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A '''Dragon Coin''' is a large [[coin]] that first appears in ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It has a picture of a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]'s head imprinted on it.

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''Super Mario World''====

[[File:Vine SMW.png|thumbnail|right|A Dragon Coin in ''Super Mario World'']]

In ''Super Mario World'', there are at least five Dragon Coins littered around most [[level]]s (some levels, such as [[castle]]s, [[Ghost House]]s, and [[fortress]]es, have no Dragon Coins in the original SNES version). Collecting each one makes a unique sound effect, and it is also counted as one coin. The first four coins collected in the game give 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, and 8,000 [[point]]s, respectively; collecting five of them awards the player an [[extra life]]. [[Yoshi's Wings]] can be used to access certain auto-scrolling [[Coin Heaven]]s, where five Dragon Coins can be found.

On rare occasions, one may encounter six or more Dragon Coins in a single level; every Dragon Coin after the fifth will also award an extra life. In these levels, going through a [[Warp Pipe]] to a new area causes all remaining Dragon Coins to disappear if [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] has already collected at least five of them, making the remaining ones unobtainable. [[Chocolate Secret]] is unique, as it contains only one Dragon Coin in the SNES version of ''Super Mario World'' for unknown reasons.

[[File:SMA2-PeachCoin.png|frame|A Dragon Coin with [[Princess Peach]]'s face, seen when all regular Dragon Coins are collected]]

In the [[Game Boy Advance]] port of ''Super Mario World'', ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'', Dragon Coins have a slightly bigger role. They now appear in levels that did not originally have them, and the number of Dragon Coins acquired is recorded on a menu. If the player collects them all, a cutscene will play, showing all of the collected Dragon Coins falling from the sky and being stacked together; afterwards, a giant Dragon Coin appears, and [[Yoshi]] eats it and lays an [[Yoshi's Egg|egg]], which hatches into a giant coin with [[Princess Peach]]'s face, resulting in all of the Dragon Coins in the game having Peach's face imprinted on them instead of Yoshi's.

 

In the ''[[Nintendo Power Advance]]'' guide, the symbol for the Dragon Coins denoting where they are located in a level is drawn with a three-tined fork instead of Yoshi's or Peach's likeness.<ref>''Nintendo Power Advance'' v.4. Page 18.</ref>

In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', Dragon Coins appear in the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] [[microgame]]. Collecting them is not necessary to complete the microgame and has no real effect on gameplay, although the "Dragon Coin Collection" [[List of WarioWare: Get It Together! missions|mission]] requires the player to collect at least four Dragon Coins in all three levels while playing as [[Jimmy T]].

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a display box containing a Dragon Coin with the same appearance as its ''Super Mario World'' sprite can be seen in the antiques shop.<ref>Illumination (December 8, 2022). [https://youtu.be/e-3sYL7vJTQ The Super Mario Bros. Movie | “Mushroom Kingdom” | Official Movie Clip]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 8, 2022.</ref>

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*Most of the games in the [[Yoshi (franchise)|''Yoshi'' franchise]] such as ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', and ''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' feature coins with a Yoshi's head on them rather than the normal coin design. The coins in ''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' feature a depiction of a [[Yoshi's Egg]] instead; however, the larger [[10-Coin|10 Coin]]s depict Yoshi's head, similar to Dragon Coins.