世界银元11枚（收于2019年）银元，起源于公元15世纪，始铸于欧洲，俗称"洋钱"、"花边钱"或"大洋"。是世界上银本位制国家的主要流通货币。大约在公元16世纪，银元流入中国。1890年(光绪16年)官方才开始正式铸造银元。
此套《世界银元》中，中国熊猫银币、美国鹰洋银币、加拿大枫叶银币、澳大利亚翠鸟银币、奥地利音乐银币五枚为当今世界知名度较高的银币；孙中山像银元贰毫、美国银元25分、加拿大银元25分、澳大利亚银元1先令、奥地利银元5先令五枚银元属于五个国家特殊历史时期中各具唯一地位的老银元。古丝绸之路银币一枚，大小、重量均可观，是中世纪流通于古丝路的银币。
此十一枚硬币为各自国家法定货币，图案各具特色，展现了各自国家的文化历史。Silver dollar, originated in the 15th century, was first cast in Europe, commonly known as "foreign money", "lace money" or "ocean". It is the main currency in circulation in the world's silver-based countries. Around the 16th century, silver dollars flowed into China. It was only in 1890 (16th year of Guangxu's reign) that the official casting of silver dollars began.
In this set of World Silver Dollars, China Panda Silver Dollar, US Eagle Ocean Silver Dollar, Canadian Maple Leaf Silver Dollar, Australian Kingfisher Silver Dollar and Austrian Music Silver Dollar are five silver coins with high reputation in the world today. Sun Yat-sen's image is 20 cents in silver, 25 cents in U.S. silver, 25 cents in Canadian silver, 1 shilling in Australian silver and 5 shilling in Austrian silver. Five silver belong to the old silver with unique status in each of the five countries' special historical periods. A silver coin of the ancient Silk Road, of considerable size and weight, is a silver coin circulating in the ancient Silk Road in the Middle Ages.
These eleven coins are the legal tender of their respective countries, and each has its own unique design, which shows the cultural history of their respective countries.
