I've always been wondering. My country had a 100000 lei silver coin back in 1946 and I'm pretty sure there's a good chance that it's actually the silver coin with highest denomination. Anyway, maybe some of you are interested in such fun facts and can actually give me an answer.
There are Polish and Ukrainian 200,000 coins but maybe there are even bigger ones like some hyperinflation silver version.
Edit: Depending on your definition HERE is a billion (trillion in short-scale) Mark coin
There are Polish coins of 300,000 Zlotych, as I have two in my collection.
Look for Y#245 & Y#267
There are a few others.
Cannot add links as I am not on my computer
I know but it has a very tiny ammount of silver hence the "depending on your definition" , but we should really get rid of such colloqial terms or brand names like new silver, german silver or nordic gold etc.
Quote: "Idolenz"new silver, german silver or nordic gold etc.
I'm not quite sure what is in the alloy "new silver", But German Silver and Nordic Gold have specific alloy contents and are valid references in the Numismatic world .. To delete them would be worse than deleting Copper-Nickel. As there is no standard for Cu-Ni coins, whereas there is with German Silver and Nordic Gold..
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Do not argue with ignorant people .. !! They will drag you down to their level, then pulverize you with experience ...
Excluding 20th century and inflation coins, one of the oldest in the past (pre 1900 - before nonsense like bullion 100kg coins and the like) was several silver pounds of Charles I (1625 - 1649) minted by loyal cities in the Civil war (1642 - 1649). These huge coins weighed 120 grams (4.5 ounces) and were hammered coins, but still were some 60mm round. Remembering the largest coin typically in use for silver was the crown (5/-) and these coins (20/-) were four times as large, given the war cut off supplies of gold for large denomination coins.
One pound was a lot of money then, and a labourer earned 4d a day, this coin was 2 months wages! Even a captain may earn only £10 a year back then.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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