Asia

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.

A B C ....H I J K L M N O P Q .S T U V ....

Afghanistan

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

IVAN BOGDANOV
50 Afghanis 1977
Mammals

500 Afghanis 1990
Mammals

1,000 Afghanis 1991
Birds

Arménia

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

10 Dram 1993
Mammals

25 Dram 1993
Mammals

PASCALYDIE.FR
500 Dram 2017
Birds Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Dram 2011
Mammals

Bahrain

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

Bangladesh

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

2 Taka 2003
Birds

10 Taka 2010
Birds

25 Taka 2013
Mammals

50 Taka 2019
Mammals

100 Taka 2020
Mammals

Jerome Collection
500 Taka 2020
Mammals

Bhutan

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

Burma

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

Jerome Collection
10 Kyats 1958
Mammals

PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Kyats 1994
Mammals

25 Kyats 1972
Mammals

90 Kyats 1987
Mammals

100 Kyats 1953
Mammals

Richard BERTHOU
100 Kyats 1994
Mammals

Seb SERRUS
200 Kyats 1991-98
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5,000 Kyats 2014
Mammals

Pierre SCHNEIDER
20,000 Kyats 2023
Mammals

Cambodia

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

0.1 Riel 1979
Mammals

0.2 Riel 1979
Mammals

1 Riel 1979
Mammals

10 Riels 1987
Reptiles

20 Riels 1979
Mammals

50 Riels 2002
Mammals Reptiles

100 Riels 1972
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
500 Riels 1958/70
Mammals

500 Riels 1998
Unclassifiable

1,000 Riels 2012
Birds

1,000 Riels 2016
Reptiles Mammals Birds

2,000 Riels 2022
Mammals

PASCALYDIE
15,000 Riels 2019
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20,000 Riels 2018
Mammals Reptiles

China

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

Liangpiao ? 1956
Mammals

0.1 Jin 1978
Mammals

0.2 Shi JIN 1974
Mammals

Jerome Collection
Liangpiao 10 and 50? 1974
Mammals

Jerome Collection
Liangpiao 2 et 200 ? 1988
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Fen 1940
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1 Sen 1939
Reptiles

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1 Yuan 1941
Mammals

1 Yuan 1960
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5 Yen 1940
Birds

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
5 Yuan 1941
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Yuan 1934
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Yuan 1935
Unclassifiable

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
10 Yen 1940
Reptiles

PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Yuan 2024
Reptiles

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Yuan 1938
Mammals

Rafał MACIĄG
100 Yuan 2015
Unclassifiable

PASCALYDIE.FR
100 Yuan 2000
Reptiles

Hong 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

20 Dollars 1998
Mammals

Paul MARTY
20 Dollars 2008
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
20 Dollars 2010
Fish

Yumiko & Garlo
20 Dollars 2012
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Dollars 2010
Reptiles

50 Dollars 2018
Arthropods

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

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

India

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

2 Rupees 1985
Mammals

Jerome Collection
5 Rupees 1962
Mammals

10 Rupees 1982
Mammals Birds

10 Rupees 1985
Mammals

Indonesia

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

1 Rupees 1956
Unclassifiable

IVAN BOGDANOV
5 Rupees 1957
Mammals Unclassifiable

5 Rupees 1959
Birds

10 Rupees 1959
Birds

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
25 Rupees 1991
Birds

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Rupees 1959
Birds

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Rupees 1959
Birds

100 Rupees 1977
Mammals

100 Rupees 1984
Birds

500 Rupees 1988
Mammals

500 Rupees 1992
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Rupees 1975
Birds Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
2,000 Rupees 1995
Birds

20,000 Rupees 2022
Reptiles

PASCALYDIE.FR
50,000 Rupees 1993
Mammals

Iran

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

500 Rials 1997
Birds

Jerome Collection
5,000 Rials 2005
Unclassifiable

5,000 Rials 2015
Unclassifiable

Iraq

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

25 Dinars 1986
Mammals

25 Dinars 2001
Mammals

500 Dinars 2015
Mammals

Jerome Collection
50,000 Dinars 2023
Unclassifiable

Israel

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

Jerome Collection
100 New Shekels 2017
Mammals

Japan

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

5 Sen 1944
Mammals

10 Sen 1947
Birds

William Collection
50 Sen 1943
Birds

1 Yen 1946
Birds

1 000 Yen 1993
Oiseaux

Yumiko & Garlo
10,000 Yen 2004
Birds

Jordan

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

1 Dinar 2016
Mammals

IVAN BOGDANOV
1 Dinar 2022
Birds

Jerome Collection
5 Dinars 2020
Mammals

Jerome Collection
10 Dinars 2019
Mammals

Kazakhstan

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

20 Tenge 1993
Birds Mammals

50 Tenge 1993
Unclassifiable

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
500 Tenge 2006
Birds

500 Tenge 2017
Birds

Jerome Collection
1,000 Tenge 2013
Unclassifiable

Jerome Collection
5,000 Tenge 2023
Birds Unclassifiable

PASCALYDIE.FR
10,000 Tenge 2012
Birds

Kyrgyzstan

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

1/10/50 Tyin 1993
Birds

1 Som 1993
Mammals

IVAN BOGDANOV
2,000 Som 2017
Mammals Birds

Kuwait

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

PASCALYDIE.FR
1 Dinar 2001
Unclassifiable Birds

Jerome Collection
10 Dinars 2014
Mammals Birds

Laos

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

5 Kip 1962
Mammals

5 Kip 1979
Mammals

IVAN BOGDANOV
10 Kip 1975
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Kip 1957
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Kip 1975
Mammals

50 Kip 1979
Mammals

William Collection
100 Kip 1974
Mammals

William Collection
200 Kip 1963
Mammals

IVAN BOGDANOV
1,000 Kip 1974
Mammals

1,000 Kip 1994
Mammals

Lebanon

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

Macau

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

10 Patacas 2016
Mammals

10 Patacas 2020
Mammals

10 Patacas 2021
Mammals

20 Patacas 2020
Reptiles

Malaysia

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

5 Ringgit 2011
Birds

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
20 Ringgit 2012
Reptiles

Maldives

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

PASCALYDIE.FR
20 Rufiyaas 2015
Fish

Jerome Collection
1,000 Rufiyaas 2015
Fish Reptiles

Mongolia

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

50 Mongo 1993
Mammals

1 Tugrik 2008
Mammals

5 Tugriks 2008
Mammals

10 Tugriks 1993
Mammals

500 Tugriks 2016
Mammals

Nepal

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

2 Rupees 1981
Mammals

5 Rupees 1985
Mammals

5 Rupees 2012
Mammals

5 Rupees 2017
Mammals

10 Rupees 1974
Mammals

10 Rupees 1995
Mammals

10 Rupees 2017
Mammals

20 Rupees 2006
Mammals

20 Rupees 2016
Mammals

25 Rupees 1997
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Rupees 1974
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
50 Rupees 2005
Birds

50 Rupees 2012
Mammals

50 Rupees 2015
Mammals

100 Rupees 2006
Mammals

100 Rupees 2015
Mammals

500 Rupees 2012
Mammals

500 Rupees 2016
Mammals

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Rupees 2008
Mammals

Jerome Collection
1,000 Rupees 2019
Mammals

North 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

Oman

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

Jerome Collection
1/2 Rial 2020
Mammals Birds

Pakistan

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

Philippines

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

20 Piso 2016
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Piso 2010
Fish

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
100 Piso 2010
Fish

Jerome Collection
200 Piso 2010
Mammals

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
500 Piso 2013
Birds

Jerome Collection
1,000 Piso 2022
Birds Others Reptiles

Qatar

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

1 Riyal 2020
Molluscs

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

5 Riyals 2008
Mammals

Jerome Collection
5 Riyals 2020
Mammals

Singapore

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

1 Dollar 1976
Birds

Paul MARTY
1 Dollar 1987
Mammals Fish

2 Dollars 1990
Reptiles Mammals

5 Dollars 1988
Birds

Jerome Collection
10 Dollars 1976
Birds Mammals

Jerome Collection
10 Dollars 1988
Fish

LES BILLETS DU MONDE
50 Dollars 2005
Mammals

South 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

Rafał MACIĄG
2,000 Won 2018
Mammals

Sri Lanka (Ceylan before 1972)

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

2 Rupees 1979
Fish Arthropods Reptiles

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

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

10 Rupees 1995
Mammals Birds

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

20 Rupees 1995
Birds Unclassifiable

20 Rupees 2015
Birds

50 Rupees 1995
Mammals

William Collection
50 Rupees 2016
Birds Arthropods Mammals

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

William Collection
100 Rupees 1992
Birds

100 Rupees 2010
Birds Arthropods

PASCALYDIE.FR
200 Rupees 1998
Unclassifiable

500 Rupees 2016
Arthropods Birds

QUINCAMPOIS NUMISMATIQUE
1,000 Rupees 2001
Mammals Birds

1,000 Rupees 2020
Arthropods Birds

Syria

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

1,000 Pounds 2013
Unclassifiable

5,000 Pounds 2019
Birds

Taiwan

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

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

Jerome Collection
2,000 New Dollars 2002
Fish

Tajikistan

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

50 Diram 1999
Mammals

Thailand

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

10 Baht 1980
Mammals

20 Baht 1981
Mammals

50 Baht 2010
Mammals

100 Baht 1978
Birds Mammals

Turkey

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