Last update: 19 January 2024
Some items, especially banknotes, tokens and notgeld, are issued by an entity (bank, company, chamber of commerce, moneyer, etc.) different from the government of the state and from the mint.
It is only when an item bears the name or logo of, for instance, a bank or a company which is at the origin of its issue, that this entity is considered as an issuing entity. Any institution linked to the coin or note but not represented or named on it can be described in comments, but not in the “issuing entity” field.
Please post a request on the forum indicating:
It is not required to provide all the information above. However, complete requests can be verified and added to the database quicker by the catalogue admins.
Translate to English the names of military units, institutions, organisations, associations, etc. The type of enterprise or its abbreviation should be omitted from titles (S.A., Ltd., GmbH., Co., AG…).
In case an issuing entity undergoes a significant change of name, usually associated with other organizational changes, the issuing entities are listed separately.