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Electrum coin from Ephesus, 520-500 BCE. Obverse: Forepart of stag. Reverse: Square incuse punch

Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects.

Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includes the broader study of money and other means of payment used to resolve debts and exchange goods.

The earliest forms of money used by people are categorised by collectors as "odd and curious", but the use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency (e.g., cigarettes or instant noodles in prison). As an example, the Kyrgyz people used horses as the principal currency unit, and gave small change in lambskins; the lambskins may be suitable for numismatic study, but the horses are not. Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, cocoa beans, large stones, and gems. (Full article...)

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The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories is denominated in pennies and pounds sterling (symbol "£", commercial GBP), and ranges in value from one penny sterling to two pounds. Since decimalisation, on 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 (new) pence. Before decimalisation, twelve pence made a shilling, and twenty shillings made a pound.

British coins are minted by the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales. The Royal Mint also commissions the coins' designs. (Full article...)
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A 1 Hungarian pengő coin, made of aluminium, floating on water, demonstrating its surface tension.

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Numismatic terminology

  • Bullion – Precious metals (platinum, gold and silver) in the form of bars, ingots or plate.
  • Error – Usually a mis-made coin not intended for circulation, but can also refer to an engraving or die-cutting error not discovered until the coins are released to circulation. This may result is two or more varieties of the coin in the same year.
  • Exonumia – The study of coin-like objects such as token coins and medals, and other items used in place of legal currency or for commemoration.
  • Fineness – Purity of precious metal content expressed in terms of one thousand parts. 90% is expressed as .900 fine.
  • Notaphily – The study of paper money or banknotes.
  • Scripophily – The study and collection of stocks and Bonds.

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Modern currency: Africa - The Americas - Asia and the Pacific - Europe - Bullion coins - Challenge coin - Commemorative coins - Token coins

Production: Coining (machining) - Designers - Die making - Mint (coin)  Coinage Metals: Aluminum - Bronze - Copper - Gold - Platinum - Silver - Tin

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Most traded currencies by value
Currency distribution of global foreign exchange market turnover[1]
Rank Currency ISO 4217
code
Symbol or
abbreviation
Proportion of daily volume
April 2019 April 2022
1U.S. dollarUSDUS$88.3%88.5%
2EuroEUR32.3%30.5%
3Japanese yenJPY¥ / 円16.8%16.7%
4SterlingGBP£12.8%12.9%
5RenminbiCNY¥ / 元4.3%7.0%
6Australian dollarAUDA$6.8%6.4%
7Canadian dollarCADC$5.0%6.2%
8Swiss francCHFCHF4.9%5.2%
9Hong Kong dollarHKDHK$3.5%2.6%
10Singapore dollarSGDS$1.8%2.4%
11Swedish kronaSEKkr2.0%2.2%
12South Korean wonKRW₩ / 원2.0%1.9%
13Norwegian kroneNOKkr1.8%1.7%
14New Zealand dollarNZDNZ$2.1%1.7%
15Indian rupeeINR1.7%1.6%
16Mexican pesoMXN$1.7%1.5%
17New Taiwan dollarTWDNT$0.9%1.1%
18South African randZARR1.1%1.0%
19Brazilian realBRLR$1.1%0.9%
20Danish kroneDKKkr0.6%0.7%
21Polish złotyPLN0.6%0.7%
22Thai bahtTHB฿0.5%0.4%
23Israeli new shekelILS0.3%0.4%
24Indonesian rupiahIDRRp0.4%0.4%
25Czech korunaCZK0.4%0.4%
26UAE dirhamAEDد.إ0.2%0.4%
27Turkish liraTRY1.1%0.4%
28Hungarian forintHUFFt0.4%0.3%
29Chilean pesoCLPCLP$0.3%0.3%
30Saudi riyalSAR0.2%0.2%
31Philippine pesoPHP0.3%0.2%
32Malaysian ringgitMYRRM0.2%0.2%
33Colombian pesoCOPCOL$0.2%0.2%
34Russian rubleRUB1.1%0.2%
35Romanian leuRONL0.1%0.1%
36Peruvian solPENS/0.1%0.1%
37Bahraini dinarBHD.د.ب0.0%0.0%
38Bulgarian levBGNBGN0.0%0.0%
39Argentine pesoARSARG$0.1%0.0%
Other1.8%2.3%
Total[note 1]200.0%200.0%

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  1. The total sum is 200% because each currency trade always involves a currency pair; one currency is sold (e.g. US$) and another bought (e.g. €). Therefore each trade is counted twice, once under the currency sold ($) and once under the currency bought (€). The percentages above are the percent of trades involving that currency regardless of whether it is bought or sold, e.g. the US dollar is bought or sold in 88% of all trades, whereas the euro is bought or sold in 31% of them.
  1. "Triennial Central Bank Survey Foreign exchange turnover in April 2022" (PDF). Bank for International Settlements. 27 October 2022. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
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