Bhutanese Ngultrum in Albanian lek

BTN Bhutanese Ngultrum

Country of application:
Butane

Coin denominations in circulation:
20, 25, 50 devils, 1 ngultrum.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 ngultrum.

History reference:
The Bhutanese Ngultrum is the currency of Bhutan. The official currency of the kingdom since 1974 (before that, the currency of Bhutan was the Bhutanese rupee, although sometimes the modern ngultrum ...is also called the "rupee of Bhutan"). Each BTN has 100 devils. The currency has been in circulation since 1974. Before that, only rupees were used in the country. Occasionally, Bhutan issues commemorative banknotes with unique themes. At one time, banknotes were printed here with scenes of a royal wedding, with mythical angels and lotuses - traditional symbols of Asia.

ALL Albanian lek

Country of application:
Albania

Coin denominations in circulation:
200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 Albanian leks.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Albanian lek.

History reference:
The lek is the monetary unit of Albania and has been in circulation since 1926 along with the Albanian franc. For a long time, Albania was part of the Great Ottoman Empire, and was not an independent... state. In 1912, the country declared its sovereignty, and after that announced the beginning of the war of liberation. After Albania finally acquired sovereignty, Austro-Hungarian, Italian, and also French banknotes are in circulation in the country. The Albanian franc appeared in 1926, when Albania became part of the Latin Monetary Union, and was able to provide the domestic currency with gold and silver. A lek was considered 1/5 of a gold franc. In 1965, a denomination was carried out in Albania. Old money was exchanged for new money at a ratio of 10:1, so that people of the past and the generation before last can quote ten times the real price. Not out of malice, but simply out of old habit. Although now, after more than half a century since the reform, this is becoming less and less common.