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African currency was originally formed from basic items, materials, animals and even people available in the locality to create a medium of exchange. This started to change from the 17th century onwards, as European colonial powers introduced their own monetary system into the countries they invaded.
Rwanda used the currency of the Belgian Congo until 1960, when the Rwanda and Burundi franc was introduced. Rwanda began issuing its own francs in 1964, two years after gaining independence. A proposal exists to introduce a common currency, a new East African shilling, for the five member states of the East African Community.
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 ...
Rwanda and Burundi franc – Rwanda and Burundi; Rwandan franc – Rwanda; Saar franc – Saar; Saint Pierre and Miquelon franc – Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Swiss franc – Switzerland, Liechtenstein; Togolese franc – Togo; Tunisian franc – Tunisia; US occupation franc – France (issued and used by Allied soldiers, never backed by any ...
Malagasy franc; Malawian kwacha; Malawian pound; Malian franc; Manilla (money) Marchuwa; Mauritanian ouguiya; Mauritian dollar; Mauritian rupee; Mombasan rupee; Moroccan dirham; Moroccan franc; Moroccan rial; Mosi-oa-Tunya (coin) Mozambican metica; Mozambican metical
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 ...
The franc became the currency of Burundi in 1916, when Belgium occupied the former German colony and replaced the German East African rupie with the Belgian Congo franc. Burundi used the currency of Belgian Congo until 1960, when the Rwanda and Burundi franc was introduced. Burundi began issuing its own francs in 1964 [citation needed].
Burundian franc: Bank of the Republic of Burundi Cape Verde: Cape Verdean escudo: Bank of Cape Verde: 1 EUR = CVE$110.265 Comoros: 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 ...