Coin wrapper

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Stack of coin wrappers for US Quarters

A coin wrapper, sometimes known as a bank roll or roll, is a paper or plastic container for a number of coins. In the 19th century, coins were distributed in large cloth bags and coins were hand wrapped. Since the onset of the 20th century, coin wrapping machines have been in use. The earliest patent for a coin wrapping machine was in 1901. By 1910, automatic coin counting machines were in use, which could reject counterfeit coins, wrap coins, and crimp the coin wrapper ends.

History[edit]

In the 19th century coins were collected in cloth bags after they were struck at the mint. Initially coin wrapping was done by hand.[1] In 1913 the Federal Reserve bank was created.[2] After the creation of the Federal Reserve, bags of coins were sent to the individual reserve banks. Each branch then put the coins into paper wrappers with tightly sealed ends. These rolls were called "Original Bank-Wrapped Rolls" (OBW). When other banks wrapped the coins they would print their bank name on the wrapper.[1]

Coin wrapping machines[edit]

1903 Coin Bunching Machine Drawing

On 22 June 1901 James Rice applied for a patent (number 720070) for what he called a "Coin Bunching Machine". The patent was issued on 10 February 1903. Rice described his invention by stating that it was a "efficient manner means for bunching together any preferred number of coins of a selected denomination and holding them in position whereby they may be very conveniently and expeditiously wrapped or covered with a paper jacket."[3]

On 9 November 1907 Erskine W Jennings applied for a patent on a machine he called "Coin Wrapper" which could crimp the ends of the coin rolls. On 3 August 1909 he was granted patent number 930,291. The machine was still not fully automatic.[4]

Automatic coin wrapping machines[edit]

By October 1908 the first fully automatic coin wrapping machine was created and a patented was applied for. The Automatic Coin-Wrapping Machine Company applied for a patent on the machine and it was granted October 1910: patent number #973335.[5] The applicant of record was Charles S. Batdorf; a man who applied for many coin related machine patents as early as his 1890 (Coin Operated Apparatus).[6] In 1908 he was granted patent number 358,670 for a "Spurious Coin Detector". A machine which he said could, "Provide a means whereby bogus, spurious or counterfeit coins will be rejected by the machine automatically even though they be of the same size as the genuine coins of the value for which the machine is designed to operate."[7]

By 1911 banks in the United States were using coin rolling machines. Some banks began to use standardized paper colors based on denomination. The machines were capable of culling counterfeit and damaged coins.[8]

Modern coin wrapping[edit]

In the United States, empty rolls are available free at most banks in every denomination (though it is becoming increasingly difficult for half dollar and dollar to be readily made available). The rolls come flat and one side will have to be folded to allow for coins to be placed inside. When the roll is full, the top side will need to be folded. Typically, the full rolls are brought back to the banks in exchange for currency or to be deposited. The Royal Canadian Mint uses check weighers to verify the number of coins per roll.[9]

In the Eurozone, empty plastic rolls are used at banks in every denomination, with five-coin staggered rows. The five-coin rows and transparency make quick verification of contents possible, with a high degree of certainty. This results in less time spent processing coins, while the solidity and two-way closure system increase the number of times the coin roll can be used, effectively reducing its overall cost.

In Japan, machine-wrapped, plastic coin rolls are circulated almost exclusively, as handmade coin rolls are rare. Each roll holds 50 coins. Customers can change bills into coin rolls easily using automatic money changers at Japanese banks.

In the United Kingdom, coin rolls are not used. Instead, small plastic bags are provided free of charge at banks which are filled by the customer with the appropriate number of the same value coin as printed on the bag, with these bags also provided by banks when withdrawing amounts of money in coins. When depositing or changing, the bags are weighed at the bank to check they contain the right number.

Searching coin rolls[edit]

Often, coin collectors will ask for full rolls from the bank to search the contents in hopes of finding an interesting or valuable coin. Some collectors also save coins of bullion value, such as copper pennies and silver half-dollars. This practice is called coin roll hunting. It is also known as cherry picking. Full rolls are also requested by vendors to make change.[10] Some coin roll hunters look for mint-made errors such as double die coins. The error coins often have a high numismatic value to coin collectors.[11]

Fraud[edit]

Bank rolls are vulnerable to a variety of scams, such as rolling slugs of no value or coins of a lesser value.[12] In 2018 a scammer in Canada hid washers in coin rolls which were supposed to contain two dollar coins.[13]

Amount in a roll in various countries[edit]

Afghanistan[edit]

Currency: Afghan afghani

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Red Af.1 50 Afs.50 162.5
  Blue Afs.2 40 Afs.80 164
Purple Afs.5 40 Afs.200 203.2

Albania[edit]

Currency: Albanian lek

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Gray 1 Lek 50 50 Lek 150
Red 5 Lek 50 250 Lek 156
Purple 10 Lek 50 500 Lek 180
Orange 20 Lek 25 500 Lek ≥115

Algeria[edit]

Currency: Algerian dinar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  White 200 dinars 20 4,000 dinars 240 Bi-metallic

Argentina[edit]

Currency: Argentine peso

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 5 centavos 50 $2.5 100
  Orange $2 25 $50 360 Old Bi-metallic coin

Australia[edit]

Currency: Australian dollar
Australian coins used to have different ink colors, but now they all have black ink.

Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
1c 50 $0.50 130 obsolete, (in the past, found in red rolls)
2c 50 $1 260 obsolete, (in the past, found in red rolls)
5c 40 $2 113 (in the past, found in blue rolls)
10c 40 $4 226 (in the past, found in purple rolls)
20c 20 $4 226 (in the past, found in green rolls )
50c 20 $10 311 (in the past, found in orange rolls can be paper)
$1 20 $20 200
$2 25 $50 165

Austria[edit]

Currency: Austrian schilling

Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
2 groschen 50 S 1 obsolete

Bahamas[edit]

Currency: Bahamian dollar
The Bahamas has two different kinds of rolls with the same number of coins. One kind is distinguished by color, while the other is adorned with a light blue background with the Flag of the Bahamas. The rolls here are the ones distinguished by color.

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Blue 1 Cent 50 $0.50 87.5
Purple 5 Cents 40 $2 140
Orange 10 Cents 40 $4 208
Green 25 cents 40 $10 200

Bahrain[edit]

Currency: Bahraini dinar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Green 5 fils 50 250 fils 125
  Yellow 10 fils 50 500 fils 167.5
  Purple 25 fils 50 BD 1.25 175
  Pink 50 fils 50 BD 2.50 225
  Blue 100 fils 50 BD 5 300

Bangladesh[edit]

Currency: Bangladeshi taka

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  White 2 Taka 50 ৳100 275 small coin variety
  White 5 Taka 50 ৳250 275 small coin variety

Belgium[edit]

Currency: Belgian franc

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 25 centimes 50 12.5 francs obsolete
  Purple 50 centimes 50 25 francs obsolete

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Currency: Convertible mark

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Black 5 feninga 50 2.5 convertible mark

Bulgaria[edit]

Currency: Bulgarian lev

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  White 1 stotinka 50 50 stotinki 90
  Yellow 2 stotinki 50 1 lev 125 Sometimes white
  Blue 5 stotinki 50 2.50 leva 175
  Pink 10 stotinki 50 5 leva 150
  White 2 leva 25 50 leva 225 Bi-metallic

Canada[edit]

Currency: Canadian dollar
Canadian coin rolls are very similar to American coin rolls, with the exception being that rolls for the half dollar do not exist while rolls for the toonie do.

Color Name Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Blue Nickel 40 $2.00 ≥158
Green Dime 10¢ 50 $5.00 ≥87.5
Orange Quarter 25¢ 40 $10.00 ≥176
Black Loonie $1.00 25 $25.00 ≥156.75
Purple Toonie $2.00 25 $50.00 ≥173

Central African States[edit]

Currency: Central African CFA franc

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Purple 1 Franc 50 50 F.CFA 82.5 current coin version
Green 2 Francs 50 100 F.CFA 122.5
Blue 5 Francs 50 250 F.CFA 120.5 current coin version
White 10 Francs 50 500 F.CFA 150- current coin version

China, People's Republic[edit]

Currency: Renminbi

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Brown ¥0.01 RMB 50 ¥0.50 RMB 35
Brown ¥0.05 RMB 50 ¥2.50 RMB 80
Blue ¥0.10 RMB 50 ¥5 RMB ≥56 sometimes brown
Yellow ¥0.50 RMB 50 ¥25 RMB 190
Red ¥1 RMB 50 ¥50 RMB 305 sometimes brown

Comoros[edit]

Currency: Comorian franc

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Green 250 FC 40 10,000 FC 340 Bi-metallic coin

Costa Rica[edit]

Currency: Costa Rican colón

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red 1 colón 25 25 colones 69.5 1998 variety (obsolete)

Cyprus[edit]

Currency: Cypriot pound

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red 1 cent 25 £0.25 50 obsolete, sometimes black
  Red 2 cents 25 £0.50 62.5 obsolete
  Black 5 cents 25 £1.25 93.75 obsolete
  Red 10 cents 25 £2.50 137.5 obsolete
  Black 20 cents 25 £5.00 193.75 obsolete
  Black 50 cents 25 £12.50 175 obsolete

Denmark[edit]

Currency: Danish krone

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 1 øre 50 50 øre ≥80 obsolete
  Black 2 øre 50 1 kr. ≥60 obsolete
  Black 5 øre 50 2.50 kr. 80 small coin variety (obsolete)
  Yellow 10 øre 50 5 kr. ≥120 large coin variety, German occupied coins are holed (obsolete)
  Brown 25 øre 40 10 kr. obsolete
  Red 50 øre 40 20 kr. 172
Purple 1 kr. 50 50 kr. 180 Holed coin
Green 2 kr. 25 50 kr. 147.5 Holed coin
Black 5 kr. 40 200 kr. 368 Holed coin
Blue 10 kr. 20 200 kr. 140
Yellow 20 kr. 20 400 kr. 186

Ecuador[edit]

Currency: Ecuadorian sucre

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black S/.100 20 S/.2,000 71 Bi-metallic coin; obsolete
  Red S/.500 20 S/.10,000 Bi-metallic coin; obsolete
  Green S/.1,000 20 S/.20,000 134 Bi-metallic coin; obsolete

Egypt[edit]

Currency: Egyptian pound

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Green 25 PT. 40 £E 10 180
  Purple 50 PT. 40 £E 20 260
  Black £E 1 25 £E 25 212.5

Estonia[edit]

Currency: Estonian kroon

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 10 senti 50 5 krooni obsolete
  Black 20 senti 50 10 krooni obsolete

Eurozone[edit]

Currency: Euro

Coin rolls in Spain in all eight denominations of the euro.
Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
White 1 cents 50 €0.50 120
Gray 2 cents 50 €1.00 155
Red 5 cents 50 €2.50 195
Blue 10 cents 40 €4.00 164
Orange 20 cents 40 €8.00 233.2
Green 50 cents 40 €20.00 313.2
Yellow €1 25 €25.00 189.3
Purple €2 25 €50.00 207.5

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Ireland[edit]

Unlike the rest of the eurozone, Ireland uses clear, reusable plastic bags for all denominations like the previous currency, the Irish pound.

Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
1 cents 100 €1.00 230
2 cents 100 €2.00 306
5 cents 100 €5.00 392
10 cents 100 €10.00 410
20 cents 50 €10.00 287
50 cents 50 €25.00 390
€1 25 €25.00 187.5
€2 25 €50.00 212.5

Spain[edit]

Three of the rolls used in Spain are different from the ones used in the rest of the eurozone.

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Blue 10 cents 50 €5.00 205
Orange 20 cents 25 €5.00 143.5
Green 50 cents 25 €12.50 195

Italy[edit]

Until 2009, two of the rolls used in Italy were different from the ones used in the rest of the eurozone.

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Yellow €1 40 €40.00 300
Purple €2 40 €80.00 340

Federal Republic of Germany[edit]

Currency: German (Deutsche) Mark

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 1 pfennig 50 50 pfennings 100 obsolete
  Red 2 pfennigs 50 DM 1 ≥145 obsolete
  Pink 5 pfennigs 50 DM 2.5 150 obsolete, sometimes blue
  Purple 10 pfennigs 50 DM 5 200 obsolete

Fiji[edit]

Currency: Fijian dollar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Green 5 cents 40 $2 ≥96
Black 50 cents 20 $10 130

Finland[edit]

Currency: Finnish mark

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Black 1 penni 50 50 pennies ≥22.5 obsolete
Pink 5 pennia 50 Mk.2.50 ≥40 obsolete
Green 10 pennia 50 Mk.5 ≥50 obsolete
Orange 20 pennia 50 Mk.10 ≥40 large coin variety, obsolete

France[edit]

Currency: French franc

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Red 1 centime 50 50 centimes 82.5 obsolete
Orange 5 centimes 50 2.50 F 100 obsolete
Teal 1 F 25 25 F 150 obsolete

French Pacific Territories[edit]

Currency: CFP franc
Prior to 2021, French Polynesia and New Caledonia produced different coins under the same currency. Since December 1, 2022, these former coins and rolls they appeared in have been replaced by a new, single series of rolls and coinage.[15]

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Brown 20 F 25 500 F 250 obsolete
Brown 20 F 50 1000 F 355
Purple 50 F 50 2500 F 330
Yellow 200 F 25 5000 F 212.5 bi-metallic

Ghana[edit]

Currency: Ghanaian cedi

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Pink 50 cedis 40 2,000 cedis 300 Second cedi; obsolete

Greece[edit]

Currency: Greek drachma

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Yellow ₯1 50 ₯50 obsolete
Gray ₯2 50 ₯100 obsolete
Green ₯5 50 ₯250 obsolete
Pink ₯10 50 ₯500 obsolete
Blue ₯20 25 ₯500 obsolete
White ₯50 40 ₯2,000 obsolete
Orange ₯100 40 ₯4,000 obsolete

Honduras[edit]

Currency: Honduran lempira

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Blue 5 Centavos 40 L 2 128
Green 10 Centavos 50 L 5 300
Black 20 Centavos 50 L 10 100
Red 50 Centavos 25 L 12.50 125

Hungary[edit]

Currency: Hungarian forint

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 20 fillér 50 10 Ft. obsolete, sometimes green
  Black 5 Ft. 50 250 Ft.
  Red 10 Ft. 50 500 Ft.
  Black 20 Ft. 50 1,000 Ft.
  Red 50 Ft. 50 2,500 Ft.

Iceland[edit]

Currency: Icelandic króna

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Brown 5 krónur 50 250 krónur

Indonesia[edit]

Currency: Indonesian rupiah

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Brown Rp.5 20 Rp.100 27.6 obsolete, sometimes white
Green Rp.25 20 Rp.500 70.4 large coin variety, obsolete
Grey Rp.25 25 Rp.625 30.5 small coin variety, obsolete
Purple Rp.50 20 Rp.1,000 121.2 large coin variety, obsolete
Yellow Rp.50 25 Rp.1,250 34
  Pink Rp.100 25 Rp.2,500 44.75
Purple Rp.200 25 Rp.5,000 59.5
Green Rp.500 25 Rp.12,500 77.5
Blue Rp.1,000 40 Rp.40,000 180

Israel[edit]

Currency: Israeli new shekel

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Yellow 10 agorot 50 ₪5.00 200
Green ₪½ (50 agorot) 50 ₪25.00 325
Blue ₪1 50 ₪50.00 175
Purple ₪2 25 ₪50.00 142.5
Pink ₪5 25 ₪125.00 205
Red ₪10 25 ₪250.00 175

Italy[edit]

Currency: Italian lira

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Green 5 Lire 50 250 Lire 50 obsolete
  Red 20 Lire 50 1,000 Lire 180 obsolete, sometimes brown or purple
  Green 50 Lire 50 2,500 Lire obsolete
  Yellow 200 Lire 50 10,000 Lire 250 obsolete

Japan[edit]

Currency: Japanese yen

Coin rolls in Japan

Japanese coin rolls are made of plastic and are not color-differentiated. Each roll holds 50 coins. Older coin rolls were made out of paper.

Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Method of differentiation
¥1 50 ¥50 50 silver color (aluminum) with smooth edge
¥5 50 ¥250 187.5 brass color with smooth edge, holed coin
¥10 50 ¥500 225 bronze color with smooth edge; coins minted between 1951 and 1958 have reeded edge
¥50 50 ¥2,500 200 silver color (cupronickel) with reeded edge, holed coin
¥100 50 ¥5,000 240 silver color (cupronickel) with reeded edge
¥500 50 ¥25,000 350 brass color (nickel-brass) with helically reeded edge

Kuwait[edit]

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Orange 5 fils 50 0.25 dinars 127.5

Latvia[edit]

Currency: Latvian lats

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Black 1 santims 50 0.5 lats 80 sometimes purple, obsolete
Red 2 santimi 50 1 lats 95 obsolete
Blue 5 santimi 50 2.50 lati 125 obsolete
Red 10 santimu 50 5 lati 162.5 obsolete
Red 1 lats 50 50 latu 240 obsolete

Lebanon[edit]

Currency: Lebanese pound

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Blue £L25 50 £1,250
Green £L50 50 £L2,500
Red £L100 50 £L5,000
Yellow £L250 50 £L12,500
Gray £L500 50 £L25,000

Lithuania[edit]

Currency: Lithuanian litas

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Black 1 Lt. 40 40 Lt. obsolete

Malawi[edit]

Currency: Malawian kwacha

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Black 2 tambala 50 K1 ≥168

Mexico[edit]

Currency: Mexican peso

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Red 1 centavo 50 50 centavos obsolete
Black 5 centavos 40 Mex$2 obsolete
Green Mex$200 25 Mex$5,000 Non-circulating commemorative coin; obsolete

Moldova[edit]

Currency: Moldovan leu

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
White 1 Leu 50 50 Lei 222.5 current 1 Leu coin version
Yellow 2 Lei 25 50 Lei 167.5
Pink 5 Lei 25 125 Lei 177.5 Bi-metallic, current 5 Lei coin version
Blue 10 Lei 25 250 Lei 191.25 Bi-metallic

Morocco[edit]

Currency: Moroccan dirham

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red Dhs.5 40 Dhs.200 Bi-metallic coin

Nepal[edit]

Currency: Nepalese rupee

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Brown 1 rupee 50 रु50 200
White 2 rupees 40 रु80 200

Netherlands[edit]

Currency: Dutch guilder

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Turquoise 10 cents 50 5 guilders obsolete

New Zealand[edit]

Currency: New Zealand dollar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Pink 10 cents 50 $5
  Black 20 cents 25 $5
  Yellow 50 cents 20 $10
  Blue $1 25 $25
  Orange $2 25 $50

Norway[edit]

Currency: Norwegian krone

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Blue 1 øre 50 50 øre obsolete
Red 2 øre 50 1 kr. obsolete
Brown 5 øre 50 2.5 kr. obsolete
Purple 10 øre 50 5 kr. obsolete
Red 25 øre 50 10 kr. obsolete
Green 50 øre 50 25 kr. obsolete
Orange 1 kr. 50 50 kr.
Turquoise 5 kr. 50 250 kr.
Yellow 10 kr. 50 500 kr.
Brown 20 kr. 25 500 kr.

Oman[edit]

Currency: Omani rial

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Green 5 baisa 50 2.5 Omani rials
  Orange 10 baisa 50 5 Omani rials
  Yellow 25 baisa 50 12.5 Omani rials
  Blue 50 baisa 50 25 Omani rials

Panama[edit]

Currency: Panamanian balboa

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red 1 centesimo 50 50 centesimos
  Blue 5 centesimos 40 B/. 2
  Red B/.14 40 B/.10

Papua New Guinea[edit]

Currency: Papua New Guinean kina

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red 1 toea 50 K0.50 100 obsolete
  Red 10 toea 50 K5 ≥258
  Purple 1 kina 25 K25 362.5 sometimes blue
  Yellow 2 kina 25 K50 305 Bi-metallic

Peru[edit]

Currency: Peruvian sol

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black S/.1 20 S/.20

Philippines[edit]

Currency: Philippine peso

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Brown 5 sentimo 40 ₱2 1967 Pilipino series; obsolete
  Blue 10 sentimo 50 ₱5 1967 Pilipino series; obsolete

Poland[edit]

Currency: Polish złoty

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Green 10 groszy 50 5 złotych Third złoty; obsolete
Green 20 groszy 50 20 złotych Third złoty; obsolete
Black 5 złotych 50 250 złotych Third złoty; obsolete

Portugal[edit]

Currency: Portuguese escudo

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Black 10 centavos 50 5$00 obsolete
Red 50 centavos 50 25$00 obsolete
Yellow 1$00 25 25$00 obsolete
Brown 5$00 40 200$00 obsolete
Brown 25$00 20 500$00 obsolete

Romania[edit]

Currency: Romanian leu

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Blue 1,000 lei 40 40,000 Lei 80 Third leu; obsolete
  Red 1 ban 50 50 bani 120
Yellow 5 bani 50 2.50 Lei 140.5
Pink 10 bani 50 5 Lei 200
White 50 bani 50 25 Lei 305

San Marino[edit]

Currency: Sammarinese lira

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Gray 10 Lire 50 500 Lire obsolete

Saudi Arabia[edit]

Currency: Saudi riyal

The following rolls are based on the 2016 variety coins.

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Yellow 1 halala 50 50 halalas 100
  White 5 halalas 40 2 riyals 96
  Purple 10 halalas 50 5 riyals 140
  Gray 25 halalas 40 10 riyals 164
  Blue 2 Riyals 50 100 riyals 335 Bi-metallic

Serbia[edit]

Currency: Serbian dinar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Green 1 din. 50 50 din. 210
Orange 2 din. 50 100 din. 252.5
Blue 5 din. 50 250 din. 289

Seychelles[edit]

Currency: Seychellois rupee

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Yellow Rs.10/- 25 Rs.250/- Bi-metallic coin

Singapore[edit]

Currency: Singaporean dollar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Yellow 5 Cents 40 S$2 68
Green 10 Cents 50 S$5 118
Blue 20 Cents 50 S$10 192.5
Red 50 Cents 40 S$20 262.4
Beige S$1 40 S$40 304.8

South Korea[edit]

Currency: South Korean won

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Yellow ₩10 50 ₩500 61
Pink ₩50 50 ₩2,500 208
Blue ₩100 50 ₩5,000 271
Beige ₩500 50 ₩25,000 385

Soviet Union[edit]

Currency: Soviet rouble

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Brown 1 Rbl. 20 20 Rbls. 150 obsolete

Spain[edit]

Currency: Spanish peseta

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Blue 1 Pta. 50 50 Ptas. ≥60 large coin variety, obsolete
  Brown 5 Pta. 50 250 Ptas. 287.5 23 mm coin variety, obsolete
  Blue 10 Pta. 40 400 Ptas. 160 obsolete

Sweden[edit]

Currency: Swedish krona

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Green 1 öre 100 1 kr. obsolete
  Brown 2 öre 50 1 kr. obsolete
  Green 5 öre 50 2.50 kr. obsolete, sometimes brown
  Yellow 10 öre 50 5 kr. obsolete, sometomes purple
  Red 25 öre 40 10 kr. obsolete
  Blue 50 öre 50 25 kr. obsolete, sometimes green
  Green 1 kr. 50 50 kr. 180 sometimes orange
Red 2 kr. 50 100 kr. 240
Orange 5 kr. 40 200 kr. 244 sometimes blue
Purple 10 kr. 25 250 kr. 165

Switzerland[edit]

Currency: Swiss franc

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Yellow 1 rappen 50 CHF ½ ≤75 obsolete, sometimes orange
  White 2 rappen 50 CHF 1 ≤150 obsolete, sometimes brown
  Red 5 rappen 50 CHF 2.50 90 sometimes purple
Gray 10 rappen 50 CHF 5 150
Pink 20 rappen 50 CHF 10 200
Purple CHF ½ (50 rappen) 50 CHF 25 110
Green CHF 1 50 CHF 50 220
Beige CHF 2 50 CHF 100 440
Blue CHF 5 50 CHF 250 663 (in the past, sometimes found in 25 coin, Fr. 125, half-rolls)

Taiwan[edit]

Currency: New Taiwan dollar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Yellow NT$10 50 NT$500 375
Purple NT$20 50 NT$1,000 425
White NT$50 40 NT$2,000

Thailand[edit]

Currency: Thai baht

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Pink 50 satang 50 ฿25
Blue ฿1 50 ฿50
Purple ฿2 50 ฿100
Green ฿5 40 ฿200
Orange ฿10 40 ฿400 Bi-metallic coin

Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Blue 1 cent 50 50 cents obsolete

Turkmenistan[edit]

Currency: Turkmen manat

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red 2 tenge 50 1 manat
  Blue 5 tenge 50 2.5 manats
  Yellow 10 tenge 50 5 manats
  Blue 2 manats 40 80 manats Bi-metallic coin

Uganda[edit]

Currency: Ugandan shilling

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Orange 5/= 40 200/= 140
  Red 50/= 20 1,000/= 78
  Black 100/= 20 2,000/= ≥132
  Blue 200/= 20 4,000/= ≥145
  Green 500/= 20 10,000/= 180
  Purple 1,000/= 20 20,000/= 205 sometimes white

Ukraine[edit]

Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Pink 1 Kopiyka 50 0.5₴ 75 obsolete
Yellow 2 Kopiyky 50 1₴ 90 obsolete
Green 5 Kopiyok 50 2.5₴ 215 obsolete
Brown 10 Kopiyok 50 5₴ 85
Black 25 Kopiyok 50 12.5₴ 145 obsolete
Blue 50 Kopiyok 50 25₴ 212.5
Red 1₴ 50 50₴ 165 small coin variety
Pink 2₴ 50 100₴ 200
Orange 5₴ 40 200₴ 208
Green 10₴ 40 400₴ 256

United Arab Emirates[edit]

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
Orange 1 fils 50 0.50 dirhams 75
Black 5 fils 40 2 dirhams 88 small coin version
Yellow 10 fils 50 5 dirhams 150 sometimes green
Green 25 fils 40 10 dirhams 140 sometimes red
Blue 50 fils 40 20 dirhams ≥166
Red 1 dirham 40 40 dirhams ≥244

United Kingdom[edit]

Currency: Sterling
The UK generally uses clear, reusable plastic bags in which a given quantity of coins is weighed. As the UK has traditionally relied on weight when counting coins, a conscious effort was made to ensure that the weight of 1p, 2p, 5p & 10p coins remained constant following the changes to their composition (from copper to copper-plated steel in 1992 for the 1p & 2p, and the 2008 change from copper-nickel to nickel-clad steel for the 5p & 10p coins). Relative densities of the respective metals meant that the thickness of the later coins was increased to maintain the coin's weight, thereby making coin rolls impractical; the differences in thicknesses are more notable in the 5p & 10p coins.

The proportional dimensions of pre-decimal coins continued past Decimal Day, meaning that the 2p and 10p coins weighed twice the 1p and 5p respectively; this correlation was continued when the 5p (1990) and 10p (1992) coins were reduced in size, leading to the situation that full bags of 1p and 2p coins, and 5p and 10p coins, have the same weight, and whilst banks discourage mixed coinage, it is possible to mix these denominations.

Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
12p 100 £0.50 Obsolete
1p 100 £1 Previously in 50p coin bags; weight equal to bag of 2p coins
2p 50 £1 Previously in 50p coin bags; weight equal to bag of 1p coins
5p 100 £5 Weight equal to bag of 10p coins
10p 50 £5 Weight equal to bag of 5p coins
20p 50 £10 Formerly green-coloured bag
50p 20 £10 Formerly yellow-coloured bag
£1 20 £20 Formerly red-coloured bag
£2 10 £20

United States[edit]

Currency: United States dollar

A roll of 40 nickels worth $2
A pile of coin wrappers, one for quarters with a total face value of 10 U.S. dollars.

Each denomination has a different amount found in a roll and are color-coded by denomination. See below:

Color Name Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Red Cent 50 $0.50 ≥125
Blue Nickel 40 $2.00 200 (in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $1.00, half-rolls)
Green Dime 10¢ 50 $5.00 ≥113.4 (in the past, sometimes found in 30 coin, $3.00 rolls)
Orange Quarter 25¢ 40 $10.00 ≥226.8 (in the past, sometimes found in 20 coin, $5.00, half-rolls)
Yellow Half Dollar 50¢ 20 $10.00 ≥226.8 (sometimes black, and sometimes found in 40 coin, $20.00, full-rolls that are closer in size to other denominations rolls)
Gray Small Dollar $1.00 25 $25.00 ≥202.5 (in the past, sometimes found in 40 coin, $40.00 rolls)
Black Large Dollar $1.00 20 $20.00 453.6 Not obsolete just rarely seen as it has to be called in to order. (sometimes Gray or Tan, and sometimes found in 10 coin, $10.00, half-rolls)
N/A Quarter Eagle $2.50 40 $100.00 - obsolete
N/A Half Eagle $5.00 40 $200.00 - obsolete
N/A Eagle $10.00 50 $500.00 - obsolete
N/A Double Eagle $20.00 25 $500.00 - obsolete

In the United States, it is also common for coin dealers and online bullion shops to produce their own rolls of pre-1965 silver coinage for the purpose of selling them to customers; these rolls may be the same size and face value as those produced by banks, or may exist in half, full and double sizes.[16]

Venezuela[edit]

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Orange 25 céntimos 50 12.5 bolívares Venezuelan bolívar; obsolete
  Orange 25 céntimos 40 Bs.F 10 Hard bolívar; obsolete

Vietnam[edit]

Currency: Vietnamese đồng

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
  Gray 200₫ 50 10,000₫ 225
  Red 5,000₫ 40 200,000₫ 308

West African States[edit]

Currency: Central African CFA franc

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g)
Black 5 francs 50 250 francs 150

Yemen[edit]

Currency: Yemeni rial

Color Denomination Count Total Value Weight (g) Notes
  Black 1 rial 50 YRIs 50 132.5
  Blue 20 rials 50 YRIs 1,000 ≥331

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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