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The British 20 and 50 Pence coins both have seven sides, but they are not the only seven sided coins in the world.

Other countries have had, or currently use a seven sided coin including Botswana, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Haiti, India, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Poland, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and others.

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