Asia
Coins and banknotes from across Asia, covering a wide range of currencies, scripts and design traditions.
Asian coins and banknotes
Asia covers more currency systems and more distinct design traditions than any other region, which makes it both the broadest collecting area and one of the most visually varied. Scripts alone range across several writing systems, and denominations and formats differ sharply from one country to the next.
India's neighbours are a natural extension for collectors who start with Indian material, since regional history connects many of these issues to each other.
Ways to focus
- By country — the most straightforward structure.
- By sub-region — South Asia, South East Asia or East Asia.
- By script — grouping issues by writing system.
- By period — colonial-era issues or post-independence coinage.