Ghanaian Cedi in Kyrgyzstani Som

GHS Ghanaian Cedi

Country of application:
Ghana

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 pesews, 1, 2 Gangetic cedis.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 Ghanaian cedi.

History reference:
The Cedi is the currency of Ghana, introduced on July 19, 1965, issued by the Bank of Ghana. The name "cedi" comes from the Ashanti language and means "dear" in translation. In 1844 - 1913 Ghana, as ...well as a number of states on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, were a British colony, which was called the "Gold Coast". On the Gold Coast, the pound sterling was used as the currency. In 1913, a new currency, the West African pound, was introduced. In 1957, Ghana gained independence and in 1958 the government carried out a monetary reform, as a result of which the Ghana pound was put into circulation at a 1: 1 exchange rate with the West African pound.

KGS Kyrgyzstani Som

Country of application:
Kyrgyzstan

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 5, 3 and 1 som, as well as 50, 10 and 1 tyin.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5 thousand, 1 thousand, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 soms.

History reference:
The national currency of Kyrgyzstan is the som, its international designation is KGS. The resolution on the introduction of the national currency was adopted by the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan on May 10..., 1993. Kyrgyzstan became the second CIS country after Russia to adopt its own national currency after the collapse of the Soviet Union. For a long time there was no catfish symbol. It was approved only at the beginning of 2017. The underlined letter "c" - C was chosen as a symbolic image. A national competition was held to select the symbol. The first letter of the word "catfish" was chosen. The bottom line represents stability. The 20-som banknote depicts the famous akyn Togolok Moldo, as well as the 15th century caravanserai Tash Rabat, which is located in Naryn. The banknote of 50 soms is dedicated to the leader and ruler of Kurmanjan-datka