Swiss Franc in East Caribbean Dollar

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.

XCD East Caribbean Dollar

Country of application:
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar.

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

History reference:
The national currency of Anguilla is the East Caribbean dollar. Since 1982, a new series of coins has been in circulation in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 cents and 1 dollar. Coins from 1 to 5 cen...ts were polyhedral, and a coin of 2 cents was square in shape. They were all made of aluminum alloy. But 10 and 25 cent coins were round, and made of copper-nickel alloy. The dollar was also round, but made of an aluminum bronze alloy. In 1989, the one dollar coin became multifaceted from a round shape and now from a copper-nickel alloy, changing its color from yellow to silver. Since 2002, new exclusively round 1, 2 and 5 cent coins have entered circulation, as well as a new $1 coin, which is now also round. Since 2009, 10.25 cents and 1 dollar coins have been minted from Akmonital alloy. The 1 and 2 cent coins were withdrawn from circulation in July 2015 and were legal tender until June 30, 2020.