Kazakhstani tenge. The tenge ( or ; Kazakh: ??????????, te??ge [t??e????????e]; Russian: ??????????; sign: ??? ; code: KZT) is the currency of Kazakhstan. It is divided into 100 tiyn (Kazakh: ????????, tiyn [t????j??n]). History After the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991, most of the formerly Soviet republics attempted to maintain a common currency. Some politicians hoped to at least maintain "special relations" among former Soviet republics (the "near abroad"). Other reasons were the economic considerations for maintaining the ruble zone. The wish to preserve strong trade relations between former Soviet republics was considered the most important goal. ...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:22
South Korean won. The South Korean won (Symbol: ???; Code: KRW; Korean: ???????????? ???) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and it appears only in foreign exchange rates. The currency is issued by the Bank of Korea, based in the capital city of Seoul. Etymology The old "won" was a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen, which were both derived from the Spanish-American silver dollar. It is derived from the hanja ??? (???, won), meaning "round", which describes the shape of the silver dollar. The won...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:20
North Korean won. The Korean People's won, more commonly known as the North Korean won (Symbol: ???; Code: KPW; Korean: ?????? ???) and sometimes known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea won (Korean: ????????????????????????????????? ???), is the official currency of North Korea. It is subdivided into 100 chon. The currency is issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, based in the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang. Etymology Won, like Japanese yen, is borrowed from Chinese yuan, written Hanja ??? (???), which means "round shape". The won is subdivided into 100 chon (...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:18
Currency
North Korean won. The Korean People's won, also known as the North Korean won (Symbol: ???; Code: KPW; Korean: ?????? ???) or Democratic People's Republic of Korea won (Korean: ????????????????????????????????? ???), is the official currency of North Korea. It is subdivided into 100 chon. The currency is issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, based in the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:17
Currency
Cambodian riel. The riel (/ri????l/; Khmer: ?????????, romanized: ri??l [ri??l]; sign: ???; code: KHR) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named "riel", has been issued since 20 March 1980. Since the 1990s, citizens have used the riel alongside the U.S. dollar at the well-known rate of 4,000 KHR/USD for retail payments.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:16
Currency
Cambodian riel. The riel (; Khmer: ?????????, romanized: ri??l [ri??l]; sign: ???; code: KHR) is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named "riel", has been issued since 20 March 1980. Since the late 1990s, the riel has had an unofficial fixed exchange rate of 4,100:1 with United States dollar, Cambodia's second de facto currency for commercial transactions. Popular belief suggests that the name of the currency comes from the Mekong river fish ri??l ("small fish" in Khmer). It is more likely that it derives from the high-silver content Spanish-American dollar, whose value is eight reales, a coin widely used for international trade in...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:16
Kyrgyz som. The som (; Kyrgyz: ?????? [s??m]; ISO code: KGS; sign: ??? (??)) is the currency of Kyrgyzstan. It was introduced in May 1993 to replace the Soviet ruble after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is subdivided into 100 t??y??n. Initially, only banknotes were issued, but coins were introduced in 2008. The currency features denominations ranging from 1 t??y??n to 5000 som. The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic oversees its issuance, and various commemorative coins have been released to celebrate cultural and historical events. The banknotes display notable Kyrgyz historical figures and symbols, with periodic updates to enhance security features such as watermarks, holograms, and microprinting. Over time, higher denomination notes have been introduced to manage inflation. Etymology The official name of the Soviet currency in...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:15
Currency
Kyrgyz som
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:14
Kenyan shilling. The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: KSh; ISO code: KES) is the currency of Kenya. It is divided into 100 cents. The Central Bank of Kenya Act cap 491, mandated the printing and minting of the Kenyan shilling currency. Notation Prices in the Kenyan shilling are written in the form of x/y, where x is the amount in shillings, while y is the amount in cents. An equals sign or hyphen represents zero amount. For example, 50 cents is written as "-/50" and 100 shillings as "100/=" or "100/-". Sometimes the abbreviation KSh is prefixed for distinction. If the amount is written using words as well as numerals, only the prefix is used (e.g. KSh 10 million). This pattern was modelled on sterling's pre-decimal notation, in which...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:12
Currency
Kenyan shilling. The shilling (Swahili: shilingi; abbreviation: KSh; ISO code: KES) is the currency of Kenya. It is divided into 100 cents.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:12
Currency
Jamaican dollar. The Jamaican dollar (sign: $; code: JMD) has been the currency of Jamaica since 1969. It is often abbreviated to J$, the J serving to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents, although cent denominations are no longer in use as of 2018. Goods and services may still be priced in cents, but cash transactions are now rounded to the nearest dollar. Exchange rate History The history of currency in Jamaica should not be considered in isolation of the wider picture in the British West Indies as a whole. See British West Indies dollar. The peculiar feature about Jamaica was the fact that it was the only British West Indies territory to use special issues of the sterling coinage, apart from the four-pence groat coin which was specially issued for all the British West Indies, and later only for British Guiana...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:10
Currency
Jamaican dollar. The Jamaican dollar (sign: $; code: JMD) has been the currency of Jamaica since 1969. It is often abbreviated to J$, the J serving to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents, although cent denominations are no longer in use as of 2018. Goods and services may still be priced in cents, but cash transactions are now rounded to the nearest dollar.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:10
Currency
Icelandic kr??na
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:07
Icelandic kr??na
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:07
Currency
Iranian rial. The rial (Persian: ???????? ??????????, romanized: riy??l-?? Ir??n; sign: ??? ; abbreviation: Rl (singular) and Rls (plural) or IR in Latin; ISO code: IRR) is the official currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinars, but due to the rial's low purchasing power the dinar is not practically used. While POS terminals are in use in Iran, the country does not participate in any of the major international card networks due to sanctions between it and the United States. Travelers are instead advised to load money onto a local prepaid card account. There is no official symbol for the currency but the Iranian standard ISIRI 820 defined a symbol for use on typewriters (mentioning that it is an invention of the standards committee...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:04
Currency
Iranian rial. The rial (Persian: ???????? ??????????, romanized: riy??l-?? Ir??n; sign: ???; abbreviation: Rl (singular) and Rls (plural) or IR in Latin; ISO code: IRR) is the official currency of Iran. There is no official symbol for the currency but the Iranian standard ISIRI 820 defined a symbol for use on typewriters (mentioning that it is an invention of the standards committee itself) and the two Iranian standards ISIRI 2900 and ISIRI 3342 define a character code to be used for it. The Unicode Standard has a compatibility character defined U+FDFC ??? RIAL SIGN.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:04
Currency
Israeli new shekel. The new Israeli shekel (Hebrew: ???????????? ???????????? ; Arabic: ???????? ???????? ????kal jad??d; sign: ???; ISO code: ILS; abbreviation: NIS), also known as simply the Israeli shekel (Hebrew: ?????? ????????????, Arabic: ???????? ????????????????), is the currency of Israel and is also used as a legal tender in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The new shekel is divided into 100 agorot. The new shekel has been in use since 1 January 1986, when it replaced the hyperinflated old shekel at a ratio of 1000:1.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:02
Israeli new shekel. The new Israeli shekel (Hebrew: ???????????? ????????????, romanized: sheqel ???adash, pronounced [????ekel ??a??da??] ; Arabic: ???????? ????????, romanized: ????kal jad??d; sign: ???; ISO code: ILS; unofficial abbreviation: NIS), also known as simply the Israeli shekel (Hebrew: ?????? ????????????, romanized: sheqel yisre??eli; Arabic: ???????? ????????????????, romanized: ????kal ??isr??????l??), is the currency of Israel and is also...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:02
Indonesian rupiah. The rupiah (symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia, issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam (????????????????????????). Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak ('silver' in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah in coins. The rupiah is divided into 100 cents (Indonesian: sen), although high inflation has rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in cents obsolete. The rupiah was introduced in 1946 by Indonesian nationalists fighting for independence. It replaced the Japanese-issued version of the Netherlands Indies gulden which had been introduced during the Japanese occupation...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:00
Currency
Indonesian rupiah. The rupiah (symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia. It is issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. The name "rupiah" is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, rupyakam (????????????????????????). Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use the word perak ("silver" in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah in coins. The rupiah is divided into 100 sen, although high inflation has rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in sen obsolete.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:49:00
Currency
Haitian gourde. The gourde (French: [??u??d]) or goud (Haitian Creole: [??ud]) is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Creole). The word "gourde" is a French cognate for the Spanish term "gordo", from the "pesos gordos" (also known in English as "hard" pieces of eight, and in French as "piastres fortes espagnoles") in which colonial-era contracts within the Spanish sphere of influence were often denominated.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:48:58
Haitian gourde. The gourde (French: [??u??d]) or goud (Haitian Creole: [??ud]) is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Creole). The word "gourde" is a French cognate for the Spanish term "gordo", from the "pesos gordos" (also known in English as "hard" pieces of eight, and in French as "piastres fortes espagnoles") in which colonial-era contracts within the Spanish sphere of influence were often denominated. First gourde, 1813???1870 The first gourde was introduced in 1813 and replaced the livre at a rate of G 1 = 8 livres and 5 sous. Coins The first issues of coins were silver pieces of 6, 12, and 25 centimes. The Haitian government attempted to...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:48:58
Croatian kuna. The kuna (Croatian pronunciation: [k????na]; sign: kn; code: HRK) was the currency of Croatia from 1994 until 2023, when it was replaced by the euro. The kuna was subdivided into 100 lipa. It was issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins were minted by the Croatian Mint. In the Croatian language, the word kuna means 'marten' and lipa means 'linden tree', both references to their historical use in medieval trading. History and etymology Records exist from the Middle Ages of a tax and/or a currency in the then highly valued marten skins, which were recorded as marturina ("marten tax") or kunovina, in Lower...
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:48:57
Currency
Croatian kuna. The kuna is the currency of Croatia, in use since 1994 (sign: kn; code: HRK). It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Mint. The plural form of the word kuna in Croatian can be kuna or kune (e.g. 2 kune, 10 kuna) because of different number declension rules. 2022 will be the final year for the kuna as Croatia will replace it with the euro (???, EUR) on 1 January 2023. All Croatian bank accounts and credit cards will automatically be converted to euros and kuna cash may be exchanged for euros at no charge.
wikidata.org 0 views · 2024-12-26 20:48:56
Showing 361-384 of 734 items.