Are there any currently issued and circulating silver coins anywhere in the world? I'm not considering proofs and made for collectors round things as a coin. To qualify, the coin must be marked with a denomination and available for that face value at banks for the purpose of spending in stores. If there are none, what was the last? The US got out of that business mostly in 1964 but qualified (with a footnote) until 1970 with the halves. When did the world give up on .925/.900 silver coins? Currently we have a number of countries with 2 Euro coins. What is the largest current denomination circulating at face value coin still being made?
"Currently we have a number of countries with 2 Euro coins. What is the largest current denomination circulating at face value coin still being made?" The british 2 pound?
Sweden issued 1 kroner coins in 40% silver until 1968, and a 5 kroner 40% silver in 1971. France issued 20 and 50 franc silver coins throughout the seventies.
Canada had 80% until 67. Also, didn't France come out with a circulating coin that has silver in it this year or is it a collectors coin?
I believe that it currently is the Japanese 500 yen coin, which exchanges at $5.26 US at the time of this post.
I'm not sure but I believe the Swiss 20 francs is still issued for circulation and available at the banks at face value.
The Austrian Mint still issues Silver coins for circulation (mintage of approx. 200.000 pc). They issue 2 different 5 Euro coins each year (all are 800/1000 silver - 10g - 28,5mm). The reverse side is always the same: The obverse side changes every year:
There is a lot of talk in Mexico about issuing a new silver coin for circulation, but so far the central bank has managed to prevent it.
Mexico has issued 100 peso bimetallic state coins each year with a silver center through at least 2007. They were issued through the banks at face value.
