10 rarest and most valuable coins in the world (With Pictures)

5. 2007 Queen Elizabeth II

Produced in 2007 by the Royal Canadian Mint, it was the first coin in the world with a face value of a million dollars. SEE ALSO: 10 Countries with the strongest armies in the world 2015 (With Pictures)

Each specimen was made of 100 kg gold with 99.99% purity. Depicting Queen Elizabeth II on one side and three Maple leaves on the opposite, they were made to promote Canada’s new line of Maple Leaf gold coins. Five of the coins have been purchased so far. One specimen was sold for $4.02 million at an auction in Vienna in 2009.