Coins from Bangladesh

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is a Parliamentary Democracy located in South Asia. Historically an important part of the Indian subcontinent, Bangladesh came into existence as an independent nation in 1971 after seceding from Pakistan. Besides bordering India along majority of her outlined boundary, Bangladesh also shares a short portion of her international border with Myanmar to the south east and the Bay of Bengal lies to her south. With land area comparable to that of the US state of Alabama, Bangladesh is home to around 165 million people, making her one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bengali or Bangla is the official language and Islam, practiced by majority of the inhabitants, is the official religion of the state. Bangladesh is rich in biodiversity and natural beauty as well. Most of Bangladesh is fertile deltaic plains formed by the rivers Padma, Jamuna, Meghna and their tributaries. Much of the Sundarbans i.e. the largest mangrove forest in the world, lies within her territory towards the south west. The endangered Royal Bengal Tiger, the official animal of the state, infrequently spotted in the wild is a tourist attraction. Bangladesh also boasts of the longest continuous natural sea beach of Cox’s Bazar that attracts tourists all year around. Bangladesh follows a decimalized currency format. The Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) is the base currency unit sub-divided into 100 sub units knows as the Poisha.
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Taka (1972-date)

100 Poisha = 1 Taka

Available for swap 1 Poisha
1974

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 0.51 g • ⌀ 16 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 1, N# 1789
Available for swap 5 Poisha
1973-1974

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.4 g • 22 mm
KM# 1, Schön# 2, N# 6765
Available for swap 5 Poisha (FAO)
1974-1979

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO - Increase Production
Aluminium • 1.4 g • 22.41 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 6, N# 1790
Available for swap 5 Poisha (FAO)
1977-1994

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.4 g • 22.4 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 10, N# 1978
Available for swap 10 Poisha
1973-1974

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 2 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 3, N# 6766
Available for swap 10 Poisha (FAO)
1974-1979

Circulating commemorative coin: Green Revolution
Aluminium • 2 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 7, Schön# 7, N# 6768
Available for swap 10 Poisha (FAO; large type)
1977-1980

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Aluminium • 2 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 11.1, Schön# 11, N# 3164
Available for swap 10 Poisha (FAO; small type)
1983-1994

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Aluminium • 1.3900 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 11.2, Schön# 12, N# 1974
Available for swap 25 Poisha
1973

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 2.68 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 4, N# 6767
Available for swap 25 Poisha (FAO)
1974-1979

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Stainless steel • 2.65 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 8, N# 4456
Available for swap 25 Poisha
1977-1994

Standard circulation coin
Steel • 2.65 g • ⌀ 19 mm
KM# 12, Schön# 13, N# 1977
Available for swap 50 Poisha
1973

Standard circulation coin
Nickel brass • 4 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 4, Schön# 5, N# 16216
Available for swap 50 Poisha (FAO)
1977-1994

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Stainless steel • 4 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 13, Schön# 14, N# 1973
Available for swap 50 Poisha (FAO)
2001

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Steel • 2.6 g • ⌀ 19.3 mm
KM# 24, Schön# 20, N# 9354
Available for swap 1 Taka (FAO)
1975-1977

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO - family planning
Copper-nickel • 6 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 9, N# 14760
1 Taka (Independence)
1991

Non-circulating coin: 20th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.925) • 31.35 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 17, Schön# 16, N# 82263
1 Taka (XXV Summer Olympics)
1992

Non-circulating coin: 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona
Silver (.925) • 31.35 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 14, Schön# 17, N# 41802
Available for swap 1 Taka (FAO)
1992-1995

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO - family planning
Steel • 6.1 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 9a, Schön# 15, N# 3165
Available for swap 1 Taka (Endangered Wildlife)
1993

Non-circulating coin: Endangered Wildlife
Silver (.925) • 31.35 g • ⌀ 38.5 mm
KM# 15, Schön# 18, N# 41971
Available for swap 1 Taka (World Cup Soccer)
1993

Non-circulating coin: 1994 World Cup, United States
Silver (.925) • 31.35 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 16, Schön# 19, N# 41970
Available for swap 1 Taka (FAO)
1996-2003

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Brass • 4 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 9b, Schön# 21, N# 7420
Available for swap 1 Taka (FAO)
2001-2007

Circulating commemorative coin: FAO
Stainless steel • 4.2500 g • ⌀ 24.91 mm
KM# 9c, Schön# 21a, N# 1976
Available for swap 1 Taka
2010-2014

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 3.25 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
KM# 32, Schön# 31, N# 22456
Available for swap 2 Taka (United Nations Literacy Decade)
2004-2008

Circulating commemorative coin: United Nations Literacy Decade
Stainless steel • 7 g • ⌀ 26.03 mm
KM# 25, Schön# 22, N# 1972
Available for swap 2 Taka
2010

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 5.50 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 31.1, Schön# 32, N# 22455
Available for swap 2 Taka
2013

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel • 5.50 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 31.2, Schön# 32, N# 133880
Available for swap 5 Taka
1994-1996

Standard circulation coin: Jamuna Bridge
Stainless steel • 8.17 g • ⌀ 26.8 mm
KM# 18.1, KM# 18.2, KM# 18.3, Schön# 23.1, Schön# 23.2, Schön# 23.3, N# 1975
5 Taka (Trial Strike; Specimen)
1996

Pattern
Copper • ⌀ 26.80 mm
N# 157610
Available for swap 5 Taka
2005-2008

Standard circulation coin: Jamuna Bridge
Stainless steel • 8.17 g • ⌀ 26.8 mm
KM# 26.1, KM# 26.2, KM# 26.3, Schön# 25, N# 9355
Available for swap 5 Taka
2012-2013

Standard circulation coin
Stainless steel clad iron • 6.5 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 33, Schön# 33, N# 34783
10 Taka (Independence)
1996

Non-circulating coin: 25th Anniversary of Independence
Silver (.925) • 31.47 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 19, Schön# 26, N# 82266
10 Taka (Bank of Bangladesh)
1996

Non-circulating coin: 25th Anniversary of the Bank of Bangladesh
Silver (.925) • 31.47 g • ⌀ 41 mm
KM# 20, Schön# 27, N# 73358
Available for swap 10 Taka (Jamuna Bridge)
1998

Non-circulating coin: Inauguration of the Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge
Nickel • 25 g • ⌀ 33 mm
KM# 21, Schön# 28, N# 31498
10 Taka (Cricket World Cup)
2011

Non-circulating coin: ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
Silver (.925) • 30 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 27, Schön# 34, N# 36594
Available for swap 10 Taka (Rabindranath Tagore)
2011

Non-circulating coin: ‎150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
Silver (.925) • 22.1 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 28, Schön# 35, N# 31496
Available for swap 10 Taka (Independence)
2011

Non-circulating coin: 40th Anniversary of Nationhood
Silver (.999) • 25 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 29, Schön# 37, N# 41803
Available for swap 10 Taka ("Bidrohi")
2011

Non-circulating coin: 90 Years of the Poem 'Bidrohi' (that is, Rebel)
Silver (.999) • 25 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 30, Schön# 36, N# 41804
20 Taka (Jamuna Bridge)
1998

Non-circulating coin: Inauguration of the Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge
Silver (.999) • 25 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 29, N# 31500
20 Taka (International Mother Language Day)
2000

Non-circulating coin: International Mother Language Day
Gold (.917) • 10 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 30, N# 46698
Available for swap 50 Taka (50 Years of Independence)
2021

Non-circulating coin: 50 Years of Independence
Silver (.925) • 30 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 37, N# 281759
50 Taka (Independence)
2021

Non-circulating coin: Golden Jubilee of Independence
Gold (.917) • 10 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 38, N# 314698
50 Taka (50ᵗʰ Anniversary of Bangladesh-Japan Diplomatic Relations)
2022

Non-circulating coin: 50ᵗʰ Anniversary of Establishment of Bangladesh-Japan Diplomatic Relations
Silver (.925) • 20 g • ⌀ 35 mm
KM# 39, N# 318376
Available for swap 100 Taka (Bangladesh National Museum)
2013

Non-circulating coin: 100th Anniversary of the Bangladesh National Museum
Silver (.925) • 22 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 34, N# 82267
100 Taka
2020

Non-circulating coin: Birth Centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Silver (.925) • 30.00 g • ⌀ 38 mm
KM# 35, N# 216356
100 Taka
2020

Non-circulating coin: Birth Centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Gold (.917) • 10 g • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# 36, N# 216282
100 Taka (Padma Bridge)
2022

Non-circulating coin: Padma Bridge
Silver (.925) • 30 g • ⌀ 38 mm
N# 363849

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