Platinum coin

Platinum coins are a form of currency. Platinum has an international currency symbol under ISO 4217 of XPT. Platinum coins were first issued by Spain in Spanish-colonized America in the 18th century and continued by the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Unlike the more malleable and ductile silver and gold, platinum is denser and melts at a higher temperature than other metals.

Major platinum bullion coins include the American Platinum Eagle, the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf, the Australian Platinum Koala, the Manx Noble, the Chinese Platinum Panda, the Austrian Vienna Philharmonic and several series by the Soviet Union and later by the Russian Federation. Commemorative coin sets have been issued starting from 1978 and became popular among coin collectors.