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 ▼

Over 100 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

CAMEROON (West-Central Africa, west of Central African Rep. and east of Nigeria)

500 Francs CFA 500 Francs CFA 1000 Francs CFA 1500 Francs CFA 3000 Francs CFA 5000 Francs CFA

2019 2024 2013 2010 March 2018 July 2016

Rectangle (width > height) Rectangle (height > width) Heart Diamond Horseshoe! 3D Egg!

CANADA (North America, north of the United States of America)
Coins issued by the Royal Canadian Mint

50 Cents 50 Cents 1 Dollar 3 Dollars 3 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 15 Dollars 15 Dollars 15 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 25 Dollars 30 Dollars 50 Dollars 50 Dollars 50 Dollars 50 Dollars 50 Dollars 50 Dollars 50 Dollars 150 Dollars 200 Dollars 200 Dollars 250 Dollars 250 Dollars 250 Dollars 2500 Dollars

2008, 2009 2019 1987-present 2006-2011 2017 2016 2019 2008-present 2009 2010-present 2016-present 2015-present 2015-present 2017-18, 2020-22 2018-19 2019 2020 2020 2020 2021 2022 2020 2020 2020 2019-present 2017 2019 2019 2020 2020 2008-present 2016 2017 2017 2017 2018 2016-present

Rounded triangle Wide rectangular stamp Slightly hendecagonal Rounded square Rounded square (set of four) Maple leaf! Poppy! (4 scallops/waves) Rectangle (height > width) Tall octagon (ten of spades coin) Scalloped (8 waves) Egg (some are upside down) Maple leaf Scalloped (8 waves) Fan-shaped puzzle pieces! Wide rectangular stamp Feather Beaver Bluenose schooner boat Coat of arms Rounded rectangle (height > width) Rounded rectangle (width > height) Loon swimming in a lake Polar bear Realistic poppy Rounded rectangle (various orientations) Football (convex, raised surface)! Circle w/jagged anchor chain rim Circle w/jagged glacial ice rim Canada! Profile of a caribou head Scalloped (12 waves) Delta Shield symbol (Star Trek)! Football (convex, raised surface)! Maple leaf Scalloped (8 waves) Oval (concave, depressed surface) Scalloped (8 waves)

CAYMAN ISLANDS (Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica)

2 Dollars (silver)

2000

Scalloped (12 waves; Royal Mint)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Central Africa, east of Cameroon, south of Chad, north of DR Congo, and west of South Sudan)

1000 Francs CFA

2015

Rectangle (38 mm tall, 30 mm wide)

CHAD (Central Africa, northeast of Cameroon and Nigeria, south of Libya, and west of Sudan)

3000 Francs CFA 3000 Francs CFA 3000 Francs CFA 25,000 Francs CFA

2023 2023 2023 2023

Crown Glass soda bottle Globus cruciger (Sovereign's Orb) Oval (various orientations)

CHILE (South America, west of Argentina and east of the Pacific Ocean)

50 Escudos 100 Escudos 5 Centavos 10 Centavos 1 Peso 5 Pesos 50 Pesos

1974-1975 1974-1975 1975-1976 1975-1979 1992-present 1992-present 1981-present

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) Octagon (points are north/south) Decagon (points are north/south)

CHINA (East Asia, east of Kazakhstan and south of Mongolia)

10 Yuan 10 Yuan 10 Yuan 10 Yuan 10 Yuan 10 Yuan 10 Yuan 20 Yuan 50 Yuan 50 Yuan 50 Yuan 50 Yuan 100 Yuan 100 Yuan 100 Yuan 150 Yuan 200 Yuan 200 Yuan 200 Yuan 500 Yuan 2000 Yuan 2000 Yuan 10,000 Yuan

1993-present 1994, 1995, 1997 1997, 1999 1999 2000 2000-present 2015 1996, 1998, 2000 1996-present 2000 2000 2000 1993-present 1994, 1995, 1997 2015 2012-present 2001-2011 2002-2003 2002-present 2000 1996, 2000 2001, 2010-present 2002-present

Scalloped (8 waves) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rectangle (various orientations) Rainbow-like arc Octagon (sides are north/south) Fan-shaped rectangle Heart Rectangle (height larger than width) Rectangle (various orientations) Fan-shaped rectangle Octagon (sides are north/south) Rainbow-like arc Scalloped (8 waves) Dodecagon Heart Fan-shaped rectangle Fan-shaped rectangle Octagon (sides are north/south) Scalloped (8 waves) Rectangle (width larger than height) Scalloped (8 waves) Rectangle (width larger than height) Scalloped (8 waves)

COLOMBIA (South America, northwest of Brazil and west of Venezuela)

50 Centavos 1 Peso

1970-1982 1967

Slightly dodecagonal (sides are north/south) Decagon (points are north/south)

CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) (Central Africa, north of Angola and Zambia)

5 Francs 5 Francs 10 Francs 10 Francs 10 Francs

2005 2007 2000 2004 2007, 2009

Heart Diamond Triangle (base larger than other sides) Rectangle (one side vertical, other horizontal) Rectangle (various orientations)

CONGO (REPUBLIC) (Central Africa, east of Gabon and the Atlantic Ocean)

1500 Francs 1500 Francs 7500 Francs

2014 "2014" - 2014 coins minted 2013

Oval (height > width) Rectangle (height > width) Rectangle (height > width)

COOK ISLANDS (South Pacific Ocean, east of Samoa and Tonga)

$1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $100

1987-1994, 2003... 2011-present 2011 2012 2014 1987-1994, 2003, etc. 1998 2013 2015 1987-1994, 2003 1999 2007 2007 2007 2007, 2012-present 2007 2008-present 2009 2009-present 2009-2011 2009-10 2010-11 2013 2013 2014 2017 2014 2011, 2014-15 2006 2006 2007 2009 2018 2011

Scalloped (12 waves) Rectangle (width > height) Square Heart Two half pieces form a heart! Rounded triangle Fan-shaped rectangle Heart Rounded square - 3D surface! Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Sharp heptagon (7-sided) Cross Diamond (height > width) Dove! Oval (various orientations) Rectangle with semicircle Heart Africa! Egg Octagon (height > width) Rectangle (height > width) Half oval Shaped like a shield Star with 5 points Rectangle - smells like chocolate! Realistic poppy Rectangle (various orientations) Rectangle (height > width) Oval (width > height) Rounded rectangle (width > height) Pope Benedict XVI! St. Peter's Basilica ground layout! The Last Supper! (people and table) Rounded rectangle (width > height)

The fan-shaped rectangle $2 coin (1998) can be combined with the 1998 $2 coin of Fiji, 1998 2 Tala coin of Samoa, and a Singapore Mint coin to form a circle.

Cook Islands 5 Dollars (2014) Blog Post (↗)

CROATIA (Eastern Europe, west of Bosnia and Herzegovina)

25 Kuna

1997-present

Dodecagon (points are north/south)

CURAÇAO (Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela)

5 Cents

1943, 1948

Rounded diamond

CYPRUS (Eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Syria and south of Turkey)

½ Piastre 1 Piastre 1 Mil 5 Mils ½ Cent 50 Cents 2 Pounds

1934-1949 1934-1949 1963-1972 1981-1982 1983 1991-2004 2000

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rounded heptagon Oxhide ingot!

CZECH REPUBLIC (Central Europe, east of Germany and southwest of Poland)

2 Korun 20 Korun

1993-present 1993-present

Hendecagon (11-sided) Tridecagon (13-sided)

DJIBOUTI (East Africa, SE of Eritrea, NE of Ethiopia, and NW of Somalia)

250 Francs

2024

Oval (height > width)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Caribbean Sea, east of Haiti)

1 Peso 1 Peso

1983-1986 1991-present

Decagon (sides are north/south) Hendecagon (11-sided)

EAST CARIBBEAN STATES (Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, etc.)

1 Cent 2 Cents 5 Cents 1 Dollar 10 Dollars

1981-2001 1981-2000 1981-2000 1989-2000 2007

Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded square Scalloped (8 waves) Decagon (sides are north/south) Hexagon with curved sides

EGYPT (North Africa, east of Libya and north of Sudan)

2½ Milliemes 5 Milliemes 10 Milliemes 10 Milliemes 2 Piastres

1933 1938-1943 1938-1943 1979 1944

Octagon (sides are north/south) Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) King Tutankhamen's mask, pictured below Sharp hexagon (sides are north/south)

Egypt 10 Milliemes (1979) Blog Post (↗)

ESTONIA (Eastern Europe, north of Latvia and west of Russia)

10 Kroon(i) 25 Kroon(i) 100 Kroon(i)

2009 2010 2007, gold

Like a rim! (7 pentagonal holes) Like a rim! (8 cutouts form 8-pointed star) Rounded triangle

FALKLAND ISLANDS (South Pacific Ocean, east of Argentina)

20 Pence 50 Pence 100 Pesos

1982-1999, 2004-present 1980-1995, 1998-present 2016

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Octagon (sides are north/south)

FIJI (South Pacific Ocean, west of Tonga and almost 2,000 miles east of Australia)

3 Pence 3 Pence 50 Cents 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 2 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 10 Dollars

1947-1952 1955-1967 1975-2006 2014 2015 2021 1998 1999 2018 2018 2024 2012-present

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Yin Yang components! Rounded rectangles (Great Cities series) Heart Fan-shaped rectangle Pentagon Fox head! Rounded rectangle (sides are top/bottom) Number Eight (8)! Oval (various orientations)

The fan-shaped rectangle $2 coin (1998) can be combined with the 1998 $2 coin of Fiji, 1998 2 Tala coin of Samoa, and a Singapore Mint coin to form a circle.

FRANCE (Western Europe, southwest of Germany and northeast of Spain)

¼ Euro 5 Euro 10 Euro 10 Euro 10 Euro 10 Euro 10 Euro 10 Euro 10 Euro 50 Euro 100 Euro 200 Euro 250 Euro 250 Euro

2007-2008 2009 2008-present 2019-present 2019 2020 2020-present 2021 2021 2021-present 2009 2021 2021-present 2020-present

Rectangle (width > height) Rectangle (width > height) Rectangle (width > height) Rectangle (height > width) L-shaped Berlin Wall slab! Trapezoid Rectangle (width > heigh) Hexagon (points are north/south) Napoleon's bicorne hat Rectangle (various orientations) Rounded rectangle (width > height) Napoleon's bicorne hat Hexagon (points are north/south) Rectangle (various orientations)

GABON (West-Central Africa, east of the Atlantic Ocean and south of Cameroon)

1000 Francs CFA 5000 Francs CFA

2014 2014

Rectangle (width > height) Shaped like Germany!

GAMBIA (West Africa, almost completely surrounded by Senegal)

1 Dalasi 2000 Bututs

1987, 1998-2011 1999 (commem.)

Rounded heptagon Decagon (sides are north/south)

GERMANY (Western Europe, northeast of France and west of Czech Rep. and Poland)
The following coins (except the 20 Pfennig of 1873-1890) were issued as emergency coinage around the time of World War I. There are many more that I probably have not listed yet.

5 Pfennig 10 Pfennig 10 Pfennig 20 Pfennig 50 Pfennig

1917 1917 1920 1873-1890 1918-1920

Octagon (sides are north/south) Octagon (sides are north/south) Scalloped (10 waves) Octagon (sides are north/south) Rounded square

GHANA (West Africa, south of Burkina Faso and east of Ivory Coast)

3 Pence 2½ Pesewas 5 Pesewas 1 Cedi 2 Cedis 10 Cedis 200 Cedis

1958 1967 1965 1979 2020 1991 1996-1998

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded heptagon King Tutankhamen's mask Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

GIBRALTAR (Belongs to United Kingdom; north of Morocco and south of Spain)

20 Pence 50 Pence

1988-present 1988-present

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

GUERNSEY (Part of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel south of the U.K.)

3 Pence 10 Shillings 20 Pence 50 Pence

1956, 1959, 1966 1966 1982-present 1969-present

Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

GUYANA (South America, north of Brazil, west of Suriname, and east of Venezuela)

10 Dollars

1996-present

Rounded heptagon

HAITI (Caribbean Sea, west of the Dominican Republic and east of Jamaica)

1 Gourde 5 Gourdes

1995-present 1995-present

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

HONG KONG (Admin. division of China with many islands)

20 Cents 2 Dollars 5 Dollars

1975-present 1975-present 1976-1979

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Decagon (points are north/south)

HUNGARY (Central Europe, east of Austria, west of Romania, and south of Slovakia)

500 Forint 500 Forint 1000 Forint 1000 Forint 2000 Forint 2000 Forint 3000 Forint 3000 Forint 4000 Forint 5000 Forint 5000 Forint 10,000 Forint 15,000 Forint

2002, 2005 2005 2006 2007-present 1999 2016 2012, 2013 2022 2001 2006-2009 2010-2011 2016 2022

Square Diamond Diamond Square Rounded heptagon Rectangle (height > width) Oval (width > height) Diamond Rectangle (height > width) Slightly scalloped (12 waves) Rectangle (width > height) Rectangle (height > width) Diamond

INDIA (South Asia, southwest of Nepal, west of Bangladesh, and east of Pakistan)

½ Anna 1 Anna 2 Annas 4 Annas 1 Paisa 2 Paise 3 Paise 5 Paise 10 Paise 10 Paise 20 Paise 2 Rupees

1942-47 (British India); 1950-55 1906-47 (British India); 1950-55 1918-47 (British India); 1950-55 1919-21 (British India) 1965-1981 1957-1981 1964-1981 1957-1994 1957-1982 1982-1993 1982-1997 1992-2004

Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded diamond Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded hexagon Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded hexagon Hendecagon (11-sided)

IRAQ (Middle East, north of Saudi Arabia and west of Iran)

1 Fils 4, 5, & 10 Fils 250 Fils 500 Fils 1 Dinar

1959 All years 1972-1990 1982 1981-82

Decagon (points are north/south) Scalloped (12 waves) Octagon (sides are north/south) Rounded diamond Decagon (sides are north/south)

IRELAND (Northwest Europe, west of the United Kingdom)

50 Pence

1970-2000

Rounded heptagon

ISLE OF MAN (Irish Sea, east of Northern Ireland and west of the United Kingdom)

20 Pence 50 Pence 1/5 Crown ½ Crown ½ Crown 1 Crown 1 Crown

1982-present 1971-present 2008 2008 2012 2008-2009 2010, 2012

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Triangle Triangle Diamond gem (6-sided)! Pobjoy Mint Triangle Rectangle (height larger than width)

ISRAEL (Middle East, west of Jordan and south of Lebanon)

10 Prutah 1 Agorah ½ (New) Sheqel ½ (New) Sheqel 1 (New) Sheqel 1 (New) Sheqel

1952 1960-1980 1982-1988, 1990, 1994 1989 1982-1988, 1990 1989

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (sides are north/south)

ITALY (Southern Europe, south of Germany and Switzerland; east of France)

5 Euro

2017

Hexadecagon (16-sided; points are north/south)

JAMAICA (North America, in the Caribbean Sea west of Haiti)

1 Cent 25 Cents 50 Cents 1 Dollar 10 Dollars

1976-2002 1991-1994 1976-1990 1994-2008 1998-2005

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

JERSEY (Part of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel northwest of France)

¼ Shilling 20 Pence 50 Pence 1 Pound

1994-1996 1982-present 1969-present 1981

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Rounded diamond

JORDAN (Middle East, east of Israel, northwest of Saudi Arabia, and south of Syria)

¼ Dinar ½ Dinar 1 Dinar

1996-1997, 2004-present 1980, 1996-1997, 2000-present 1995-1997

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

KAZAKHSTAN (Central Asia, south of Russia and north of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan)

100 Tenge 100 Tenge 100 Tenge 100 Tenge 100 Tenge 100 Tenge 100 Tenge 100 Tenge 500 Tenge 500 Tenge 500 Tenge 500 Tenge 500 Tenge

2012 2014 2014-2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2004-present 2008, 2010-present 2009 2011-2012 2012

Oval (vertical) Oval (horizontal) Rectangle (horizontal) Horseshoe Rectangle (vertical) Abstract shape around a turtle design Rounded triangle Octagon (sides are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Oval (horizontal) Oval (vertical) Octagon (sides are north/south) Irregular square (en.numista.com)

KENYA (East Africa, south of Ethiopia, north of Tanzania, and west of Somalia)

5 Shillings 5 Shillings 500 Shillings

1973 1985, 1994 1988

Nonagon (9-sided) Rounded heptagon Decagon (sides are north/south)

KIRIBATI (South Pacific Ocean, east of Nauru and Tuvalu)

1 Dollar 1 Dollar 5 Dollars 500 Dollars

1979 1997 1997, 1998 2000

Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Circle split in half Circle split in half - there are several different varieties Circle split in half - details from NGC

LATVIA (Baltic State in Eastern Europe, south of Estonia and north of Lithuania)

1 Lats 1 Lats 1 Lats 1 Lats 5 Euro 5 Euro 5 Euro 5 Euro 5 Euro 5 Euro 5 Euro 5 Euro

2007 2009 2011 2012 2014-2017 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2018 2020

Sharp heptagon Diamond Square Diamond (composed of 2 detachable triangles!) Square Circle split in half Decagon (points are north/south) Hexagon (sides are north/south) Oval (width > height) Rounded rectangle (height > width) Hexagonal honeycomb Leaf

LEBANON (Middle East, north of Israel and west of Syria)

50 Livres

1996

Octagon (points are north/south)

LIBERIA (West Africa, west of Ivory Coast and southeast of Sierra Leone)

5 Dollars 5 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars

1982-1985 2007 2000 2005 2006

Rounded heptagon (side is north, point is south) Diamond Decagon (points are north/south) Oval (width > height) Heart

LIBYA (North Africa, east of Algeria, north of Chad, and west of Egypt)

5 Millièmes 50 Millièmes 50 Dirham ¼ Dinar ¼ Dinar

1965 1965 1975-present 2001-2002 2009-present

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (16 waves) Decagon (points are north/south) Decagon (sides are north/south)

LITHUANIA (Baltic State in Eastern Europe, west of Belarus and south of Latvia)

100 Litų 500 Litų

2013 2005

Sharp square Dodecagon (points are north/south)

LUXEMBOURG (Southern Europe, south of Germany and Switzerland; east of France)

2½ Euro

2016-present

Wavy square!

MACAU (administrative region of China, located along Pacific Ocean)

20 Avos 2 Patacas 5 Patacas 5 Patacas

1993 1998, 1999 1992-2007 1999

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

MACEDONIA (Southeastern Europe, east of Albania, west of Bulgaria, and north of Greece)

10 Denari

2014-present

Oval (width larger than height)

MADAGASCAR (Southern Africa, island country east of Mozambique)

10 Ariary 20 Ariary 50 Ariary

1992-present 1992-present 1992-present

Heptagon Decagon (points are north/south) Hendecagon (11-sided)

MALAWI (Southern Africa, north of Mozambique and south of Tanzania)

50 Tambala 5 Kwacha 5 Kwacha 20 Kwacha 20 Kwacha 50 Kwacha 500 Kwacha

1996-present 2005 2012-present 1999 2011 2009 2009

Heptagon Rectangle (width larger than height) Heptagon Sharp hexagon (sides are north/south) Rectangle (height larger than width) Diamond Diamond

MALAYSIA (Southeast Asia, north of Indonesia)
Malaya

½ Cent 1 Cent

1940 1939-1941, 1943-1945

Rounded square Rounded square

Malaya and British Borneo

1 Cent

1956-1961

Rounded square

Modern-Day Malaysia

10 Ringgit 25 Ringgit 200 Ringgit

1976 1982 1976, gold

Tetradecagon (14-sided) Tetradecagon (points are north/south) Tetradecagon (points are north/south)

The MALDIVES (Indian Ocean, west of Sri Lanka and south-southwest of India)

1 Laari 2 Laari 5 Laari 10 Laari 5 Rufiyaa 20 Rufiyaa 100 Rufiyaa

1983, gold commem. 1960, 1970-1979 1960, 1970-1979, 1984-1990 1960, 1979, 1984-2001 2000, cupronickel commem. 2000, silver commem. 2000, gold commem.

Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded square Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Square Diamond Square

MALTA (Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy and east of Tunisia)

2 Mils 3 Mils 5 Mils 25 Cents 50 Cents 5 Lira

All years (1972-2007) All years (1972-1981) All years (1972-2007) 1975-1982 1972-1982 2000, silver

Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Octagon (sides are north/south) Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Rectangle (width larger than height)

MAURITANIA (West Africa, in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and Réunion)

5 Ouguiya

2017

Rounded heptagon

MAURITIUS (East Africa, in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and Réunion)

10 Cents 10 Rupees

1947, 1952, 1954-1978 1997-2000

Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded heptagon

MEXICO (North America, south of the United States and northwest of Guatemala)

3 Centavos 10 Pesos 20 Pesos

1915 1973-1985 2019-present

'Wide' rectangle; struck in Oaxaca Rounded heptagon Dodecagon (sides are north/south)

MONGOLIA (East-Central Asia, north of China, east of Kazakhstan, and south of Russia)

500 Tugrik 500 Tugrik

2005 2005

Diamond Oval (width larger than height)

MOZAMBIQUE (Southeast Africa, east of Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

1 Metical 2½ Meticais

2006-present 1975-1980

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

MYANMAR / BURMA (Southeast Asia, south of China and west of Thailand)

1 Pe 2 Pe 2 Pyas 5 Pyas 10 Pyas 25 Pyas 25 Pyas

1949-1951 1949-1951 1949 1952-66 1952-66 1952-66 1988-present

Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond Rounded hexagon w/scalloped edge Rounded hexagon (no scalloped edge)

NAURU (Pacific Ocean, south of Marshall Islands and east of Papua New Guinea)

5 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars

2022 2002 2002

Peacock Shaped like Europe! Shaped like Germany!

The NETHERLANDS (Western Europe, north of Belgium and west of Germany)

5 Cents 10 Cents 50 Centecu

1913-1943 1941-1943 1992

Rounded diamond Rounded square Rounded diamond

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela)
The entity of the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved in 2010; coins were minted and still used on the islands until 2011; read my GeoFact of the Day Blog post to learn about the changes.

5 Cents 50 Cents 200 Gulden 300 Gulden

1957-1985 1989-2011 1976-77, gold 1980, gold

Rounded diamond Rounded diamond Octagon (points are north/south) Rounded diamond

NEW ZEALAND (South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia)

1 Dollar ($1)

2016, 2018

Hexagon (points are north/south)

NICARAGUA (Central America, north of Costa Rica and southeast of Honduras)

5 Córdobas

1980-1984

Rounded heptagon

NIGER (West Africa, southeast of Algeria, west of Chad, north of Nigeria)

1500 Francs CFA

2015

Oval (width larger than height)

NIGERIA (West Africa, east of Benin, west of Cameroon, and south of Niger)

3 Pence 10 Kobo

1979 1991

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

NIUE (South Pacific Ocean, east of Fiji and Tonga)
Coins issued by the Mint of Poland

20 Cents 2012 Cents 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars $2 World Enchanting Flowers Series (Singapore Mint) 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2.50 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 15 Dollars 20 Dollars 20 Dollars 25 Dollars 30 Dollars 50 Dollars 100 Dollars 100 Dollars 3000 Dollars

2017-2018 2012 2007-present 2010-present 2011-present 2012 2012 2013 June 2014 August 2014 2014-present 2014-present 2015 2010 2010, 2012 2010-present 2012-present 2012 2013 2013 2014 2011-present 2014-15 2015 2020 2020 2020-present 2021 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2020 2010 2013-present 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2014 2014 2015 2016 2016 2013 2010-present 2014 2010

Sharp rectangle (width > height) Oval (width > height) Sharp and rounded rectangles Square (various orientations) Oval (various orientations) Connecting puzzle pieces Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Stamp shape Territory of Poland, yrs. 992-1025! Territory of Poland, yrs. 1333-1370! Diamond Two half hearts! "Always with You" "Cabbage"! (rough-edged circle) Heart with ribbon (Hello Kitty) Star with 7 points Oval (various orientations) 5 coins form a diamond shape Bell Bell Shaped like a Christmas tree! Diamond Rectangle (various orientations) Square Octagon (points are north/south) Auspicious cat! Heart Chibi designs of various characters Shrek the Ogre! Flower — lotus Flower — orchid Flower — rose of Sharon Flower — cherry blossom Flower — red rose Rounded rectangle (width > height) Star with 7 points Rectangle (various orientations) Arch window Batman helmet Oval (width > height) Star Wars — Boba Fett helmet Star Wars — Stormtrooper helmet Pyramid! Triptych (partially folded) "Curvy manuscript paper" Cross 3D Mount Vesuvius! Cylinder! Oval (height > width) Poland! Oval (height > width)

OMAN (Middle East, east of Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and Yemen)
Muscat and Oman

2 Baisa 5 Baisa 20 Baisa 50 Baisa

1946 1946 1940, 1946 1940

Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond Scalloped (8 waves)

Oman (present-day)

½ Rial

1978

Rounded heptagon

PAKISTAN (Southwest Asia, west of India and southeast of Afghanistan)

½ Anna 1 Anna 1 Anna 2 Annas 2 Paisa 5 Pice 5 Paisa 10 Pice 10 Paisa

1948-1958 1948-1952 1953-1958 1948-1959 1964-1966 1961 1961-1994 1961 1961-1996

Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded diamond Rounded diamond Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves)

PALAU (South Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines)
The official currency used in Palau is the United States Dollar

1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 2 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 20 Dollars

2014 2007-2009 2008 2008 2009 2009-2010 2010 2010 2011 2012 2017 2017 2011 2007-present 2008 2010 2011 2011-2013 2018 2008-present 2019 2018

Christmas tree shape Four-leaf clover Poppy flower Heart Star with 5 points Diamond (several issues) Angel Teddy bear Butterfly Rabbit Buddha! Sand dollar Heart Heart Oval (both tall and wide issues) Rectangle (height > width) Rounded rectangle (width > height) Shaped like a oyster, has a pearl Four-leaf clover Diamond (slightly rounded edges) Golden arowana fish head/tail outside circle King Tutankhamen's mask

PANAMA (Middle East, north of Israel and west of Syria)

500 Balboas

1983

Scalloped (7 waves)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA (South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia and north of Australia)

50 Toea 100 Kina

1980-present 1978, 1990, 1992

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon w/straight sides

PARAGUAY (South America, north of Argentina and southeast of Bolivia)

10 Centimos 15 Centimos 25 Centimos 50 Centimos

1953 1953 1953 1953

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves)

The PHILIPPINES (South Pacific Ocean, west of Palau)

1 Centimo 5 Centimos 2 Piso

1975-1982 1975-1982 1983-1992

Rounded square Scalloped (8 waves) Decagon (sides are north/south)

POLAND (Eastern Europe, west of Belarus and east of Germany)

5 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 10 Złotych 20 Złotych 20 Złotych 50,000 Złotych 300,000 Złotych

2016 2005 2006 2007-2011 2009-2011, 2014 2010, 2012 2012 2012 2012 2005, 2014 2006, 2009, 2015 1992 1992

Diamond Triangular fan shape Nonagon (9-sided) Rectangle (various orientations) Square Oval (width larger than height) Four fit together to form a flag! Heart Half-coin shape Rounded rectangle (height > width) Rounded rectangle (width > height) Octagon (sides are top/bottom) Sharp heptagon (inverted orientation)

The 10 Złotych coin — issued in the year 2012 — can be combined with the 10 Hryvnia coin (Ukraine) to form a circle

ROMANIA (Former Soviet country in Eastern Europe, north of Bulgaria, east of Hungary and Serbia, west of Moldova and the Black Sea, and southwest of Ukraine)

5000 Lei

2001-2006

Dodecagon (sides are north/south)

RUSSIA (E. Europe and North Asia, north of Kazakhstan and Mongolia)

3 Rubles

2011-2012

Rectangle (height larger than width)

RWANDA (East Africa, north of Burundi and east of the Dem. Rep. of the Congo)

2 Francs

1970

Scalloped (16 waves)

SAINT HELENA & ASCENSION Islands (Atlantic Ocean, west of Africa)

20 Pence 50 Pence

1998-2003 1984-present

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

SAMOA (South Pacific Ocean, west of American Samoa and east of Fiji)

1 Tala 1 Tala 2 Tala 2 Tala 5 Tala 5 Tala 5 Tala 500 Tala

1984, 2002-2006, 2011 1997 1998 2011 (1st year of issue) 1997 (commem.) 2012 2015, 2017 2000

Rounded heptagon Circle split in half Fan-shaped rectangle Scalloped (12 waves) Circle split in half Star with 5 points Rounded rectangle (width > height) Circle split in half - details from NGC

The fan-shaped rectangle $2 coin (1998) can be combined with the 1998 $2 coins of Cook Islands and Fiji and a Singapore Mint coin to form a circle.

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE (West Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gabon)

500 Dobras 1000 Dobras 2000 Dobras

1997 1997 1997

Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

SEYCHELLES (East Africa, in the Indian Ocean more than 1,000 miles east of Tanzania)

5 Cents 10 Cents 10 Cents 5 Rupees 10 Rupees

1972, 1975-1977 1939, 1943-1944, 1951 1953, 1965-1977 1972-1974, 1976-1977 2016-present

Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon

SIERRA LEONE (West Africa, south of Guinea and northwest of Liberia)

1 Leone 2 Leones 50 Leones 500 Leones 1 Dollar 10 Dollars

1987-1988 1976 1996 2004 2022 2022

Octagon (sides are north/south) Rounded heptagon Octagon (sides are north/south) Octagon (points are north/south); bimetallic Triangle Triangle

SINGAPORE (South Asia, south of Malaysia)

2 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 10 Dollars 80 Dollars 100 Dollars 100 Dollars Medallion

2014-2016 1992-present 2010 2011 2012 2012 2017-2028 2017-2028 2017-2028 2014-2016 2017-2028 2017-2028 2017-2028 2018

Fan-shaped puzzle piece (12 each year)! Scalloped (12 waves) and bimetallic Slightly rounded rectangle (width > height) Octagon (sides are north/south) Heart Oval (height > width) Octagon (sides are north/south) Scalloped (8 waves) Circular puzzle Piece (1 each year)! Octagon (sides are north/south) Rectangular "pillow" (width > height) Octagon (sides are north/south) Rounded rectangle (height > width) Singapore Mint 50th Anniversary; shaped like an orchid!

SLOVAKIA (Central Europe, east of Austria, north of Hungary, and south of Poland)

500 Korún 1000 Korún 2000 Korún 5000 Korún 10,000 Korún 10,000 Korún

2001 2003 2000 2000 2003 2004

Rounded triangle with curved sides Diamond Octagon (points are north/south) Rounded triangle with curved sides Diamond Pentagon with curved sides

SOLOMON ISLANDS (South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea)

50 Cents 1 Dollar 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 5 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 10 Dollars 16 Dollars 16 Dollars 25 Dollars 150 Dollars

1988, 1990-now 1977-1983, 1996-now 2016-2018 2019 2019 2020 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2023 2016, 2018 2016-2017 2019-present 2021-2022 2014 2014 2020 2023 2019 2020 2018 2019-2020

Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Rounded heptagon Rounded rectangle (various orientations) Hunters of the Deep ▼ Great hammerhead shark Great white shark Tiger shark Hunters of the Sky ▼ Bald eagle Great horned owl Red-tailed hawk Santa Claus UFO Christmas tree Guitar pick Nutcracker Box of popcorn Rounded rectangle (width > height) Russian nesting doll Oval (height > width) T. rex, Stegosaurus, and Triceratops Oval (height > width) Rounded rectangle (height > width) Piano Square Rounded rectangle (height > width) Rounded rectangle (width > height) King Tutankhamen's mask (1/2 kg silver) Rectangle (height > width)

SOMALIA (East Africa, west of the Indian Ocean and east of Ethiopia)

5 Senti 10 Senti 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 4000 Shillings

1976 1976 2004, 2012 2007 2008 2008 2013 2010 2004-2005

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) A series of six guitar-shaped coins A series of six motorcycle-shaped coins A series of animal-shaped coins Cone, cube, cylinder, pyramid, & sphere Set of six country-shaped coins A series of six sports car-shaped coins Octagon (sides are north/south)

SPAIN (Western Europe, southwest of France and east of Portugal)

1500 Pesetas 10 Euro 25 Euro 50 Euro 300 Euro

1999, 2000 2022-present 2016 2016 2005, 2006

Octagon (points are north/south) Square Rectangle (height > width) Square Dodecagon (sides are north/south)

SRI LANKA (formerly Ceylon; teardrop-shaped island south of India)

2 Cents (Ceylon) 2 Cents 5 Cents (Ceylon) 5 Cents 10 Cents (Ceylon) 10 Cents 2 Rupees 5 Rupees 5 Rupees 10 Rupees 10 Rupees 20 Rupees 100 Rupees

1944-1971 1975-1978 1909-1971 1975-1991 1944-1971 1975-1991 1976 (commem.) 1976 (commem.) 1981 (commem.) 1987 (commem.) 2009-2011 2020-present (commem.) 1991 (commem.)

Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded square Rounded square Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (8 waves) Rounded heptagon Decagon (sides are north/south) Decagon (points are north/south) Rounded square Hendecagon (11-sided) Rounded heptagon Rounded diamond

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (Former British territories in Southeast Asia; located in present-day Singapore and parts of Malaysia; see Malaysia and Singapore entries above)

½ Cent 1 Cent

1932 1919-1926

Rounded square Rounded square

SUDAN (North Africa, east of Chad, south of Egypt, and west of Eritrea)

2 Millims 5 Millims 10 Millims 25 Ghirsh 50 Ghirsh 1 Pound

1956-1969 1956-1971 1956-1980 1987 1987, 1989 1978

Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Rounded square Octagon (sides are north/south) Octagon (points are north/south)

SURINAME (South America, north of Brazil, west of French Guiana, and east of Guyana)

5 Cents

1962-1972, 1976-present

Rounded square

SWAZILAND (Southern Africa, east of South Africa and southwest of Mozambique)

1 Cent 2 Cents 5 Cents 10 Cents 20 Cents 50 Cents 5 Emalangeni 7½ Emalangeni 10 Emalangeni 20 Emalangeni

1974-1983 1974-1982 1974-2010 1974-2007 1974-2005 1974-2007 1974 1974 1974 1974

Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Rounded square Scalloped (12 waves) Scalloped (8 waves) Scalloped (12 waves) Dodecagon (sides are north/south) Scalloped (8 waves) Decagon (sides are north/south) Scalloped (8 waves) Decagon (sides are north/south)

TANZANIA (East Africa, south of Kenya and Uganda and north of Malawi and Mozambique)

5 Senti 10 Senti 5 Shilingi 20 Shilingi 50 Shilingi 1000 Shillings

1966-1984 1977-1984 1971-1993 1990-1992 1996-present 2014

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Scalloped (10 waves) Decagon (sides are north/south) Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Rectangle (width > height)

THAILAND (Southeast Asia, west of Cambodia and Laos and east of Myanmar)

5 Baht

1972

Nonagon (nine-sided)

TIBET (Central Asia, region within Southwest China; north of Bhutan, India, and Nepal)

2½ Skar 7½ Skar

1918-1921 1918-1926

Scalloped (4 waves) Scalloped (8 waves)

TOKELAU (Pacific Ocean, north of Samoa and east of Tuvalu)

1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 2 Dollars 50 Dollars

2013 2012-present 2014-15 2014-16 2013-15 2012-present 2016

Oval (width > height) Rectangle (height > width) Unique "rounded diamond" Oval (height > width) Rectangle (height > width) Square Unique "rounded diamond"

TONGA (South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Fiji and south of Samoa)

50 Seniti 1 Pa'anga 1 Pa'anga 1 Pa'anga

1974-2004 1977-1981 1982-1988 1999

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rounded rectangle (width > height) Rounded heptagon Scalloped (8 waves)

TRANSDNIESTRIA (Region in Eastern Europe; in Eastern Moldova)
Even though Transdniestria is not a country, there is an official currency that is used instead of the Moldovan Leu: the Transnistrian Ruble.

5 Rubles

2011 (commem.)

Diamond

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (Caribbean Sea, north of Eastern Venezuela)

10 Dollars

1999

Octagon (sides are north/south); bimetallic

TRISTAN DA CUNHA (middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, west of South Africa)

1 Crown

2014

Rectangle (height larger than width)

TUNISIA (northeast of Algeria and northwest of Libya)

200 Millim

2013-present

Tridecagon (13-sided)

TURKEY (West Asia, east of the Aegean Sea, south of the Black Sea, and north of Syria)

1 Kurus 20 Lira 25 Yeni (New) Lira 50 Lira 7,500,000 Lira 7,500,000 Lira

1938-1944 2011 2008 2012 2001 2002

Scalloped (12 waves) Oval (height larger than width) Oval (width larger than height) Oval (height larger than width) Slightly rounded square Oval (height larger than width)

TURKMENISTAN (Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea and south of Uzbekistan)

500 Manat

2004

Octagon (points are north/south)

TUVALU (South Pacific Ocean, north of Fiji and northwest of Samoa)

1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 1 Dollar 2 Dollars 28 Dollars

1976-1985, 1994 2013 2016 2018 2015 (silver) 2008 (gold)

Nonagon (9-sided) Rounded square Delta Shield symbol (Star Trek)! Gear (2-coin set)! Back to the Future Hoverboard! Octagon (sides are north/south)

UGANDA (East-Central Africa, south of South Sudan and west of Tanzania)

1 Shilling 2 Shillings 5 Shillings 10 Shillings 2000 Shillings 5000 Shillings

1987-date 1987-date 1987-date 1987-date 2000 2002

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Triangle (base larger than other sides) Shaped like Australia!

UKRAINE (Eastern Europe, north of the Black Sea, Moldova, and Romania)

10 Hryvnia

2012

Half-coin shape

The coin above fits with the 10 Złotych coin (year 2012) from Poland to form a circle

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Middle East, north of eastern Saudi Arabia)

50 Fils 5 Dirham

1995-present 1981

Rounded heptagon Pentadecagon (15-sided)

UNITED KINGDOM (Northwest Europe, east of Ireland)

1 Shilling 3 Pence 20 Pence 50 Pence 1 Pound

1648 1937-1970 1982-present 1969-present 2017

Sharp octagon Dodecagon (points are north/south) Rounded heptagon Rounded heptagon Dodecagon (points are north/south)

UNITED STATES (North America, south of Canada and north of Mexico)

50 Dollars

1915

Octagon (points are north/south)

URUGUAY (South America, east of Argentina and south of Brazil)

1 Centesimo 2 Centesimos 5 Centesimos 10 Centesimos 20 Centesimos 50 Centesimos 1 Nuevo Peso 2 Nuevo Pesos

1977 1977-1978 1977-1978 1976-1981 1976-1981 1976-1981 1976-1978 1981

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

VANUATU (South Pacific Ocean, west of Fiji and southeast of the Solomon Islands)

50 Vatu 50 Vatu 50 Vatu 100 Vatu

1999 2006 2012 2015

Octagon (sides are north/south) Several fish-shaped coin designs! Oval (width larger than height) Scalloped (12 waves)

VIETNAM (Southeast Asia, east of Cambodia and Laos and south of China)
South Vietnam

5 Dong 20 Dong

1966, 1971 1968

Scalloped (8 waves) Dodecagon (points are north/south)

YEMEN (Middle East, south of Saudi Arabia and southwest of Oman)
Yemenite States (Mutawakkilite Kingdom)

1/16 Riyal (silver) 1/8 Riyal (silver)

1948-1955 1948-1961

Sharp pentagon Sharp pentagon

South Yemen (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen)

10 Fils 100 Fils

1981 1981

Scalloped (10 waves) Octagon (sides are north/south)

ZAMBIA (Southern Africa, east of Angola and north of Zimbabwe)

50 Ngwee 1000 Kwacha 1000 Kwacha 4000 Kwacha 4000 Kwacha 4000 Kwacha 5000 Kwacha 5000 Kwacha 10,000 Kwacha

'69, '72, '78, '83, '85 2000, 2002 2000-2004 2000-2004 2000, 2002 2001 2000 2000 2000, gold

Dodecagon (points are north/south) Oval (height larger than width) Sharp heptagon Sharp heptagon Oval (height larger than width) Rounded square Australia and Zambia, conjoined! Oval (width larger than height) Oval (height larger than width)