The currencies below have been vetted as authentic.

The currency below has not been vetted or has been judged as having been made to be sold.

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

These catalogs represent examples of many types of 19th-20th Century metal currencies, including weapons, tools, musical instruments and jewelry used for barter and "non-functional" versions created to resemble these forms. For a broad examination of these objects, we recommend An Ethnographic Study of Traditional Money, by Charles Opitz.





"Iron Throne" constructed from African currencies

(and 3 European swords) in the Hamill Gallery

by Ethan Rider and Tim Hamill

based on a concept by Bobbi Hamill.

