Asia

asie

THE ORIENT
Over 40,000 years ago, half-human and half-animal creatures already adorned the caves of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Over the millennia that followed, multiple Asian cultures perpetuated this fascination with imagery. Asian money, ancient and modern, have a very large number of animal representations.

With its 43.8 million km², Asia is the largest continent, covering 8.6% of the total land surface, or 29.4% of the land area. There are 47 countries and nearly 4.5 billion people (more than half the world's population). Its inhabitants speak more than twenty languages. Russia, the largest transcontinental state in the world, has 75% of its territory in Asia, the rest is in Europe.


Afghanistanafghanistan

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia.
Population ≈ 36.6 million inhabitants. Area: 652,230 km².



Paul MARTY
1 Afghani 2001
Mammals Birds

Afghanistan Bank
colombes


IVAN BOGDANOV
50 Afghanis 1977
Mammals

yaks

500 Afghanis 1990
Mammals

bouzKachi

1,000 Afghanis 1991
Birds

colombes

Armeniaarmenia

The Republic of Armenia is a country in Western Asia.
Population ≈ 3 million inhabitants. Area: 29,743 km².


10 Dram 1993
Mammals

david sassoun

25 Dram 1993
Mammals

lion a queue de serpent


PASCALYDIE.FR
500 Dram 2017
Birds Mammals

colombe
Noah's ark


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Dram 2011
Mammals

david sassoun

BahrainBahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island country located in the Middle East.
Population ≈ 1.5 million inhabitants. Area: 765 km².



LES BILLETS DU MONDE
1 Dinar 2007
Mammals

pahonie

Bangladeshbangladesh

The People's Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia.
Population ≈ 162.7 million inhabitants. Area: 143,998 km².


1 Taka 1989
Mammals

shama dayal

2 Taka 2003
Birds

shama dayal

10 Taka 2010
Birds

oriental magpie-robin

25 Taka 2013
Mammals

cerf axis

50 Taka 2019
Mammals

boeufs domestiques

100 Taka 2020
Mammals

cerf axis


Jerome Collection
500 Taka 2020
Mammals

boeufs domestiques

BhutanBhutan

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas in South Asia.
Population ≈ 782,000 inhabitants. Area: 38,394 km².


1 Ngultrum 1986
Reptiles

5 Ngultrum 2011
Unclassifiable

Burmaburma

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 56.6 million inhabitants. Area: 676,578 km².



LES BILLETS DU MONDE
5 Kyats 1965
Mammals

ox


Jerome Collection
10 Kyats 1958
Mammals

elephant d'asie


PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Kyats 1994
Mammals

lion rampant
lion rampant

25 Kyats 1972
Mammals

pyinsa rupa

90 Kyats 1987
Mammals

oxen

100 Kyats 1953
Mammals

peafowl
oxen


Richard BERTHOU
100 Kyats 1994
Mammals

lion rampant


Seb SERRUS
200 Kyats 1991-98
Mammals

elephant d'asie


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5,000 Kyats 2014
Mammals

elephant


Pierre SCHNEIDER
20,000 Kyats 2023
Mammals

elephant d'asie

Cambodiacambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 16.2 million inhabitants. Area: 181,035 km².


0.1 Riel 1979
Mammals

buffle d'asie

0.2 Riel 1979
Mammals

buffle d'asie

1 Riel 1979
Mammals

attelages de zébus

10 Riels 1987
Reptiles

Nagas

20 Riels 1979
Mammals

buffle d'asie

50 Riels 2002
Mammals Reptiles

singha

100 Riels 1972
Mammals

boeuf de ceremonie


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
500 Riels 1958/70
Mammals

boeuf de ceremonie

500 Riels 1998
Unclassifiable

buffle d'asie

1,000 Riels 2012
Birds

cygne

1,000 Riels 2016
Reptiles Mammals Birds

serpent à 7 têtes
statue

2,000 Riels 2022
Mammals

chinte


PASCALYDIE
15,000 Riels 2019
Mammals

Élephant à 3 têtes


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20,000 Riels 2018
Mammals Reptiles

naga
gardien

Chinachina

The People's Republic of China is a country in East Asia.
Population ≈ 1.5 billion. Area: 9,596,960 km².



QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1 Yuan 1935
Mammals

horses

Liangpiao ? 1956
Mammals

pig

0.1 Jin 1978
Mammals

cavalières

0.2 Shi JIN 1974
Mammals

horsewomen


Jerome Collection
Liangpiao 10 and 50? 1974
Mammals

cochons


Jerome Collection
Liangpiao 2 et 200 ? 1988
Mammals

cochons


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Fen 1940
Mammals

chameaux


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1 Sen 1939
Reptiles

dragon


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1 Yuan 1941
Mammals

cavalières

1 Yuan 1960
Mammals

sheep


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5 Yen 1940
Birds

onagadori


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5 Yuan 1941
Mammals

vache


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Yuan 1934
Mammals

sheep


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Yuan 1935
Unclassifiable

cheval


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Yen 1940
Reptiles

dragon


PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Yuan 2024
Reptiles

dragon
dragon


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Yuan 1938
Mammals

camel


Rafał MACIĄG
100 Yuan 2015
Unclassifiable

bird


PASCALYDIE.FR
100 Yuan 2000
Reptiles

dragon

Hong Konghong kong

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is located in the Southeast of China.
Population ≈ 7.5 million inhabitants. Area: 1,104 km².



PASCALYDIE.FR
10 Dollars 2018
Mammals

horse
horse

20 Dollars 1998
Mammals

lion hsbc
lions


Paul MARTY
20 Dollars 2008
Mammals

lion hsbc
lion


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
20 Dollars 2010
Fish

requin-baleine


Yumiko & Garlo
20 Dollars 2012
Mammals

lion
lion


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Dollars 2010
Reptiles

Bixi

50 Dollars 2018
Arthropods

papillon
lions


A.F.E.P.
50 Dollars 2018
Arthropods

papillon
papillon


A.F.E.P.
50 Dollars 2020
Mammals Arthropods

lion hsbc
butterfly

Indiaindia

The Republic of India is a country in South Asia.
Population ≈ 1.3 billion inhabitants. Area: 3,287,263 km².


2 Rupees 1985
Mammals

tigre du bengale


Jerome Collection
5 Rupees 1962
Mammals

chinkaras

10 Rupees 1982
Mammals Birds

animaux
animaux

10 Rupees 1985
Mammals

elephant d'asie

Indonesiaindonesia

The Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 267 million inhabitants. Area: 1,904,569 km².


1 Rupees 1956
Unclassifiable

birds
armoiries d'Indonésie


IVAN BOGDANOV
5 Rupees 1957
Mammals Unclassifiable

gibbon
deer

5 Rupees 1959
Birds

anthreptes.

10 Rupees 1959
Birds

cacatoès.


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
25 Rupees 1991
Birds

goura de victoria


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Rupees 1959
Birds

pygargues


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Rupees 1959
Birds

rhinoceros hornbill.

100 Rupees 1977
Mammals

Javan Rhinoceros
The Javan Rhinoceros

100 Rupees 1984
Birds

goura de victoria

500 Rupees 1988
Mammals

cerf rusa

500 Rupees 1992
Mammals

orang-outan


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Rupees 1975
Birds Mammals

garuda
oxen


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
2,000 Rupees 1995
Birds

Paradisier rouge

20,000 Rupees 2022
Reptiles

turtle.


PASCALYDIE.FR
50,000 Rupees 1993
Mammals

oxen

Iraniran

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in West Asia (formerly Persia).
Population ≈ 85 million. Area: 1,648,195 km².



LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20 Rials 1965
Unclassifiable

chasse

500 Rials 1997
Birds

stylised dove
stylised dove


Jerome Collection
5,000 Rials 2005
Unclassifiable

chasse

5,000 Rials 2015
Unclassifiable

poteries

Iraqiraq

The Republic of Iraq is a country in the Near East, in West Asia.
Population ≈ 38.9 million inhabitants. Area: 435,052 km².


25 Dinars 1982
Mammals

pur-sang

25 Dinars 1986
Mammals

cavalerie

25 Dinars 2001
Mammals

lion

500 Dinars 2015
Mammals

Taureau ailé


Jerome Collection
50,000 Dinars 2023
Unclassifiable

pastoral scene

Israelisrael

The State of Israel is a country in Western Asia.
Population ≈ 9,2 million inhabitants. Area: 20 770 km².



William Collection
5 Pounds 1958
Mammals

lion


Jerome Collection
100 New Shekels 2017
Mammals

biches

Japanjapan

The State of Japan is an island country in East Asia.
Population ≈ 125.5 million inhabitants. Area: 377,975 km².


5 Sen 1944
Mammals

statue

10 Sen 1947
Birds

pigeons


William Collection
50 Sen 1943
Birds

grue du japon

1 Yen 1946
Birds

grue du japon

1 000 Yen 1993
Oiseaux

grue du japon


Yumiko & Garlo
10,000 Yen 2004
Birds

grue du japon

JordanJordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an Arab country in Western Asia.
Population ≈ 10.8 million inhabitants. Area: 89,342 km².


1 Dinar 2016
Mammals

camelus dromedarius


IVAN BOGDANOV
1 Dinar 2022
Birds

rosefinch


Jerome Collection
5 Dinars 2020
Mammals

cavalry


Jerome Collection
10 Dinars 2019
Mammals

camelus dromedarius

KazakhstanKazakhstan

The Republic of Kazakhstan is a country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe.
Population ≈ 19 million inhabitants. Area: 2,724,900 km².


2 Tiyn 1993
Mammals

horses

20 Tenge 1993
Birds Mammals

Eagle Hunter

50 Tenge 1993
Unclassifiable

Cave painting


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
500 Tenge 2006
Birds

Gull

500 Tenge 2017
Birds

guanaco
Mouettes


Jerome Collection
1,000 Tenge 2013
Unclassifiable

peiture rupestre


Jerome Collection
5,000 Tenge 2023
Birds Unclassifiable

Aigle
Aigle


PASCALYDIE.FR
10,000 Tenge 2012
Birds

colombes

Kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyz Republic is a country in Central Asia.
Population ≈ 7.3 million inhabitants. Area: 236,800 km².


1/10/50 Tyin 1993
Birds

aigle royal

1 Som 1993
Mammals

equestrian statue


IVAN BOGDANOV
2,000 Som 2017
Mammals Birds

statue equestre
aigle

KuwaitKuwait

The State of Kuwait is located in the Middle East, on the Persian Gulf.
Population ≈ 3 million inhabitants. Area: 17,818 km².


Demi Dinar 2014
Reptiles


PASCALYDIE.FR
1 Dinar 1993
Mammals

Dromedaries


PASCALYDIE.FR
1 Dinar 2001
Unclassifiable Birds


Jerome Collection
10 Dinars 2014
Mammals Birds

Laoslaos

The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a country in Southeast Asia
Population ≈ 5.9 million inhabitants. Area: 198,500 km².



Paul Marty
1 Kip 1962
Mammals

elephant d'afrique

5 Kip 1962
Mammals

elephant d'asie

5 Kip 1979
Mammals

elephant d'afrique


IVAN BOGDANOV
10 Kip 1975
Mammals

cart


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Kip 1957
Mammals

elephants


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Kip 1975
Mammals

buffle d'asie

50 Kip 1979
Mammals

Water Buffaloes


William Collection
100 Kip 1974
Mammals

elephant d'afrique


William Collection
200 Kip 1963
Mammals

elephants


IVAN BOGDANOV
1,000 Kip 1974
Mammals

elephant

1,000 Kip 1994
Mammals

buffle d'asie

LebanonLebanon

The Lebanese Republic is a state in the Near East (Southeast Asia).
Population ≈ 5.5 million inhabitants. Area: 10,452 km².


500 Pounds 1988
Mammals

bas-relief lion

MacauMacau

Mainland China South Coast Special Administrative Region.
Population ≈ 635 000 inhabitants. Area: 118 km².


10 Patacas 2016
Mammals

rat
rat

10 Patacas 2020
Mammals

rat
rat

10 Patacas 2021
Mammals

rat
rat

20 Patacas 2020
Reptiles

dragon

Malaysiamalaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 31.8 million inhabitants. Area: 329,750 km².


5 Ringgit 2011
Birds

buffle d'asie


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20 Ringgit 2012
Reptiles

calaos rhinocéros.

Maldivesmaldives

The Republic of Maldives is a country in South Asia made up of 1,199 islands.
Population ≈ 393,000 inhabitants. Area: 298 km².



Paul MARTY
5 Rufiyaas 2010
Molluscs

5 Rufyaas 2017
Fish Molluscs

thazard noir


PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Rufiyaas 2015
Fish

thons


Jerome Collection
1,000 Rufiyaas 2015
Fish Reptiles

Mongoliamongolia

Mongolia is a country in East Asia.
Population ≈ 3.2 million inhabitants. Area: 1,564,116 km².


50 Mongo 1993
Mammals

Mongolian horsemen.
Mongolian horsemen.

1 Tugrik 2008
Mammals

Testalt

5 Tugriks 2008
Mammals

przewalski

10 Tugriks 1993
Mammals

przewalski

500 Tugriks 2016
Mammals

przewalski

NepalNepal

The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a country in South Asia.
Population ≈ 30.3 million inhabitants. Area: 147,516 km².


1 Rupee 1974
Mammals

porte-musc chevrotain

2 Rupees 1981
Mammals

leopard indien

5 Rupees 1985
Mammals

yaks

5 Rupees 2012
Mammals

yaks

5 Rupees 2017
Mammals

yak sauvage

10 Rupees 1974
Mammals

blackbuck

10 Rupees 1995
Mammals

blackbuck

10 Rupees 2017
Mammals

cervicapre

20 Rupees 2006
Mammals

barasingha

20 Rupees 2016
Mammals

cerf de duvaucel

25 Rupees 1997
Mammals

vache


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Rupees 1974
Mammals

Tahr


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Rupees 2005
Birds

lophophore

50 Rupees 2012
Mammals

porte-musc chevrotain

50 Rupees 2015
Mammals

leopard des neiges

100 Rupees 2006
Mammals

indian rhinoceros

100 Rupees 2015
Mammals

rhinoceros indien

500 Rupees 2012
Mammals

tigres du bengale

500 Rupees 2016
Mammals

tigre du bengale


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Rupees 2008
Mammals

elephant d'asie


Jerome Collection
1,000 Rupees 2019
Mammals

Asian Elephants.

North KoreaNorth Korea

The People's Democratic Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia.
Population ≈ 25.4 million billion inhabitants. Area: 120,540 km².


5 Won 1988
Mammals

lion rampant

Omanoman

The Sultanate of Oman is a country in the Middle East, in West Asia.
Population ≈ 4.7 million inhabitants. Area: 309,500 km².


100 Baisa 1995
Mammals

oryx


Jerome Collection
1/2 Rial 2020
Mammals Birds

Arabian leopard

PakistanPakistan

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a South Asian country founded in 1947, following the partition of the British Indian Empire.
Population ≈ 221 million inhabitants. Area: 881 913 km².


75 Rupees 2022
Mammals

Markhor

Philippinesphilippines

The Republic of the Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia made up of 7,641 islands.
Population ≈ 109 million inhabitants. Area: 300,400 km².



Jerome Collection
Half Peso 1957
Mammals

buffle

20 Piso 2016
Mammals

requin-baleine


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Piso 2010
Fish

trevally


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Piso 2010
Fish

requin-baleine


Jerome Collection
200 Piso 2010
Mammals

tarsier


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
500 Piso 2013
Birds

perruche


Jerome Collection
1,000 Piso 2022
Birds Others Reptiles

philippine eagle
oyster

Qatarqatar

The State of Qatar is an Emirate of the Middle East, in West Asia.
Population ≈ 2.4 million inhabitants. Area: 11,586 km².


1 Riyal 2017
Birds

cochevis

1 Riyal 2020
Molluscs

monument doha


A.F.E.P.
5 Riyals 1981
Unclassifiable

sheep

5 Riyals 2008
Mammals

oryx


Jerome Collection
5 Riyals 2020
Mammals

désert Qatar

Singaporesingapore

The Republic of Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 6.2 million inhabitants. Area: 724.2 km².


1 Dollar 1976
Birds

Testalt


Paul MARTY
1 Dollar 1987
Mammals Fish

lion tigre

2 Dollars 1990
Reptiles Mammals

dragon

5 Dollars 1988
Birds

bulbul


Jerome Collection
10 Dollars 1976
Birds Mammals

kingfisher
chinese lion


Jerome Collection
10 Dollars 1988
Fish

decapterus


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Dollars 2005
Mammals

gibbons

South KoreaSouth Korea

The Republic of Korea is an East Asian country that covers the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.
Population ≈ 52 million inhabitants. Area: 100,210 km².


500 Won 1973
Reptiles

dragon


Rafał MACIĄG
2,000 Won 2018
Mammals

tiger

Sri Lanka (Ceylan before 1972)srilanka

The Socialist Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka is an island State in South Asia.
Population ≈ 22.9 million. Area: 65,610 km².



Jérome Collection
1 Rupee 1949
Mammals

éléphants

2 Rupees 1979
Fish Arthropods Reptiles

barbus rubis noir


A.F.E.P.
5 Rupees 1979
Arthropods Reptiles Mammals Birds

papillon


A.F.E.P.
10 Rupees 1979
Birds

hornbill.
bulbul.

10 Rupees 1995
Mammals Birds

lion.
stork.


A.F.E.P.
20 Rupees 1979
Mammals Birds Reptiles

pigeon
magpie

20 Rupees 1995
Birds Unclassifiable

garuda
lambis

20 Rupees 2015
Birds

petit-duc de serendip

50 Rupees 1995
Mammals

lion


William Collection
50 Rupees 2016
Birds Arthropods Mammals

flycatcher


A.F.E.P.
100 Rupees 1979
Mammals Birds Reptiles Arthropods

civette
civette


William Collection
100 Rupees 1992
Birds

perruches.

100 Rupees 2010
Birds Arthropods

calao de Ceylan.


PASCALYDIE.FR
200 Rupees 1998
Unclassifiable

lions colombe
Horse cart.

500 Rupees 2016
Arthropods Birds

butterfly, parakeet.


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Rupees 2001
Mammals Birds

civette
paons

1,000 Rupees 2020
Arthropods Birds

parrot.

SyriaSyria

The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in West Asia.
Population ≈ 19.4 million inhabitants. Area: 185,180 km2.


1,000 Pounds 2013
Unclassifiable

aigle

5,000 Pounds 2019
Birds

aigle

TaiwanTaiwan

Independent territory (Republic of China), located in East Asia.
Population ≈ 23.6 million inhabitants. Area: 35,980 km².



Jerome Collection
500 New Dollars 2004
Mammals

deer


A.F.E.P.
1,000 New Dollars 2004
Birds

faisans


Jerome Collection
2,000 New Dollars 2002
Fish

saumons

TajikistanTajikistan

the republic of Tajikistan is a country in central Asia.
Population ≈ 8.9 million inhabitants. Area: 143,100 km².


50 Diram 1999
Mammals

chulalongkorn

Thailandthailand

The kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 69 million inhabitants. Area: 514,000 km².


10 Baht 1980
Mammals

chulalongkorn

20 Baht 1981
Mammals

taskin le grand

50 Baht 2010
Mammals

don chedi war memorial

100 Baht 1978
Birds Mammals

garuda
don chedi

TurkeyTurkey

The Republic of Turkey is a transcontinental country (3% of its territory is in Europe, the rest in Asia).
Population ≈ 83,6 million inhabitants. Area: 783,562 km².


100,000 Lira 2001
Mammals

 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Turkmenistanturmenistan

The Republic of Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia.
Population ≈ 5.5 million inhabitants. Area: 488,100 km².


1 Manat 1993
Mammals

emblem

50 Manat 2005
Mammals

taskin le grand

United Arab Emiratesemirats arabes unis

The United Arab Emirates is made up of seven Emirates that form a Federal State.
Population ≈ 10 million inhabitants. Area: 82,880 km².



QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5 Dirhams 2015
Birds

goura de victoria


IVAN BOGDANOV
50 Dirhams 2011
Mammals Birds

Oryx
falcon


IVAN BOGDANOV
500 Dirhams 2017
Birds

falcon
falcon

UzbekistanUzbekistan

The Republic of Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia.
Population ≈ 30.6 million inhabitants. Area: 447,400 km².


5 Som 1994
Birds

Simorgh

100 Som 1994
Birds

Griffons

200 Som 1997
Birds Mammals

Kumo
Shir o Khorshid

500 Som 1999
Mammals

Kumo

2,000 Som 2021
Mammals

chameau
chameauo

5,000 Som 2021
Mammals

winged tiger
gazelle

50,000 Som 2017
Birds

cigognes
cigognes


IVAN BOGDANOV
50,000 Som 2021
Birds

Colombe

Vietnamvietnam

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia.
Population ≈ 98.7 million inhabitants. Area: 330,967 km².



Jerome Collection
5 Dong 1955
Mammals

water buffalo

5 Dong 1956
Birds Mammals

phoenix
Water Buffalo

5 Dong 1976
Unclassifiable

10 Dong 1955
Fish Reptiles

carpe
carpe

20 Dong 1964
Fish

carp-dragon

10 Dong 1976
Mammals


QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
20 Dong 1962
Mammals

attelage


Jerome Collection
20 Xu 1966
Mammals

attelage

50 Dong 1972
Unclassifiable


Jerome Collection
100 Dong 1972
Mammals

buffle d'eau


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
200 Dong 1966
Mammals


LES BILLETS DU MONDE
200 Dong 1972
Mammals

500 Dong 1972
Mammals

tigre d'indochine

1,000 Dong 1972
Mammals

1,000 Dong 1988
Mammals

Yemenyemen

The Republic of Yemen is a country in the Middle East located at the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
Population ≈ 34.5 million inhabitants. Area: 527,970 km².


5 Rials 1967
Unclassifiable Mammals

coat of arms
lion