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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).
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 ...
The royal Khmer court moves to Longvek. 1593: King Sattha requested protection from the Spanish governor of the Philippines against the Thai. 1594: The Thai captured the Cambodian capital, Longvek, and installed a military governor there. 1595: Sattha died in Laos. 1596: King Preah Ram I led the Khmer army to liberate Longvek from Siamese. 1597
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 ...
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