Scented Coins

-Friday, 13 March 2026

Weekly Trivia: Palau’s 2009 "Coconut" coin pioneered aromatic currency, using micro-encapsulation to release scents when rubbed. This "scratch-and-sniff" tech later produced Palau’s "Sea Breeze" (2010) and Benin’s viral cannabis-scented coin (2011).

Sources: Numista | Numista 1 | Numista 2 | Numista 3 

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