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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1232007, member: 6229"]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:　<a href="http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx</a>　B. 2011 Dollar - Year of the Rabbit - Noteworthy Collectibles photo:　<a href="http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.perthmint.com.au/catalogue/2011-australian-citizenship-1-dollar-coin.aspx</a>　C. 2011 Dollar - Centenary of the Census - Australian 3 Pence photo　<a href="http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2011/06/australian-one-dollar-coins-2011-100-years-of-census.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2011/06/australian-one-dollar-coins-2011-100-years-of-census.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.australian-threepence.com/blog/2011/06/australian-one-dollar-coins-2011-100-years-of-census.html</a>　D. 2011 Dollar - William Kid Pirate - Beautiful Coins photo:　<a href="http://www.beautifulcoins.com/The_2011_William_Kidd_Pirate_Dollar_Coin_p/105201132.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beautifulcoins.com/The_2011_William_Kidd_Pirate_Dollar_Coin_p/105201132.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.beautifulcoins.com/The_2011_William_Kidd_Pirate_Dollar_Coin_p/105201132.htm</a>　Bahamas:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc4/13-65a&desc=Bahamaskm65a1Dollar(1974-1980)silver&query=Bahamas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc4/13-65a&desc=Bahamaskm65a1Dollar(1974-1980)silver&query=Bahamas" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc4/13-65a&desc=Bahamaskm65a1Dollar(1974-1980)silver&query=Bahamas</a>　Barbados:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img/16-14_2&desc=Barbadoskm14.21Dollar(1988-1994)smaller&query=Barbados" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img/16-14_2&desc=Barbadoskm14.21Dollar(1988-1994)smaller&query=Barbados" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img/16-14_2&desc=Barbadoskm14.21Dollar(1988-1994)smaller&query=Barbados</a>　Belize:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img11/19-99&desc=Belizekm991Dollar(1990--)&query=Belize" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img11/19-99&desc=Belizekm991Dollar(1990--)&query=Belize" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=img11/19-99&desc=Belizekm991Dollar(1990--)&query=Belize</a>　Bermuda:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc8/20-111&desc=Bermudakm1111Dollar(1999--)&query=Bermuda" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc8/20-111&desc=Bermudakm1111Dollar(1999--)&query=Bermuda" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc8/20-111&desc=Bermudakm1111Dollar(1999--)&query=Bermuda</a>　Brunei:<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Brunei-Money-Coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Brunei-Money-Coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Brunei-Money-Coins.htm</a>　Canada (Joel's Coins photo):　<a href="http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.joelscoins.com/new2.htm#canada</a>　Cayman Islands (coins about.com photo):　<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Caymanian-Money-Coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Caymanian-Money-Coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Caymanian-Money-Coins.htm</a>　Fiji (coins.about.com photo):　<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Fijian-Money-Coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Fijian-Money-Coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Fijian-Money-Coins.htm</a>　Guyana (coins.about.com photo):　<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Guyanese-Money-Coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Guyanese-Money-Coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Guyanese-Money-Coins.htm</a>　Hong Kong (coins.about.com photo):　<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Hong-Kong-Money-Coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Hong-Kong-Money-Coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Hong-Kong-Money-Coins.htm</a>　Jamaica:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/96-164&desc=Jamaicakm1641Dollar(1994%2B)&query=Jamaicakm164" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/96-164&desc=Jamaicakm1641Dollar(1994%2B)&query=Jamaicakm164" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img2/96-164&desc=Jamaicakm1641Dollar(1994%2B)&query=Jamaicakm164</a>　Liberia:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/108-32&desc=Liberiakm321Dollar(1976-1987)&query=Liberiakm32" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/108-32&desc=Liberiakm321Dollar(1976-1987)&query=Liberiakm32" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img13/108-32&desc=Liberiakm321Dollar(1976-1987)&query=Liberiakm32</a>　Namibia:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-4&desc=Namibiakm41Dollar(1993,1996)&query=Namibiakm4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-4&desc=Namibiakm41Dollar(1993,1996)&query=Namibiakm4" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-4&desc=Namibiakm41Dollar(1993,1996)&query=Namibiakm4</a>　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_vs.php?image=nmc/128-7&desc=Namibiakm71Dollar(1995)Gemsbok(colorized)&query=Namibiagemsbok" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_vs.php?image=nmc/128-7&desc=Namibiakm71Dollar(1995)Gemsbok(colorized)&query=Namibiagemsbok" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_vs.php?image=nmc/128-7&desc=Namibiakm71Dollar(1995)Gemsbok(colorized)&query=Namibiagemsbok</a>　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-5&desc=Namibiakm55Dollars(1993)&query=Namibiakm5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-5&desc=Namibiakm55Dollars(1993)&query=Namibiakm5" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img/128-5&desc=Namibiakm55Dollars(1993)&query=Namibiakm5</a>　New Zealand:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img3/131-1d99&desc=NewZealandkm1201Dollar(1999%2B)&query=Zealandkm120" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img3/131-1d99&desc=NewZealandkm1201Dollar(1999%2B)&query=Zealandkm120" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img3/131-1d99&desc=NewZealandkm1201Dollar(1999%2B)&query=Zealandkm120</a>　Singapore (scroll to photo) - mas.gov.sg photo:　<a href="http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/coins/second_series/Singapore_Circulation_Coins_Second_Series.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/coins/second_series/Singapore_Circulation_Coins_Second_Series.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/coins/second_series/Singapore_Circulation_Coins_Second_Series.html</a>　Solomon Islands:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/161-1d05&desc=SolomonIslandskm721Dollar(1996%2B)&query=Solomonkm72" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/161-1d05&desc=SolomonIslandskm721Dollar(1996%2B)&query=Solomonkm72" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img15/161-1d05&desc=SolomonIslandskm721Dollar(1996%2B)&query=Solomonkm72</a>　Trinidad and Tobago:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/178-34&desc=TrinidadandTobagokm341Dollar(1976-1984)&query=Trinidaddollar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/178-34&desc=TrinidadandTobagokm341Dollar(1976-1984)&query=Trinidaddollar" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/178-34&desc=TrinidadandTobagokm341Dollar(1976-1984)&query=Trinidaddollar</a>　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):　<a href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Taiwan-Money-Coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Taiwan-Money-Coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/World-Coins-Gallery-Index/Taiwan-Money-Coins.htm</a>　2. Samoa Tala (msymboll.totalh.com images):　Scroll down to images:　<a href="http://msymboll.totalh.com/ocean_samoan_tala_coins.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://msymboll.totalh.com/ocean_samoan_tala_coins.htm" rel="nofollow">http://msymboll.totalh.com/ocean_samoan_tala_coins.htm</a>　NATIONS WHERE US DOLLAR IS LEGAL TENDER:　Mint News Blog Photo:　<a href="http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-presidential-1-coin-images.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-presidential-1-coin-images.html" rel="nofollow">http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-presidential-1-coin-images.html</a>　Sacagawea Doillar Obverse - Wikipedia image:　<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SacagaweaDollarObverse.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SacagaweaDollarObverse.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SacagaweaDollarObverse.jpg</a>　Sacagawea Dollar Reverse - Wikipedia image:　<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011NativeAmericanRev.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011NativeAmericanRev.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011NativeAmericanRev.jpg</a>　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:　<a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc1/37-39&desc=EastCaribbeanStateskm391Dollar(2002--)&query=EastCaribbeanStates" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc1/37-39&desc=EastCaribbeanStateskm391Dollar(2002--)&query=EastCaribbeanStates" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/display.php?image=nmc1/37-39&desc=EastCaribbeanStateskm391Dollar(2002--)&query=EastCaribbeanStates</a>　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[/QUOTE]

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