Turkish Lira in Yemeni Rial

TRY Turkish Lira

Country of application:
Turkey

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 lira, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 kurush.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 liras.

History reference:
The Turkish lira has been the national currency of Turkey since 1923 and replaced the Ottoman lira, which in turn has been in circulation since 1844. The history of Turkish money circulation dates ba...ck to the times of the Ottoman Empire, which lasted from 1299 until the end of the 19th century. Precious metals were widely used as money. Ancient coins were issued by sultans and bore their names, but not portraits - in accordance with Islamic tradition. In 1327, Akche ("whitish") was minted by Orkhan. This small silver coin was in circulation on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and its neighboring states in the 14th - 19th centuries. Starting from 1623 until 1930, a silver Turkish coin was also in circulation - a pair. Then it was used exclusively as a counting unit, 1/40 kurush. Kurush is a small Turkish coin used in the Ottoman Empire since 1688.

YER Yemeni Rial

Country of application:
Yemen

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20 riyals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 rials.

History reference:
The Yemeni rial (YER) is the national currency (money) of the Republic of Yemen, in circulation since 1990 (unification of North and South Yemen into one country). After the unification of the Arab R...epublic of Yemen and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1990, both the North Yemeni rial and the South Yemeni dinar remained in circulation throughout the country, equated at a ratio of 26 dinars to 1 rial, and in 1993 the first new coins were issued . In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial became the countrys only currency, and the old banknotes were gradually replaced with new ones. In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial banknotes were updated. At present, Yemens fiat currency, the fils, has a purely formal status