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The largest and heaviest coin

The largest coin in terms of face value and size is one million dollars, created by artist Stanley Witten. It is made of the purest 999.99 gold and minted by the Bank of Canada by order of the Royal Mint. On one side of the coin is a portrait of the head of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II, on the other side - a maple leaf. Each coin was made by hand for up to eight weeks. The weight of the coin is about 100 kilograms, or rather 99.95 kilograms or 221 pounds, the diameter is 20 inches or 50.8 cm, the thickness is 1 inch or 2.5 cm. Before it was made, the coin from Austria was considered the heaviest denomination of 100,000 euros, the weight of which was 31.1 kilograms. 15 coins were issued and they were distributed among collections in less than a month. African wooden coins

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 2005, the first wooden (maple) coin was made, which is the official means of payment. The value of the coin is 5 francs. It depicts a gorilla and is written in French "Let's protect the animal world." The weight of the coin is 2.4 grams, the diameter is 40 mm.
The smallest and lightest coin in the world

it silver coin 1/4 jawa denomination was issued in Nepal in 1740. Its mass is only 0.002 grams.
The smallest banknote

The Romanian 10 bani, printed at the beginning of the 20th century, is considered the smallest banknote in the world. It was issued in 1917 by the Romanian Ministry of Finance. The 10 bani banknote measured 27.5 by 38 millimeters.

The largest paper banknote

The 1 guan note was issued between 1368 and 1399 by the Ming Dynasty in China. It measures 23 by 33 cm, which is larger than an A4 sheet. And the largest modern banknote is a denomination issued in 2007 in Thailand. It consists of three banknotes in denominations of one, five and ten baht, united by one payment sheet, the size of which is 147 by 228 mm. This banknote, in addition, is the largest current banknote of 16 baht, which is still legal tender.
The most expensive coin in the world

The $20 double gold eagle coin was issued in 1933. Immediately after the cessation of its release, the previously sold coins were bought from the population for a price 2.5 times more than the face value. All coins were redeemed, except for three pieces. Two are now in the museum, the third was stolen and nothing was known about it for a long time. Only in 1996 did the coin surface from a private Egyptian collector. In 2008, the coin was sold at an auction in New York for $7,590,000 to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous.
The largest banknote in the world

This is the Hungarian banknote issued after World War II - the sextillion (billion trillion) Hungarian pengő of 1946. Pengyo, the currency of Hungary from 1945 to 1946, "marked" the highest inflation rate in the entire history of the circulation of banknotes.
The largest current denomination in terms of its purchasing power

This is a $10,000 bill issued since the end of the 19th century. Of course, these banknotes, which have been printed since the 80s of the 19th century, then had an incredibly large purchasing power, several tens of times higher than now. But even today, more than a hundred years later, these banknotes, which have already depreciated many times over, still have the greatest purchasing power on Earth. True, this bill is a means of payment only in the United States.
The largest banknote in terms of purchasing power for domestic settlements of the country

It's £1 million. The banknote is currently out of circulation. It was printed for making calculations within the Bank of England. To date, only 2 such banknotes are in private collectors. Its auction price for 2008 was £78,000. But the 100,000 US dollar bill is still used today. It is valid only in settlements between banks, the US Treasury and the Fed. The bill is not for sale to collectors.
The most beautiful coin

The most beautiful on the planet is the Mexican coin, issued in 2005 from silver with images of the national coat of arms of Mexico and the calendar of the Aztec tribe. The decision to assign this status to the coin was made by members of the World Conference of Mints, which was held in May 2008 in South Korea. The value of the coin is not specified. This outlandish coin attracted the attention of the jury not only with its amazing beauty, but also with the complexity of the execution technique. Indeed, it is very difficult to depict the Aztec monolith “Stone of the Sun” weighing 24 tons, which is also called the “calendar”, in all details on a small coin.
Stamps-money

These are non-postage stamps, the purpose of which is to replace change coin in its absence. First issued in the United States during the North-South War of 1861-1865. Sometimes used as postage stamps but this rarely happened. Usually on reverse side stamps-money adhesive layer is missing. And in Russia, a real boom in the issue of stamps-money fell on the years of the First World War and the Civil War.

But in the Principality of Monaco, stamps are still issued, which are accepted as a means of payment. This is due to the fact that internal mail is free there, and postage stamps are only used when we are talking about external correspondence.
Morzhovki

This is the colloquial name of checks issued by the Arkhangelsk branch of the State Bank in 1918 - 1920 and served as a means of payment in the Northern Region. In relation to the pound sterling, Arkhangelsk checks had a rate of 40 rubles per 1 pound.

The need for local banknotes was caused by an acute shortage of credit notes with a face value of less than 500 rubles. To solve this problem, in February 1918, the State Bank issued official permission to issue banknotes of 3, 5, 10 and 25 rubles. Walruses got their common name thanks to the images of a polar bear and a walrus among the snow and ice floes on the front side of a twenty-five-rouble check, which differed from other checks in its large size.
Siamese silver bullet coins

They were produced in Thailand, formerly called the country of Siam, one of the most powerful states in Indochina, from 1782 to 1868.

Bullets were used in Thailand instead of money until the end of the 19th century. Such coins were made by bending a small ingot of silver into a ball, on which the name of the king who issued the coin and the name of the dynasty to which he belonged were minted. 1 coin weighs about 15 grams, its diameter is about 14 mm.
colored coins

Most often, colored coins are issued for collectors. But there are similar banknotes that serve as a means of payment. So, in 2004, the Canadian Mint issued about 30 million silver coins of 25 cents, in the middle of which a red poppy is depicted against a background of a maple leaf. The coins were issued in honor of the 117,000 Canadians who died during World War II. Indeed, in Canada, the poppy is a symbol of memory.

In 2006, Canada minted the second issue of colored coins. The 25 cent coin was intended to raise awareness about breast cancer. The reverse of the coin contains an image of a pink ribbon in the center. The obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth.
oval coins

Most farthings made of copper from the time of the kings of England, James I (1566-1625) and Charles I (1600 - 1649) were oval in shape. These extraordinarily light coins, 15 mm long, served as change money from 1534 to 1700.

But such money was common not only in Europe. Before the currency of Japan was called the yen, the coins of this island nation had oval, rectangular and other shapes. One of them, Koban - gold coin period of the Edo period, was equal to one tenth of an oban. Yes, and the yen, as you know, got its name because appearance coins that have round shape because “en” means “round” in Japanese.
Wine money of Yakutia

Wine labels after the October Revolution played the role of money in Yakutia in 1919-1921. They were issued by Alexei Semenov, who later became the People's Commissariat for Finance of the republic.
The history of the creation of this money is quite interesting. In pre-revolutionary Russia, wine was bottled without labels, they were issued separately, as a confirmation of the quality of the drink. Therefore, for the illiterate population of Yakutia, the multi-colored pieces of paper that Semenov found in one local warehouse fit perfectly. The authenticity of the banknotes was confirmed by the painting and seal of Alexei Semenov.

The most unusual money in the world December 5th, 2012

Many of us are accustomed to think of money as a medium of exchange in the form of banknotes and coins in common denominations. However, throughout the history of the currency, rather strange forms of payment have appeared. It could be giant heavy stones, geometric figures, metal sticks and many other non-standard materials.

Fancy Coins: Rai Stones

In Micronesia on Yap Island, Rai stones are legal tender. These coins represent large limestone discs with a diameter of 1.5 - 6 meters with a hole in the middle. The cost of such a stone depends on the size, weight, and how many people died to move such a stone.

Coins of Africa: Kissi money

In some parts of West Africa, until the 20th century, twisted iron sticks 33-36 cm long in the form of the letter "T" on one end and with the shape of a spatula on the other. They were called Kissi money or Kissi pennies and were often used during burial ceremonies. Often they were used in bundles. So, for example, a cow cost 100 bundles of 20 twigs.

The biggest coin

Canadian 1 million canadian dollar coin, which weighs 100 kg and is 99.9 percent pure gold, was considered the largest coin in the world until 2011.

At the end of October 2011, Australia introduced the largest gold coin in the world. Huge coin issued by the Perth Mint weighs more than a ton of pure gold. Its thickness is 12 cm and its diameter is 80 cm.

The smallest coin

Historically, the smallest coin is the Tara Vijayanagara silver quarter in India, diameter - 4 mm which weighs only 1.7 grams.

The smallest commemorative coin

And in 2012 in the UK created the smallest diamond coin with the image of Queen Elizabeth II in honor of the diamond jubilee. Its diameter is only 750 nanometers (1 nanometer is one billionth of a meter)

Unusual geometric money of Somalia

These so-called coins are three dimensional geometric shapes cone (water), pyramid (fire), sphere (earth), cylinder (wood), and cube (metal).

Somalia is also famous for other unusual coins in the shape of cars, guitars and motorcycles.

Rare fiber coins

Yuan Makchukuo was official coin in Japan in the occupied territory of Manchuria. In 1944-45, due to the war, the stocks of metal were sharply reduced and coins of 1 and 5 fen were made from red and brown cardboard-like material.

wooden money

This money was in use in the city of Moose-Jo in Canada. They were issued in the post-World War I period, when metal was such a rarity that cities issued currency from the most readily available material, including planks of wood.

Rare talking coin

The Mongolian 500 tugrik coin, which features US President John F. Kennedy on one side, has a small button that, when pressed, you can hear the historical phrase of the president: "I'm proud to be a Berliner!"

Silver coin with holy water

One of the smallest countries in the world - the island nation of Palau in 2007 released unusual coin- a silver dollar depicting the Virgin Mary with a tiny vial containing holy water from a holy site in Lourdes, France.

space money

This currency is not used on Earth, but was designed for space tourists. It was created by scientists from National Space Center and University of Leicester and was named Quid (from the English Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination - a quasi-universal intergalactic denomination). These round coins, made of heavy-duty plastic with images of the planets of the solar system, are capable of withstanding space load and have a high degree of protection.

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The biggest coin

The coin, made in Australia, even has its own name - Tonne Gold Kangaroo Coin
The dimensions are amazing - 80 cm diameter of the coin, thickness - 12 cm. The largest coin is made of the purest 999.9 gold. Her weight is 102 kg. The face value of the coin is 1 million Australian dollars. Its real price on the market is hundreds of times higher (gold is the same). And the fact that it is made in a single copy makes it truly unique.

surprise money

The coin itself initially looks simple, except that it is red in color. But as soon as you pick it up, the image changes and .... a chicken appears. The point is the thermal material that covers the surface. Different images appear at different temperatures.

A coin depicting …..cannabis was issued in 2011 in Benin. It is not clear what was the purpose of the government issuing coins. Smoking marijuana in this country is officially prohibited.

The largest paper banknote was released in Hungary in 1946. In the post-war period, wild inflation reigned in the country. Price tags had to be rewritten literally every day. Therefore, the sextillion banknote did not surprise anyone at that time.

A sextillion is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or a billion trillion

The smallest banknote in the world issued in Romania in 1917. The dimensions of the "baby" were 2.7 x 3.8 cm.

Average term of circulation paper money about 3-5 years old. Too short-lived, they decided in Canada and put plastic money into circulation. The advantages are obvious - such money practically does not wear out and is most durable money in the world.

If you have a banknote with a face value of 1 million US dollars in your hands, then you are a member of the International Club of Millionaires. The banknote was issued in 1988 specifically for these purposes and is a kind of pass to the club.

The largest banknote in the world is not actually money. This is a huge office building in Lithuania. It is built in the form of a banknote of 1000 local money (lit.)

A flip coin issued in Liberia in 2001. The image of a woman with glasses changes to a sailor when a coin is flipped over.

The smallest coin in the world was issued in Nepal in 1740. Its weight was only - 0.002 g.
For comparison, a coin of 1 ruble weighs about 3.24 g and is comparable in weight to 1,162 Nepalese coins.

Celebrity coins

The small island nation of Niue decided to capitalize on popular movie characters, namely " star wars". It began to issue coins depicting the heroes of the popular movie saga. It is clear that these coins were immediately bought by numismatists and fans of the film. There is only one but. The cost of one coin started from 500 US dollars. Thus, the government found a practical cost-free source of replenishment of the treasury.

In general, similar images of various fictional characters are periodically found on coins and banknotes. So, in the unknown state of Palau, coins with the image of Don Quixote were issued. It is noteworthy that only about 5% of the indigenous people of the country know the work of Cervantes.

The largest and most expensive gold coins in the world. Coin "Gold Maple Leaf" 100 kg.

The largest gold coins in the world

golden maple leaf	Big Phil	Beijing Olympics 2008
150th anniversary of the Bank of Russia	Taj Mahal	gigantic kangaroo

Canadian coin 100 kg "Gold Maple Leaf"

• In 2007, the Central Bank of Canada issued a giant Gold Maple Leaf coin weighing 100 kg, 1.2 inches thick and 0.53 m in diameter. The fineness of gold is 999.
  The front side depicts the Queen of Great Britain and Canada, Elizabeth II, on the back - the symbol of Canada - three maple leaves.
  Only 5 copies were made. The issue of the coin is dedicated to the centenary of the Royal Canadian Mint. The golden maple leaf, with a face value of 1 million Canadian dollars, or $904.03 thousand, is one of the most expensive coins in the world, and until November 2011 was the heaviest gold coin.
  One coin is owned by Queen Elizabeth II herself, another coin is stored in the safe of the Royal Canadian Mint, the rest were sold at auctions from 3.27 million euros.

  "Golden Maple Leaf"

Austrian gold coin 31 kg "Big Phil"

• Austrian gold coin "Big Phil" (Big Phil) weighs 31 kg and costs 100 thousand euros (diameter 37 cm). This coin was produced by the Vienna Mint in October 2004 and at that time was the largest gold coin. It was released for the anniversary of the Vienna Philharmonic. The circulation of "Big Phil" was 15 pieces and most of the coins were bought up by anonymous buyers.

  "Big Phil" (Big Phil)

Chinese gold coin 10 kg "XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing"

• In China, by the XXIX summer Olympic Games In 2008, a 10 kilogram gold coin of 100 thousand yuan was issued (diameter 18 cm; mintage of 29 pieces). On the front side of the gold coin there is a color logo of the Beijing Olympiad, on the reverse side - heavenly temple against the background of clouds, a dragon, the years of the Olympics, seventeen figures of athletes.
  One Chinese ten-kilogram gold coin was sold in Russia in 2008 (30,000,000 rubles).

  Chinese gold coin 10 kg

French gold coin 1kg "Taj Mahal"

Do you know where the name "penny" came from? On the silver money that Ivan the Terrible ordered to be minted, there was an image of the Grand Duke with a spear in his hand, and personally John ordered to call them "spear money". Today - what we did not know about money, namely, about coins.

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1. Can money ever be needed? It's hard to believe, but in Russia there were the most useless coins in history. In 1825, after the death of Alexander I, but before the next coronation (when no one knew yet who would take the Russian throne), a trial coin was minted with the image of Alexander's eldest son, Konstantin. However, Constantine renounced the throne in favor of his brother Nicholas, and the entire circulation of coins had to be melted down.

2. The only Soviet gold coin. This is a gold Soviet chervonets. Golden chervonets began to be minted in 1923, and it was the only hard currency in Soviet history. By the way, the minting of these chervonets continued until the 80s.

3. The heaviest Russian gold coin. This is an imperial, minted by order of Catherine II. It was equal to 10 rubles and weighed 11.61 grams. The heaviest modern gold coin was issued in China, it weighs 5 kg.

4. The largest Russian coin was issued by order of Catherine 1 in 1725. This is a huge square copper ruble measuring 18x18 centimeters and 5 millimeters thick. The coin weighed 1 kilogram 636 grams! The largest modern silver coin was issued in Russia in 1999. She weighs 3000 grams.

5. The smallest Russian coin in value and weight. They called her half money. A polushka was equal to 1/4 of a penny, and its weight was only 0.17 grams.

6. The largest amount ever paid for one coin - 314 thousand dollars. For this amount, a silver decadrachm from ancient Athens was sold at an auction in Zurich.

7. The largest coin in terms of value was an Indian gold coin of 200 mohurs, minted in 1654, weighing 2 kilograms 177 grams and 136 millimeters in diameter. The imprint of the coin is kept in the British Museum in London. The only known copy of the coin disappeared in the Indian state of Bihar in 1810.

8. The Venetian coin of the sixteenth century has the strangest name. It's called "newspaper". And, by the way, it was she who was at first, and newspapers appeared later. In 1556, the first printed publication ("Written News") appeared in Venice, and its cost was determined in one newspaper. They got used to it so much that the name of the coin was transferred to the name of the edition.

9. Money from the very unusual material. At the beginning of the 19th century, a Russian-American company in Alaska issued leather money. The issue in the amount of 10 thousand units worth 42 thousand rubles was printed on sealskin and was in circulation until 1826. Now one leather coin from those issues is worth as much as the same amount of gold by weight.

10. The heaviest metal coins are Swedish copper coins rectangular shape worth 10 dalers, which were produced in the 18th century. One such coin weighs 19 kilograms 710 grams, and the royal seal is stamped on the corners.