Odd Shaped Coins List

Geometric Coin Shapes

3-sided: Triangle 4-sided: Square or Diamond 5-sided: Pentagon 6-sided: Hexagon 7-sided: Heptagon 8-sided: Octagon

9-sided: Nonagon 10-sided: Decagon 11-sided: Hendecagon 12-sided: Dodecagon 13-sided: Tridecagon 14-sided: Tetradecagon

Odd and Unusual Shaped Coins Directory ▼

Almost 200 countries, islands, and territories listed!

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The following is a partial directory of modern, unusually shaped coins issued by countries and territories. Non legal-tender currencies from non-sovereign places such as Åland, Cabinda, Guam, Midway Atoll, and dozens of micronations are not featured, one reason being the immense proliferation of odd-shaped coins from non-sovereign places. There are plenty of scalloped coins, which have wavy edges. Other shapes range from octagons to ovals, triangles to tetradecagons — there are even coins shaped like animals, automobiles, clover leaves, countries, guitars, hearts, and stamps!

This is not directly transmitted from another website. This is my original effort of compiling odd-shaped coins into a single page, and it is one of the only pages — if not the only one — of its kind!

I compiled info from my knowledge, en.numista.com, NGC World Coin Price Guide, mints, and other sources that I have linked to.

Table Layout — metal content is occasionally listed.

Denomination

Minted Years

Shape

ALDERNEY (In the English Channel; part of the Channel Islands)

50 Pence 5 Pounds

Rounded heptagon Slightly-rounded hexagon (points are north/south)

ALGERIA (North Africa, east of Morocco and west of Libya)

10 Dinars

1979-1981

Decagon (10-sided; sides are north/south)

ANDORRA (Western Europe, south of France and northeast of Spain)

10 Diners 10 Diners 10 Diners 15 Diners 100 Diners

2008-present 2012 2013 2011-present 2013-present

Rectangle (various orientations) Shaped like an arch window! Shaped like Andorra! Rectangle (height larger than width) Shaped like an arch window

ARGENTINA (South America, east of Chile)

5 Pesos 10 Pesos 20 Pesos 25 Pesos 50 Pesos 100 Pesos 1 Centavo 50 Centavos

1961-1968 1962-1968 1977-1978 1964-1968 1977-1978 1977-1978 1992 1985-1988

Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Octagon (points are north/south)

ARMENIA (Western Asia, west of Azerbaijan and east of Turkey)

100 Dram 1000 Dram 2000 Dram 5000 Dram

2006-present 2010 2000 2005

Rectangle (various orientations) Square (several commemoratives) Octagon (sides are north/south) Octagon (sides are north/south)

ARUBA (Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela)

50 Cents 5 Florin

1986-present 1995-2005

Rounded square Rounded square

AUSTRALIA (east of the Indian Ocean, west of the Pacific Ocean, south of Indonesia, and west of New Zealand)

25 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 50 Cents 55 Cents 60 Cents 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 15 Dollars 15 Dollars 20 Dollars 25 Dollars

2019 1969-present 2008 2014 2009 2010-present 2008-present 2012-present 2012-present 2013 2015, 2016 2019 2013-present 2016 2008-present 2014 2008-present 2008-present

Rounded square - Royal Aus. Mint Dodecagon (points are north/south) Stamp shape - Perth Mint Tetradecagon (points are north/south) Stamp shape Stamp shape Rectangle (height larger than width) Australia-shaped (I'm not kidding!) Rounded square - Perth Mint Rectangle (width larger than height) Star with 7 points Rounded triangle - Royal Aus. Mint Rounded triangle Heart Rectangle (height larger than width) Rounded square - Perth Mint Rectangle (height larger than width) Rectangle (height larger than width)

AUSTRIA (Central Europe, south of Czech Republic and Germany)

1½ Euro 5 Euro

2014 2002-present

Rounded rectangle (horizontal) with coin inset Nonagon (9-sided)

The BAHAMAS (North America, in the Caribbean Sea southeast of the U.S.A.)

10 Cents 15 Cents

1966-present 1966-present

Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond

BANGLADESH (South Asia, east of India and west of Myanmar)

5 Poisha 5 Poisha 10 Poisha 50 Poisha 5 Taka

1973-1977 1977-present 1973-present 2001 (year of FAO coin) 1994-2008

Rounded diamond Rounded square Scalloped edge (8 waves) Octagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (sides are north/south)

BARBADOS (North America, in the Caribbean Sea east-southeast of Saint Lucia)

1 Dollar 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars

1973-present 2021 2022 2022 2022

Rounded heptagon Rectangle (height > width) Bat Rounded rectangle (height > width) Telephone with turnable rotary dial! Barbados also has an assortment of 3D Earth-shaped "coins"!

BELARUS (Eastern Europe, east of Poland and west of Russia)

1 Ruble 20 Rubles 20 Rubles 20 Rubles 20 Rubles 20 Rubles 500 Rubles

2006 2006 2009 2009 2010-2011 2011-2012 2013

Rounded square Rounded square Oval (height larger than width) Rectangle (Polish Mint) Rectangle (height > width) Rectangle (width > height) Rectangle (height > width)

BELGIAN CONGO (now is called the Democratic Rep. of the Congo, in Africa)

2 Francs

1943

Sharp hexagon (sides are north/south)

BELIZE (Central America, east of Guatemala and Mexico)

1 Cent 1 Cent 1 Dollar 100 Dollars

1973-1976 (bronze) 1976-present (aluminum) 1990-present (nickel-brass) 1981

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Decagon (sides are north/south) Rounded pentagon

BENIN (West Africa, east of Togo and west of Nigeria)

100 West Francs CFA 1000 West Francs CFA 1000 West Francs CFA

2011 2013 2015

Marijuana leaf (Coin Week article) Oval (height > width) Rounded rectangle (height > width)

BERMUDA (North Atlantic Ocean, east of United States)

1 Dollar (silver) 2 Dollars (silver) 4 Dollars (silver) 5 Dollars 3, 9, and 30 Dollars (silver) 30, 60, 90, 180, 300, and 600 Dollars

1996-1998 2000 2009 2005, gold All years All years, gold

Curved triangle Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded square Pentagon Curved triangle Curved triangle

BHUTAN (South Asia, in the Himalayan Mountains)

5 Chetrums 10 Chetrums

1974-1975 1974-1975

Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves)

BOLIVIA (South America, west of Brazil and east of southern Peru)

25 Centavos 2 Bolivianos

1971-1972 1991-present

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Hendecagon (11-sided)

BOTSWANA (Southern Africa, north of South Africa and east of Namibia)

2 Thebe 5 Thebe 25 Thebe 1 Pula 1 Pula 2 Pula

1982-1988 (all) 1998-present 1998-present 1976-1987 1991-present 1994-present

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Heptagon Heptagon Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

BRITISH HONDURAS (now is called Belize; see above)

1 Cent

1956-1973

Scalloped (12 waves)

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico)
Coins issued by the Pobjoy Mint

1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars

2014 2016 2016 2016, 2017 2014 2012 2016, 2017 2016 2017

Eiffel Tower! (2D) Ninety! (for Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday) Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)! (2D) Chinese lock charm! Eiffel Tower (2D) Bust of Nefertiti! (2D) Chinese lock charm Number Ninety (90)! (Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday) US Capitol Dome!

CABO VERDE (Cape Verde) (West Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean west of Mauritania)

100 Escudos 200 Escudos

1994 1995

Decagon (sides are north/south) Rounded heptagon