In Guadeloupe (in the national language Gwada), which belongs to the territory of France as the Caribbean overseas department (Département d’Outre Mer or DOM), payments are made there in euros. An exchange of money is therefore not necessary. The neighboring islands of Martinique and Saint-Berthélemy are also part of France. Only those who want to…
Category: Currencies
Currency in Iran
The Iranian Rial is the currency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Its ISO code is IRR. The abbreviation RI is also common in Iran. In Iran, the term toman is often used for 10 rials. Toman was the ancient Persian currency. The name is still in use although it is not an official currency….
Currency in Israel
The Israeli currency is called the shekel, the ISO code is officially ILS. The symbol for this looks like this: ₪. The ISO abbreviation is NIS and means New Isreal Sheqel (New Israeli Sheqel). The New Israeli currency is used in Israel, Palestinian Territories, Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. History of the…
Currency in Italy
The lira is the historic Italian currency and was replaced by the euro in 2001. The ISO code is ITL, the official abbreviation is L or Lit. The plural is lire and the word lira is derived from the Latin word libra. The sub-unit of the lira is the centesimo, a lira is divided into…
Currency in Montenegro
The small Balkan state of Montenegro with its estimated 630,000 inhabitants does not have its own currency. The euro has been the official means of payment here since its introduction. This is surprising insofar as Montenegro is not yet an EU member, but there are historical reasons. Currency history Until the beginning of World War…
Currency in Malta
Until the introduction of the euro in Malta in 2008, the currency valid there was the Maltese lira. Its ISO code is “MTL”. The official abbreviation was “Lm” and the Maltese lira was also known colloquially as “Pound / £” as it was the successor currency to the Maltese pound from 1972. Malta is a…
Currency in Slovakia
The Slovak crown was the official currency of Slovakia from 1993 to 2008. Its ISO code is “SKK”, the official abbreviation is “SK”. On January 1, 2009, the Slovak crown was officially replaced by the euro as the currency of Slovakia. The final central rate of 30.1260 kroner per euro was determined as the final…
Currency in Portugal
The Portuguese escudo is the currency of Portugal, which was the official currency of Portugal until the introduction of the euro on January 1, 2002. Escudo literally means shield. One of these also adorns the flag of Portugal. The official ISO code was PTE and the common character of the Portuguese escudo, the so-called Cifrao,…
Currency in Lithuania
The currency of the Republic of Lithuania is currently the euro. The previous currency of the Republic of Lithuania was the litas until January 1, 2015. Exchanging the litas in euros With the introduction of the euro in Lithuania, a fixed exchange rate was set. 3.45280 litas can be exchanged for one euro. Until June 30,…
Currency in Zambia
The Zambian kwacha, first introduced in 1968, is the currency unit of Zambia (English Zambia). He holds the ISO 4217 code ZMW (numerically: 967), abbreviation and symbol denominated K. History of the Zambian currency In the course of a currency reform decided on 01/01/2013, the previously valid currency (ISO Code ZMK) was devalued at a…
Currency in Luxembourg
The former currency unit of the country of Luxembourg is called the Luxembourg franc. In Luxembourgish it was also called Frang and in German this currency is called Luxembourgish Frank. The sub-unit of the Luxembourg franc was the centime. The ISO 4217 code of the old Luxembourg currency was LUF. When Luxembourg left the German…
Currency in Maldives
“Rufiyaa” or “Maldives rupee” is the name of the national currency of the Maldives. Your ISO code is MVR. There are several abbreviations for the Maldivian currency: Rf, MRf or the symbol ރ, which means “R” in the Maldives’ Thaana ABC. The introduction of the rufiyaa began in 1981 after the establishment of the Maldivian…
Currency in Mexico
The official currency in Mexico is the Mexican Nuevo Peso, which has existed in its current form since 1992. The currency code is MXN. Before 1992 there was the peso MXP, but at that time it was exchanged at a ratio of 1000: 1. The currency symbol is similar to that of the US dollar….
Currency in Mozambique
The national currency of Mozambique is called New Metical, its ISO code is MCN and the official abbreviation MTn. The plural of Metical is Meticai. The New Metical is divided into 100 Centavos. There are banknotes in denominations of 1000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 meticais and coins of 10, 5, 2 and 1…
Currency in Netherlands
The Dutch guilder, or florin in French, was the currency in the Netherlands until 2002. Its ISO code is “NLG”. Its official abbreviations are “f”, “fl” or “NLG”. The guilder has “f”, “fl” or “hfl” as the official currency symbol. This in turn comes from an older currency, the florin – or Dutch florijn. At…
Currency in Russia
Anyone who travels to Russia for business or pleasure will certainly find out more about the Russian currency. And every traveler asks himself how the Russian currency is, which import and export regulations have to be observed and where it is cheapest to change. On all these topics you will find some important information here…
Currency in Slovenia
The tolar is the former Slovenian currency. The ISO code and the abbreviation are SIT. The symbol is also shown with SIT. Exchanging the Slovenian tolar into euros An exchange of the Slovenian tolar is only possible at Banka Slovenije in Ljubljana. The banknotes of the Slovenian tolar can be exchanged there without any time limit….
Currency in Spain
The Spanish peseta was the valid currency in Spain until 2002. As of 2002, the euro is the common currency. The ISO code of the Peseta was: ESP and the official abbreviation was: Pts. One euro is equivalent to 166.386 Spanish pesetas. This exchange rate was decided in 2002 and is still valid today. Under…
Currency in Ukraine
The Ukrainian currency is the hryvnia, its ISO code is “UAH” and its symbol is “₴”. A Hrwynja has 100 kopecks. There are banknotes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 50, 100, 200 and 500 hryvnia and coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 kopecks and 1 hryvnia. History of the…
Currency in Greece
The modern Greek drachma was the currency unit of Greece. The ISO code was GRD. The currency had the lepto as a sub-unit, with one drachma corresponding to 100 lepta. So the currency was a decimal currency. There were aluminum coins worth five, ten, twenty, and fifty lepta. Drachma coins came in one, two, five,…
Currency in French Polynesia
The currency of French Polynesia (English: French Polynesia) is called CFP-Franc. The abbreviation CFP originally stood for Colonies Françaises du Pacifique which translated means French colonies in the Pacific. Later, the currency abbreviation CFP was reinterpreted as the French financial community (Communauté Financiére du Pacifique) before it received its current meaning Pacific Franc Exchange (Change…
Currency in Yemen
The currency of the Republic of Yemen is the Yemen rial. The ISO currency code is YER and the official abbreviation is Rl. The name of the Yemen rial is derived from the Spanish word “rey” for king and is based on the Spanish real, which has been valid for several centuries. History of the…
Currency in South Africa
The African rand, often also called the South African rand, is the currency of South Africa. Its ISO code is ZAR and the abbreviation is R. History of the South African currency The rand has been around since 1961. It replaced the South African pound as the official currency. On June 5, 1973, the exchange…
Currency in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe dollar is the official currency in Zimbabwe. Its ISO code is ZWL and the official abbreviation is Z. $. The well-known dollar sign $ is often used as a symbol. The currency is, however, suspended for an indefinite period of time and will only be reintroduced once the state has stabilized its economic…