Afghan afghani in Emirati dirham

AFN Afghan afghani

Country of application:
Afghanistan

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2 and 5 Afghani shillings.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Afghani shillings.

History reference:
Afghani is the official currency of Afghanistan. The currency has a long history and was introduced in 1926. Then it looked like a coin made of 900 silver and contained 10 g of pure silver. At the ti...me of the appearance of the currency in the country, rupees were used, Indian, Kabul, Russian and Bukhara coins. Indian rupees were especially common. Afghanistans first own banknotes appeared only in 1935, when they were issued by the National Afghan Bank. In 1991, the banknotes of the period of the kingdom formally lost the force of legal tender, but in fact continued to be used in circulation. During the period of anarchy, warlords and other political movements used their own Afghanis. Until 2002, there were two types of Afghani in circulation: “pressure”, issued by the central government and “dostumi”, issued by order of General Dostum in the territory under his control. Outwardly, they did not differ, the difference is only at face value. The special currency of the Northern Alliance was also used. All banknotes since the April Revolution were printed in the USSR, then Russia.

AED Emirati dirham

Country of application:
United Arab Emirates

Coin denominations in circulation:
5 fils, 10 fils, 25 fils, 50 fils, 1 dirham.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 50, 100, 500 dirhams.

History reference:
The UAE Dirham is the national currency of the United Arab Emirates. Before the introduction of the dirham in 1973, the Indian rupee, the Persian Gulf rupee, the Bahraini dinar and the riyals of Qata...r and Saudi Arabia were used as the official currency in the country in different years. DH or Dhs are other common informal names. One dirham could be exchanged for smaller coins - fils. On the front side of the fils, the value is indicated in Arabic, and on the back - the face value in numbers. Interestingly, in 1976, the UAE government produced coins with portraits of famous leaders. Today, these coins are the subject of a collection. The UAE Dirham is the national currency of the United Arab Emirates. Before the introduction of the dirham in 1973, the Indian rupee, the Persian Gulf rupee, the Bahraini dinar and the riyals of Qatar and Saudi Arabia were used as the official currency in the country in different years. DH or Dhs are other common informal names. One dirham could be exchanged for smaller coins - fils. On the front side of the fils, the value is indicated in Arabic, and on the back - the face value in numbers. Interestingly, in 1976, the UAE government produced coins with portraits of famous leaders. Today, these coins are the subject of a collection.