Depending on which country or territory you live in, you might have received and spent circulating coins with a particular building on it. The central design element on the heads (obverse) or tails (reverse) side of the coin might be a lighthouse, bridge, castle, mint building, pagoda, mosque, church, etc. — the architectural possibilities are seemingly endless! Reverse sides of the UNITED STATES’ coinage and banknotes are well-known for their monumental buildings: the Lincoln Memorial on a longstanding former design of the Abraham Lincoln penny, Monticello on the Thomas Jefferson nickel, an assortment of buildings on circulating commemorative quarters and $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills, etc.
There are several worldwide coins in my collection that have designs of architectural structures. These include the…
● BARBADOS 5 Cents (2005) with the South Point Lighthouse in Atlantic Shores
● CUBA 10 Centavos (2000) with the Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Fuerza Castle) — images and info at Numista (↗)
● HUNGARY 50 Filler (1991) with the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest
● ISLE OF MAN 1 Penny (2002) with the Ancient Keeills of Man (Castles of Man)
● JERSEY 1 Penny (1994) with the Le Hocq Watchtower in Saint Clement
● SLOVAKIA 10 Halierov (1993) with the steeple of the Saint Nicholas Wooden Church in Mikulasova — images and info at Numista (↗)
● SUDAN 2 Dinars (1994) with a Central Bank of Sudan building in Khartoum — images and info at Numista (↗)
● THAILAND 10 Baht (1989) bimetallic coin with Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn) in Bangkok — images and info at Numista (↗)
Part 2 out of 2 is coming soon on the Wonderful World Money Blog!
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