Coin Lists
LMU Gold Coin List
There are 41 countries with gold coins minted according to LMU standards. 32 countries have matching coins, and 9 countries have mirroring coinage. Of these, 31 have a “Marengo”-type (6.45 grams at 0.9 fine, equivalent to 20 francs).
The tables below lists the gold coins minted according to the LMU standard in the pre-World War II period, excluding pattern & non-circulating coins (which effectively includes all post-World War II gold coins). Years listed have clickable links to Numista mintage data.
(Notes: (1) Best viewed on desktop - improved formatting on these tables to come; (2) to make countries listed are clickable links to coin lists within this website)
Countries Matching the LMU Gold Denominations
Formally, the LMU included France, Belgium, Greece, Italy, and Switzerland. LMU coinage was based on the Napoleonic monetary system of 1803 (also included here). Many non-member countries minted coins matching the standard (e.g., Austria, Finland, Poland, Serbia).
Currency units such as the 40 francs and 80 lire originated from the Napoleonic standard but were discontinued with the LMU. These coins are directly proportional to other LMU coins so they are included in these tables.
Countries Mirroring the LMU Gold Denominations
Coinage in former Spanish colonies in Latin America mirrored LMU coinage at a 5 to 1 ratio (including Venezuela, which minted both matching and mirroring coinage). Russia also mirrored at a 4 to 1 ratio.
| Country | Denomination | Types |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2.5 Pesos (equiv. to 12.5 Francs) | (1881-1884) |
| 5 Pesos (equiv. to 25 Francs) | (1881-1896) | |
| Colombia | 1 Pesos (equiv. to 5 Francs) | Liberty Head (1863-1864); Liberty Head (1873-1875) |
| 2 Pesos (equiv. to 10 Francs) | Liberty Head (1871-1872) | |
| 10 Pesos (equiv. to 50 Francs) | Liberty Head (1857-1858); Liberty Head (1858-1862); Liberty Head (1862-1876) | |
| 20 Pesos (equiv. to 100 Francs) | Liberty Head (1862-1878) | |
| El Salvador | 5 Pesos (equiv. to 25 Francs) | (1892) |
| 10 Pesos (equiv. to 50 Francs) | (1892) | |
| 20 Pesos (equiv. to 100 Francs) | (1892) | |
| Guatemala | 5 Pesos (equiv. to 25 Francs) | Rafael Carrera (1869); Liberty (1872-1878) |
| 10 Pesos (equiv. to 50 Francs) | Rafael Carrera (1869) | |
| 20 Pesos (equiv. to 100 Francs) | Rafael Carrera (1869); Liberty (1877-1888) | |
| Honduras | 1 Pesos (equiv. to 5 Francs) | (1888-1922) |
| 2 Pesos (equiv. to 10 Francs) | (1883-1913) | |
| 10 Pesos (equiv. to 50 Francs) | (1883, 1889) | |
| 20 Pesos (equiv. to 100 Francs) | (1888) | |
| Peru | 5 Sols (equiv. to 25 Francs) | (1863) |
| 10 Sols (equiv. to 50 Francs) | (1863) | |
| 20 Sols (equiv. to 100 Francs) | (1863) | |
| Russia | 5 Roubles (equiv. to 20 Francs) | Alexander III (1886-1894) |
| 7.5 Roubles (equiv. to 20 Francs) | Nicholas II (1897) | |
| 10 Roubles (equiv. to 40 Francs) | Alexander III (1886-1894) | |
| 15 Rouble (equiv. to 40 Francs) | Nicholas II (1897) | |
| Venezuela | 5 Venezolanos (equiv. to 25 Francs) | Simón Bolívar (1875) |
Other LMU Gold
Three types of gold coins are not included above:
1) Close, but not matching: Greece 1833 20 drachmai at 5.88 grams 0.9 fine; Montenegro 1910 20 perpera at 6.78 grams 0.9 fine (also in 10 perpera and 100 perpera); Romania 1944 20 lei at 6.55 grams 0.9 fine.
2) Post WWII Non-Circulating: Algeria 1991 and 1996 (0.92 fine); Belgium 1975 20 francs; Burindi 1967 20 francs (6.4 grams); Congo 1965 20 francs; France 1991-1993 20 francs, 2004 10 euros (6.4 grams), 2005 10 euros (6.4 grams), other commemoratives at 0.99 fine; Greece 1970 20 drachmai, 1980 2500 drachmai; Italy commeratives 20 euros 2003 to 2019; Luxembourg 1946 20 franken, 1953 20 franken, 1963 20 franken, 1964 20 franken; Monaco 2002 20 euros, 2008 20 euros; Morocco 1975-1978 250 dirhams, 2008 250 dirhams; Romania 2006 50 lei, 100 lei 2007 to 2023; San Marino from 1989 to 2010.
3) Other pre-WWII non-circulating and pattern coins: Too many to list!