African Coins
All Around Africa
and Tokens
LATEST UPDATE DECEMBER 2013 - SEE UPDATES PAGE FOR DETAILS
Modern African numismatics seem rather neglected on the web so I
hope
to do a little to change that.
By mid-February 2001 I had made a good start to this section and by
2005 it is rather big !
UPDATES PAGE - for a quick list
of additions done since 2001 see HERE
.
Coins Index
ALGERIA
The 5 Dinar coins for the 10th Anniversary
of the Republic of Algeria.
Some recent Commemoratives of Algeria
Descriptive Details of Algeria's Bi-metallic
Coins
The very latest Bi-metallic type of Algeria
ANGOLA
Angola's Most Recent Circulation Coins
50 Kwanzas with date 8 Jan . 92
BENIN
Just a few coins.
BOTSWANA
Botswana 5 Thebe KM-4 and subtypes there of.
Bi-metallic coinage reaches Botswana
BURKINA FASO
History and at last a few coins
BURUNDI
A Look at Burundi's Coins
NEW The 2011 Dated Coins of Burundi
NEW
CAMEROON
About the Cameroon coins
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
NEW Cape Verde's Independence Anniversary
Coins NEW
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
A few coins and a bit of history
CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES
All about this Economic and Monetary Community
NEW The CFA Franc (Central) Coins of 2006
NEW
CHAD
NOW ILLUSTRATED
Just a few coins NOW
ILLUSTRATED
COMOROS
The latest coin of the Comoro Islands
Three new coins for 21st century Comoros
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
NEW Portrait of a
Leader NEW
CONGO (REPUBLIC)
NOW ILLUSTRATED
Just a few coins NOW
ILLUSTRATED
DJIBOUTI
NEW A Coin from
Djibouti - the 1 Franc of 1996 NEW
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
A Country With an Often Changing Monetary System
ERITREA
The story behind the designs of the 1997 dated series coins.
GABON
NOW ILLUSTRATED
Just a few coins NOW
ILLUSTRATED
GUINEA
NEW Two Coins from Guinea NEW
GUINEA-BISSAU
History and a few coins
IVORY COAST
Just a few coins
LESOTHO
Lesotho's most recent coins
A Scarce Bi-metallic Issue of Lesotho
LIBERIA
Liberia's first new circulation coins in a long time.
LIBYA
A New Coin For Libya
A New Bi-metallic Coin For Libya
MADAGASCAR
Too many denomination names ?
A couple of Madagascar's very latest coins.
The Reappearance of a Privy Mark
Madagascar’s Changing National Motto
as Seen on Coinage.
Three new coins for
21st century Madagascar
MAURITANIA
Mauritania's current coins
MAURITIUS
The recent coins of Mauritius
NEW The Bi-metallic 20 Rupee Coin NEW
MOROCCO
Morocco's bi-metallic coins.
Morocco - Latest Coins
Mint Names on the "Mazuna" denominated
coins of AH1320 to AH1323.
Mazunas of Fes, AH1320-1323
"Fascinating
Coins"
MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique’s Two Most Recent Circulation Coins
NEW Mozambique's 2006 dated coins NEW
NAMIBIA
A Variety of Information on the Coins of the Republic of Namibia.
NIGER
Just a few coins
REUNION
Reunion - Scene of the Euro’s World Debut
The First Coins in
the Name of Reunion
RWANDA
NEW Rwanda's Recent
Coins NEW
SAHARAWI ARAB D.R.
You may be think - “Where ?”
SENEGAL
Just a few coins
SEYCHELLES
Varieties to the 25 Cents coins of the Republic period.
SIERRA LEONE
Some extra details to the 1996 series of 10, 50
and 100 Leones circulation coins.
New Issues for the
Fortieth
Anniversary of the Bank of Sierra Leone
SOMALIA
Somalia’s “Commemorative” Coins
SOMALILAND
Somaliland and the 1 Shilling Coin
SOUTH AFRICA
Recent coins of South Africa
The South African Mint Company
Private Mints in South Africa
South Africa’s New issues
of August 2nd 2004
SUDAN
Sudan's 1994, 1996 and 1999 Coinage Issues
Sudan's 21st Century Coins
Some varieties on modern
coins of Sudan
NEW Sudan’s 2006 dated coins NEW
SWAZILAND
Swaziland’s Coinage - An Introduction and Some
Examples
Varieties on Swaziland’s 12-scallop Coins
TANZANIA
The Portraits on Tanzania's Coinage
TOGO
History and a few coins
TUNISIA
The More Recent Coin of Tunisia
Varieties of the Brass Coins of 1403/1983
WEST AFRICAN STATES
All about this Economic and Monetary
Community
A Few Notable Coins of the West African
States
New Bi-metallics for West African States
ZAMBIA
An edge variety rarely mentioned - Zambia's 5
Shillings coin
NEW Zambia's 2012 Dated Coins NEW
Further info on World Coins and Tokens Topics
Around 15th March 2001 it was annouced that the 2010 FIFA World Football Champoinships will be in AFRICA !!!
Backgroud image is from an image of a Republic of Zaire 1000 Zaires of 1997, thanks to Rod Sell for the image he sent me of this coin.