Colombian Peso in Syrian Pound

COP Colombian Peso

Country of application:
Colombia, Venezuela

Coin denominations in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 dollars.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
2000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 US dollars.

History reference:
The Colombian Peso is the official currency of the Republic of Colombia. The peso became the Colombian coin in 1810. In 1837, the peso began to replace the real. Then for one peso they gave 8 reais. ...In 1847, Colombia revised the value of the peso, which began to be valued at 10 reais. In 1853, the real was renamed desimo, which means "tenth" in Spanish. In 1903, the Central Bank of Colombia set a fixed rate on the British pound sterling, according to which 5 pesos were equal to 1 pound. In 1931, Great Britain abandoned the gold standard, in the same year the Colombian pesos also moved away from the gold-currency equivalent standard. Later, in different periods of the existence of the state, the peso experienced several devaluations caused by economic crises in the country.

SYP Syrian Pound

Country of application:
Syria

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 lbs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 lbs.

History reference:
The Syrian pound, sometimes the currency of Syria, is issued by the Central Bank of Syria. In 1920, the Syrian Arab Kingdom was created, but the independent state was only a few months old, after whi...ch its territory was occupied by the French army. In this regard, the Egyptian pound was replaced by the Syrian pound, which was pegged to the French franc at a ratio of 1:20 (1 franc to 20 Syrian pounds). In 1926, the French mandated territory was divided into Lebanon and Syria and the Bank of Syria was renamed the Bank of Syria and Lebanon. It is interesting that the Syrian 10 pounds coin in terms of its characteristics and size completely coincides with the 20 Norwegian kroner coin.