Post Your Coins From Africa That Are Current Legal Tender

2002 Morocco 2 Dirhams:

I like the cameo affect.

A big "Thank You" from me to you jbuck!

Great idea and I appreciate it!

I agree it's a cool looking coin. The bird on the obverse is a crested crane, the national bird of Uganda. The coat of arms on the reverse has a Ugandan kob (type of antelope) and the crested crane. At current exchange rates, the 500 shilling coin is worth about 13 cents. Virtually every cash transaction we made were with bills, even in local markets, since they have 1000 shilling bills. I wish I had a more interesting story on how I acquired this coin, but I actually got it as change at the Entebbe airport on our last day in Uganda. If I had been thinking, I would have asked them for some more change!

One Namibian Dollar. This coin shows a Bateleur Eagle on the reverse and the country's coat-of-arms on the obverse. I got it in change when I visited Namibia on a business trip in 2002. The Namibian dollar was introduced in 1993, replacing the South African Rand at par. At the time of my visit, South African coins and notes still circulated freely in Namibia.

1994 Tanzania.
100 Shilingi.

Gambia 50 bututs 1998:

2004 South Africa.
20 Cents Sepedi/Sesotho Legend - Afrika Borwa.