These coins, minted in 2008 for the city of Vitebsk in Belarus, commemorate the “Slavyanskiy Bazaar” reunion, a cultural gathering where people from various Slavonic countries take part. Several banknotes used in Vitebsk during this reunion exist since 1996, but these are the first coins ever minted for this purpose. They have a very limited mintage.

Slavyanskiy venok is a gathering of Slavonic people in Estonia that come from very diverse countries to celebrate their unique culture and traditions.  This gathering occurs every two or three years in Estonia. This is the only currency of this gathering that has ever been minted and it has a very low mintage.

The free and independent Nation of Lakota launched the Free Lakota Bank in 2008. The Lakota are found mostly in South Dakota and Minnesota. The establishment of their own bank follows the formal secession from the United States passed in 2007.
The bank deals only with Approved silver and gold currencies (AOCS) and since they only deal in these currencies, they do not participate in any central bank scheme.
Across the great Lakota land, thousands of tribes and merchants participate in their system of trade. This pure-silver ounce is the first coin ever issued by the Lakota Nation.

Librecoins is one of the Approved silver and gold currencies (AOCS) of North America. Founded with the aim of replacing the American dollar as the dominant currency system and implementing silver as money, it has grown in importance over the last number of years. Librecoins claims that the American dollar is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist. Therefore it needs to be replaced by a proper currency system that protects wealth, as those based in silver and gold do.
AOCS have seen an incredible growth in use and popularity over the last years due to the financial and economic crisis.

Neocoins is one of the Approved silver and gold currencies (AOCS) of North America. Founded with the aim of replacing the American dollar as the dominant currency system and implementing silver as money, it has grown in importance over the last number of years.
Neocoins are dedicated to neo-conservative politicians, such as George Bush and other Republican politicians and it is an open critic to their abusive policies and harmful actions.
AOCS’ members claim that the American dollar is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist. Therefore it needs to be replaced by a proper currency system that protects wealth, as those based in silver and gold do.
AOCS have seen an incredible growth in use and popularity over the last years due to the financial and economic crisis.

This is one of the official issues of the Approved silver and gold currencies (AOCS) of North America. Founded with the aim of replacing the American dollar as the dominant currency system and implementing silver as money, it has grown in importance over the last number of years.
This piece is dedicated to Ludwig Von Mises, an important economist of the Austrian school, critic with the modern monetary system, currently used. The coin shows the image of Von Mises in the obverse and the coat of arms of his family and Institute in the reverse.
AOCS’ members claim that the American dollar is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist. Therefore it needs to be replaced by a proper currency system that protects wealth, as those based in silver and gold do.
AOCS have seen an incredible growth in use and popularity over the last years due to the financial and economic crisis.

This is one of the official issues of the Approved silver and gold currencies (AOCS) of North America. Founded with the aim of replacing the American dollar as the dominant currency system and implementing silver as money, it has grown in importance over the last number of years.
Dixie Dollar is privately-minted .999 fine silver currency for the purpose of enabling the Southern people to establish a sound monetary system free of the international banking cartels.
AOCS’ members claim that the American dollar is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist. Therefore it needs to be replaced by a proper currency system that protects wealth, as those based in silver and gold do.

AOCS have seen an incredible growth in use and popularity over the last years due to the financial and economic crisis.

This coin from the Lugansk region (also known as Luhansk) commemorates the 50th anniversary of the creation of the greater Donbass region (or Donbasskiy Kray). The Donbass region combines three oblasts (provinces or regions) in the east of Ukraine: easternmost part of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, northern and central part of Donetsk Oblast and southern part of Lugansk Oblast.
Donbass is economically, historically and culturally regarded as a supranational region, as it also consists of a part of neighbouring Rostov Oblast in Russia, although this conceptual extension of the region to include the Russian section of it has been somehow abandoned after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Many inhabitants of Donbass have a strong attachment to the region and see themselves first and foremost as Donbassers.

Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya on its southwest, the Gulf of Aden on its north, the Indian Ocean at its east, and Ethopia to the west. One of the poorest countries of the world, it seems that they are finding a way of generating a most needed income through the production of original coins. Following the success of their previous Guitar Coin program, Somalia has issued a set of six coins shaped like motorcycles. These coins are legal tender issues that do not circulate.

French Guiana is an overseas department of France, located on the northern coast of South America.  This country, settled by the French in the 17th century, served as a site of penal settlements until 1951. This essay is one of the first coins of this country.