My Collection

Categorized by country, this page is a log of coins and banknotes that are featured in * My Collection, a Post Topic. It also serves as mini geography lessons about some countries represented here.

The POSTS BY COUNTRY & TERRITORY widget in the sidebar of the blog is handy for easily accessing posts that relate to the countries listed on this page. Additionally, the page labeled COUNTRIES FEATURED IN POSTS includes a world map that I'll still update.

Visit my GeoFact of the Day Blog's Countries page for lots of information and maps pertaining to the countries and territories featured below!

Newest Entries

Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania — March 21, 2018
Seychelles — December 20, 2016
Bhutan, India, Israel, Hong Kong, and Pakistan — January 9, 2013
Andorra, Paraguay, Samoa, Somalia, and Tunisia — December 24, 2012
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — November 25, 2012

ANDORRA

Location: in the Pyrenees Mountains of Western Europe; northeast of Spain and southwest of France
I posted about... a 1 Centim FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization) coin from 1999

ARMENIA

Location: in the Caucasus region, which is in Eurasia; west of Azerbaijan, south of Georgia, and east of Turkey
I posted about... a 10 Dram banknote from 1993
Also in My Collection: 20 Luma coin from 1994

AZERBAIJAN

Location: in the Caucasus region in Eurasia; east of Armenia, southeast of Georgia, and west of the Caspian Sea
I posted about... three banknotes: 1 (Bir) Manat, 5 (Beş) Manat, and 10 (On) Manat, all from 1993
Also in My Collection: 4-coin set that features 5, 10, 20, and 50 Qapik

BANGLADESH

Location: east of India; borders the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean
I posted about... two banknotes: 1 Taka from 1972 and 5 Taka from 1978
7-coin set that features 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 poisha and 1 & 5 Taka. Many of these coins belong to the FAO (Food & Agriculture Organization) Series

BHUTAN

Location: South Asia, north of India and east of Nepal
I posted about... a diamond-shaped 5 Chetrums coin dated 1974

BURUNDI

Location: in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa; east of DR Congo, south of Rwanda, west of Tanzania, and east of the northern part of Lake Tanganyika
I posted about... a 10 Francs banknote from 1991

CHILE

Location: southwest South America, west of Argentina and south of Bolivia
I posted about... a bimetallic 100 Pesos coin from the year 2006
Also in My Collection: 1000 Pesos banknote and 12 other Chilean coins

ESTONIA

Location: Eastern Europe, one of the Baltic States; north of Latvia and east of the Baltic Sea
I posted about... 10 Senti coin dated 1998

HONG KONG

Location: special administrative region of China, bordering the Pacific Ocean
I posted about... scalloped 2 Dollars coins

INDIA

Location: South Asia, large peninsular area southwest of China
I posted about... two odd-shaped coins: 5 & 20 Paise

IRELAND

Location: west of United Kingdom in Europe; in the Atlantic Ocean
I posted about... a 1968 Irish Penny that I received as an addition to a 100-coin set that my mom bought me for Christmas; the set and coin came from online retailer Shop at Home TV

ISRAEL

Location: Middle East, west of Jordan
I posted about... 1 Agorah coin
Also in My Collection: 1 New Agora coin

KYRGYZSTAN

Location: Central Asia, north of Tajikistan south/southeast of Kazakhstan, and west of China
I posted about... 5-coin set that features 10 & 50 Tyiyn and 1, 3, & 5 Som coins
Also in My Collection: 1, 10, & 50 Tyiyn banknotes; 1 Som banknote

LATVIA

Location: a Baltic State located in Eastern Europe; north of Lithuania, south of Estonia, west of Russia, and northwest of Belarus; east of the Baltic Sea
I posted about... 1 Santims coin dated 1997

LITHUANIA

Location: a Baltic State located in Eastern Europe; west-northwest of Belarus, east of Kaliningrad (exclave belonging to Russia), south of Latvia, and northeast of Poland; east of the Baltic Sea
I posted about... 2 Centai coin dated 1991

MACEDONIA

Location: Southern Europe, east of Albania and north of Greece
I posted about... 1993 10 Denar banknote

MEXICO

Location: Central America, below United States and northwest of Guatemala and Belize
I posted about... three bimetallic coins: 1 Nuevo Peso, 2 Nuevo Pesos, and 10 Pesos
Also in My Collection: 7 other Mexican coins

LESOTHO

Location: Southern Africa, surrounded completely by South Africa
I posted about... 2 banknotes: a 1981 2 Maloti and a 1990 10 Maloti
Also in My Collection: 5-coin set that features 5, 10, 20, and 50 Lisente and 1 Loti from 1998

NAMIBIA

Location: Southern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west; northwest of South Africa, south of Angola, and west of Botswana
I posted about... 5 Cent FAO coin from the year 2000

PAKISTAN

Location: Southwest Asia; west of India, east of Iran, and southeast of Afghanistan
I posted about... 5 Paisa from 1961 and 1974, and 10 Paisa from 1996

PARAGUAY

Location: South America; northeast of Argentina, southeast of Bolivia, and southwest of Brazil
I posted about... a 10 Guaranies FAO coin from 1996

PERU

Location: South America, bordering Pacific Ocean; west of Brazil, north/northwest of Bolivia and Chile, and south of Colombia and Ecuador
I posted about... 1 Centimo, 5 Centimos, 10 Centimos, 20 Centimos, 50 Centimos, 1 Nuevo Sol, & 5 Nuevos Soles coins - I have quite a lot of them thanks to people I know who went to Peru and brought back coins!
Also in My Collection: 10 & 500 Intis banknotes

RWANDA

Location: in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa; north of Burundi, east of DR Congo, northwest of Tanzania, southwest of Uganda, and east of Lake Kivu
I posted about... a 100 Francs banknote from 2003

SAMOA

Location: Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean; far east of Australia
I posted about... a 2 Sene coin from 2000 (FAO)

SEYCHELLES

Location: Eastern Africa, in the Indian Ocean; northeast of Madagascar and southeast of Somalia
I posted about... a 5 Cents coin from 1972 (FAO)

SOMALIA

Location: Eastern Africa, in the Horn of Africa; east of Ethiopia, bordering the Indian Ocean
I posted about... a 10 Shillings FAO coin from 2002

TANZANIA

Location: near the Great Rift Valley of East Africa; east of Burundi, DR Congo, Lake Tanganyika, and Rwanda; west of the Indian Ocean, southwest of Kenya, north of Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Malawi, south of Lake Victoria and Uganda, and north of Zambia
I posted about... a 20 Shilingi banknote from 1987

TUNISIA

Location: North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea; northeast of Algeria and northwest of Libya
I posted about... a 1 Millim FAO coin from 2000

TURKEY

Location: West Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea (SW) and Black Sea (N) and north of Syria
I posted about... 1999 50,000 Lira FAO coin
Also in My Collection: 1964 1 Kuruş coin (a very tiny coin!)