Value added tax (VAT) (Exempt investment gold) — List of gold coins meeting the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC (Special scheme for investment gold) — Valid for the year 2009
Date: 2008-11-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: VAT, gold, investment, issuing of currency, tax exemption, third country

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Official Journal of the European Union

29.11.2008

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT)

(EXEMPT INVESTMENT GOLD)

List of gold coins meeting the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of the Council
Directive 2006/112/EC (Special scheme for investment gold)

Valid for the year 2009

(2008/C 306/04)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(a) This list reflects the contributions sent by Member States to the Commission within the deadline set by
Article 345 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the Common System of
Value Added Tax.

(b) The coins included in this list are considered to fulfil the criteria of Article 344 and therefore will be
treated as investment gold in those Member States. As a result their supply is exempt from VAT for the
whole of the 2009 calendar year.

(c) The exemption will apply to all issues of the given coin in this list, except to issues of coins with a

purity lower than 900 thousandths fine.

(d) However, if a coin does not appear in this list, its supply will still be exempt where the coin meets the

criteria for the exemption laid down in the VAT Directive.

(e) The list is in alphabetical order, by names of countries and denominations of coins. Within the same

category of coins, the listing follows the increasing value of the currency.

(f) In the list the denomination of the coins reflects the currency shown on the coins. However, where the
currency on the coins is not shown in roman script, where possible, its denomination in the list is
shown in parenthesis.

COUNTRY OF ISSUE

AFGHANISTAN

ALBANIA

ALDERNEY

COINS

(20 AFGHANI)
10 000 AFGHANI
(1/2 AMANI)
(1 AMANI)
(2 AMANI)
(4 GRAMS)
(8 GRAMS)
1 TILLA
2 TILLAS

20 LEKE
50 LEKE
100 LEKE
200 LEKE
500 LEKE

5 POUNDS
25 POUNDS
1 000 POUNDS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

ANDORRA

ANGUILLA

ARGENTINA

ARUBA

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BAHAMAS

BELGIUM

50 DINERS
100 DINERS
250 DINERS
1 SOVEREIGN

5 DOLLARS
10 DOLLARS
20 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS

1 ARGENTINO

10 FLORIN
25 FLORIN

5 DOLLARS
15 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
150 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS
500 DOLLARS
1 000 DOLLARS
2 500 DOLLARS
3 000 DOLLARS
10 000 DOLLARS
1/2 SOVEREIGN (= 1/2 POUND)
1 SOVEREIGN (= 1 POUND)

10 CORONA (= 10 KRONEN)
20 CORONA (= 20 KRONEN)
100 CORONA (= 100 KRONEN)
1 DUCAT
(4 DUCATS)
10 EURO
25 EURO
50 EURO
100 EURO
4 FLORIN = 10 FRANCS (= 4 GULDEN)
8 FLORIN = 20 FRANCS (= 8 GULDEN)
25 SCHILLING
100 SCHILLING
200 SCHILLING
500 SCHILLING
1 000 SCHILLING
2 000 SCHILLING

10 DOLLARS
20 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
150 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS
2 500 DOLLARS

10 ECU
25 ECU
50 ECU
100 ECU
50 EURO GOLD
100 EURO
5 000 FRANCS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

BELIZE

BERMUDA

BHUTAN

BOLIVIA

BOTSWANA

BRAZIL

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

BULGARIA

BURUNDI

CANADA

CAYMAN ISLANDS

CHAD

CHILE

25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS

10 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
30 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
60 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS

1 SERTUM
2 SERTUMS
5 SERTUMS

4 000 PESOS BOLIVIANOS

5 PULA
150 PULA
10 THEBE

300 CRUZEIROS
(4 000 REIS)
(5 000 REIS)
(6 400 REIS)
(10 000 REIS)
(20 000 REIS)

100 DOLLARS

10 LEVA
20 LEVA
100 LEVA

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

1 DOLLAR
2 DOLLARS
5 DOLLARS
10 DOLLARS
20 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
175 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS
350 DOLLARS
1 SOVEREIGN

25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS

3 000 FRANCS
5 000 FRANCS
10 000 FRANCS
20 000 FRANCS

2 PESOS
5 PESOS
10 PESOS
20 PESOS
50 PESOS
100 PESOS
200 PESOS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

CHINA

COLOMBIA

CONGO

COOK ISLANDS

COSTA RICA

CUBA

CYPRUS

CZECH REPUBLIC

5/20 YUAN (1/20 oz)
10/50 YUAN (1/10 oz)
50/200 YUAN (1/2 oz)
100/500 YUAN (1 oz)
5 (YUAN)
10 (YUAN)
20 (YUAN)
25 (YUAN)
50 (YUAN)
100 (YUAN)
150 (YUAN)
200 (YUAN)
250 (YUAN)
300 (YUAN)
400 (YUAN)
450 (YUAN)
500 (YUAN)
1 000 (YUAN)

1 PESO
2 PESOS
2 1/2 PESOS
5 PESOS
10 PESOS
20 PESOS
100 PESOS
200 PESOS
300 PESOS
500 PESOS
1 000 PESOS
1 500 PESOS
2 000 PESOS
15 000 PESOS

10 FRANCS
20 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

100 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS

5 COLONES
10 COLONES
20 COLONES
50 COLONES
100 COLONES
200 COLONES
1 500 COLONES
5 000 COLONES
25 000 COLONES

4 PESOS
5 PESOS
10 PESOS
20 PESOS
50 PESOS
100 PESOS

50 POUNDS

1 000 KORUN (1 000 Kč)
2 000 KORUN (2 000 Kč)
2 500 KORUN (2 500 Kč)
5 000 KORUN (5 000 Kč)
10 000 KORUN (10 000 Kč)

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

DENMARK

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ECUADOR

EL SALVADOR

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

ETHIOPIA

FIJI

FINLAND

FRANCE

GABON

GAMBIA

COINS

1 DUKÁT
2 DUKÁT
5 DUKÁT
10 DUKÁT

20 KRONER

30 PESOS
100 PESOS
200 PESOS
250 PESOS

1 CONDOR
10 SUCRES

25 COLONES
50 COLONES
100 COLONES
200 COLONES
250 COLONES

250 PESETAS
500 PESETAS
750 PESETAS
1 000 PESETAS
5 000 PESETAS

400 BIRR
600 BIRR
10 (DOLLARS)
20 (DOLLARS)
50 (DOLLARS)
100 (DOLLARS)
200 (DOLLARS)

200 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS

100 EUROA

1/4 EURO
10 EURO
20 EURO
50 EURO
5 FRANCS
10 FRANCS
40 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS
500 FRANCS
655,97 FRANCS

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS
1 000 FRANCS
3 000 FRANCS
5 000 FRANCS
10 000 FRANCS
20 000 FRANCS

200 DALASIS
500 DALASIS
1 000 DALASIS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

GIBRALTAR

GUATAMALA

GUERNSEY

GUINEA

HAITI

HONDURAS

HONG KONG

HUNGARY

ICELAND

INDIA

1/25 CROWN
1/10 CROWN
1/5 CROWN
1/2 CROWN
1 CROWN
2 CROWNS
50 PENCE
1 POUND
5 POUNDS
25 POUNDS
50 POUNDS
100 POUNDS
1/25 ROYAL
1/10 ROYAL
1/5 ROYAL
1/2 ROYAL
1 ROYAL

5 QUETZALES
10 QUETZALES
20 QUETZALES

1 POUND
5 POUNDS
10 POUNDS
25 POUNDS
50 POUNDS
100 POUNDS

1 000 FRANCS
2 000 FRANCS
5 000 FRANCS
10 000 FRANCS

20 GOURDES
50 GOURDES
100 GOURDES
200 GOURDES
500 GOURDES
1 000 GOURDES

200 LEMPIRAS
500 LEMPIRAS

1 000 DOLLARS

1 DUKAT
4 FORINT = 10 FRANCS
8 FORINT = 20 FRANCS
50 FORINT
100 FORINT
200 FORINT
500 FORINT
1 000 FORINT
5 000 FORINT
10 000 FORINT
20 000 FORINT
50 000 FORINT
100 000 FORINT
20 KORONA
100 KORONA

500 KRONUR
10 000 KRONUR

1 MOHUR
15 RUPEES
1 SOVEREIGN

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

INDONESIA

IRAN

IRAQ

ISLE OF MAN

ISRAEL

IVORY COAST

2 000 RUPIAH
5 000 RUPIAH
10 000 RUPIAH
20 000 RUPIAH
25 000 RUPIAH
100 000 RUPIAH
200 000 RUPIAH

(1/2 AZADI)
(1 AZADI)
(1/4 PAHLAVI)
(1/2 PAHLAVI)
(1 PAHLAVI)
(2 1/2 PAHLAVI)
(5 PAHLAVI)
(10 PAHLAVI)
500 RIALS
750 RIALS
1 000 RIALS
2 000 RIALS
50 POUND

(5 DINARS)
(50 DINARS)
(100 DINARS)

1/20 ANGEL
1/10 ANGEL
1/4 ANGEL
1/2 ANGEL
1 ANGEL
5 ANGEL
10 ANGEL
15 ANGEL
20 ANGEL
1/25 CROWN
1/10 CROWN
1/5 CROWN
1/2 CROWN
1 CROWN
50 PENCE
1 POUND
2 POUNDS
5 POUNDS
50 POUNDS
(1/2 SOVEREIGN)
(1 SOVEREIGN)
(2 SOVEREIGNS)
(5 SOVEREIGNS)

20 LIROT
50 LIROT
100 LIROT
200 LIROT
500 LIROT
1 000 LIROT
5 000 LIROT
5 NEW SHEQALIM
10 NEW SHEQALIM
20 NEW SHEQALIM
5 SHEQALIM
10 SHEQALIM
500 SHEQEL

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

JAMAICA

JERSEY

JORDAN

KATANGA

KENYA

KIRIBATI

LATVIA

LESOTHO

LIBERIA

LUXEMBOURG

MACAU

MALAWI

MALAYSIA

MALI

100 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS

1 POUND
2 POUNDS
5 POUNDS
10 POUNDS
20 POUNDS
25 POUNDS
50 POUNDS
100 POUNDS
1 SOVEREIGN

2 DINARS
5 DINARS
10 DINARS
25 DINARS
50 DINARS
60 DINARS

5 FRANCS

100 SHILLINGS
250 SHILLINGS
500 SHILLINGS

150 DOLLARS

100 LATU

1 LOTI
2 MALOTI
4 MALOTI
10 MALOTI
20 MALOTI
50 MALOTI
100 MALOTI
250 MALOTI
500 MALOTI

12 DOLLARS
20 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
30 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS
500 DOLLARS
2 500 DOLLARS

5 EURO
10 EURO
20 FRANCS
40 FRANCS

250 PATACAS
500 PATACAS
1 000 PATACAS
10 000 PATACAS

250 KWACHA

100 RINGGIT
200 RINGGIT
250 RINGGIT
500 RINGGIT

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

MALTA

MARSHALL ISLANDS

MAURITIUS

MEXICO

MONACO

MONGOLIA

NEPAL

NETHERLANDS

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

NEW ZEALAND

NICARAGUA

COINS

5 (LIRI)
10 (LIRI)
20 (LIRI)
25 (LIRI)
50 (LIRI)
100 (LIRI)
25 LM
50 EURO

20 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
200 DOLLARS

100 RUPEES
200 RUPEES
250 RUPEES
500 RUPEES
1 000 RUPEES

2 PESOS
2 1/2 PESOS
5 PESOS
10 PESOS
20 PESOS
50 PESOS
250 PESOS
500 PESOS
1 000 PESOS
2 000 PESOS
1/20 ONZA
1/10 ONZA
1/4 ONZA
1/2 ONZA
1 ONZA

100 FRANCS
200 FRANCS
10 EURO
20 EURO
100 EURO

750 (TUGRIK)
1 000 (TUGRIK)

1 ASARPHI
1 000 RUPEES

(1 DUKAAT)
(2 DUKAAT)
1 GULDEN
5 GULDEN
10 EURO
20 EURO
50 EURO

5 GULDEN
10 GULDEN
50 GULDEN
100 GULDEN
300 GULDEN

10 DOLLARS
150 DOLLARS

50 CORDOBAS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

NIGER

NORWAY

OMAN

PAKISTAN

PANAMA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PERU

PHILIPPINES

POLAND

PORTUGAL

RHODESIA

RUSSIA

RWANDA

COINS

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

1 500 KRONER

25 BAISA
50 BAISA
100 BAISA
1/4 OMANI RIAL
1/2 OMANI RIAL
OMANI RIAL
5 OMANI RIALS
10 OMANI RIALS
15 OMANI RIALS
20 OMANI RIALS
25 OMANI RIALS
75 OMANI RIALS

3 000 RUPEES

100 BALBOAS
500 BALBOAS

100 KINA

1/5 LIBRA
1/2 LIBRA
1 LIBRA
5 SOLES
10 SOLES
20 SOLES
50 SOLES
100 SOLES

1 000 PISO
1 500 PISO
5 000 PISO

50 ZLOTY (Golden Eagle)
100 ZLOTY (Golden Eagle)
100 ZLOTY
200 ZLOTY (Golden Eagle)
200 ZLOTY
500 ZLOTY (Golden Eagle)

1 ESCUDO
100 ESCUDOS
200 ESCUDOS
500 ESCUDOS
10 000 REIS
5 EURO
8 EURO

10 SHILLINGS
1 POUND
5 POUNDS

25 ROUBLES
50 ROUBLES
100 ROUBLES
200 ROUBLES
1 000 ROUBLES
10 000 ROUBLES

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

SAN MARINO

SAUDI ARABIA

SENEGAL

SERBIA

SEYCHELLES

SIERRA LEONE

SINGAPORE

SLOVENIA

SOLOMON ISLANDS

SOMALIA

COINS

1 SCUDO
2 SCUDI
5 SCUDI
10 SCUDI
20 EURO
50 EURO

1 GUINEA (= 1 SAUDI POUND)

10 FRANCS
25 FRANCS
50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS
250 FRANCS
500 FRANCS
1 000 FRANCS
2 500 FRANCS

10 DINARA
20 DINARA

1 000 RUPEES
1 500 RUPEES

1/4 GOLDE
1/2 GOLDE
1 GOLDE
5 GOLDE
10 GOLDE
1 LEONE
20 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS
500 DOLLARS
2 500 DOLLARS

1 DOLLAR
2 DOLLARS
5 DOLLARS
10 DOLLARS
20 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS
150 DOLLARS
250 DOLLARS
500 DOLLARS

2 500 TOLARS
5 000 TOLARS
20 000 TOLARS
25 000 TOLARS
100 EURO
180 EURO

10 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS
100 DOLLARS

20 SHILLINGS
50 SHILLINGS
100 SHILLINGS
200 SHILLINGS
500 SHILLINGS
1 500 SHILLINGS

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN

SUDAN

SURINAM

SWAZILAND

SWEDEN

SWITZERLAND

SYRIA

TANZANIA

COINS

1/10 KRUGERRAND
1/4 KRUGERRAND
1/2 KRUGERRAND
1 KRUGERRAND
1/10 oz NATURA
1/4 oz NATURA
1/2 oz NATURA
1 oz NATURA
1/10 PROTEA
1 PROTEA
1/2 POND
1 POND
1 RAND
2 RAND
5 RAND
25 RAND
1/2 SOVEREIGN (= 1/2 POUND)
1 SOVEREIGN (= 1 POUND)

2 500 WON
20 000 WON
25 000 WON
30 000 WON
50 000 WON

2 (ESCUDOS)
10 (ESCUDOS)
10 PESETAS
20 PESETAS
5 000 PESETAS
10 000 PESETAS
20 000 PESETAS
40 000 PESETAS
80 000 PESETAS
200 EURO
400 EURO

25 POUNDS
50 POUNDS
100 POUNDS

100 GULDEN

2 EMALANGENI
5 EMALANGENI
10 EMALANGENI
20 EMALANGENI
25 EMALANGENI
50 EMALANGENI
100 EMALAGENI
250 EMALAGENI
1 LILANGENI

20 KRONOR
1 000 KRONOR
2 000 KRONOR

50 FRANCS
100 FRANCS

(1/2 POUND)
(1 POUND)

1 500 SHILINGI
2 000 SHILINGI

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

THAILAND

TONGA

TUNISIA

TURKEY

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS

TUVALU

UGANDA

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UNITED KINGDOM

(150 BAHT)
(300 BAHT)
(400 BAHT)
(600 BAHT)
(800 BAHT)
(1 500 BAHT)
(2 500 BAHT)
(3 000 BAHT)
(4 000 BAHT)
(5 000 BAHT)
(6 000 BAHT)

1/2 HAU
1 HAU
5 HAU
1/4 KOULA
1/2 KOULA
1 KOULA

2 DINARS
5 DINARS
10 DINARS
20 DINARS
40 DINARS
75 DINARS
10 FRANCS
20 FRANCS
100 FRANCS
5 PIASTRES

(25 KURUSH) (= 25 PIASTRES)
(50 KURUSH) (= 50 PIASTRES)
(250 KURUSH) (= 250 PIASTRES)
(500 KURUSH) (= 500 PIASTRES)
1/2 LIRA
1 LIRA
500 LIRA
1 000 LIRA
10 000 LIRA
50 000 LIRA
100 000 LIRA
200 000 LIRA
1 000 000 LIRA
60 000 000 LIRA

100 CROWNS

50 DOLLARS

50 SHILLINGS
100 SHILLINGS
500 SHILLINGS
1 000 SHILLINGS

(500 DIRHAMS)
(750 DIRHAMS)
(1 000 DIRHAMS)

(1/3 GUINEA)
(1/2 GUINEA)
50 PENCE
2 POUNDS
5 POUNDS
10 POUNDS
25 POUNDS
50 POUNDS
100 POUNDS
(1/2 SOVEREIGN) (= 1/2 POUND)
(2 SOVEREIGNS)
(5 SOVEREIGNS)

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COUNTRY OF ISSUE

COINS

URUGUAY

USA

VATICAN

VENEZUELA

WESTERN SAMOA

YUGOSLAVIA

ZAIRE

ZAMBIA

5 000 NUEVO PESOS
20 000 NUEVO PESOS
5 PESOS

10 DOLLARS (AMERICAN EAGLE)
1 DOLLAR
2,5 DOLLARS
5 DOLLARS
20 DOLLARS
25 DOLLARS
50 DOLLARS

10 LIRE GOLD
20 LIRE
100 LIRE GOLD
20 EURO
50 EURO

(10 BOLIVARES)
(20 BOLIVARES)
(100 BOLIVARES)
1 000 BOLIVARES
3 000 BOLIVARES
5 000 BOLIVARES
10 000 BOLIVARES
5 VENEZOLANOS

50 TALA
100 TALA

1 DUCAT
4 DUCATS
20 DINARA
100 DINARA
200 DINARA
500 DINARA
1 000 DINARA
1 500 DINARA
2 000 DINARA
2 500 DINARA
5 000 DINARA

100 ZAIRES

250 KWACHA