Helpful links for numismatists

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Sites of general numismatic interest
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in English

Arabic calligraphy: http://islamic-arts.org/2012/calligraphy-on-islamic-coins/
Books, scanned and free of copyright: http://members.ziggo.nl/tverspag/NUMIS/
Central Bank links: http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm
Central banks and affiliated agencies and enterprises: http://www.gxseries.com/worldmoneylist.htm
Civic heraldry: http://www.ngw.nl/
Currency symbols: http://www.xe.com/symbols.php
Date conversions: http://creounity.com/apps/time_machine/index.php?go=main.htm&lang=en
Dated coins: http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/index.htm
Flags of the world: http://flagspot.net/flags/
Heraldic terminology: http://www.heraldsnet.org/saitou/parker/
Historical atlas - maps (French): http://www.atlas-historique.net/accueil.html
Indian princely states details and rulers: http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/indexips.html
Languages and scripts basics: http://www.omniglot.com/index.htm [covers i.a. numbers and months]
Mint - contact information: http://www.mintsoftheworld.com/
Monetary History and Numismatic Linguistics (German) - http://www.liganda.ch
Newman Numismatic Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/
Numismatics International (Coin club): http://www.numis.org/
Oriental Numismatic Society publications: http://orientalnumismaticsociety.org/ons_journal/archive_of_the_society_journal
Roman coins, how to clean them: http://www.romancoinscenter.com/Cleaning/Roman-Coin-Cleaning.php
Roman coin legends: http://coins2.calkinsc.com/old_site/doc/romaninscriptions.html
Sasanian mints: http://grifterrec.rasmir.com/sasania/sas_mint/sas_mint_table.html
Soho mint: http://www.sohomint.info/
Spanish history (Catalan): http://usuarios.lycos.es/jsilvag/historiasabero.htm
Theses and dissertations, downloadable: ANS Digital library: http://numismatics.org/digitallibrary/
UK national archives search engine: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp?j=1
Units of time: http://www.sizes.com/time/index.htm
Units of weight: http://www.sizes.com/units/index.htm
VOC - United East India Company (Dutch): http://voc-kenniscentrum.nl/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Writing systems: see languages
World Coin News, new issues: http://worldcoinnews.blogspot.com/

Online numismatic catalogues with search engine
Amsterdam (DNB) - NUMIS finds data base (Dutch): https://nnc.dnb.nl/dnb-nnc-ontsluiting-frontend/#/numis/
Berlin - Münzkabinett (German): www.smb.museum/ikmk/
Cambridge - Fitzwilliam Museum: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/cmsitemap.html
Greenwich - National Maritime Museum: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/index.cfm/category/coinsandmedals
Important dealer sales records - http://www.mcsearch.info/

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Sites relating to coins with a catalogue-like character
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in English

Africa: http://www.wbcc.fsnet.co.uk/homepage.htm
Asia: The Coins and History of Asia
Asia and Islamic: Zeno - Oriental Coins Database - Main Index
Australia: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "Australia")
Austria, coins and tokens: http://www.austriancoins.com/
Baltics and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): ciscoins.net -- Coins of CIS and Baltic Countries -- Coins of Central and South
Belgium (Dutch): Aankoop oud geld, zilveren en gouden munten.
Bhutan: http://picasaweb.google.be/Vercrusse/Bhutan_Coins02#
Brazil (modern): https://www.moedanumismatica.com
Celtic coins found in France (French): PAMOCH : Base de données Participative / Monnaies Celtiques.
Ceylon: http://lakdiva.org/coins/ (see also India, South-West)
China (includes beginner's guide): http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/index.html
China (modern coins): http://modernchinacoins.com/
China: http://www.charm.ru/
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and Baltics: ciscoins.net -- Coins of CIS and Baltic Countries -- Coins of Central and South
Denmark: (Danish, with English intro) http://www.danskmoent.dk/aarstal.htm
East Germany (German): http://www.ddr-muenzen.de/
Eastern Europa (medieval) - (Russian) - http://www.mbook.net.ua/
England: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/SE/i (see also Great Britain)
Ethiopia: http://www.theresia.name/en/
Ethiopia, all times: http://www.numismatik-cafe.at/gallery/album.php?album_id=894
France (French): http://www.lefranc.net/
France, medieval: http://home.eckerd.edu/~oberhot/index.php
Germany, colonial - (German): http://www.kolonialgeld.de
Germany, medieval: http://saurma.info
Germany, 1800-1945: http://oldgermancoins.com/
Great Britain: http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/ (see also England)
Guatemala (Spanish): http://www.monedasdeguatemala.com/
Guernsey: http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/numismatics/
Hong Kong: http://home.netvigator.com/~ykleungn/hkcoin.htm
Ilkhan coins: http://ilkhans.altaycoins.com/#
India, ancients: http://coinindia.com/home.html
India, Gupta dynasty: http://www.shivlee.com/
India, South-West: http://www.karsha.org/homePage.aspx (see also Ceylon)
India, coins of the British raj: http://jfcampbell.us/india/
Indonesia: see Palembang
Ireland: http://www.irishcoinage.com/
Israel: http://sheqel.info/1-1.htm
Islamic: http://www.islamiccoinsgroup.50g.com/
Islamic, medieval: http://users.rcn.com/j-roberts/
Isle of Man: http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol17/index.htm#contents
Italian States from the French Revolution until 1870: http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/StatiItaliani.htm
Italy - coins struck in Aosta (French): http://www.cnvaldostano.it/aosta_in_francese.htm
Jersey: http://jerseycoins.com/
Korea, South, contemporary coins: http://www.dokdo-research.com/koreancoins.html
Macao: http://home.netvigator.com/~ykleungn/macau.htm
Maria Theresia Talers and Restrikes: http://www.1messydesk.com/MTTs/m_theresia_talers.html
Monaco: https://hsamarati.wixsite.com/monnaiesdemonaco
Mongolian empire: http://mongoliancoins.com/
Netherlands, kingdom: http://www.numismania.eu/english.htm
Netherlands, copper coins of the Republic (Dutch): http://www.duiten.nl/
New Zealand: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "New Zealand")
Ottoman empire: http://www.hourmo.eu/13_Ottoman_Empire/Index_13_Ottoman_Empire.html
Palembang:  http://www.fsrcoin.com/palembang.html
Portugal (Islamic): http://andalustonegawa.50g.com
Portugal: http://www.moedas.org/
San Marino: http://www.aasfn.sm/english/english.htm
Spain (Islamic): http://andalustonegawa.50g.com
Spain (Spanish): http://www.maravedis.org/index.html
Sri Lanka: http://coins.lakdiva.org/main.html
UK: see Great Britain and England
USA: http://www.coins.nd.edu/
USA, State quarters: http://home.mchsi.com/~reno2/state.htm
Vatican: http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/Services/Philatelic_and_Numismatic_Office/emissioni_monete.htm
Venice: http://home.mchsi.com/~reno2/state.htm
Venezuela: http://numismatica.cheng-ca.com/en/index.htm
World: http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/World-Coin-Price-Guide.aspx
World: http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis.jsp
World: http://69.55.175.34/

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Sites relating to tokens, medals and banknotes with a catalogue-like character
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in English

Apothecaries weights: Catalogue | Apothecaries Weights
Alaska tokens, medals, scrip, bingles: Alaska tokens, medals, scrip, bingles
Australia: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "Australia", then on "traders tokens")
Belgium, boat, bike and moped tokens: Plaques Belges de Bateaux, Vélos et autres Cycles
Banknotes: Educative World Paper Money Gallery and Museum - Pictures of Money and World
Casino chips: http://www.themogh.org/cg_casino_search.php
China, charms and amulets: http://primaltrek.com/
Counters: http://www.freewebs.com/rechenpfennig/
France, bicycle tax tokens (French): http://plaque.free.fr/f_v.html
France, generic tokens (French): https://multicollec.net/1-mo-h/1h49#catalogue
France, Napoleonic medals: http://fortiter.napoleonicmedals.org/
France, Napoleonic medals: http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/MedaglieNapoleoniche.htm
France, emergency money (French): http://www.jetons-monnaie.net/p/necessite.html
Germany, Biermarken (German): http://www.historisches-unterfranken.uni-wuerzburg.de/db/biermarken/biermarken/search.php
Great Britain, pub tokens: http://www.mernick.co.uk/thn/pub_tokens.htm
Great Britain, tokens: http://www.tokensociety.org.uk/index.shtml
Great Britain, lead tokens: http://www.mernick.org.uk/leadtokens/
Islamic banknotes: http://www.islamicbanknotes.com/
Mini golf tokens:  http://www.crazygolfmuseum.info/miniature_golf_tokens.html
Monaco casino tokens: https://hsamarati.wixsite.com/monnaiesdemonaco/jetons-sbm
Netherlands, poor, port and beacon tokens: http://www.loodjes.nl (Dutch)
Netherlands, trade tokens (Dutch): http://www.dutchtokens.com/content.asp
New Zealand: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "New Zealand", then on "traders tokens")
Parking tokens: http://www.parkingtokens.com/tokens.php
Plantation tokens: www.plantagegeld.nl mostly, but not completely Dutch
Play money, plastic: https://www.plastic-play-money.org/index.php
Russian and USSR gaming, telephone, metro and other tokens: http://capatob.org/collect/tokens.html Russian
Sri Lanka banknotes: http://notes.lakdiva.org/main.html
Telephone tokens: http://www.worldpayphones.com/units/unit-tokens.htm
Toy coins: Rogers collection
Turkey: http://www.turkishmedals.net/
USA, hard times tokens: http://www.hardtimestokens.com/index.html
USA, tax tokens:  http://www.taxtoken.org/

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Members' web sites

To see a list of members who have their own web page

1. Click on the "MEMBERS" tab right below the news item and above the path of the page you are looking at.
2. Click on the column header Website (4th column of the members list)

You should see a small white triangle right of the word Website. The members list is now sorted to show members with a web site on top. The little globes in the column are linked to Members' web sites

Peter

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To add your own web site:

• Click on your handle anywhere (mine is "Figleaf"), including in the list of members, or click the "profile" tag (5th from left in row that starts with "HOME")
• Click on "Forum Profile Information", scroll down if necessary
• Fill in the last two fields

To promote your web site in your signature, do the same thing with the field just above.

Peter