An alphabet of favourite national designs

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Korea, North. 500 won, 1991.

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Korea, South, 100 won.

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Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan omitted.

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Laos, 500 kip, 1998.  Wild bull.

Even obscure countries have some exciting designs.

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Latvia, 1 lats, 2004.  Silver collector coin.

Two serfs making timber against a background of a board with letters carved in wood, with a pair of dividers on each side of the board.

You can depend on Latvia to produce some unusual deisgns.

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Lebanon, 10 piastres, 1961.  Ancient galley.

Lebanon has issued a surprising number of fine designs.

See: Lebanon: trees, galleys and lions.

 

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Lesotho, 5 lisente, 1998.  Traditional huts and an agave americana.

See: Coinage of Lesotho.

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Liberia, $200, 1982-3.  Year of the Scout.

See: The Scout and Guide Movements.

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Libya, 100 dirhams, 1979.  Armed horseman.

I've grown to like this design over the years.

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Lithuania, 5 litai, 1998.  Gediminas castle.


Liechtenstein omitted.

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Luxembourg, 250 francs, 1963.  The millennium of Luxembourg city.

An instantly recognisable scene, for anybody who has visited Luxembourg.

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Macao, 50 avos, 1993.  A traditional dragon dance.

Looks like they're having fun.

See: The modern coinage of Macao.

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Macedonia, 5 denar, 2006 and 1995. A Eurasian lynx.

This feline is much slimmer than the Hungarian wild cat you saw upthread.

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Madagascar, 20 ariary, 1998.  UNICEF.  Boy with lemur.

I long for a decent Madagascan circulation design series, that highlights some of the country's unique species.

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Malawi, 1 tambala, 1995.  Two tilapia fish.

The scales on these fish are beautifully done. This is a product of the Royal Canadian Mint, but unfortunately RCM refuses to reveal the artists of overseas designs.