Since we know the US denomination Dollar was derived from the European Thaler, I got to pondering about all the nations in today's world of coinage that issue a Dollar? Because this forum is titled Coin Talk this posting relates to coins only and not paper currency. Some of the following links to coin images may take you to a coin that is for sale. The link is in this article so you may see the coin and is not an endorsement of the coin, its tenderer, or the price nor is it a discredit of the same. NATIONS THAT ISSUE THEIR OWN DOLLAR COIN: Coin photos courtesy of World Coin Gallery unless noted. Australia (4 DIFFERENT): A. 2011 Dollar - Australian Citizenship - Perth Mint photo: http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx B. 2011 Dollar - Year of the Rabbit - Noteworthy Collectibles photo: http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx C. 2011 Dollar - Centenary of the Census - Australian 3 Pence photo http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2011/06/australian-one-dollar-coins-2011-100-years-of-census.html D. 2011 Dollar - William Kid Pirate - Beautiful Coins photo: http://www.beautifulcoins.com/The_2011_William_Kidd_Pirate_Dollar_Coin_p/105201132.htm Bahamas: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc4/13-65a&desc=Bahamaskm65a1Dollar(1974-1980)silver&query=Bahamas Barbados: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img/16-14_2&desc=Barbadoskm14.21Dollar(1988-1994)smaller&query=Barbados Belize: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img11/19-99&desc=Belizekm991Dollar(1990--)&query=Belize Bermuda: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc8/20-111&desc=Bermudakm1111Dollar(1999--)&query=Bermuda Brunei: http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Brunei-Money-Coins.htm Canada (Joel's Coins photo): http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm#canada Cayman Islands (coins about.com photo): http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Caymanian-Money-Coins.htm Fiji (coins.about.com photo): http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Fijian-Money-Coins.htm Guyana (coins.about.com photo): http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Guyanese-Money-Coins.htm Hong Kong (coins.about.com photo): http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Hong-Kong-Money-Coins.htm Jamaica: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/96-164&desc=Jamaicakm1641Dollar(1994%2B)&query=Jamaicakm164 Liberia: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/108-32&desc=Liberiakm321Dollar(1976-1987)&query=Liberiakm32 Namibia: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-4&desc=Namibiakm41Dollar(1993,1996)&query=Namibiakm4 http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_vs.php?image=nmc/128-7&desc=Namibiakm71Dollar(1995)Gemsbok(colorized)&query=Namibiagemsbok http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-5&desc=Namibiakm55Dollars(1993)&query=Namibiakm5 New Zealand: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img3/131-1d99&desc=NewZealandkm1201Dollar(1999%2B)&query=Zealandkm120 Singapore (scroll to photo) - mas.gov.sg photo: http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/coins/second_series/Singapore_Circulation_Coins_Second_Series.html Solomon Islands: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/161-1d05&desc=SolomonIslandskm721Dollar(1996%2B)&query=Solomonkm72 Trinidad and Tobago: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/178-34&desc=TrinidadandTobagokm341Dollar(1976-1984)&query=Trinidaddollar There are two more nations to add to this list. The coins they issue are Dollars, but being linquistic derivations they have a have a different spelling: 1. Taiwan Yuan (coins.about.com images): http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Taiwan-Money-Coins.htm 2. Samoa Tala (msymboll.totalh.com images): Scroll down to images: http://msymboll.totalh.com/ocean_samoan_tala_coins.htm NATIONS WHERE US DOLLAR IS LEGAL TENDER: Mint News Blog Photo: http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-presidential-1-coin-images.html Sacagawea Doillar Obverse - Wikipedia image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SacagaweaDollarObverse.jpg Sacagawea Dollar Reverse - Wikipedia image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011NativeAmericanRev.jpg 1. American Samoa: 2. Ecuador: 3. El Salvador: 4. Guam: 5. Marshall Islands: 6. Micronesia, Federated Statws of: 7. Northern Mariana Islands: 8. Panama: 9. Puerto Rico: 10. Turks and Caicos Islands: 11. Virgin Islands (British) 12. Virgins Islands (us): 13. Zimbabwe: NATIONS USING EAST CARIBBEAN DOLLAR: http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc1/37-39&desc=EastCaribbeanStateskm391Dollar(2002--)&query=EastCaribbeanStates 1. Anguilla: 2. Antigua and Barbuda: 3. Dominica: 4. Dominican Republic: 5. Grenada: 6. Montserrat: 7. Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8. Saint Lucia: 9. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 10. Virgin Islands (British): NATIONS USING THE AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: 1. Christmas Island: 2. Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 3. Heard and McDonald Islands: 4. Nauru: 5. Norfolk Island: 6. Tuvalu: NATIONS USING NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR: 1. Cook Islands: 2. Niue: 3. Pitcairn Island: 4. Tokelau: Hope you enjoyed this article... Clinker
