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World Coins, An A-Z Of Units Of Currency

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Q - is for Qindarka - Albania 10 Qindarka KM#40 1964 Aluminium

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R - is for Riyal - Ajman 1 Riyal KM#1.1 1969 Silver

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S - is for Sho - Tibet 5 Sho Y#28a 1952 Copper

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T - is for Tugrik - Mongolia 1000 Tugrik KM#199 2002 Silver

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U - is for Uruguayan Peso - Uruguay 1 Uruguayan Peso KM#103.2 1998 Aluminium/Bronze

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V - is for Vatu - Vanuatu 20 Vatu KM#7 1995 Copper/Nickel

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W - is for Won - Korea, North 1 Won KM#14 1987 Copper/Nickel

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X - is for Xu - Vietnam 5 Xu KM#7 1958 Aluminium

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Y - is for Yen - Japan 100 Yen Y#77 1958 Silver

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Z - is for Zloty - Poland 2 Zloty Y#577 2007 Brass

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Let me be the first, Cool. I would never have used Buqsha for the B. I might have used Bolivares or Balboa or Baht or even Baisa, but never Buqshas. As for the U, hmmmmm might be a bit of a cheat, in Spanish I think it is Pesos Uruguayano, not the other way around. However, in my rather extensive foreign collection which is all put into a spreadsheet so I can sort by type of currency, I just checked and I have NOTHING starting with a U. Is there something else out there?!?!
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Thanks Jbuck,

I tried to get a good mix without too many obvious ones where I had a choice. Plus tried to get a mix of countries from around the world and a mix of metals from aluminium to gold.

They are all 20th century and beyond since that is mainly what I collect.

Technically, in English and certainly in my edition of Krause it is officially called a Uruguayan Peso in it's current reformation since 1993. If I had another U I would have used it though. It's a slight stretch!

As for another U, certainly not since 1900.
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Here is the entry in my Krause catalogue.

unfortunately that is the only "U"


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For the "U" the only coin I know of is from French West Africa and it's actually token coinage. They made a Unit, 5 Units, & 10 Units in 1883 (KM# Tn6, Tn7, & Tn8).
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