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 is referred to 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 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...)
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is an organization founded in 1891 by George Francis Heath. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics (the study of coins) along educational, historical, and scientific lines, as well as to enhance interest in the hobby.
The ANA has more than 24,000 individual members who receive many benefits, such as discounts, access to website features, and the monthly journal The Numismatist. The ANA's Colorado Springs headquarters houses its administrative offices, library, and money museum. The ANA received a federal charter from the United States Congress in 1912. (Full article...)Money - Coins - Banknotes - Electronic money - Exchange rate - Legal tender - Clubs - Terminology
Ancient currency: Asia - Byzantium - Greece - Primitive Money - Roman - Indian coinage
Modern currency: Africa - The Americas - Asia and the Pacific - Europe - Bullion coins - Challenge coin - Commemorative coins - Token coins
Economics: Banking - Bonds - Cheques - Credit Cards - Fiat currency - Gold standard - Mints - Monetary union - Reserve currency - Stocks
Production: Coining (machining) - Designers - Die making - Mint (coin) • Coinage Metals: Aluminum - Bronze - Copper - Gold - Platinum - Silver - Tin
Rank | Currency | ISO 4217 code |
Symbol | Proportion of daily volume, April 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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USD |
US$ |
88.3% |
2 |
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EUR |
€ |
32.3% |
3 |
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JPY |
円 / ¥ |
16.8% |
4 |
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GBP |
£ |
12.8% |
5 |
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AUD |
A$ |
6.8% |
6 |
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CAD |
C$ |
5.0% |
7 |
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CHF |
CHF |
5.0% |
8 |
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CNY |
元 / ¥ |
4.3% |
9 |
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HKD |
HK$ |
3.5% |
10 |
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NZD |
NZ$ |
2.1% |
11 |
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SEK |
kr |
2.0% |
12 |
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KRW |
₩ |
2.0% |
13 |
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SGD |
S$ |
1.8% |
14 |
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NOK |
kr |
1.8% |
15 |
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MXN |
$ |
1.7% |
16 |
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INR |
₹ |
1.7% |
17 |
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RUB |
₽ |
1.1% |
18 |
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ZAR |
R |
1.1% |
19 |
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TRY |
₺ |
1.1% |
20 |
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BRL |
R$ |
1.1% |
21 |
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TWD |
NT$ |
0.9% |
22 |
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DKK |
kr |
0.6% |
23 |
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PLN |
zł |
0.6% |
24 |
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THB |
฿ |
0.5% |
25 |
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IDR |
Rp |
0.4% |
26 |
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HUF |
Ft |
0.4% |
27 |
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CZK |
Kč |
0.4% |
28 |
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ILS |
₪ |
0.3% |
29 |
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CLP |
CLP$ |
0.3% |
30 |
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PHP |
₱ |
0.3% |
31 |
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AED |
د.إ |
0.2% |
32 |
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COP |
COL$ |
0.2% |
33 |
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SAR |
﷼ |
0.2% |
34 |
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MYR |
RM |
0.1% |
35 |
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RON |
L |
0.1% |
… |
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2.2% | ||
Total[note 1] | 200.0% |
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