Coins of the World

Coins of the World is a blog about Coins of various countries but majorly focusses on India and related series. It is meant to discuss and highlight various aspects of Indian and World Numismatics in its own way.

About Me

Dr. Mahesh A. Kalra: I am the Director of Centre for Numismatic Information & Studies (CENNUMIS) an organization dedicated to research in Indian Numismatics and conducting courses on Indian Numismatics. My personal research spans from the most ancient to the most modern aspect of Numismatics with a definite thrust on learning and dissemination of the knowledge of ancient and medieval scripts seen on the Coins. I enjoy challenging coin series and see them as authentic historic objects which can be used to study the Art, Literature and Economic History of different periods and regions of the known world.

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Coins of the World

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A Greek Tragedy of an extinct Drachma Coin reminiscing ancient Hellenic glory with Aristotle’s image

Morocco’s M.A.D. Dirham issued in 1974 by King Hassan II

Egypt and Syria’s Pan-Arabic coin under the auspices of the United Arabic Republic in 1960

Iraqi 10 Fils Coin from the Hasshemite dynasty period issued by Ghazi I

Iraqi Coin from Pre-Saddam Revolutionary Regime of Abdul Karim Qassim (1958-1963)

Iran’s very own 'Roman' coins: The Last Shah’s stamp on posterity

A Tunisian Dinar Coin with the image of a beautiful farmer maid to promote the country's progressive image