Africa
THE CRADLE OF HUMANITY
The artistic representations of this emerging humanity (engravings, paintings, sculptures ...) are present on almost the entire African continent. Animals occupy a primordial place. Over the centuries and still today,
these wild creatures inspire and fascinate people around the world.
The African continent covers 6% of the surface of the globe and 20% of the surface of land areas. Its total area with its islands is around 30.5 million km².
There are 54 countries, or about a quarter of all the countries in the world. With more than 1.2 billion inhabitants, Africa is the second most populous continent after Asia.
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Algeria
Algeria is a country in North Africa.
Population ≈ 43 million inhabitants. Area: 2,381,741 km².
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
10 Nouveaux Francs 1961
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Nouveaux Francs 1960
Birds Unclassifiable
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
5 Dinars 1970
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Dinars 1964
Birds
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Dinars 1970
Birds
50 Dinars 1977
Unclassifiable
Paul MARTY
100 Dinars 1970
Mammals
100 Dinars 1981
Unclassifiable
100 Dinars 1992
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
500 Dinars 1970
Unclassifiable
500 Dinars 1992
Mammals
1,000 Dinars 1998
Mammals
Angola
The republic of Angola is a country in Southwest Africa.
Population ≈ 32.5 million inhabitants. Area: 1,246,700 km².
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20 Escudos 1962
Mammals
200 Escudos 2013
Fish
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
500 Escudos 1970
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Escudos 1970
Mammals
5 Kwanzas 2012
Birds
10 Kwanzas 1999
Mammals
10 Kwanzas 2012
Birds
50 Kwanzas 2012
Birds
100 Kwanzas 2012
Unclassifiable
1,000 Kwanzas 1995
Mammals
Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
Main monetary institution of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC since 1994).
Central bank common to six States (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Chad).
Biafra
The Republic of Biafra was a secessionist state in West Africa between 1967 and 1970, reintegrated into Nigeria on January 15, 1970.
Population ≈ 13,5 million inhabitants. Area: 76 364 km2.
Botswana
The Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
Population ≈ 2.3 million inhabitants. Area: 581,726 km².
IVAN BOGDANOV
1 Pula 1976
Birds Mammals
Jerome Collection
5 Pula 1992
Birds Mammals
10 Pula 2007
Birds
William Collection
10 Pula 2018
Mammals
20 Pula 2006
Birds
IVAN BOGDANOV
50 Pula 2000
Birds
Burkina Faso
Former republic of Upper Volta, Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa.
Population ≈ 20.9 million inhabitants. Area: 274,400 km².
Burundi
The Republic of Burundi is a country in East Africa.
Population ≈ 11.9 million inhabitants. Area: 27,834 km².
Jerome Collection
50 Francs 1994
Mammals
500 Francs 2015
Reptiles
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
1,000 Francs 1989
Birds Mammals
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
1,000 Francs 2009
Mammals
1,000 Francs 2015
Mammals Birds
2,000 Francs 2018
Mammals
5,000 Francs 2018
Mammals Unclassifiable
Cameroon
The Republic of Cameroon is a country in Central Africa.
Population ≈ 25.2 million inhabitants. Area: 475,440 Km².
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island state (ten volcanic islands) in West Africa.
Population ≈ 583 thousand inhabitants. Area: 4,033 km².
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa.
Population ≈ 6 million inhabitants. Area = 622 984 km².
Chad
The Republic of Chad is a country in Central Africa.
Population ≈ 16,9 million inhabitants. Area = 1 284 000 km².
Comoros
The Union of the Comoros is a Federal Republic of Southern Africa made up of 4 Islands.
Population ≈ 846 thousand inhabitants. Area: 2,612 Km².
Congo (belgian)
Former name of the territory of the current Democratic Republic of Congo between 1908 and 1960.
Population ≈ 14,4 million inhabitants. Area: 2 345 000 Km².
Congo (Democratic Republic)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa.
Population ≈ 101.8 million inhabitants. Area: 2,345,410 Km².
20 Centimes 1997
Mammals
50 Centimes 1997
Mammals
5 Francs 1997
Mammals
20 Francs 2003
Mammals
Jerome Collection
50 Francs 2013
Fish
100 Francs 2013
Mammals
Numizon
1,000 Francs 1962
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
1,000 Francs 2013
Mammals Birds
Jerome Collection
5,000 Francs 2020
Mammals Birds
Congo (People's Republic)
The People's Republic of the Congo is a state in Central Africa.
Population ≈ 5.3 million inhabitants. Area: 342,000 Km².
Djibouti
The Republic of Djibouti is a country in the Horn of East Africa.
Population ≈ 921,800 inhabitants. Area: 23,200 km².
40 Francs 2017
Fish
Jerome Collection
500 Francs 1988
Birds
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Francs 1991
Mammals
Jerome Collection
1,000 Francs 2005
Mammals
Egypt
The Arab Republic of Egypt is a country in Northeast Africa and, for the Sinai Peninsula, in West Asia.
Population ≈ 104 million inhabitants. Area: 1,001,450 km².
5 Pounds 2021
Unclassifiable
10 Pounds 1978
Birds
10 Pounds 2017
Birds
20 Pounds 2016
Mammals
Eritrea
Officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in Eastern Africa.
Population ≈ 6 million inhabitants. Area: 121,320 km².
Eswatini
The Kingdom of Eswatini (known as Swaziland until 2018) is a country in South Africa.
Population ≈ 1.1 million inhabitants. Area: 17,363 km².
Jerome Collection
2 Emalangeni 1987
Unclassifiable
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
10 Emalangeni 2006
Birds
20 Emalangeni 2004
Unclassifiable Mammals
20 Emalangeni 2014
Mammals
Ethiopie
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a state in the Horn of East Africa.
Population ≈ 108 million inhabitants. Area: 1,127,127 km².
1 Birr 2006
Mammals Birds
5 Birr 2017
Mammals
10 Birr 2020
Mammals
Gabon
The Gabonese republic is a country in Central Africa.
Population ≈ 2.23 million inhabitants. Area: 267,667 km².
Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia is a country in West Africa.
Population ≈ 2.18 million inhabitants. Area: 11,300 km².
5 Dalasis 2006
Birds Mammals
5 Dalasis 2019
Mammals Birds
10 Dalasis 2009
Birds
10 Dalasis 2019
Birds
PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Dalasis 2014
Birds
20 Dalasis 2019
Birds
25 Dalasis 2013
Birds
50 Dalasis 2013
Birds
50 Dalasis 2019
Birds
100 Dalasis 2015
Birds
100 Dalasis 2019
Birds
Jerome Collection
200 Dalasis 2015
Birds
200 Dalasis 2019
Birds
Ghana
The Republic of Ghana (formerly called Gold Coast) is a country in West Africa located on the edge of the Gulf of Guinea.
Population ≈ 29.4 million inhabitants. Area: 238,540 km².
Guinea
The Republic of Guinea, also called Guinea-Conakry, is a country in West Africa.
Population ≈ 11.9 million inhabitants. Area: 245,857 km².
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a Portuguese-speaking country in West Africa.
Population ≈ 1.8 million inhabitants. Area: 36 120 km².
Ivory Coast
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is a country located in the Western part of the Gulf of Guinea.
Population ≈ 26.4 million inhabitants. Area: 322,462 Km².
Kenya
The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa.
Population ≈ 49.7 million. Area: 580,367 km².
AM&JC BARANDIARAN
5 Shillings 1982
Mammals
Jerome Collection
10 Shillings 1978
Mammals
10 Shillings 1984
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
20 Shillings 1974
Mammals
20 Shillings 1995
Mammals
50 Shillings 2009
Mammals
100 Shillings 2019
Mammals Unclassifiable
500 Shillings 2019
Mammals unclassifiable
1,000 Shillings 2010
Unclassifiable
Lesotho
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a state in Southern Africa.
Population ≈ 1.9 million inhabitants. Area: 30,355 km².
10 Maloti 1990
Mammals
IVAN BOGDANOV
20 Maloti 1984
Mammals
20 Maloti 2009
Mammals Reptiles
IVAN BOGDANOV
50 Maloti 2001
Mammals
Jerome Collection
50 Maloti 2013
Mammals
IVAN BOGDANOV
100 Maloti 2007
Mammals
Liberia
The Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa
Population ≈ 5.1 million inhabitants. Area: 111,369 km².
Libya
The state of Libya is a country in North Africa which is part of the Maghreb.
Population ≈ 6.9 million inhabitants. Area: 1,759,540 km².
1 Dinar 1993
Birds
Jerome Collection
5 Dinars 1991
Mammals
Jerome Collection
5 Dinars 2011
Mammals
10 Dinars 1972
Mammals
10 Dinars 2015
Mammals
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island state located in the Indian Ocean.
Population ≈ 25.7 million inhabitants. Area: 587,041 km².
Riri Rakotonirina
10 Francs 1926-37
Mammals
50 Francs 1975
Unclassifiable
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Francs 1937
Mammals
IVAN BOGDANOV
500 Francs 1974
Arthropods
500 Francs 1983
Unclassifiable
Jerome Collection
500 Francs 1994
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Francs 1974
Mammals
1,000 Francs 1993
Arthropods
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5,000 Francs 1974
Mammals
5,000 Francs 1995
Mammals Birds
Paul MARTY
10,000 Francs 1995
Reptiles
Paul MARTY
25,000 Francs 1993
Mammals
100 Ariary 2017
Amphibians Arthropods
500 Ariary 1993
Birds Mammals Reptiles Others
500 Ariary 2004
Mammals
1,000 Ariary 2004
Mammals
2,000 Ariary 2017
Mammals
5,000 Ariary 2017
Mammals
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a state in Southern Africa
Population ≈ 21.2 million inhabitants. Area: 118,844 km².
5 Kwacha 1995
Birds Mammals Fish
Jerome Collection
10 Kwacha 1995
Birds Fish
20 Kwacha 2012
Fish
50 Kwacha 2017
Mammals
100 Kwacha 2019
Fish
Mali
The Republic of Mali is a state in West Africa.
Population ≈ 19.6 million inhabitants. Area: 1,241,238 km².
Mauritania
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a country in North West Africa.
Population ≈ 4 million inhabitants. Area: 1,030,700 km².
Jerome Collection
100 Ouguiya 1977
Unclassifiable
100 Ouguiya 2004
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
100 Ouguiya 2017
Unclassifiable
Jerome Collection
200 Ouguiya 1977
Mammals Birds
PASCALYDIE.FR
200 Ouguiya 2017
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
500 Ouguiya 2017
Fish
Mauritius
The Republic of Mauritius is an island state in the Indian Ocean which includes Mauritius, Rodrigues Island, the Agaléga Islands and the Saint Brandon archipelago.
Population ≈ 1.4 million inhabitants. Area: 2,040 km².
Morocco
The Kingdom of Morocco is a state of North Africa.
Population ≈ 34.3 million inhabitants. Area: 446,550 km² (excluding Western Sahara).
Mozambique
The Republic of Mozambique is a state on the Eastern coast of Africa.
Population ≈ 27.2 million inhabitants. Area: 801,590 km².
20 Meticais 2011
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Meticais 2024
Unclassifiable
PASCALYDIE.FR
50 Meticais 2011
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
50 Meticais 2024
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
100 Meticais 2011
Mammals
200 Meticais 2011
Mammals
Jerome Collection
500 Meticais 2017
Mammals
Jerome Collection
1,000 Meticais 2017
Mammals
10,000 Meticais 1991
Mammals
Namibia
The Republic of Namibia is a country in Southern Africa.
Population ≈ 2.6 million inhabitants. Area: 825,418 km².
10 Dollars 2001
Mammals
10 Dollars 2015
Mammals
20 Dollars 2002
Mammals
20 Dollars 2018
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
30 Dollars 2000
Mammals
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Dollars 1999
Mammals
Nigeria
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa.
Population ≈ 214 million inhabitants. Area: 923,768 km².
Rhodesia
Rhodesia is an old state located in Southern Africa which existed from 1965 to 1979 in place of present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe
Population ≈ 6.9 million inhabitants. Area: 390,580 km².
Ruanda-Urundi
Territory under Belgian administration until the independence of Rwanda and Burundi in July 1962.
Population ≈ 4.3 million inhabitants (1950). Area: 54 172 km².
Rwanda
The Republic of Rwanda is a country in East Africa.
Population ≈ 12.7 million inhabitants. Area: 26,338 km².
100 Francs 2003
Mammals
100 Francs 2008
Mammals
500 Francs 1998
Mammals
500 Francs 2013
Mammals
1,000 Francs 1998
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Francs 2019
Mammals
Jerome Collection
5,000 Francs 2014
Mammals
10,000 Francs 1988
Mammals
São Tomé and Príncipe
The democratic republic of Sao Tome and Principe is an archipelago of the South Atlantic.
Population ≈ 205,000 inhabitants. Area: 1,001 km².
PASCALYDIE.FR
5 Dobras 2016
Arthropods Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
10 Dobras 2016
Arthropods Birds
20 Dobras 2016
Arthropods Amphibians
50 Dobras 1982
Birds
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Dobras 2016
Arthropods Birds
Jerome Collection
200 Dobras 2020
Arthropods Birds
Jerome Collection
500 Dobras 1989
Reptiles
5,000 Dobras 2004
Birds
10,000 Dobras 1996
Birds
20,000 Dobras 2013
Birds
50,000 Dobras 2013
Birds
Senegal
La république du Sénégal, est un pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest.
Population ≈ 16,2 millions d'habitants. Superficie : 196 722 km².
Seychelles
The Republic of Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands located in the Western Indian Ocean.
Population ≈ 96,000 inhabitants. Area: 455 km².
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Rupees 1979
Birds
10 Rupees 2010
Fish Molluscs Birds Reptiles
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
25 Rupees 1989
Fish Mammals
Jerome Collection
25 Rupees 1998
Fish Arthropods Birds
25 Rupees 2016
Birds Fish
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Rupees 1989
Fish Birds Unclassifiable
50 Rupees 2011
Fish Birds
50 Rupees 2016
Amphibians Birds
Jerome Collection
100 Rupees 2011
Fish Birds Reptiles
Sierra Leone
The Republic of Sierra Leone is a state in West Africa.
Population ≈ 6.6 million inhabitants. Area ≈ 71,740 km².
Somalia
The Federal Republic of Somalia is a country located at the eastern end of the Horn of Africa.
Population ≈ 3.5 million. Area ≈ 637 657 km².
Jerome Collection
5 Shillings 1987
Mammals
20 Shillings 1983
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Shillings 1987
Unclassifiable
50 Shillings 1991
Mammals
500 Shillings 1989
Arthropods
Somaliland
The Somaliland Republic is a self-proclaimed independent state, located in the Horn of East Africa.
Population ≈ 3.5 million. Area ≈ 137,600 km².
5 Shillings 1994
Mammals
1,000 Shillings 2006
Mammals
1,000 Shillings 2015
Mammals
5 000 Shillings 2011
Mammals
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the Southern tip of the African continent.
Population ≈ 59 million inhabitants. Area: 1,219,912 km².
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1 Pound 1952
Mammals
1 Rand 1973
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Rand 1990
Unclassifiable
Xavier LEROUX CAUCHE
10 Rand 2005
Mammals
10 Rand 2014
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
10 Rand 2018
Mammals
10 Rand 2023
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
20 Rand 1999
Mammals
20 Rand 2015
Mammals
Pierre SCHNEIDER
20 Rand 2023
Mammals
50 Rand 1984
Mammals Unclassifiable
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Rand 2009
Mammals
100 Rand 2005
Mammals
100 Rand 2014
Mammals
South Sudan
The Republic of South Sudan is a self-proclaimed state of East Africa.
Population ≈ 12.6 million inhabitants. Area = 619,745 km².
1 Pound 2011
Mammals
5 Pounds 2015
Mammals
10 Pounds 2015
Mammals
20 Pounds 2017
Mammals
50 Pounds 2017
Mammals
100 Pounds 2017
Mammals
Sudan
The Republic of Sudan is a country in North-eastern Africa.
Population ≈ 43.2 million inhabitants. Area = 1,886,068 km².
25 Piastres 1987
Mammals
50 Piastres 1981
Birds
1 Pound 2006
Birds
5 Pounds 1991
Mammals
10 Pounds 2017
Mammals
50 Pounds 2017
Mammals
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa.
Population ≈ 58.5 million inhabitants. Area = 945,087 km².
Jerome Collection
50 Shillings 1993
Mammals
100 Shillings 1993
Mammals
Jerome Collection
200 Shillings 1993
Mammals
500 Shillings 1997
Mammals
500 Shillings 2003
Mammals Reptiles
1,000 Shillings 2000
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
2,000 Shillings 2009
Mammals
2,000 Shillings 2010
Mammals
5,000 Shillings 2003
Mammals
5,000 Shillings 2010
Mammals
Tunisia
The Republic of Tunisia is a state in North Africa.
Population ≈ 11.7 million inhabitants. Area = 163,610 km².
Jerome Collection
Half-Dinar 1973
Mammals Unclassifiable
20 Dinars 1987
Mammals
30 Dinars 1997
Mammals
uganda
The Republic of Uganda is a country in East Africa.
Population ≈ 2.6 million inhabitants. Area: 241,550 km².
5 Shillings 1987
Mammals Birds
Jerome Collection
10 Shillings 1982
Mammals
10 Shillings 1987
Mammals
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20 Shillings 1966
Mammals Birds
Jerome Collection
100 Shillings 1982
Mammals
500 Shillings 1986
Mammals
Jerome Collection
500 Shillings 1996
Mammals
1,000 Shillings 2013
Mammals
2,000 Shillings 2015
Fish
5,000 Shillings 2017
Birds
Jerome Collection
10,000 Shillings 2009
Mammals
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20,000 Shillings 2005
Birds
20,000 Shillings 2013
Mammals
Zaire
The Republic of Zaire was the name carried by the current Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Population ≈ 46.5 million inhabitants (in 1996). Area = 2,345,410 km².
Jerome Collection
50 Zaires 1988
Fish
LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50,000 Zaires 1991
Mammals
5 New Makuta 1993
Mammals
Zambia
The Republic of Zambia is a country in Southern Africa.
Population ≈ 15 million inhabitants (in 1996). Area = 752,614 km².
2 Kwacha 1989
Unclassifiable Mammals
2 Kwacha 2018
Mammals
5 Kwacha 1988
Birds
5 Kwacha 1989
Mammals
5 Kwacha 2018
Mammals
10 Kwacha 1989
Birds Mammals
10 Kwacha 2012
Mammals
Daniel SAUVAGE
20 Kwacha 1988
Birds
20 Kwacha 1991
Arthropods Mammals
20 Kwacha 1992
Mammals
20 Kwacha 2018
Mammals
50 Kwacha 1992
Mammals
50 Kwacha 2018
Birds Mammals
100 Kwacha 1991
Birds Mammals
100 Kwacha 1992
Mammals
500 Kwacha 1991
Mammals
500 Kwacha 2008
Mammals
Zimbabwe
The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country in Southern Africa.
Population ≈ 14.5 million inhabitants. Area = 390,745 km².
1 Dollar 2007
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
2 Dollars 1983
Mammals Fish
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5 Dollars 1983
Mammals
5 Dollars 1997
Mammals
5 Dollars 2009
Fish
5 Dollars 2019
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Dollars 1983
Mammals
10 Dollars 1997
Mammals Birds
10 Dollars 2020
Mammals
QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
20 Dollars 1983
Mammals
20 Dollars 1997
Mammals
PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Dollars 2020
Mammals
50 Dollars 1995
Mammals Unclassifiable
100 Dollars 1995
Mammals
500 Dollars 2004
Mammals
Jerome Collection
1,000 Dollars 2003
Mammals
1 million Dollars 2008
Unclassifiable
50 million Dollars 2008
Mammals
1 billion Dollars 2008
Mammals