Djiboutian Franc in Yemeni Rial

DJF Djiboutian Franc

Country of application:
Djibouti

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500 Djibouti franc.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000 Djibouti franc.

History reference:
The Djibouti Franc is the national currency and fiat (fiduciary) money of the Republic of Djibouti, a state in East Africa. The Djibouti franc replaced the official currency of France, the French fra...nc, in 1977 upon independence. In 1952, the State Treasury took over the production of paper money. The change of French Somalilands name in 1967 to the French Territory of Afar and Issas was reflected on both the territorys coins and banknotes. In 1971 and 1973, the franc was revalued against the US dollar, first to 197.466 per dollar, then to 177.721 dollars, and the rate has remained the same ever since. Further changes in coin and banknote design followed independence in 1977.

YER Yemeni Rial

Country of application:
Yemen

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20 riyals.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 100, 200, 250, 500, 1000 rials.

History reference:
The Yemeni rial (YER) is the national currency (money) of the Republic of Yemen, in circulation since 1990 (unification of North and South Yemen into one country). After the unification of the Arab R...epublic of Yemen and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1990, both the North Yemeni rial and the South Yemeni dinar remained in circulation throughout the country, equated at a ratio of 26 dinars to 1 rial, and in 1993 the first new coins were issued . In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial became the countrys only currency, and the old banknotes were gradually replaced with new ones. In 1996, the dinar was withdrawn from circulation, and the rial banknotes were updated. At present, Yemens fiat currency, the fils, has a purely formal status