The pattern of coins (coins) in the world has its characteristic like that country and I love it

Speaking of famous paintings on coins, it would be "Byodoin phoenix building" in Japan. If foreigners pick up a 10-yen coin for the first time, they should be excited as "Oh! Japanese temple!" The government adopted items representing that country only as a symbol because it is used by the people on a daily basis.

Hello,Takuya SAITO who did a round around the world by bicycle @ Charridermanis. When I entered a new country, it was money to check first. Confirming whatever is drawn while throbbing the chest. It was the moment of "traveling".

The long trip has ended, but coins of various worlds are still in hand. That's why I tried collecting coins from around the world collected at the trip this time. This is also very interesting.

◆ Characteristic picture: Asia-Pacific countries
·Singapore
Merlion is a tourist attraction that represents this country.


·Australia
Kangaroo full of dynamism.


·new zealand
A kiwi of a bird that can not fly. Because its appearance is similar, it is also a name of fruit.


· Vanuatu
Coconut crab on the beach with lush palm trees. It is the view of the south island.


· Tonga
Put bananas and crops in tomatoes.


◆ Characteristic picture: Africa edition
· Gambia
Powerful crocodile.


· Ghana
Cacao fruits as a raw material for chocolate. There is also a product called "Ghana Chocolate".


· Tanzania
There was a king of monsters lion.


· Uganda
Fresh fresh fish. Although it is an inland country, there is a big lake called Victoria Lake and the fishing industry is flourishing.


·Mozambique
The coelacanth called "living fossil" without changing its appearance from ancient times since ancient times is adopted also for Mozambique coins because the strait that is between Madagascar of the island country in neighboring countries is the habitat.


· Botswana
A wild kingdom called zebra and rhino.


◆ Characteristic design: Middle East
·United Arab Emirates
It was a coffee pod called "Dallah". Muslim people drink tea (chai) and coffee often because alcohol is contraindicated. This item is also a land-like item.


·Lebanon
Lebanon cedar symbolizing the country. There is green in Lebanon while it is in the Middle East that imagines desert and dry ground. It is also drawn in the national flag.


·Egypt
A golden mask of glittering Tutankhamun.


· Tunisia
The design of a woman surrounded by plants. It was a fine-grained work like a work of art.


◆ Characteristic picture: Latin America
· Uruguay
Mulita is about Armadillo.


Another, Carpincho was Capybara. It is popular in Japan from a blurred expression and a gentle character.


· Barbados
The flying fish has been drawn from being able to get well in the surrounding seas. Barbados is an island country of the Caribbean.


·Peru
Famous Nazca's landmark painting.


◆ Characteristic graphic: When multiple items are assembled ... ...
· Bahamas
I love this combination of sardines, pineapple, starfish.


·Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
The paradise of birds. Banknotes are also used, but birds are used only for money in this country.


·Canada
A fabric reminiscent of Canadian Rocky's wilderness. Polar bear, Caribou, Beaver, Rune (national bird) were.


·Macedonia
Dog's Charpraninuts, fish trout, not a serverle but a member with strong individuality and Ooyama cat.


·Iceland
All the coins were big fish and big catch with fish. In order of 100 kronor, it is lampfish, crab, shishamo, dolphin, cod.


·Croatia
Expressing the mountain where the bear lives full of power. But the fish I thought was salmon was tuna.


◆ Various coins
· Unusual shape
The coins in Norway and Denmark had holes in the center. A coin with a hole like 5 yen or 50 yen in Japan is rare in the world.


Coins of Hong Kong and the Bahamas were wavy edges. The feeling of the fingertip is pleasant, you will want to stroke forever.


· American coins
Speaking of America is a card society, hence cash is not convenient to use. One US dollar is about 110 yen in Japanese yen, but it is mainly circulated in paper money. Because the coins were rarity, I kept it for commemoration. And the Statue of Liberty.


This 25 cent doll covers the main force of American coin. It is four dollars in four. Coins of patterns matching the 50 states in the United States are also circulated, so I think that it is fun to collect them.


· Numbers that can not be read
Here is a coin of the illegible Middle Eastern countries ......


Because the numbers are unique, I had to memorize them. "1, 2, 3" and we usually use Arabic numerals. However, those in the Middle East Arab countries are said to be "1, 2, 3"Indian figuresWe use it on a daily basis. "5" which turned the heart over is a Persian figure and it is an Iranian coin.


· "3"
In Kyrgyzstan there are coins of numbers 3 rather than 2 between 1 and 5. If you are talking about it in Japan, it is 3 yen coin. It was a rare scheme in the world.


Azerbaijan's auxiliary currency Kepik also had a figure of three.


· Auxiliary currency
Overseas money is often in two stages, "currency" and "auxiliary currency". "Sen (zen)" in Japan. The photo will be Romania Leu's Bani, Bulgarian Lev's Stotchi. I can not remember the auxiliary currency easily.


· 9 types
In Japan it is 6, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500. When this becomes Poland, there are 5, 2, 1 PLAYO, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 GROOCH and 9 kinds of coins are circulating. Many countries make 2 or 20 coins.


·"twenty five"
Nicaragua and Belize 's 25 center boss (cents). If you are comparing in Japan it is 25 yen. As it is in the United States, in Latin America it is a common way of delimiting. Because I am not used to it, my head will be confused.


· Same look
Armenia and Albania, it was a coin similar to the Japanese 10 yen coin. I was relieved by familiar designs.


The best in ○ ○
·large
The size of coins in the world was various. The largest 500 yen coin in Japan is also small when aligned with foreign coins. From the top left, 50 center bosses (Ecuador), 500 colons (Costa Rica), 50 cents (Australia), 1/2 Balboa (Panama).


It was the 500 colon of Costa Rica that was the biggest among the coins on hand.


However, the weight will rise to 50 cents in Australia. When we measured it, it was 6 g for 500 yen, 11 g for 500 colon, 15 g for 50 cents.


·small
The smallest coin in hand is Mexico's 10 centerbow. Its value is about 0.6 yen. It was small money like bean paste.


· High price
Until a while agoJapan's 500 yen coin is the world's largest coinIt was, but the depreciation of the yen has advanced a lot so now it is reversed to 5 francs (about 560 yen) in Switzerland. A story in the extent that the commemorative coin is removed and used everyday.


·dirty
Among the countries that I traveled to, the first money was dirty was the country of Caribbean Haiti. Fermented or sour smell drifting from bank notes. Coins also seemed to be the unknown four-headed king that comes out in boy manga in this state. Kukuku ......


Here, I found a beautiful coin. It was unexpected that Haiti's money was left because there was only a dirty impression.


◆ When collecting coins
Recently finally I am organizing my memories of the trip, but the coins I had sealed all the time were open when I opened it, I was disappointed. When I looked it up on the net, it was attached when I fell with sodium bicarbonate or citric acid. I regained the sparkle that I could miss, so I got caught up in the tune. It was excellent for the same coin as the ten-yen coin. However, it seems that it is not so good as it becomes scratched.

After washing it is a sunny sun.


A coin of the Czech Republic who regained the glow that can be misplaced. However, I also feel that the surface is full of scratches.


I was wondering what to do with the storage method, but it seems that it will not be easy to collect one by one, so I decided to divide it by country for the small item storage case of 100 yen shop.


It is like this kind of organization. I was able to clear one.


Also, I may be concerned about banknotes in the world so please let me introduce someday again.

When you get to the destination you went out, a new coin, please check the picture. Because the commitment unique to that country is being expressed, one trip will be fun again.

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