Papua New Guinean Kina in Congolese Franc

PGK Papua New Guinean Kina

Country of application:
Papua New Guinea

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50 toe, 1 kina.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 kina.

History reference:
The kina is the national currency of Papua New Guinea. In 1949, the Australian authorities united the two parts of the country, Australian pounds were introduced in the country, and in 1966, Australi...an dollars. After gaining independence in 1975 in New Guinea, the Australian currency became legal tender and the national currency, the kina, was introduced. The kina came into effect in April 1975 when it replaced the previous currency, the Australian dollar (AUD) as the countrys official currency. 1 kina is made up of 100 subunits called "toes". facilitating local trade.

CDF Congolese Franc

Country of application:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20,000 francs.

History reference:
The Congolese franc has been the national currency and money of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1911 (from 1967 to 1997 in the country, in connection with the renaming of the country to Za...ire, it was renamed the new Zaire). The old name and country and money returned in 1997. In 1998, the Congolese franc was again declared the monetary unit, replacing the new zaire in the ratio: franc = 100,000 new zaire. The Bank of Zaire is renamed the Central Bank of the Congo. Banknotes of the 1997 sample were put into circulation.