Pound Sterling in Malaysian Ringgit

GBP Pound Sterling

Country of application:
United Kingdom, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 pound sterling, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 pence, 1 penny.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
50, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1 pound sterling.

History reference:
The British pound sterling is the official currency of Great Britain. Bank code - GBP. Sterling in the 12th century was called English silver coins. 240 sterling weighed just over 373 grams - that wa...s a pound. In Latin, pondus means weight, heaviness. That is, initially the pound sterling really meant "a pound of pure silver." There is a visible connection with the Old English lexeme steorling - "asterisk". It was the stars that depicted the silver coins produced in Normandy. Easterling Silver (literally: silver from the eastern lands) - hard-wearing coins made of a durable silver alloy, created in the north of modern Germany - those territories were formerly called Easterling.

MYR Malaysian Ringgit

Country of application:
Malaysia

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 sen, 1 ringgit.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 ringgits.

History reference:
The national currency of Malaysia is represented by a monetary unit called the Malaysian ringgit. The Malaysian Ringgit is used officially by Malaysia and unofficially in the border regions of Indone...sia, the Philippines, Thailand, and parts of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Malaysian dollar replaced the Malayan dollar and the British Borneo dollar in June 1967 at par. This new currency was officially called "dollars" and "cents" until August 1975, when the official name was changed to "ringgit" and "sen". In inland areas, non-cash means of payment are poorly distributed, it is better to use cash Malaysian currency. It is better to deal with Malaysian banks or licensed Malaysian exchange offices and take plenty of Malaysian cash with you. Especially when it comes to traveling to small towns or rural areas. The import of foreign currency is not limited. Export of the national currency of Malaysia - up to 5000 ringgits, foreign also up to 5000 Malaysian ringgits, in the corresponding equivalent.