Afghanistan currencyThe afghani, denoted by AFA, is the official currency used in Afghanistan. Behind the afghani lies a history characterized by a lack of standardization and currency revaluation. Prior to the United States invasion of Afghanistan, political parties, foreign powers and forgers each made their own afghanis; the key attribute of this currency, at the time, was that there was essentially no standardization as afghanis were made without honoring serial numbers. (For example, after the Northern Alliance lost its power in 1996, banknotes were produced in Russia and sold on Kabul's markets at half the value!)

Azerbajan currencyAzeri New Manat (AZN)= 100 gopik. Notes are in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 AZN. Coins are in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5, 3 and 1 gopik.

500 manat 1993

50 manat 1993

500 manat

1000 manat

BANGLADISH currencyThe name of Bangladeshi currency is Taka. There are two types like many other countries'- notes and coins. Notes are of one taka, two taka, five taka, ten taka, twenty taka, fifty taka, one hundred taka and five hundred taka. Coins are of one poisha, five poisha, ten poisha, twenty-five poisha, fifty poisha, one taka and five taka. Notes from five taka to five hundred taka are issued by Bangladesh Bank. One taka and two taka notes and all the coins are issued by Bangladesh Government. Bangladesh has a variable currency rates with other countries.

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Bhutan currencyThe Ngultrum, often denoted by BTN, is the official currency used in Bhutan. Equal in value to the Indian Rupee (through a 1:1 peg), the currency is subdivided into 100 chertrums. The Ngultrum was introduced in 1974 and was immediately pegged to the Indian Rupee because India was key in assisting the Bhutanese economy just a decade before. The Bhutanese Ngultrum does not exchange independently with other nations, but it is exchanged interchangeably with the Indian Rupee quite often. Before the Ngultrum, Bhutan did not have a currency; instead, the Bhutanese bartered for goods that they were unable to produce on their own (i.e. traded goods and services for a certain amount of other goods and services).

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Nu. 5 Front

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Nu. 10 Front

Nu. 10 Back

Nu. 20 Front

Nu. 20 Back

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Nu. 100 Back

Nu. 500 Front

Nu. 500 Back

Nu.1000 Front

Nu. 1000 Back

Copyright: RMA (Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan)

Burma currencyMyanmar Money Currency: Kyat (Kt) = 100 pyas. Notes are in denominations of Kt1000, 500, 200, 100 and 90 pyas. Coins are in denominations of Kt1, and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 pyas. Kt100,000 is known as a lakh, and Kt10 million as a crore. Kyat is pronounced like the English word chat. To combat the black market and limit the financial power of dissident groups, currency denominations are occasionally declared invalid without prior notice. Limited refunds are usually allowed for certain sectors of the population.

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CAMBODIA currencyCambodian Riels (what the Cambodian currency is called) come in 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 denominations. But really, the red colored 500 Riel and the blue colored 1,000 Riels are used most often. And the $1 US bills. So you can get an idea of how much each note is worth, I've converted them into US dollars using the usual exchange rate of 4,000 Riel to 1 US dollar.

50 Riel notes ($0.01)

Banteay Srei's entrance

100 Riel notes ($ 0.03)

500 Riel notes ($ 0.13)

Angkor Wat temple on the note

1,000 Riel notes ($ 0.25)

One of Angkor Thom's gates

5,000 Riel notes ($ 1.25)

The King father Norodom Sihanouk

5 riels 1987

1 riel 1979

0,2 riels 1972

0.5 riels 1972

CEYLON (Sri-lanka)

Ceylon, an Island of 25,000 square miles situated in the Indian Ocean 18 miles South East of India, has a rich Numismatic history dating back from, on the basis of Paleography, the second century BC and reflect her turbulent and sometimes violent history. The 2250 year history of the Island is dominated by the complexity of religious, political and commercial relations maintained throughout many centuries. The history of Ceylon begins with the arrival, sometime in the fifth century, of Vijaya, the founding father of the Sinhalese race and Buddhism was introduced to Ceylon circa 210 B.C. The Dravidian (Indian) influence was introduced to the Island around the 3rd century B.C. and continued with Invasions and rule of the whole or parts of the Country by South Indian rulers. The Portuguese first landed in Ceylon in 1506 and ruled till 1658 when they were supplanted by the Dutch who in turn supplanted the British who seized the Dutch colonies in 1796 and assumed complete control of the Island in 1815, when for the first time a colonial power captured the hill-country kingdom of Kandy. Ceylon coins from the Ancient 'Purana' coins to the latest Bi-metallic issues reflect her rich and varied history. The Ceylon Coin Web is organized by the various Monarchs/Periods roughly chronologically and has images and detailed descriptions of basic as well as varieties of the different coin issues. The Ceylon Coin web is run by a dynamic group of enthusiasts who are in the forefront of modern Numismatic research relating to Ceylon. Hence the Website features the latest available information, that may not have been recorded in the standard texts on Ceylon Coins. Also new coins as well as information will be added periodically to keep the Ceylon Coin Web updated with the latest Archaeological and Numismatic finds that are unearthed in Sri Lanka.

Ceylon 100 rupies

Ceylon 5 rupies

Sri-lanka 10 rupies Sri-Lanka 50 rupies

CHINA currency

Chinese Money The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RMB or CNY) or in Chinese "Ren-minbi". The basic unit is the yuan (also known as "kuai"), which equals 10 jiao (or "mao"), which is then divided into 10 fen. Paper currency comes in 1.2,5,10,50 and 100 yuan notes. Paper jiao come in denominations of 1, 2, and 5. There are also 1 and 2 fen notes, but these are rarely used as they have no purchasing power. 1 yuan, 1 and 5 jiao, and 1, 2, and 5 fen coins are even common used in larger cities.

5 yuan 1941

100 yuan 1941

10 yuan

100 yuan

HONG KONG curencyThe Hong Kong dollar has been previously linked to the Pound Sterling. In 1971, the Hong Kong dollar was then pegged to the US dollar with a fluctuation limit, after the Sterling area was liquidated. This regime was later changed into a controlled, floating basis, then returning once again to being pegged to the US dollar again in 1983. The purpose for adopting this peg was to prevent the Hong Kong dollar from collapsing amidst a political row between China and the United Kingdom over the future of the city. Ever since 1983, H.K. has adopted a Currency Board Arrangement to fix the exchange rate at HK.8 per US dollar. The Hong Kong Dollar operates under a currency board system. A prerequisite for a bank to be able to issue the Hong Kong dollar is that it must have the equivalent exchange in US dollars on deposit. This system ensures that Hong Kong's entire monetary base is backed with US dollars at the linked exchange rate. The resources for this backing are kept in Hong Kong's Exchange Fund, which is among the largest official reserves in the world. As of 2005, in addition to a lower guaranteed limit, a new upper guaranteed limit was set for the Hong Kong dollar at HK.75 to the USD. The lower limit was lowered from 7.80 to 7.85 in five weeks, by 100 pips each week. The move was made to narrow the gap between the interest rates in Hong Kong and those of the United States. A further aim of allowing the Hong Kong dollar to trade in a range is to avoid the Hong Kong d

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hongkong paper bill

10 honk kong dollars

100 hk dollars 2003

20 hk dollars 2001

10 Dollars 2002

50-dollars-1995

10hk dollars 1989

INDIA currencyThe Indian Rupee is the original official currency of India. The English translation of "Rupee" is "silver," and the name exists because it was previously a silver coin. This very fact had severe consequences in the 19th century, when the strongest economies in the world were on the gold standard. The discovery of vast quantities of silver in the U.S. and various European colonies resulted in a decline in the relative value of silver to gold. Suddenly, the standard currency of India could not buy as much from the outside world. Such circumstances led to what is now referred to as "the fall of the Rupee." During the period 1950-1951 until midDecember 1973, India followed an exchange rate regime with the Rupee linked to the Pound Sterling, except for the devaluations in 1966 and 1971. When the Pound Sterling floated on June 23, 1972, the Rupee's link to the British unit was maintained-thus, paralleling the Pound's depreciation and de facto devaluation. In 1975, the Rupee's ties to the Pound Sterling were disengaged. India established a float exchange regime, with the Rupee's effective rate placed on a controlled,

floating basis and linked to a "basket of currencies" of India's major trading partners. More recently, the Indian Rupee has been depreciating in step formation, but roughly in line with the fall in its Purchasing Power Parity since the early 1980s. While the PPP was 15 around 1982, the actual exchange rate was 9.30 per US dollar. After the devaluation, the Rupee underwent the change from a controlled regime to a "Managed" or "Dirty" float regime, where the market supposedly determines the exchange rate. In mid 2005, the actual rate was near 43.60.

India 1 rupee 1972

2 Indian rupees

5 rupees 1975

100 Rupies 1999

500 Rupies 2001

5 rupies 1965

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INDONESIA currency

The rupiah (Rp) is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" ('silver' in Indonesian) in referring to rupiah. The rupiah is subdivided into 100 sen, although inflation has rendered all coins and banknotes denominated in sen obsolete. The Riau islands and the Indonesian half of New Guinea (Irian Barat) had their own variants of the rupiah, but these were subsumed into the national rupiah in 1964 and 1971 respectively (see Riau rupiah and West New Guinea rupiah).

500 rupies 1982

Indonesia 100 rupies 1982

500 rupies 1999

100 rupies 1986

INDONESIAN COIN

IRAN currencyThe Iranian unit of currency is Rial - Internationally abbreviated to RI or Ris, which is divided into 100 Dinars. Every 10 Rials is also know as 1 Toman (Toe'man). The Bank Markazi (Central Bank), established in 1960 and operated by the government, is the bank of issue. Commercial banking, nationalized and reorganized in 1979, includes some seven major banks. Coins are available in denominations of 10, 50, 100, and 250 Rial . bank notes in denominations of 100, 200, 500 ,1000 , 2000 , 5000 and 10000 Rials In the good old times, Coins were available in 50 Dinars (10 Shahi, 1/2 Rial), 1, 2, 5, and 10 Rilas. Bank notes were available in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 Rials. (See left list for samples of old and new Iranian Currency coins and Bank notes)

IRAN COIN

IRAN PAPER BILL

5000 rials

iran 2000 rial

50 rials

1000 rial 1992

IRAQ CURRENCYThe dinar was introduced into circulation in 1932, by replacing the Indian rupee, which had been the official currency since the British occupation of the country in World War I, at a rate of 1 dinar = 13 rupees. The dinar was pegged at par with the British pound until 1959 when, without changing its value, the peg was switched to the United States dollar at the rate of 1 dinar = 2.8 dollars. By not following the devaluations of the U.S. currency in 1971 and 1973, the dinar rose to a value of US$3.3778, before a 5 percent devaluation reduced the value of the dinar to US$3.2169, a rate which remained until theGulf War, although in late 1989, the black market rate was reported at five to six times higher (3 dinars for US$1) than the official rate

Iraqi coin

Irak 5 new Dinars

irak 25 Dinars 1990

syria 50 pound 1998

ISRAEL curencyIsraeli Currency The State of Israels currency is the New Israel Shekel (NIS) or shekel for short (pluralized as shkalim in Hebrew or shekels in English). There are 100 agorot (agora in singular) in each shekel. Bank notes are in denominations of NIS 20, 50, 100, and 200; coins are in denominations of NIS10, NIS5, NIS1 and 50, 10 and 5 agorot.

ISRAELI BILL

10 Israel Lirot 1973

1 palestine Pound

500 Israel Shequels

1 Israel Lira 1958

ISRAELI currencyThe name "shekel" was derived from an ancient unit of weight that amounts to approximately one ounce or 12 grams. The New Israel shekel , issued by the Bank of Israel, was introduced on September 4, 1985. It replaced the "old" shekel, at a rate of one new shekel per 1000 "old" shekel. The "old" shekel replaced the Israeli pound on February 24, 1980, at a rate of one shekel per 10 pounds. Since January 1, 2003, the New Israel shekel has been a freely convertible currency as all capital controls have been removed. A floating exchange rate regime with inflation had been implemented in 1992. Since then, all capital controls have been moved making a free convertible currency.

ONE AGORA

ONE SHEKEL

5 AGOROT SHEKEL (50 AGOROT)

HALF

5 SHEKELS SHEKELS

TEN

JAPAN currencyThe yen is the unit of currency in Japan. There are four kinds of bills (10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 1,000 yen) and six kinds of coins (500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen,

10 yen, 5 yen, 1 yen) used. All of the bills and coins are different sizes. For example, the bills descend in size from 10,000 Yen to 1,000 Yen. JAPAN PAPER BILL

japan 1 yen 1946

10 yen occupation

10-yen-1945

5 Cents Militar

5 cents military 50-cents-1942-military

100 sen 1953

JAPAN COIN

JORDAN currencyThe Jordanian dinar, denoted by JOD, is the official currency of Jordan. Subdivided into 100 piastres or fils, the JOD circulates both as coins and banknotes. On July 1, 1950, the dinar replaced the Palestinian Pound. In past years, the Central Bank of Jordan supported a fixed exchange rate between the Jordanian dinar and the US dollar.

Jordan 1 Dinar 2001

Jordan 10 Dinar 1992

Jordan Half Dinar 1975

Jordan Coin

Jordan 1 girsh

Jordan 100 fils

Jordan 50 piastres

Kazakhstan currencyThe tenge, often denoted by KZT, is the official unit of currency of Kazakhstan. The currency is subdivided into 100 tiyin, and was introduced in November 1993 after the fall of the USSR to replace the Russian ruble. The name tenge means "balance" or "scale" in Kazakh, and is closely related to the Russian word daingey and the Chinese word tengse.

PAPER BILL

10 tyin

2 tyin

1 tyin

KUWAIT currency

The Kuwaiti Dinar, denoted by KWD, is the official currency of Kuwait. The KWD, which is divided into 100 units, was introduced to Kuwait in 1960 as a replacement for the Indian Rupee. The currency has maintained a very high exchange rate, making it one of the highest valued currencies in the world.

North korea currency

The North Korean won, denoted by KPW, is the official currency used in North Korea. Since December 2001, the North Korean government has abandoned the rate of 2.16 won to the dollar (of which the root is Kim Jong-il's birthday, February 16). Instead, banks in the country now issue at exchange rates that are closer to those of the black market. However, unchecked inflation has been eating into the value of the won to such an extent that it is currently worth about the same as the won of South Korea. An interesting note on bill design: Unusually, the 100, 1000 and 5000 won bills are of essentially the same basic design, portraying the exact same subjects (although they are colored differently). North Korea has in the past issued whole series of notes in which the designs are exactly the same, right down to color, only the denomination being different.

north korea 10 won 1992

north Korea 10 won

Old 1000 won banknote of the second won

South korea currencyThe 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 appears only in foreign exchange rates. One South Korean won (as of May 25, 2010) is equal to 0.114364 North Korean won, at the official North Korean rate.

kyrgyzstan currencyThe som (Kyrgyz: , sometimes transliterated as "sum" or "soum") is the currency of the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia. The ISO 4217 currency code is KGS. The som is sub-divided into 100 tyiyn (Kyrgyz: ). The som was introduced on May 10, 1993, replacing the Soviet ruble at a rate of 1 som = 200 rubles.

1 Kyrgyz som (1999/2000)

100 Kyrgyz som (1994)

LAOS currencyThe Lao Kip, denoted by the ISO code LAK, is the official currency of Laos. One kip is subdivided into 100 At. A currency reform took place in 1979, with the exchange rate of 100 old kip being replaced by one new kip. One EUR is equal to 13,636 LAK and 1 USD is equal to 10,500 LAK. The country only uses banknotes. No coins are in circulation in Laos. In the late 1990's Laos's economy had experienced over 100% inflation and 500% depreciation.

LEBANON currencyLebanese Pound is the official Lebanon currency. The ISO code of Lebanese Pound is LBP. Known as Lira in Arabic, the Lebanese Pound is the standard monetary unit of Lebanon. Before Lebanese Pound became the official currency of Lebanon, the standard currency was Ottoman Lira. This was before the First World War. With the declination of the Ottoman Empire in the year 1918, the Egyptian Pound was adopted as the currency of Lebanon. Later on there was another power shift in Lebanon. When the French took over Syria and Lebanon they made an attempt to replace the Egyptian pound with a new currency which was modeled on the French currency, Franc. During the Second World War defeat of France by Germany had its impact on the monetary standard of Lebanon. The sterling was adopted as the currency of the country. Finally Lebanon received its own currency in the year 1937.

lebanon 5 livres 1967

250 livres

100 livres 1983

2000 livres 1995

MALAYSIA currencyThe ringgit (MYR, but more commonly referred to as RM), unofficially known as the Malaysian dollar, is the official currency of Malaysia. In 1837, Malaysia converted from the use of the Spanish silver dollar to the Indian rupee. This lasted for 30 years until 1867 when the country decided to re-implement the use of the silver dollar. In 1903 Malaysia changed currencies again, this time using the Straits dollar, which was pegged at two shillings to the British pound (GBP). It was not until 1975 that Malaysia officially adopted the ringgit, which is pegged at 3.80 RM to the U.S. dollar.

malaysia 1 dollar 1959

10 dollars 1944

10 cents 1941

MONGOLIA currencyThe Mongolian Tugrug / Tugrik, denoted by the code MNT, is the official currency of Mongolia. Notes of the Tugrug come in denominations of 10,000, 5000, 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 3 and 1; coins come in 200, 100, 50 and 20 Tg. All notes carry the face of Chinggis Khan or Sukhbaatar on them, and because of their age, can often look alike.

1 tugrik 1955

1 tugrick 1993

50 tugrick 1981

50 tugrick

MYANMAR currencyThe Myanmar kyat, often denoted by MMK, is the official currency of Myanmar. Though the kyat is subdivided into 100 pyas, pya coins are scarce in their existence and instead, notes up to 1000 kyat are most commonly used. While the official exchange rate (MMK/USD) has lingered around 7 kyats to one US dollar, the currency is known for its extremely variable street rate, which can go as high as 1000 kyats (900 kyats as of Feb, 2005). The history behind the kyat is extensive, as the kyat was preceded by several other currencies and changing monetary policies. As part of the British Empire, Burma's first currency was the Indian silver rupee until April 1937, when the first Burmese rupee was issued. The Burmese rupee remained at par with the Indian rupee until the Second World War, when Malayan military dollars were used as the currency. As soon as the war ended, however, the country reverted back to rupees once again. On July 1, 1952, the Union Bank of Burma replaced the Burma Currency Board and, in the process, the Burmese kyat was introduced. Since there was a strong black market for the currency, kyat notes were demonetized at several different times. For example, in May 1964, the 50 and 100 kyat notes were demonetized, while in November 1985 the 20, 50 and 100 notes were demonetized and replaced with new kyat notes in unusual denominations (25, 35, and 75). A similar process took place in September 1987 as well, but with a more severe nature: the government demonetized the 25, 35, and 75 kyat notes without warning, leaving 75% of the country's currency of no value. As a result, a new series of notes (15, 45, and 90 denominations) was issued, but great economic unrest ensued. The modern Myanmar kyat was introduced in 1989. At this time, old notes were not demonetized but instead, fell into disuse due to inflation and depreciation of the physical currency itself. In 2004, rumors of another demonetization spread through the country but proved to be false.

NEPAL currencyThe Nepalese Rupee, also denoted by NPR, is the official currency used in Nepal. The NPR is tied to the Indian Rupee (INR), being 5/8 its value.

1 rupie 1994

2 rupies 1981

20 rupies 1988

100 rupies 1981

OMAN currencyBefore 1940, the Indian rupee and the Maria Theresa Thaler (known locally as the rial) were the main currencies circulating in Muscat and Oman, as the state was then known, with rupees circulating on the coast and Thaler in the interior. Maria Theresa Thaler were valued at 230 paisa, with 64 paisa equal to the rupee. In 1940, coins were introduced for use in Dhofar, followed, in 1946, by coins for use in Oman. Both coinages were denominated in baisa (equivalent to the paisa), with 200 baisa to the rial. The Indian rupee and, from 1959, the Gulf rupee continued to circulate. In 1970, the rial Saidi (not to be confused with Saudi riyal) was made the currency of Oman. It was equal to the British pound and replaced the Gulf rupee at a rate of approximately 21 rupees to the rial. The new rial was subdivided into 1000 baisa.

The rial Omani replaced the rial Saidi at par in 1973. The currency name was altered due to the regime change in 1970 and the subsequent change of the country's name.

oman 10 baisa 197

oman 5 rials 1970

PAKISTAN

50 rupee 1957

2 rupees 1986

10 rupees

pakistan 1 rupee 1983

PALESTINE cuurencyThe Palestine pound (Arabic: , junyah filastini; Hebrew:

,))"funt palestina'i (eretz-yisra'eli), also Hebrew: )) "lira eretz-yisra'elit) was thecurrency of the British Mandate of Palestine between 1927 and 1948. It was divided into 1000 mils (Arabic: Arabic: ,Hebrew:Hebrew: .)The Palestine pound was also the currency of Transjordan until 1949 and the West Bank until 1950.

10 Israel Lirot 1973

1 Palestine Pound

500 Israel Shequels

1 Israel Lira 1958

PHILIPPINES currencyThe peso (Filipino: piso) (sign: ; code: PHP) is the currency of the Philippines. It is subdivided into 100 centavos (Filipino: sentimo, Visayan: sentabo).[1]Before 1967, the language used on the banknotes and coins was English and so "peso" was the name used. The language was then changed to Filipino, so that the name of the currency as written on the banknotes and coins is now Piso.

1peso 1942

50 cents 1942

1 peso 1941

1 peso 1936

QATAR currencyUntil 1966, Qatar used the Indian rupee as currency, in the form of Gulf rupees. When India devalued the rupee in 1966, Qatar, along with the other states using the Gulf rupee, chose to introduce its own currency. Before doing so, Qatar briefly adopted the Saudi riyal, then introduced the Qatar and Dubai riyal which was the result of signing the Qatar-Dubai Currency Agreement on 21 March 1966.[1] The Saudi riyal was worth 1.065 rupees, whilst the Qatar and Dubai riyal was equal to the rupee prior to its devaluation.

qatar 1 rial 1996

qatar 1 rial 1985

SAUDI ARABIA currencyThe riyal has been the currency of Saudi Arabia since the country came in to being and was the currency of Hejaz before Saudi Arabia was created. The Hejaz riyal was based on (though not equivalent to) the Ottoman 20 kuru coin and was consequently divided into 20 ghirsh. However, although the Hejaz riyal was the same weight as the Ottoman 20 kuru, it was minted in .917 fineness, compared to .830 fineness for the Ottoman coin. Thus, because the first Saudi riyal had the same specifications as the Hejaz riyal and circulated alongside Ottoman coins, it came to be worth 22 Ottoman kuru and was consequently subdivided into 22 ghirsh when coins denominated in ghirsh were issued from 1925. This remained the system of currency even though the riyal was subsequently debased to a coin equivalent in silver content to the Indian rupee in 1935.

saudi arabia 100 ryals

saudi arabia 50 ryals

SINGAPORE currencyWhen Singapore joined Malaysia in 1963, it shared in Malaysia's common currency. However, Singapore was expelled and became independent in 1965 and lost its monetary union. In 1967 Singapore established a Board of Commissioners of Currency and released its own notes called the orchid. The orchid is now known as

the dollar (SGD). The dollar is pegged to the Brunei dollar at a rate of 1:1. Both currencies are accepted in both countries as legal tender.

1 Singapore Dollar

10 dollars 1978

2 Singapore Dollars

10 Singapore Dollars

SRI-LANKA currencyThe rupee (Sinhala: , Tamil: ) (sign: ; code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is generally written Rs. (though SLRs. may occasionally be used for disambiguation).

ceylon 100 rupies

ceylon 5 rupies

sri-lanka 10 rupies 1995

sri-lanka 10 rupies

SYRIA currencyThe Syrian pound (sign: LS or S; Arabic: al-lra as-sriyya, French: livre syrienne; ISO code: SYP) is the currency of Syria and is issued by the Central Bank of Syria. The pound is subdivided into 100 qirsh (Arabic: plural: ,qorush, piastres in English or French), although coins in qirsh are no longer issued. Before 1947, the word qirsh was spelled with the initial Arabic letter ,after which the word began with .Until 1958, banknotes were issued with Arabic on the obverse and French on the reverse. After 1958, English has been used on the reverses, hence the three different names for this currency. Coins used both Arabic and French until Syrian independence, then only Arabic. The standard abbreviation for the Syrian pound is SYP. On 5 December 2005, the selling rate quoted by the Commercial Bank of Syria was 58.4 SYP to the US dollar. A rate of about 50 pounds to one dollar has been usual in the early 2000s, but the exchange rate is subject to fluctuations. The pound is not a hard currency, and there are restrictions on its export.

syria 50 pound 1998

syria 5 pound 1991Irak,

TAIWAN currencyThe New Taiwan Dollar, often denoted by TWD, is the official currency of the Republic of China (ROC), commonly referred to as Taiwan. The Qing Dynasty first annexed Taiwan in 1683 as an area of Fujian province. During this time, Chinese Taels were used as currency. When China ceded Taiwan to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki of 1895, the Japanese issued Taiwan Yen banknotes at par with the Japanese yen. Proceeding Japan's defeat in World War II, Taiwan was returned to China, which at that time was ruled by the government of the Republic of China. Within a year, the Republic of China's government took over the Bank of Taiwan and issued Taiwanese Dollars, replacing the Japanese Taiwan Yen at a simple exchange rate of one to one. Due to the corruption of the Governor-General of Taiwan, Chen Yi, Taiwan suffered severe inflation in the late 1940s. It was also reported that the Bank of Taiwan under ROC administration did not actually keep accurate records of the total issuance, and that it printed more notes than was legally allowed. As inflation grew worse, the government issued banknotes with higher and higher denominations?up to one million dollars?in an attempt to solve this issue. The New Taiwan Dollar was introduced in 1949 to replace the old Taiwan Dollar at a 40,000to-1 ratio. The first goal of the New Taiwan Dollar was to end the hyperinflation that had overwhelmed Taiwan and Mainland China. A few months later, the Chinese communists defeated the Republic of China's government. In 2000, the New Taiwan

Dollar became the official currency of the Republic of China and is no longer secondary to the older Taiwan Dollar. During the same time period, the Central Bank of China began issuing New Taiwan Dollar banknotes directly.

taiwan-10-yuan-1987

taiwan-10-yuan-1987

taiwan 200 yuan

TAJIKISTAN currency The somoni was introduced on October 30, 2000;[1] it replaced the Tajikistani ruble, at the rate of 1 somoni = 1000 rubles.

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tajikistan-100-dram

tajikistan-1-dram-1999

THAILAND currencyThe Thai baht was introduced in 1897 by the ruling King at the time, King Chulalongkorn. For the time period between World War II and 1980, the Baht was fixed to the US Dollar at an exchange rate of 1$ = 20 baht. It proceeded to slowly decrease in value, and was again pegged to an exchange rate of 25:1 from 1985 until July 2, 1997 when the Asian financial crisis took its toll on Thailand. The Asian financial crisis, also known as the Asian currency crisis, started in July 1997 in Thailand, and affected currencies, stock markets, and other asset prices of several Asian countries, many part of the East Asian Tigers. Triggered by events in Latin America, Western investors lost confidence in securities in East Asia and began to pull money out, creating a snowball effect. Thailand, namely, was one of the nations most profoundly affected by the crisis. Following the crisis, it was decided that the baht be placed on a floating exchange rate which halved its value, to its lowest rate of 56:1 in January 1998. It stabilized again at a rate of about 40:1, which it has managed to stay at since then.

50 baht 1997

100 baht 2002

500 baht

60 baht

TURKMINISTAN currencyTurkmenistan ( i/trkmnstn/ or i/trkmnstn/; Turkmen: Trkmenistan), formerly also known as Turkmenia (Russian: ), is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR). Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest,Uzbekistan to the east and northeast, Kazakhstan to the north and northwest and the Caspian Sea to the west.

turkmenistan 5 basmanat

turkmenistan 10.000 manat

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES currencyThe United Arab Emirates dirham was introduced December 1971. It replaced the Qatar and Dubai riyal at par. The Qatar and Dubai riyal had circulated since 1966 in all of the emirates except Abu Dhabi, where the dirham replaced the Bahraini dinar at 1 dirham = 0.1 dinar. Before 1966, all the emirates that were to form the UAE used the Gulf rupee. As in Qatar, the emirates briefly adopted the Saudi riyal during the transition from the Gulf rupee to the Qatar and Dubai riyal. On January 28, 1978, the dirham was officially pegged to the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). In practice, it is pegged to the U.S. dollar for most of the time. Since November 1997, the dirham has been pegged to the 1 U.S. dollar = 3.6725 dirhams, which translates to approximately 1 dirham = 0.272294 dollar. The name Dirham derives from the Greek word Drachmae, literally meaning "handful", through Latin. Due to centuries of old trade and usage of the currency, dirham survived through the Ottoman regime.

uae 100 dirhams 1973

uae 50 dirhams 1973

UZBEKISTAN currencyThe Uzbek som, denoted by the ISO code UZS, is the official currency of Uzbekistan. Meaning "pure" in many Turkic languages, "som" implies pure gold. The Uzbek som is equal to 100 tiyn. Notes are in denominations of Som 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 3 and 1 - and coins come in denominations of 50, 20, 10, 5, 3 and 1 tiyn.

uzbekistan 200 sum

uzbekistan 10 sum 1994

Notes and CoinsVietnamese Dong comes denominated in bills of between 1,000 and 500,000 Dong. For simplicity's sake people often leave off the 'thousand' when quoting prices so we shall do so here: notes are available in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 2 and 1 thousand, as well as a 500 Dong note, while coins come in 5,000 , 2,000 and 1,000 as well as 500 and 200 coin. Most Vietnamese people prefer notes to coins and occasionally may refuse to accept a coin. It is very common that ripped or torn notes are refused, but faded or discolored notes are usually fine. in general people prefer notes to be shiny, new, crisp and unfolded. Traditionally money is given at the New Year, at weddings and other family occasions, and fresh new notes are considered 'Lucky', while grubby, crumpled soggy notes are very much frowned upon. When paying for goods or services it is polite to straighten the notes and to hand them to a vendor with two hands, making eye contact as you do so. When giving gifts in Vietnam you should also present them with two hands and make eye contact.

YEMEN currencyThe Yemeni rial, denoted by the ISO code YER, is the official currency of Yemen. One rial is further divided into 100 fils. In 1994, a bloody civil war held back economic growth in Yemen. However, since then, the government began an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to implement a thriving structural adjustment program. One part of this program included key financial and monetary reforms, including floating the rial.

yemen 5 dinars 1965

yemen 1 dinar 1965