A digital platform for the coins and banknotes of the world

Currency gallery

A journey through the monetary history of civilisations and countries

Discover how banknotes and coins evolved from the oldest pieces to modern issues, and learn their stories, symbols and economic and cultural meaning.

Explore the gallery through time

Choose an era to browse its pieces

  1. Ancient era Before 1500 2 pieces
  2. Ottoman era 1500 – 1910 1 piece
  3. Colonial and administration era 1911 – 1950 8 pieces
  4. Independence era 1951 – 1968 2 pieces
  5. Republic era 1969 – 2010 5 pieces
  6. Modern issues 2011 – today 7 pieces

Currencies by country

Each country's banknotes and coins, from its first issues to today.

Piece of the week

One Egyptian pound note, 1950 — front

Banknote · 1950

One Egyptian pound note, 1950

Issued by the National Bank of Egypt before the central bank was founded.

Country
Egypt
Issuer
National Bank of Egypt
Material
Cotton paper
Series
Kingdom era
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Anatomy of a piece

The symbols and security features of Half Libyan dinar coin

Half Libyan dinar coin — front
Issuer Central Bank of Libya Material Bimetallic Dimensions 27 mm Year 2014

Bimetallic design and a milled edge that is hard to counterfeit.

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Main currencies and their symbols

  • $ USD US dollar
  • € EUR Euro
  • £ GBP Pound sterling
  • ¥ JPY Japanese yen
  • ₣ CHF Swiss franc
  • ﷼ SAR Saudi riyal
  • د.إ AED UAE dirham
  • 元 CNY Chinese yuan
  • ل.د LYD Libyan dinar
  • ج.م EGP Egyptian pound

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