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Switzerland Mints World's Smallest Gold Coin

No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you.
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Published: 1/23/2020, 9:01:42 PM EST
Switzerland Mints World's Smallest Gold Coin
This undadted image provided by Swissmint shows a gold coin with the face of Albert Einstein on the image side. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 0.12-inches) gold coin is the smallest in the world. (Benjamin Zurbriggen/Handout Swissmint via AP)

BERLIN—No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you.

This undated image provided by Swissmint shows a gold coin with the face of Albert Einstein on the image side. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 0.12-inches (2.96-millimeter) gold coin is the smallest in the world. (Benjamin Zurbriggen/Handout Swissmint via AP)
This undated image provided by Swissmint shows a gold coin with the face of Albert Einstein on the image side. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 0.12-inches (2.96-millimeter) gold coin is the smallest in the world. Benjamin Zurbriggen/Handout Swissmint via AP

State-owned Swissmint said Thursday that the 0.12-inches gold coin is the smallest in the world.

It weighs 1/500th of an ounce and has a nominal value of $0.26.

Swissmint said the coin, of which just 999 have been made, will be sold for 199 francs with a special magnifying glass so owners can see the famous physicist on its face.