Each individual coin has its own dedicated page containing the following information:
Geographical Section
- Region
- Sub-region
- Country
- Country ISO Code
Issuing Authority Section
- Issuing Authority
- Established In
- Currency and Currency ISO Code
- Currency Subdivision
- Link to Wikipedia page
Coin Section
- Denomination
- Diameter
- Weight
- Shape Name
- Multisided
- Edge Name:
- Special Features
- First Year of Minting
- Last Known Year of Minting
- Design Change Type
Each field in the above sections can have only one value per coin. In contrast, the Coin Materials section may have multiple entries per coin, depending on the number of materials used.
Coin Materials
The Coin Material is described using up to 4 fields:
- Composition: Mono-metallic, Bi-metallic or Tri-Metallic
- Type: Single for mono-metallic, Center and Ring for bi-metallic and Center, Ring and Insert for tri-metallic
- SubType: Plated/Clad-Core, Plated/Clad-Coating, Solid and Alloy
- Metal: The type of metal used
Understanding these fields and their content will simplify creating custom searches in the app.
Additional Features
- Users can click on a coin image to zoom and rotate it for a closer inspection.
- Quick links to other denominations from the same currency are provided at the bottom of the page for easy navigation.
