sexta-feira, 21 de novembro de 2008
Nigeria - 10 Naira 2004 - Pick 25
The naira is the currency of Nigeria. The ISO currency code is NGN. It is subdivided into 100 kobo.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the sole issuer of legal tender money throughout the Federation. It controls the volume of money supply in the economy in order to ensure monetary and price stability. The Currency & Branch Operations Department of the CBN is in charge of currency management, through the procurement, distribution/supply, processing, reissue and disposal/disintegration of bank notes and coins.
In 1973, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced notes for 50 kobo, 1, 5, 10 and 20 naira. The 50 kobo notes were last issued in 1989. In 1991, 50 naira notes were issued, followed by 100 naira in 1999, 200 naira in 2000, 500 naira in 2001 and 1000 naira on October 12, 2005.
In 2007, new versions of the 5 to 50 naira banknotes were announced. The 10, 20 and 50 naira will be polymer banknotes, although currently only the 20 naira is made of polymer. The notes are slightly smaller and redesigned.
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Nigéria
quarta-feira, 19 de novembro de 2008
Haiti - 1 Gourde 1979 - Pick 239
Haiti - 1 Gourde 1979 - Pick 239
The gourde (French), goud (Kreyol) is the currency of Haiti. Its ISO 4217 code is HTG and it is divided into 100 centimes (French) or santim (Kreyol).
The first gourde was introduced in 1813. It replaced the livre at a rate of 1 gourde = 8 livre 5 sous.
In 1875, banknotes were issued by the "National Bank of Haiti" in denominations of 25 centimes, 1 and 5 piastres (equal to gourdes). Following this, banknotes were issued in denominations ranging from 10 centimes to 5 gourdes by the various Haitian governments until 1916, when the "National Bank of the Republic of Haiti" began issuing notes. In 1920, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 gourdes notes were issued, with 50 and 100 gourdes added in 1925. In the 1970s, 25, 250 and 500 gourdes notes were introduced. In 1979, the Bank of the Republic of Haiti replaced the National Bank as the paper money issuing body. 1000 gourdes notes were introduced in 2004.
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Haiti
sexta-feira, 14 de novembro de 2008
Servia - 50 Dinars 2005 - Pick 40
Servia - 50 Dinars 2005 - Pick 40
Portrait of Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac; figure of Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac, a motif of Miroslav Gospels illumination scores. Banknote was first released in 2000 in predominantly light violet colour, with magenta and yellow tones. It was slightly redesigned in 2005.
The dinar (genitive plural: dinara, Serbian: динар, динара) is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was the currency of the Principality, then the Kingdom, of Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The current Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar.
The ISO 4217 code for the dinar is RSD, the three-digit identifier is 941, currency symbol is the same (RSD or РСД), while the unofficial local colloquialism din or дин is still in informal use.
In 2003, banknotes of the Serbian National Bank were introduced in denominations of 100, 1000 and 5000 dinara. These were followed by 500 dinara in 2004, 50 dinara in 2005 and 10 and 20 dinara in 2006.
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Servia
terça-feira, 11 de novembro de 2008
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