By country: Coins of Africa
51 · 1 745 recordsThe country is identified by the legend and the coat of arms, and where the legend is unreadable — by the denomination and monetary unit: most states used a unit of their own. The same type was struck for years, and varieties differ by date, mint and small die details. 51 collections, 1 745 records in total. The largest: British West Africa — 196, West Africa (BCEAO) — 121, Egypt — 117, Angola — 114, East Africa — 101. Every entry carries photographs of both sides, metal, fineness, weight, diameter, mintage and catalogue numbers after Bitkin, Uzdenikov and Conros. Groups with fewer than five records are not listed separately.
- British West Africa 196
- West Africa (BCEAO) 121
- Egypt 117
- Angola 114
- East Africa 101
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 89
- German East Africa 69
- Algeria 69
- Djibouti 58
- Liberia 54
- Zambia 51
- Botswana 48
- Belgian Congo 44
- Zimbabwe 42
- Guinea 42
- Ghana 35
- Gambia 29
- South Africa 28
- Tunisia 27
- Eswatini 26
- Benin 24
- Seychelles 23
- Mauritius 22
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 20
- Burundi 19
- Mozambique 19
- Western Sahara 18
- Malawi 16
- Sierra Leone 16
- Cape Verde 15
- São Tomé and Príncipe 14
- Equatorial Guinea 13
- Burkina Faso 12
- Rwanda 11
- Cameroon 11
- Uganda 11
- Morocco 11
- Somalia 10
- Ascension Island 10
- Saint Helena Island 10
- Kenya 10
- Niger 9
- Saint Helena and Ascension 9
- Gabon 9
- Ethiopia 7
- Mauritania 7
- Gough Island 7
- Sudan 7
- Tanzania 5
- Central African Republic (CAR) 5
- Madagascar 5