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Hungarian korona
currency
Vereinsthaler
thumb|right|250px|Austrian Vereinstaler of 1866The Vereinsthaler (, union thaler) was a standard silver coin of German Confederation, used in most German states and the Austrian Empire in the years before German unification.
Japanese military yen
currency of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces
Malawian pound
historical currency of Malawi
Transcaucasian ruble
coin of the Federal Socialist Soviet Republic of Transcaucasia
Nigerian pound
currency of Nigeria between 1907 and 1973
Surinamese guilder
former currency of Suriname (1940–2004)
East African rupee
currency of Britain's East African colonies and protectorates between 1906 and 1920
South Vietnamese đồng
currency
Bolivian peso
former currency of Bolivia from 1963 until 1986
Mozambican escudo
currency of Mozambique from 1914 until 1980
Cambodian franc
former currency of Cambodia
Krajina dinar
Currency of the Serbian Republic of Krajina between 1992 & 1994
Greenlandic krone
Planned currency for Greenland which was abandoned in 2009
South Korean hwan
(1953–1962) former currency
Saar franc
currency of the Saar Protectorate in 1948-1956
Japanese invasion money
currency issued by the Japanese Military Authority
Liechtenstein krone
former currency of Liechtenstein
franga
The franga is an obsolete unit of currency, equal to 5 lek, used in the Albanian Republic and Albanian Kingdom under Zogu. Coins denominated in Franga were in use from 1926 until 1939.
Equatorial Guinean peseta
former Equatorial Guinean currencymbụ ego Equatorial Guinea
Sarawak dollar
currency of Sarawak from 1858 to 1953
Zambian pound
Coin unit of Zambia since its independence, occurred in October 24th of 1964, until January 16th of 1968
Saar mark
currency
German ostmark
short-lived currency used in eastern areas occupied by Germany in 1918
Hyderabadi rupee
currency
Roman scudo
currency of the Papal States until 1866
Fiume krone
Netherlands Indies guilder
unit of account of the Dutch East Indies
New Hebrides franc
former currency used in New Hebrides/Vanuatu until 1981
Burmese rupee
former Burmese currency (1852–1952)
Japanese mon
currency used in Japan until 1870
French West African franc
currency circulating in the early 20th century
Reichsthaler
thumb|Electorate of Saxony, Reichstaler from 1575 from the Dresden mint, Mmz. HB The Reichsthaler (; modern spelling Reichstaler), or more specifically the Reichsthaler specie, was a standard thaler silver coin introduced by the Holy Roman Empire in 1566 for use in all German states, minted in various versions for the next 300 years, and containing 25–26 grams fine silver.
Malayan dollar
currency of British Malaya and Brunei
German ostruble
Occupation currency of World War I
Italian Somaliland somalo
thumb|right|400px|A 10 "Somali" banknote of 1950 The Somalo (plural: Somali, صومالي) was the currency of the Trust Territory of Somaliland administered by Italy between 1950 and 1960. The "Somalo" remained officially in use in the newly created Somali Republic until 1962. It was subdivided into 100 centesimi (singular: centesimo).
Moroccan franc
former currency used in Morocco (1921–1974)
trade dollar
trade coins issued by various countries
Ōban
thumb|The Ōban (大判) was the largest denomination, valued at 10 Ryōs. Here, a [[Keichō Ōban, minted from 1601.]] thumb|Maneki Neko, with Ōban attached to collar An Ōban (大判) was a monetary ovoid gold plate, and the largest denomination of Tokugawa coinage. Tokugawa coinage worked according to a triple monetary standard, using gold, silver and bronze coins, each with their own denominations. thumb|left|Keichō gold coinage: Ōban, Koban, [[Ichibuban, 1601–1695.]] The first Oban – Tenshō Ōban (天正大判) – were minted by the Gotō family under the orders of Hideyoshi in 1588.
Ghanaian pound
currency of Ghana between 1958 and 1965
North Vietnamese đồng
former currency
skilling
Portuguese Timorese pataca
currency of Portuguese Timor between 1894 and 1958
Angolan angolar
currency of the former Portuguese colony of Angola from 1928 to 1958
Korean mun
currency used in Joseon
Hungarian adópengő
unit of currency
Kronenthaler
thumb|Nassau Kronenthaler, 1817 The Kronenthaler was a silver coin first issued in 1755 in the Austrian Netherlands (see Austrian Netherlands Kronenthaler) and which became a popular trade coin in early 19th century Europe. Most examples show the bust of the Austrian ruler on the obverse and three or four crowns on the reverse, hence the name which means "crown thaler" (also Brabanter and crocione (Italian).
Eritrean tallero
currency of Eritrea between 1890 and 1921
Southern Rhodesian pound
historical currency
Venetian lira
currency of Venice until 1807
Italian Somaliland rupia
currency in Italian Somaliland from 1909 to 1925
Portuguese Guinean escudo
Currency of Portuguese
North Yemeni rial
currency
Iranian qiran
currency of Iran between 1825 and 1932
Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound
currency of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rwanda and Burundi franc
currency issued for the Belgian mandate territory of Ruanda-Urundi (modern-day Rwanda and Burundi) in East Africa between 1960 and 1964
Korean yang
currency
Portuguese Indian escudo
currency of Portuguese India between 1958 and 1961
Nova Scotian dollar
former currency
Paraguayan peso
currency of Paraguay between 1856 and 1944