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In 1964, coins were introduced for 1, 5 and 10 francs, with the 1 and 10 francs in cupronickel and the 5 francs in bronze. In 1969, aluminium 1 franc coins were introduced, followed in 1970 by 1 ⁄ 2 and 2 francs also in aluminium. A reduced sized copper-nickel 10 franc coin was issued in 1974. Brass 20 and 50 francs were introduced in 1977.
4.5 Indian Rupee as exchange rate anchor. 4.6 Other. ... Currency band; Exchange rate; Exchange rate regime; ... Rwanda Costa Rica ...
The exchange rate is grossly more favourable to the seller of the foreign currency than is the official bank rate, but such trading is usually illegal. [ citation needed ] In many rural areas there is still a strong bartering culture, the exchanged items being of more immediate value than official currency (following the principle that one can ...
In 1965, 1 franc (1 iraimbilanja) and 2 francs (venty sy kirobo) coins were issued, followed by 5 francs (1 ariary) in 1966 and 10 and 20 francs (2 and 4 ariary) in 1970. The term "venty sy kirobo" derives from names used in the 19th century for 1 ⁄ 6 and 1 ⁄ 4 of a silver dollar or 5 francs piece, since 1 ⁄ 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 = 5 ⁄ 12 of 5 ...
Regular issues of this bank began in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 francs. 10 francs were replaced by coins in 1968. 2,000 franc notes were introduced in 2001, followed by 10,000 francs in 2004. Photographer Kelly Fajack's image of school kids in Burundi was used on the back of the Burundian 10,000 franc note.
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
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 ...
Comorian franc: Central Bank of the Comoros: 1 EUR = 491.96775 francs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congolese franc: Central Bank of the Congo Djibouti: Djiboutian franc: Central Bank of Djibouti: US$1 = 177.721 francs Egypt: Egyptian pound: Central Bank of Egypt Eritrea: Eritrean nakfa: Bank of Eritrea: US$1 = 15 nakfa Ethiopia: Ethiopian birr