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The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with
shilling Tanzanian shilling: KSh: shilling Kenyan shilling: Sh.So. shilling Somali shilling [17] USh: shilling Ugandan shilling: S/ sol Peruvian sol ⃀ сом som: som Kyrgyzstani som: Kyrgyz National Bank approved the underlined С (Cyrillic Es) as currency symbol (2017) [18] U+20C0 ⃀ SOM SIGN ৳ Tk: taka Bangladeshi Taka
shilling Tanzanian shilling: KSh /= shilling Kenyan shilling: Sh.So. /-shilling Somali shilling [17] USh /= shilling Ugandan shilling: S/ sol Peruvian sol: сом som: som Kyrgyzstani som: Kyrgyz National Bank approved the underlined С (Cyrillic Es) as currency symbol (2017) [18] U+20C0 SOM SIGN ৳ Tk: taka Bangladeshi Taka: The Unicode code ...
Many African countries change their currency's appearance when a new government takes power (often the new head of state will appear on bank notes), though the notional value remains the same. Also, in many African currencies there have been episodes of rampant inflation, resulting in the need for currency revaluation (e.g. the Zimbabwe dollar).
A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit. Usually it is defined by a monetary authority, such as the national central bank for the currency concerned. A symbol may be positioned in various ways, according to national convention: before, between or after the numeric amounts: €2.50, 2,50€ and 2 50.
In 1921, notes were issued by the East African Currency Board in denominations of 5/-, 10/-, 20/-, 100/-, 200/-, 1,000/- and 10,000/-, with the notes of 20 shillings and above having their denominations expressed also in pounds (£1, £5, £10, £50 and £500). In 1943, 1/- notes were issued, the only occasion that such notes were produced ...
International dollar – hypothetical currency pegged 1:1 to the United States dollar; Jamaican dollar – Jamaica; Kiautschou dollar – Qingdao; Kiribati dollar – Kiribati; Liberian dollar – Liberia; Malaya and British Borneo dollar – Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North Borneo and Brunei; Malayan dollar – Brunei, Malaysia and ...
5-sol French coin and silver coins – New France Spanish-American coins- unofficial; Playing cards – 1685-1760s, sometimes officially New France; 15 and a 30-deniers coin known as the mousquetaire – early 17th century New France