Botswana Pula in Somali Shilling

BWP Botswana Pula

Country of application:
Botswana, Zimbabwe

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 Feb, 1, 2, 5 pools.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pools

History reference:
The pula is the currency of Botswana. Translated from the Tswana language, its name means "let it rain", and the greeting and motto of the state also sounds. After gaining independence from Great Bri...tain in 1966, Botswana was a member of monetary unions: first in the sterling zone, and since 1972 in the rand zone, but the country did not have its own currency. On September 6, 1974, it was announced the imminent withdrawal of the state from the monetary union with South Africa and the beginning of the development of a national currency. It was introduced on August 23, 1976, replacing the rand, the exchange was carried out at a ratio of 1:1.

SOS Somali Shilling

Country of application:
Somalia

Coin denominations in circulation:
-

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1000 shillings.

History reference:
The Somali shilling is the currency of the Federal Republic of Somalia. On the territory of Italian Somalia, the Indian rupee, the Maria Theresa thaler and the Eritrean thaler were in circulation, in... 1910-1925 the Italians issued the rupee of Italian Somalia. On July 1, 1925, it was replaced by the Somali lira, and when Italian Somalia was included in Italian East Africa, the East African Italian lira, which circulated along with the Italian lira. The civil war in Somalia in 1991 led to the formation of the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland. On October 18, 1994, the Somaliland government issues the Somaliland shilling, which lasted only 4 months until January 31, 1995, which was exchanged at the rate of 100 Somali shillings for 1 Somaliland shilling. In addition to Somali shillings, American dollars, euros, Egyptian and Sudanese pounds, and Mauritian rupees are used in circulation in the country.