10 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS |
MALTA |
50 EURO 5 (LIRI) 10 (LIRI) 20 (LIRI) 25 (LIRI) 50 (LIRI) 100 (LIRI) LM 25 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS |
20 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 200 DOLLARS |
MAURITIUS |
100 RUPEES 200 RUPEES 250 RUPEES 500 RUPEES 1 000 RUPEES |
MEXICO |
1/20 ONZA 1/10 ONZA 1/4 ONZA 1/2 ONZA 1 ONZA 2 PESOS 2 1/2 PESOS 5 PESOS 10 PESOS 20 PESOS 50 PESOS 250 PESOS 500 PESOS 1 000 PESOS 2 000 PESOS |
MONACO |
10 EURO 20 EURO 100 EURO 20 FRANCS 100 FRANCS 200 FRANCS |
MONGOLIA |
750 (TUGRIK) 1 000 (TUGRIK) |
NETHERLANDS |
(1 DUCAT) (2 DUCAT) 10 EURO 20 EURO 50 EURO 1 GUILDER 5 GUILDERS 10 GUILDERS |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES |
5 GUILDERS 10 GUILDERS 50 GUILDERS 100 GUILDERS 300 GUILDERS |
NEPAL |
1 ASARPHI 1 000 RUPEES |
NICARAGUA | 50 CORDOBAS |
NEW ZEALAND |
5 DOLLARS 10 DOLLARS 150 DOLLARS 1.56 grams/1/20 ounce 3.11 grams/1/10 ounce 7.77 grams/1/4 ounce 15.56 grams/1/2 ounce 31.1 grams/ 1 ounce |
NIGER |
10 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS |
NORWAY |
10 KRONER 20 KRONER
1 500 KRONER |
OMAN
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25 BAISA 50 BAISA 100 BAISA 1/2 OMANI RIAL OMANI RIAL 5 OMANI RIALS 10 OMANI RIALS 15 OMANI RIALS 20 OMANI RIALS 25 OMANI RIALS 75 OMANI RIALS |
AUSTRIA |
10 CORONA (= 10 CROWNS) 20 CORONA (= 20 CROWNS) 100 CORONA (= 100 CROWNS) 1 DUCAT (4 DUCATS) 8 FLORIN = 20 FRANCS (= 8 GUILDERS) 25 SCHILLING 100 SCHILLING 500 SCHILLING 1 000 SCHILLING 2 000 SCHILLINGS
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PAKISTAN | 3 000 RUPEES |
PANAMA |
100 BALBOAS 500 BALBOAS |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
100 KINA |
PERU |
1/5 LIBRA 1/2 LIBRA 1 LIBRA 5 SOLES 10 SOLES 20 SOLES 50 SOLES 100 SOLES |
POLAND | 50 ZŁOTYCH (orzeł bielik)
50 ZLOTYCH 100 ZŁOTYCH (orzeł bielik) 100 ZLOTYCH 200 ZŁOTYCH (orzeł bielik) 200 ZLOTYCH 500 ZŁOTYCH (orzeł bielik) |
PORTUGAL |
1 ESCUDO 100 ESCUDOS 200 ESCUDOS 500 ESCUDOS 5 EURO 8 EURO 10 000 TRIP |
ROMANIA |
12 1/2 LEI 20 LEI 25 LEI 100 LEI 500 LEI 2 000 LEI 5 000 LEI |
RHODESIA |
1 POUND 10 SHILLINGS |
RUSSIA |
10 (ROUBLES) 15 (ROUBLES) 25 (ROUBLES) 50 (ROUBLES) 100 (ROUBLES) 200 (ROUBLES) 1 000 (ROUBLES) 10 000 (ROUBLES) |
RWANDA |
10 FRANCS 25 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS |
SOLOMON ISLANDS |
10 DOLLARS 25 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS |
SAN MARINO |
20 EURO 50 EURO 1 SCUDO 2 SCUDI 5 SCUDI 10 SCUDI |
SAUDI ARABIA | 1 GUINEA (= 1 SAUDI POUND) |
SENEGAL |
10 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS 250 FRANCS 500 FRANCS 2 500 FRANCS |
SERBIA |
10 DINARA 20 DINARA |
SEYCHELLES |
1 000 RUPEES 1 500 RUPEES |
SIERRA LEONE |
20 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS 500 DOLLARS 1/4 GOLDE 1/2 GOLDE 1 GOLDE 10 GOLDE 1 LEONE |
SINGAPORE |
$1 5 DOLLARS 10 DOLLARS 20 DOLLARS 25 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 DOLLARS 150 DOLLARS 250 DOLLARS 500 DOLLARS |
SLOVENIA |
100 EURO 20 000 TOLARS 25 000 TOLARS |
SLOVAKIA |
100 EURO 10 000 KORUN (10 000 SK) |
SOMALIA |
20 SHILLINGS 100 SHILLINGS 200 SHILLINGS 500 SHILLINGS |
SPAIN |
2 (ESCUDOS) 10 (ESCUDOS) 20 EURO 200 EURO 400 EURO 10 PESETAS 10 000 PESETAS 20 000 PESETAS 40 000 PESETAS 80 000 PESETAS 100 (REALES) |
SUDAN |
25 POUNDS 50 POUNDS 100 POUNDS |
SURINAME |
20 DOLLARS 50 DOLLARS 100 GUILDERS |
SWAZILAND |
2 EMALANGENI 5 EMALANGENI 10 EMALANGENI 20 EMALANGENI 25 EMALANGENI 50 EMALANGENI 100 EMALAGENI 250 EMALAGENI 1 LILANGENI |
SYRIA |
(1/2 POUND) (1 POUND) |
TANZANIA |
1 500 SHILINGI 2 000 SHILINGI |
THAILAND |
(150 BAHT) (300 BAHT) (400 BAHT) (600 BAHT) (800 BAHT) (1 500 BAHT) (2 500 BAHT) (3 000 BAHT) (4 000 BAHT) (5 000 BAHT) (6 000 BAHT) |
TONGA |
1/2 HAU 1 HAU 5 HAU 1/2 KOULA 1 KOULA |
CHAD |
3 000 FRANCS 5 000 FRANCS 10 000 FRANCS 20 000 FRANCS |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
1 000 KORUN (1 000 Kč) 10 000 KORUN (10 000 Kč) |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
1 DUKÁT 2 DUKÁT 5 DUKÁT 10 DUKÁT |
TUNISIA |
2 DINARS 10 DINARS 20 DINARS 40 DINARS 75 DINARS 10 FRANCS 20 FRANCS 100 FRANCS 5 PIASTRES |
TURKEY |
(25 KURUSH) (= 25 PIASTRES) (50 KURUSH) (= 50 PIASTRES) (100 KURUSH) (= 100 PIASTRES) (250 KURUSH) (= 250 PIASTRES) (500 KURUSH) (= 500 PIASTRES) 1/2 LIRA 1 LIRA 200 000 LIRA 60 000 000 LIRA |
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS | 100 CROWNS |
TUVALU | 50 DOLLARS |
UGANDA |
50 SHILLINGS 100 SHILLINGS 500 SHILLINGS |
URUGUAY |
5 000 NEW PESOS 20 000 NUEVO PESOS 5 PESOS |
VATICAN |
20 EURO 20 LIRA |
VENEZUELA |
(10 BOLIVARES) (20 BOLIVARES) (100 BOLIVARES) 3 000 BOLIVARES 5 000 BOLIVARES 10 000 BOLIVARES 5 VENEZOLANOS |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
(500 DIRHAMS) (750 DIRHAMS) (1 000 DIRHAMS) |
UNITED STATES |
2.5 DOLLARS 20 DOLLARS |
UNITED KINGDOM |
(1/3 GUINEA) (1/2 GUINEA) 50 PENCE 5 POUNDS (1 SOVEREIGN) (= 1 POUND) (2 SOVEREIGNS) (5 SOVEREIGNS) |
WESTERN SAMOA |
50 TALA 100 TALA |
ZAIRE | 100 ZAIRES |
ZAMBIA | 250 KWACHA |
SOUTH AFRICA |
1/10 KRUGERRAND 1/4 KRUGERRAND 1/2 KRUGERRAND 1 KRUGERRAND 1/10 oz NATURA 1/4 oz NATURA 1/2 oz NATURA 1 oz NATURA 1/2 LB 1 PROTEA 1 EDGE 1 SOVEREIGN (= 1 POUND) |
SOUTH KOREA |
2 500 WON 20 000 WON 25 000 WON 30 000 WON 50 000 WON |
SWEDEN |
10 KRONOR 2 000 KRONOR |
SWITZERLAND |
10 FRANCS 20 FRANCS 50 FRANCS 100 FRANCS |