Swiss Franc in Kuwaiti Dinar

CHF Swiss Franc

Country of application:
Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 2 and 1 franc, as well as 50, 20, 10 and 5 rappen.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1000, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 francs.

History reference:
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland. The history of the modern Swiss franc dates back to May 7, 1850. Until that day, the country did not have a single monetary system: 25 cantons... and half-cantons, 16 cities, and abbeys issued their own money. There were about 860 types of coins of various values and denominations in circulation. Moreover, most of the money circulation accounted for foreign money in general. The situation was changed by the constitution of 1848, in accordance with which a single national currency was introduced. Due to the flexible exchange rate, the strong development of the Swiss economy and the political stability of the country, the Swiss franc is one of the most stable currencies in the world, in high demand as a reserve. It traditionally refers to the currencies of tax havens or offshore zones, with zero inflation and legally fixed gold and foreign exchange reserves of at least 40%. However, this condition, introduced in the 1920s, was abolished on 1 May 2000 due to amendments to the Swiss Constitution. The high confidence of international investors is the reason for the upward trend in the exchange rate of the franc against most other national currencies.

KWD Kuwaiti Dinar

Country of application:
Kuwait

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

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
0.25, 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20 dinars.

History reference:
The Kuwaiti dinar is currently the national currency of Kuwait. The Kuwaiti dinar was introduced into circulation on April 1, 1961, replacing the Gulf rupee. The Kuwaiti dinar is three times stronger... than the dollar. In 2006, Kuwait revalued its national currency by 1% against the dollar. In 1990, Iraq occupied Kuwait, the Iraqi dinar was put into circulation, and during the six months of occupation, all cash was taken out of the country. In order to prevent further use by Iraq of the stolen money, after the liberation of Kuwait, a monetary reform was carried out, the Kuwaiti dinar of the new issue again became the official means of payment. Today, coins in denominations from 5 to 100 fils and banknotes in denominations from ¼ to 20 dinars are in circulation. The Kuwaiti dinar was pegged to the US dollar at a ratio of 3:1. In 2006, the emirate revalued its national currency against the dollar by 1%. In May 2007, the Kuwaiti authorities decided to decouple the dinar from the dollar, replacing it with a multi-currency basket.