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The riel (/ r i ˈ ɛ l /; Khmer: រៀល, romanized: riĕl; 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.
An Economic History of Cambodia in the Twentieth Century. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-499-9. Gardere, Jean-Daniel (2010). Money and Sovereignty: An Exploration of the Economic, Political and Monetary History of Cambodia. National Bank of Cambodia. ISBN 978-99963-511-2-9. Clark, Heather A. (2006-03-14).
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The 1967 Samlot (Batdambang) revolt and the February 1970 government decision to demonetize (or exchange) the old 500 riel (for value of the riel—see Glossary) banknotes were crucial events contributing to the end of the Sihanouk era (see Into the Maelstrom: Insurrection and War, 1967–75, ch. 1; The Second Indochina War, 1954–75, ch. 5).
Gambling in Cambodia is officially illegal under the 1996 Law on Suppression of Gambling, which outlawed all unauthorized forms of gambling and provided for penalties ranging from monetary fines to short prison sentences, although the Cambodian government's General Department of Prisons does not list gambling as one of the 28 offenses ...
Various currencies named rial, riyal or riel (derived from Spanish/Portuguese real): Iranian rial, the currency of Iran; Omani rial, the currency of Oman; Yemeni rial, the currency of Yemen; Cambodian riel, the currency of Cambodia; Moroccan rial, a former currency of Morocco; Tunisian rial, a former currency of Tunisia; The Hejaz riyal; The ...
In the early 1980s, military salaries for common soldiers amounted to the riel (for the value of the riel—see Glossary) equivalent of three to four dollars a month. This was supplemented by a rice ration of sixteen to twenty-two kilograms a month, supplied at the concessionary rate of one riel per kilogram.
Canadia Bank (Khmer: ធនាគារ កាណាឌីយ៉ា [tʰeaʔniəkiə kanaːɗijaː]) is one of the largest local banks in Cambodia. The bank was established in 1991 and became privatized in 1998. As one of the leading commercial banks in Cambodia, Canadia Bank has 64 branches across in 25 provinces and municipality in Cambodia.