Argentine Peso in CFP Franc

ARS Argentine Peso

Country of application:
Argentina

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 pesos.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10 pesos.

History reference:
Currency abbreviation or currency symbol for the Argentine nuevo peso (ARS), the currency for Argentina. The Argentine song Nuevo was first seen in 1992 when it replaced the australium in the convers...ion of 1 peso to 10,000 australia. Other names for the currency include peso convertible and nuevo peso convertible. The Argentine Nuevo Peso was pegged to the US dollar from 1 peso to one dollar form from 1992 to 2001. In 2002, the peso floated and devalued by about 75%, helping to improve export competitiveness. The export boom led to a massive influx of US dollars into the Argentine economy, which led to the stabilization of the national currency. Some time later, the Central Bank announced support for a strategy to keep the exchange rate between 2.90 and 3.10 pesos to the US dollar in order to maintain export competitiveness. When necessary, the Central Bank prints pesos and buys dollars on the free market (sometimes in large quantities, in the order of 10 to 100 million US dollars a day) to protect the peso from inflation, 27,000 million US dollars have accumulated in the vaults of the Central Bank, despite spending $9,810 million in payment to the IMF in January 2006.

XPF CFP Franc

Country of application:
French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna.

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
00, 1000, 5000, 10,000 francs.

History reference:
The French Pacific franc is the currency used in Frances overseas possessions: New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna. The international currency code is XPF, introduced in 1945. At the s...ame time, the peg was carried out not to the French (due to the instability of this currency) franc, but to the US dollar. The issue of currency is carried out by the Issuing Institute of Overseas Territories of France. When it was introduced in December 1945 (the CFA franc was introduced at the same time), the abbreviation CFP consisted of the initial letters of the French words Colonies françaises du Pacifique (Pacific French colonies). Since 1967, the monetary unit has been called the "franc of the French offices in the Pacific" (from Comptoirs françaises du Pacifique - French offices in the Pacific). Now the abbreviation CFP (CFP) officially stands for Change Franc Pacifique (Pacific Exchange Franc).